To be sure, Edna, sooner or later, new suitors will come to worship at your altar

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Altars of the East

Valérie Belin, Bride/XXX Toys, (Brides series), 2012. Photo: Valérie Belin/Courtesy of Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Paris–Brussels.

You know, Edna, no one cares a damn about them, but because you care so much about it, then everyone on earth will go and take a look

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Pearl of Water Town

Four-time Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) gives her auspicious speech to all participants in the 55th Chinese Chess Championship which is being held from May 6-16, 2024, in her hometown of 兴化 (Xīnghuà), 江苏省 (Jiāngsū province), China. She offered a sincere prayer that her old birthplace, dubbed a “pearl of water town”, may still stand, and that it may continue to be China’s “capital of chess” still for long years to go on. Video: 兴化 (Xīnghuà) Media Centre.

Hi, Edna! May you always fly high and keep your head up in the clouds

Between Appear and Disappear

Inevitably, it may be that photos taken from the same place at different hours of the same day can show weather changes.

Yes, Edna, to quote Juvenal, “orandum est ut sit mens sana in corpore sano”

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Now and Then

A thought for today, while wandering around Sesto Fiorentino, Metropolitan City of Florence, Italy — to those who died for their country, cease fire now.

Garrison Girl

On May 11, Peking University hosted a joint symposium with teachers and students of 北京大学光华管理学院 (Guānghuá School of Management) and an elite delegation of 中国人民解放军北京卫戍区 (PLA Běijīng Garrison District) in order to awake and revive the spirit of May Fourth.

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán), a four-time Women’s World Chess Champion and a PKU Professor, is a muse who lives to tell her own story. Photos: 北京大学光华管理学院 (Guānghuá School of Management, Peking University).

You see, Edna, the law of retaliation is a dominant feature of their Western culture; and thus the more one speaks of peace, the more they get mad and pissed off

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The auspicious Queen

Four-time Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) gives an auspicious speech to all participants in the 55th Chinese Chess Championship which is being held from May 6-16, 2024, in her hometown of 兴化 (Xīnghuà), 江苏省 (Jiāngsū province), China.

Nay, Edna, you don’t have to ask their permission to repay them — miserable warmongers on the payroll of war industries — with compassion, peace and love

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红线 (Red thread of fate)

Ducks walk across the red carpet, ahead of a meeting between Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and Chinese President 习近平 (Xí Jìnpíng) as part of 习 (Xí)’s two-day state visit, in Belgrade, Serbia. Photo: Zorana Jevtić/Reuters.

Keep bad thoughts away, Edna. The seven year itch is nothing more than a superstitious myth — at most it can be likened to a flea in the ear in the middle of the night

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Song Association

The Last Weekend

On May 4–5, 2024, a delegation of 滨州市聚旗棋艺俱乐部 (Bīnzhōu Jùqí Chess Club) visited the Peking University History Museum and enjoyed a lecture and a master class given by four-time Women’s World Chess Champion and PKU Professor 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán). Video: 文如 (Wén Rú).

You already know the ending, Edna. The virus won the war and saved billions of lives

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Rehearsals for the Varsity Match

A student protester at Cambridge University. Photo: Amelia Halls/Cambridge for Palestine.

Oxford University Open Day

Students gather outside Oxford University Museum of Natural History in the UK. Photo: Hollie Adams/Reuters.

Splendour in the Grass

A deer stands in deep grass in Wehrheim, Germany. Photo: Michael Probst/AP.

So Edna, 一个个慢慢来， if today is Monday, tomorrow will be Tuesday

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The Importance of Being Cool

Air conditioning units on an apartment building in 香港 (Hong Kong), China. Photo: Dale de la Rey/AFP/Getty Images.

Okay, Edna, one step at a time. Monday is the first day of the school week, and comes after Sunday

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Teach to Learn

In her interview to 北京体育广播 (Běijīng Sports Broadcasting), four-time Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) said something about her future career plans.

“Indeed, my style has always been to set some short-term goals rather than five-year or ten-year plans. Of course, such plan terms may make sense in my professional fields, where one has to monitor the development process. As for me personally, I prefer one small stage at a time — associated with goals — in order to encourage myself to keep moving forward. If a plan turned out to be too far-fetched, it would be varied accordingly. Shall I take more time, or shall I go on resolutely? Since my personality is prone to hesitation and entanglement, there will likely be a good deal of uncertainty”, 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) said. “However, now I am a young teacher at Peking University, and my primary responsibility is with my students. As a preceptor I hope that I’m not just a former professional chess player who shares some of her technical secrets, but more importantly, I hope to help students, through learning, to grow both academically and personally. I hope that through such talent training programs, I can help students understand what they want and what they should be doing. With regard to talent training and development, what really counts is not how many skills have been learned, but how learning experience has helped students grow as human beings”. Photo: LaiTimes.

You’ll see, Edna, you’ll see. The next ten years will pass much more quickly than a half blink of an eye

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