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Monarch of muscle

1st December 2011 — Issue 189

Victorian strongman Eugen Sandow was thought to possess the perfect male body. Like Oscar Wilde, he is essential to understanding modern manhood

Aids at 30

Catriona Chatfield Free entry

1st December 2011 — Issue 189

This World Aids Day, three decades since the discovery of the disease, how far have we come in the fight against it?

The new face of China?

Dan Levin

16th November 2011 — Issue 189 Free entry

Bo Xilai, the “rock star” of Chinese politics, is on the rise

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America’s Superman Americans have looked past Nietzsche's dark reputation to remake the German philosopher in their own image

Egypt: daily updates Coverage of protests in Egypt, from Rachel Aspden, Avi Asher-Schapiro and other correspondents in Cairo

Our mutual friend In February Dickens will turn 200. A tidal wave of celebrations approaches. But the fuss is justified

Is British humour dead?

Sam Leith

16th November 2011 — Issue 189

In our multicultural, global, politically correct era, is there still a British sense of humour? Yes!

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The prophet

Edward Docx Free entry

16th November 2011 — Issue 189

I admit: I am entirely without reason or sense when it comes to Bob Dylan. But there’s still nothing like seeing him play

The domino effect

Oliver Bullough

16th November 2011 — Issue 189

Abkhazia wants independence. Could an ancient game help?

Egypt: daily updates

Prospect

1st December 2011 — Issue 189

Follow our rolling blog for coverage of protests in Egypt, from Rachel Aspden, Avi Asher-Schapiro and other correspondents in Cairo

Afghanistan: exit strategy

Matt Cavanagh Free entry

28th November 2011 — Issue 189

As US troops continue to withdraw, Britain too must scale back its ambitions in the region

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Can China's centre hold?

Raffaello Pantucci Free entry

25th November 2011 — Issue 189

As regions such as Xinjiang and Guangdong get richer and more powerful, it may be harder to govern from Beijing

Cheer up

Adel Dajani Free entry

23rd November 2011 — Issue 189

The Arab Spring may turn out better than you expect

Cameron’s euro dilemma

Peter Mandelson Free entry

16th November 2011 — Issue 189

It’s in Britain’s interests to be more involved in Europe

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Europe’s done well

C. Fred Bergsten

16th November 2011 — Issue 189

The continent is handling the crisis much better than it seems

The missing piece

James Elwes

16th November 2011 — Issue 189

Peter Higgs tells James Elwes that without the Higgs boson, our physical model of the universe does not work

Mass, metaphor and Margaret Thatcher

David Miller

16th November 2011 — Issue 189

The boson in simple terms

The Higgs, and beyond

Steven Weinberg

16th November 2011 — Issue 189

A Nobel prizewinning physicist looks past the Higgs boson to dark matter, technicolour forces and WIMPs

America’s Superman

Adam Kirsch Free entry

16th November 2011 — Issue 189

Nietzsche has appealed to Americans on the right and left for over a century. They have looked past his dark reputation to remake the German philosopher in their own image

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Decisions, decisions

Emmanuel Roman

16th November 2011 — Issue 189

Daniel Kahneman was one of the founders of behavioural economics in the 1970s. His new book shows that he remains an indispensable thinker

Bridging the gap

Tom Chatfield Free entry

16th November 2011 — Issue 189

Comparing a film to a videogame is usually a form of abuse. Yet, argues Tom Chatfield, the boundaries between the two are breaking down

The Redemption of Galen Pike

Carys Davies Free entry

16th November 2011 — Issue 189

The winning story from this year's VS Pritchett Memorial Prize

Pavilion

Diriye Osman Free entry

19th October 2011 — Issue 188

A new short story by Diriye Osman

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Car

Naomi Alderman

21st September 2011 — Issue 187

This story, which appears in Something Was There, a new anthology of ghost stories published by Virago, has its roots in the writer, Naomi Alderman's, interest in the relationships between people and technology.