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Monarch of muscle
1st December 2011 — Issue 189Victorian strongman Eugen Sandow was thought to possess the perfect male body. Like Oscar Wilde, he is essential to understanding modern manhood
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Aids at 30
1st December 2011 — Issue 189This World Aids Day, three decades since the discovery of the disease, how far have we come in the fight against it?
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The new face of China?
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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
Is British humour dead?
16th November 2011 — Issue 189
In our multicultural, global, politically correct era, is there still a British sense of humour? Yes!
The prophet
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
16th November 2011 — Issue 189
Abkhazia wants independence. Could an ancient game help?
Egypt: daily updates
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
28th November 2011 — Issue 189
As US troops continue to withdraw, Britain too must scale back its ambitions in the region
Can China's centre hold?
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
Cameron’s euro dilemma
16th November 2011 — Issue 189
It’s in Britain’s interests to be more involved in Europe
Europe’s done well
16th November 2011 — Issue 189
The continent is handling the crisis much better than it seems
The missing piece
16th November 2011 — Issue 189
Peter Higgs tells James Elwes that without the Higgs boson, our physical model of the universe does not work
The Higgs, and beyond
16th November 2011 — Issue 189
A Nobel prizewinning physicist looks past the Higgs boson to dark matter, technicolour forces and WIMPs
America’s Superman
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
Decisions, decisions
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
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
16th November 2011 — Issue 189
The winning story from this year's VS Pritchett Memorial Prize
Car
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.
In fact
16th November 2011 — Issue 189
BT's copper reserves, Blackberry-related road safety and fashion salaries
If I ruled the world: Ann Widdecombe
16th November 2011 — Issue 189
There would be an end to compensation culture, a return to old-fashioned manners, and compulsory Latin
Prospect recommends: December
16th November 2011 — Issue
Six cultural events to check out this month, from star-gazing to Kafka-esque cabaret