Can China Turn the Middle of Nowhere Into the Center of the World Economy?
In the barely inhabited steppes of Central Asia, it is establishing the next foothold in its trillion-dollar campaign to transform global infrastructure.
The 02.03.19 Issue
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Will Sports Betting Transform How Games Are Watched, and Even Played?
After decades of resistance to sports gambling, team owners and state officials are laying the groundwork for it — with potentially huge implications.
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How Iran’s Greatest Director Makes Art of Moral Ambiguity
Asghar Farhadi’s films fill theaters in a country where taking sides can be dangerous. They’ve also captivated Hollywood.
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Does ‘Creative’ Work Free You From Drudgery, or Just Security?
One result of our obsession with creative jobs: You may now be expected to live like a starving artist in order to work for a massive corporation.
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How to Make a Store-Bought Camembert Into Something Delightful and Rare
How to make a store-bought Camembert into something delightful and rare.
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CreditPaola & Murray for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Rebecca Bartoshesky. EatWhat Soybean Politics Tell Us About Argentina and China
A new superpower’s influence is growing in Latin America.
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CreditIllustration by Ori Toor On Money By Brook LarmerI Quit Watching Football Because It Harms Players. Can I Still Keep Up With My Team?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on balancing the negative effects of football against support for your team, and IVF against adoption.
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CreditIllustration by Tomi Um The EthicistTaraji P. Henson Almost Said No to ‘Empire’
The actor on hearing men’s thoughts, black women in Hollywood and what types of roles she turns down.
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CreditAlyssa Schukar for The New York Times TalkThe Patient’s Wife Thought Her Husband Was Being Treated for the Wrong Disease. She Was Right.
As she watched her husband deteriorate, she pushed doctors to rethink what they were doing.
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Letter of Recommendation: Naturism
Nudists believe you can escape society’s constraints by stripping down. It sort of works, but not for the reasons they think.
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CreditKyle Hilton Judge John HodgmanBehind the Cover: The Trillion-Dollar Nowhere
For this issue, a look at the center of China's campaign to dominate the global economy.
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