Media in China - CU News
Q & A with Professor Anne Nelson on the media regulations of the Beijing Olympics.

Eat the Competition - TONY
Get into the Olympic spirit with delicious northern Chinese cuisine.

Review: How Fiction Works - NY Magazine
How 'How Fiction Works' works, and sometimes doesn't.

The Vanishing City - Slate
The life and death of Beijing's alleys.

Steal This Hook - NY Times
Popular DJ challenges the boundaries of copyright laws.

New Exec Director for the Public - NY Times
Andrew D. Hamingson, from the Atlantic, named new Executive Director of the Public Theater.

How Magicians Control Your Mind - Boston Globe
Magic: finely tuned technology that controls what we see.

China's Building Boom - LA Times
The ethical ramifications of the architectural boom in China.

R (For Raunchy) - Boston Globe
R-rated movies are finding a growing audience.

Ready, Get Self, Go! - Slate
Chinese youth discovers the identity crisis.

Coney Island Sideshow - NY Times
Artist Steve Powers opens a new attraction.

New American Playwrights - Village Voice
Adam Bock, Young Jean Lee and more make up a new breed of self-aware playwrights.

A Design to Remember - NY Times
The real winners at the Olympics are the architects.

Africa's Literary Treasure Trove - Spiegel
The rush to save Timbuktu's crumbling manuscripts.

A Musical Education - NY Magazine
Can you teach your kid to have taste?

Sizing Up a Mega-City - Washington Post
The effects of the Olympics on Shanghai.

Going, Gone - Economist
Why Beijing may not be recognizable after the Olympics.

Olympic Crossroads - NY Times
Bird’s Nest Designer Ai Weiwei on Beijing's "Pretend Smile"

Belgium On Edge - NY Times
The inextricable link between culture and nationhood.

The Art of Facilitation - Boston Globe
Discussing the creative economy of Massachusetts.

Cut-Price Brits - UK Independent
Hollywood is hiring British stars to reduce costs.

Taking a Dip in The Online Stream - Washington Post
Classical music makes a play for the web crowd.

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Dies at 89 - WSJ
Nobel laureate dies of heart failure on Sunday.

Walking on Air - Slate
Man on Wire is a thrilling masterpiece.

Review: Trapeze - Village Voice
A choreographer helps bring forgotten music to life.

Her Own Society - New Yorker
Seeing Emily Dickinson in a new light.

Hollywood in China - Variety
Hollywood tries to tap into the Chinese movie market.

Born to Boogie - Playbill
Billy Elliot readies for Broadway.

Review: Swing Vote - CNN
Swing Vote, the new Costner movie, is a losing ticket.

The Power of Mao - NY Times
Mao still pervades the aesthetics of China.