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Dancing a Bout
On the grasslands of Inner Mongolia,
young men compete in ‘manly arts’
practised since before the days of
Genghis Khan.080
Harvest Moon
Dollar-wise, its value is out of this world.
So why do we keep misplacing all these
bits of Moon rock?084
My Influences
Sharon Van Etten talks Nick Cave,
Twin Peaks and Post-it Notes.087
The Big Bang
After centuries blowing their creations
sky-high, the Fotis are still in business.094
Cold Drinks and Cold Wars
During the 1970s, Pepsi’s arch-nemesis
wasn’t Coca-Cola, but communism.096
Great Villain of History
The Eifel Tower has never once been on
the market. But that didn’t stop Count
Victor Lustig from selling it – twice.100
A Little Apocalypse
Kathleen Gerber and Lori Nix are
masters of creation and architects
of destruction.106
White Fragility
Does being white necessarily
mean being racist? Sociologist
Robin DiAngelo thinks so.108
How to Win at Pinball
Australia’s champion pinball player
steps us through the finer points of this
famously frustrating arcade game.110
The Queen of Kentucky
America’s first female master distiller
since Prohibition brews her bourbon
in a castle.114
We Don’t Need No Education
During its early years, Britain’s private
schools served as the very bloody
battlegrounds for class warfare.117
Bard in the Machine
Does prose sound as sweet when
written by a mainframe?074 080