HEALTH
Minority Report
Ethnic cures join the longstanding debate between Western and Chinese medicine
NEWS
Viral Week Ep. 219
Patriotic PR, recalled relics, mercurial mothers, and chicken crossings—it’s Viral Week
FOOD
Mock Meat Revolution
Environmental concerns and a pork shortage are fueling a growing Chinese market in meat substitutes
BOOKS
Booklist: The Debt Collector
Zhejiang writer Wang Shou tackles confused morality and socioeconomic divides in this new Penguin novella
HEALTH
Getting Smart
Students are abusing prescription drugs, touted as “brain enhancers,” with dangerous consequences
NEWS
Viral Week Ep. 218
Giant swine, NBA’s resurgence, noodle collusion, and birthday bans—it’s Viral Week
BOOKS
Genius Loci
Lin Yutang’s biography of Su Dongpo presents a supernaturally complex portrait of the poet
