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Features


China Makes, The World Takes

A look inside the world’s manufacturing center shows that America should welcome China’s rise—for now. [Web only: Slideshow: "Made in China."]

Keeping Faith

Jin Luxian’s 50-year struggle to keep Catholicism alive in China, balance Rome and Beijing, and build a Church for “100 million Catholics”

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INTERVIEWS

A Church for China

Adam Minter, author of "Keeping Faith," discusses his article about Bishop Jin Luxian, the future of Catholicism in China, and life as a writer in Shanghai

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FLASHBACKS

The Cross and the Star

Articles from The Atlantic's archives illuminate the history of China's complex relationship with Christianity.

Superiority Complex

Why America’s growing nuclear supremacy may make war with China more likely

A Cultural Revolution

A portfolio of significant works from China's contemporary-art boom [Web only: Slideshow: "Visionaries From the New China."]

TRAVELS

South of the Clouds

Laid-back and beautiful, Kunming is China’s “City of Eternal Spring.” [Web only: Slideshow: "Temples and Songbirds."]

150 YEARS OF THE ATLANTIC

CHINA

This is the 17th in a series of archival excerpts in honor of the magazine’s 150th anniversary. For the full text of these articles, visit www.theatlantic.com/ideastour.

Paperback Writer

Harlan Coben’s work ethic, gift for plot twists, obsession with sales numbers, and careful brand management have made him a blockbuster novelist who earns millions of dollars per book. What it takes to succeed as a thriller writer—even when the literary establishment doesn’t acknowledge your existence

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Pulp Fiction

From James Bond to Mary Higgins Clark, a collection of Atlantic pieces on mystery and thriller writing

POETRY

Perilous Riddle

POETRY

Madurai


The Agenda

COMMENT

Campaign Seasoning

Why early primaries will make for a better president

Calendar

Marriage, Vegas-style; Harry Potter bows out; the United States of Africa

THE WORLD IN NUMBERS

Snow Fall

Attacking cocaine at its source was meant to drive up prices, yet U.S. street dealers are selling it for less than ever.

Primary Sources

The great bison massacre; the lies kids tell; What, me narcissistic?

POLL

Saudi Arabia’s Rise?

The Atlantic recently asked a group of foreign-policy authorities about Saudi Arabia and how it could shape the future of the Middle East.

SCIENCE

Who’s Your Daddy?

Your father may not be who you think he is

RELIGION

Crises of Faith

America is becoming more secular; Europe is becoming more religious. Both trends could mean trouble.


The Critics


His Second Act

Editor’s Choice: How Frank Sinatra staged the most spectacular comeback in American cultural history

Babes in the Woods

Anybody could be tracking your children online. Even me.

New Fiction

Michael Chabon's The Yiddish Policemen's Union

Think of England

Ian McEwan’s new novella evokes his homeland’s natural beauty and the straitened sexual manners of the early 1960s.

Cover to Cover

A guide to additional releases

CULTURE AND COMMERCE

Starlight and Shadow

George Hurrell’s brilliantly orchestrated photographs helped define Hollywood glamour in the 1930s.

FOOD

The Rise of the Sardine

Will Cannery Row’s signature fish transcend its humble reputation to become a chef’s staple? It should.

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THE PUZZLER

Fishbowl

Word Fugitives

Toeing the line; Oh, no, you dishn't!