In this issue

Battleground Hong Kong - After 10 weeks in the streets, neither protestors nor mainland China is backing down.

Kremlin in Kentucky - A major investment in Appalachia reveals the nature of Russia's influence and more...

In The Wake Of A Hometown Tragedy, Beto O'Rourke Finds His Voice

BETO O’ROURKE SITS IN AN ARMCHAIR IN HIS El Paso living room, tapping his foot and trying not to talk about himself.

5 mins

Weight Loss For Kids? There's An App For That

IN FEBRUARY, WEIGHT WATCHERS SET OFF A FIRESTORM when it announced it would offer its weight-loss program, for free, to teens ages 13 to 17. It angered many parents, as well as eating- disorder experts who felt it could give rise to obsessive and unhealthy behaviors in adolescents.

3 mins

The Battle For The Soul Of Hong Kong

The city flights to keep its freedoms intact as China grows impatient

10+ mins

Welcome, Comrades

A Kremlin-linked firm invested millions in Kentucky. Were they after more than money?

10+ mins

Whose Country?

The Distinctive American Music Has Always Reflected The Complicated Lives Of The People Who Make It

8 mins

Old Town New Road

How 20-year-old Upstart Lil Nas X Used The Internet To Beat Nashville At Its Own Game

10+ mins

Tea Obreht Returns To Resurrect The Old West

FOR SOMEONE CONVINCED THAT NOTHING LIES beyond the grave, Téa Obreht brings a lot of stuff back from the dead.

7 mins

Horoscopes That Help Solve Homicides

IN AN ISOLATED POLISH VILLAGE, Big Foot has been found dead. No, not that Big Foot. In Olga Tokarczuk’s newly translated novel, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, eccentric 60-something narrator Janina Duszejko prefers epithets to given names.

1 min

The Doctor As Detective

FOR MANY OF DR. GOOGLE’S MOST ANXIOUS patients—the ones who consult WebMD’s Symptom Checker more often than the weather report— Lisa Sanders is a household name.

3 mins

George Takei

The actor talks about his new show, The Terror: Infamy, and his real-life experiences in an internment camp

3 mins

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