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CANDY CRUSHES
Once a fringe subculture, shipping – where fans obsess online over imaginary romances between two fictional characters or real-life celebrities – has gone mainstream as an unstoppable pop cultural and commercial force
CROSSOVER CULTURE
Unlike youth subcultures in the West that celebrate individualism and subversion of the establishment, youth subcultures in contemporary China are drawn to ideas of collectivism and traditional culture
Scaled-up Surgery
Hospitals and doctors are promoting weight-loss surgery for cosmetic reasons, leading to fears the operation is not targeting those who need it most
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Gut Reactions
Patients undergoing bariatric surgery for cosmetic reasons are discovering that post-operative complications can be physical and mental, and adjusting is much harder than they are led to believe
UNCOVERING A MYTH
The ongoing excavation of new findings in Sanxingdui Ruins may contribute to the study of the origins of Chinese civilization
KEYS TO THE PAST
Today’s archaeologists are building on previous excavations to unveil more mysteries of the Sanxingdui Ruins