Building a Real Man
From its origins in the classical physique and homoerotic spectacle, bodybuilding today often involves the use of steroids whose dangers are not properly understood.
When Fitness Went Global: The Rise of Physical Culture in the Nineteenth Century by Conor Heffernan
A Genealogy of Male Bodybuilding: From Classical to Freaky by Dimitris Liokaftos
Muscle Works: Physical Culture and the Performance of Masculinity by Broderick D.V. Chow
How Tech Rules
The AI boom is only the latest stage in Silicon Valley’s long history of creating and expanding intellectual monopolies.
The Rulers: Corporate Power in the Age of AI and the Cloud by Cecilia Rikap
Silicon Empires: The Fight for the Future of AI by Nick Srnicek
Let a Hundred Websites Bloom
The Internet and the smartphone have become formidable tools for the Chinese government to maintain tight control over society.
The Wall Dancers: Searching for Freedom and Connections on the Chinese Internet by Yi-Ling Liu
The Highest Exam: How the Gaokao Shapes China by Ruixue Jia and Hongbin Li with Claire Cousineau
