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Edition: Asia
Vol. 175, No. 17

COVER

Love, Sex, Freedom and the Paradox of the Pill (Society)
By NANCY GIBBS
In May 1960, the FDA approved a new oral contraceptive. Somehow we are still
fighting about it half a century later 窶・whom it helped, whom it hurt, what it
meant and why it mattered

ASIA

Shanghai's Back on Top of the World
By AUSTIN RAMZY / SHANGHAI
Big and brash, what was once the Paris of the East is preparing for the expo and
getting ready to welcome the world again

The Capture of Shanghai
By DON MORRISON
A sweeping new photo anthology depicts Shanghai's astonishing story

NOTEBOOK

The Moment (Briefing)
By JYOTI THOTTAM
4|18|10: New Delhi

GLOBAL ADVISER

Next Time You're in Johor Bahru
By JOHN KRICH
Be struck by the divine sparkle at Malaysia's glassy Hindu temple

One Night in Panama City (TIME Traveler)
Let those in the know tell you the best options for an evening in the city by
the canal

The Next El Bulli: L'Enclume (Amuse-Bouche)
By ALEX PERRY
When El Bulli closes for two years in 2012, L'Enclume will be the world's best
restaurant

On the Shores of Lake Malawi (Check In)
By LEE MIDDLETON
The Mozambican side of one of the world's largest freshwater lakes has escaped
the tourist invasion, offering a haven of empty beaches

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