How broadcast rights became the most valuable asset in professional sport
Live sport is one of the few things audiences still watch together and in real time. That makes the rights to show it unusually prized, and unusually hard to price.
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The architecture of the public library is changing — and so is what it is for
Once designed around books, new libraries are built around people: places to work, learn and gather, free of charge.
How translated fiction finds its readers
A novel's journey into another language depends on a small chain of enthusiasts: scouts, translators, editors and booksellers willing to take a chance.
Slow travel and the return of the night train
Sleeper services are being revived on routes once abandoned to airlines. Travellers are rediscovering the pleasure of arriving rested.
The pleasures of walking a city slowly
Planning for retirement when the future feels uncertain
Why public money for new stadiums divides economists and city leaders
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How player transfer markets work, and why prices can seem so detached from reality
When teams buy and sell the contracts of athletes, they are trading scarce talent under unusual rules. The result is a market prone to bidding wars and sharp swings in value.
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How museums decide what to put on the wall — and what stays in storage
Most of a large museum's collection is never on display. Curators make constant choices about what to show, how to frame it and whose stories it tells.
