Whether the subject is art, architecture, or Olympic controversy, China is fast becoming the center of the world's attention. The New York Times surveyed the state of the country's new buildings, from Norman Foster's air terminal and Herzog & de Meuron's "bird's nest" stadium to Paul Andreu's National Theater, PTW's National Aquatics Center, and Rem Koolhaas' CCTV headquarters. Meanwhile, in related stories, the Museum of Modern Art in New York has purchased 23 photographs by eight contemporary Chinese artists, NPR covered the burgeoning Chinese art market, and a London paper excoriated the "parade of uglies" comprising the host nation's Olympic buildings.