Fernando Augusto Pacheco
After the prize
What happens to writers, artists and film-makers who receive their craft’s most coveted gongs? We discover how plaudits can bring both success and challenges.
Culture
Socially engaged art in Chicago, a televised Polish parallel universe and perusing the shelves of London’s poetry bookshop.
Class of their own
Top-flight trainers and upbeat tunes to get you up and out, and tasteful homeware, thrilling reads and film tips if you want to cosy up at home as the evenings draw in.
The opener
From Texan gunslingers washing up with Aesop soap to Brazilian congressional superheroes, this issue's opener surveys a gloriously odd world in its usual sharp, unhurried style.
Shop, read, listen
Cutting-edge cutlery, playful glassware (and a bottle of bourbon to fill it with), classic scents, the latest music and tasteful souvenirs to remind you of sunnier climes.
Bureaux de change
Improve your productivity by sprucing up your place of work – well, that’s the theory anyway. Whatever happens, it will look sharper.
Diplomacy
Indonesia’s ambassador to New Zealand, Brazil’s Japanese descendants are heading east and political trolling on Twitter.
Travel
From a Virginia manor to an off-grid Swedish pad, here’s our round-up of new openings that have made their way onto our discerning hospitality radar.
Shop, read, listen
Dutch fashion, Japanese wine and some sustainable ventures, plus smart reads and a few devilish accessories for your living room and kitchen.
The opener
We get toasty in Vienna, fawn over Brazil’s suited football squad and consider how fashion-forward Saudi Arabia truly is. Plus, where is the best place to get branded bags? It’s totes Milan.
