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Sand guard

What kind of beachgoer are you? Get ready for the return of the shadebathers, bodies in fine mahogany, supercharged nubile flirters and blatant naturists at a coast near you this summer.

  • Issue #145
  • 4 min read
Sand guard
Politics

No more denial

In the US, the dogma of individual freedom is too often accompanied by disdain for expert opinion. Coronavirus should teach us that this mindset just isn’t worth the risk.

  • Issue #134
  • 3 min read
No more denial
Society

Plus point

It’s not all doom and gloom. We should ensure that enforced behaviours can bring about positive changes to the ways we interact.

  • Issue #134
  • 3 min read
Plus point
Economics

Think different

Nobel Memorial prize-winner Daniel Kahneman understands our behaviour better than most. So has our response to coronavirus been at all rational?

  • Issue #134
  • 3 min read
Think different
Society

The opener

Whether it’s a cosy corner shop or a well-delivered joke, there’s plenty to write home about even when we’re confined to our ’hoods. Plus: our correspondents check in from afar.

  • Issue #134
  • 14 min read
The opener
Affairs

In it together

In these digital times, loneliness is a key issue for many countries. Denmark, the world’s most enthusiastic participants in clubs and societies, may just have the answer to solving this modern-day problem.

  • The Forecast #10
  • 7 min read
In it together
Urbanism

Dab hand

New York’s whacky mystics are clinging on to real estate in a changing city. Ed Stocker tempts fate by visiting a palm reader.

  • Issue #128
  • 3 min read
Zena Clairvoyant storefront in West Village with red awnings, neon psychic sign, and tarot palm sign.

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