Society
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Privacy alerts
From social media to mass surveillance, we know that we are losing the ability to be private, to have lives for us and our children that are off-grid. But we can regain some control.…
Puppy power
Inside Hong Kong's Police Dog Unit, where golden labradors swim laps, springer spaniels earn public-voted names, and a 20 per cent expansion prepares the force for busier borders ahead.
Business and pleasure
They shouldn’t be mixed, right? Wrong. But what can we do to make offices more appealing without making them full of bean bags and silly slides? These HQs have the balance right.
Executive revision
As Poland's national government lurches rightward, Warsaw's centrist mayor Rafal Trzaskowski is building a more tolerant, cleaner and open capital — one coal furnace and LGBT charter at a time.
Acid test
Portugal's university hazing tradition, praxe, blends gothic pageantry with troubling ritual. Behind the capes and choral singing lies a centuries-old initiation culture carrying genuine psychological — and sometimes fatal — consequences.
Prepare for departure
A Moroccan cop, a Florentine city father and a Greek-Cypriot chanteuse are just a sample of the fascinating folk you’ll encounter as you journey through this latest issue.
In the shadows
Private detectives are almost as mysterious as the cases they solve. We go undercover with a Parisian sleuth.
Top 20
Why France? Why not? It’s home to many of our favourite labels, haunts and titles; here are a few.
State of the nation: Belgium
Hosting the institutions of the EU can be a double-edged sword. But Belgium’s unique federation has plenty to offer on the world stage through its liberal and energetic approach to diplomacy, plus growing influence…
