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Ed Stocker

Food & Drink

On the table

A true winter warmer with an umami punch, the return of a storied Milanese restaurant to its home turf and much more: sink your teeth into this month’s culinary highlights from around the world.

  • Issue #160
  • 5 min read
On the table
Art

Reality check

In art, authenticity is everything. But can the technology and knowhow that allows Factum to replicate the great works of the past down to the smallest detail democratise the art world?

  • Issue #159
  • 10 min read
Workers applying finishing touches to large white statue parts in industrial workshop with scaffolding
Diplomacy

Affairs

The soft power of Cuban doctors, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s in-tray and the mayor of Freetown’s game-changing plan.

  • Issue #159
  • 5 min read
Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr speaking at climate conference
Culture

Sound and vision

Many tech companies have tried to conquer the podcast market but no leader has emerged. We meet the visionaries at Podimo, whose hyper-local approach might help them rise to the top.

  • The Forecast #13
  • 10 min read
Two people recording a podcast in a professional studio with soundproofing and microphones.
Business

What’s in store?

The past few years have held little respite for department stores already under threat from e-commerce but a Spanish stalwart is looking for a way forwards.

  • The Forecast #13
  • 13 min read
El Corte Inglés sporting goods department with Salomon brand displays and athletic apparel.
Design

Counter culture

From a good looking optician’s with vision and Tsutaya’s first outpost in southeast Asia to a cosy homeware shop in Milan.

  • Issue #158
  • 4 min read
Interior of Glassworks optician in Tel Aviv showing modular display system with eyewear and modern furniture
Manufacturing

Who’s keeping the lights on?

Denmark's wind-power pioneers Vestas and Ørsted are racing to transform Europe's energy landscape, but the current crisis demands immediate solutions alongside long-term renewable innovation.

  • Issue #158
  • 23 min read
Wind turbines in German countryside landscape
Society

Back to the land

Europeans have flocked to cities but what remains of the villages they left behind? In Spain, we meet the folk fighting to resurrect forgotten communities.

  • Issue #157
  • 23 min read
Group of workshop participants posing on balcony and ground level of rustic stone building with terracotta roof
Architecture

The right move

A smart HQ can make all the difference to productivity and morale but also to a company's confidence in its output. Here we survey three media businesses that have recently invested in new homes.

  • Issue #156
  • 17 min read
Aerial view of curved meeting table with people working, surrounded by additional seating areas in modern office space

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