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Tomos Lewis

Affairs

Out with the old

A nation once known for being at the cultural avant garde is reasserting its revolutionary status.

  • Issue #131
  • 18 min read
Out with the old
Food & Drink

Trapp door

The family that inspired ‘The Sound of Music’ moved to the US to open a hotel. As Tomos Lewis discovers, even away from Austria the hills are still alive.

  • Issue #131
  • 4 min read
Framed illustration showing the Von Trapp Family Singers in traditional Austrian clothing gathered together
Affairs

Building society

Colombia’s newest city, Serena del Mar, is an experiment in privately funded urbanism.

  • Issue #130
  • 12 min read
Building society
Business

Dummy run

As adolescent entrepreneurs embrace Canada’s gig economy, the training of babysitters is undergoing a growth spurt.

  • Issue #130
  • 3 min read
Dummy run
Culture

Let’s make it a good one

It's a new year and time for a list. Ours is a rundown of things set to make life better in 2020, from clever new businesses to cultural openings. Here's to a hopeful year.

  • The Forecast #10
  • 8 min read
Let’s make it  a good one
Culture

The opener

Art for diplomats, curbing California’s cushty canteen culture, dining cars hit the buffers and a political tussle on Chinese cinema screens.

  • Issue #128
  • 7 min read
Norman Foster Portfolio book cover showing architectural designs
Food & Drink

Pull up a chair

A Kiwi chef, a restaurant owner in Monaco and a design-shop duo in Ontario invite you into their abodes for some home-cooked goodness – with a liberal sprinkling of hospitality advice.

  • Issue #128
  • 13 min read
Pull up a chair
Affairs

Diplomacy

China charm offensive in El Salvador, Morocco plays peacemaker and a Davos alternative in Asia.

  • Issue #128
  • 4 min read
Diplomacy
Affairs

Ari Shapiro

NPR’s Ari Shapiro has reported on Isis in Iraq and presidential elections. Now one of the most listened to news broadcasters, he talks about foraging, trust and his career.

  • Issue #127
  • 5 min read
Ari Shapiro

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