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Fernando Augusto Pacheco

Business

Best in stores

Who has that special touch when it comes to service, atmosphere and products? We pick the winning stores and shopkeepers around the world.

  • Issue #167
  • 35 min read
Best in stores
Culture

Best in show

September’s best: US musical mock-doc, Georgian art, bossa nova tribute.

  • Issue #166
  • 8 min read
Best in show
Architecture

Dream factories

It’s time to liberate movies from the small screen. We visit five newly opened or renovated cinemas that are bringing communities together and celebrating the wonder of film.

  • Issue #166
  • 11 min read
Dream factories
Travel and restaurants

Hit your stride

We hope that these diverse ideas might inspire you to be ambitious, be serious about having fun – and to get out there, put your best foot forward and go for it.

  • Issue #166
  • 13 min read
Collection of vintage travel guidebooks including Gateway Guide to Eating in France spread on table with coffee cup
Fashion

Local heroes

Independent shops from Hong Kong to Madrid prove that knowing customers by name and fostering genuine community connections remains the foundation of thriving neighbourhood businesses.

  • Issue #165
  • 21 min read
People dining at a restaurant table with wine glasses, plates of food, and warm lighting
Music

Let’s dance

We pick out 60 of our favourite summer tracks, from the most exciting French pop to songs that will keep you shimmying on the dance floor until the autumn.

  • Issue #165
  • 5 min read
Let’s dance
Urbanism

The Opener

Tyler Brûlé ponders the absence of North American cities in this year’s Quality of Life Survey.

  • Issue #165
  • 9 min read
Kyle water tower with red roof against clear blue sky
Retail

Flight problems

Problems at a Rio de Janeiro airport, Scoot CEO Leslie Thng and the family-owned department stores thriving in the US.

  • Issue #164
  • 5 min read
Flight problems

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