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Diplomacy

Conversation starters

From choosing music to discussing odd anecdotes, this guide ensures engaging dinner party conversation. If all else fails, a strong drink can help!

  • Issue #128
  • 9 min read
Conversation starters
Culture

The opener

Why you should slow down for roundabouts, kill moths and consider a cowbell conundrum.

  • Issue #127
  • 6 min read
The opener
Culture

Directors’ cut

The more incendiary the conversation around cultural topics becomes, the more museum directors take on the role of mouthpieces for how society should deal with thorny issues.

  • Issue #126
  • 9 min read
Yuki Pan, director of Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei, standing outside the museum's neoclassical entrance
Travel and restaurants

The directory

Embrace Hong Kong’s enchanting neighbourhoods with our guide, covering everything from the city’s burgeoning art scene to its harbourside delights.

  • Issue #122
  • 6 min read
The directory
Food & Drink

Taste of success

Ever thought of starting a food-focused business? We seek counsel from the lawyers, marketeers and managers turned tea vendors, grocers and restaurateurs who are finding fresh ways to uphold culinary traditions.

  • The Forecast #9
  • 9 min read
Man in white apron stirring salt production using geothermal energy in Icelandic facility.
Entertainment

Ivory hours

From Sydney to New York, the piano bar is the final stop on many a glorious night out. Whether you're after a singalong or a quiet cocktail, we survey the world's best ivory-tinkling venues.

  • Issue #119
  • 12 min read
A pianist's hands turning sheet music pages at a candlelit upright piano in a dimly lit room.
Affairs

Stand and be counted

Getting an accurate idea of turnout at protest marches is vital to our understanding of the public mood. We meet the people with the clickers.

  • Issue #117
  • 4 min read
Stand and be counted
Transport

Gearing up

City planners plotting new routes should look to these three cities for hints on how to get people moving.

  • Issue #114
  • 10 min read
Gearing up
Business

Going up

Rome finally gets its own grand department store: a €250m gamble by Thailand’s Central Group that turns archaeology, ambition and 800 brands into the city’s newest must-visit address.

  • Issue #112
  • 27 min read
Going up

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