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Culture

Sand guard

What kind of beachgoer are you? Get ready for the return of the shadebathers, bodies in fine mahogany, supercharged nubile flirters and blatant naturists at a coast near you this summer.

  • Issue #145
  • 4 min read
Sand guard
Entrepreneurialism

Advance to ‘go’

The past 12 months have seen many best-laid plans scuppered and refocused the attention of some onto pursuing jobs they want in industries they admire. Are you game for a change?

  • The Entrepreneurs #4
  • 1 min read
Advance  to ‘go’
Business

How to impress

Anyone who says the past 12 months haven’t made them think again isn’t telling the truth. Here are 20 ideas for changing your business for the better, being brave and taking action.

  • Issue #142
  • 11 min read
Illustration of a smartphone charging on a desk with a battery icon in a speech bubble.
Culture

The opener

Before toasting a cup craze and scouting the best penknife, we appraise Finnish fondness for fraternities and Russia’s yen for national pride.

  • Issue #123
  • 6 min read
The opener
Culture

The happiness formula

Our latest issue of ‘The Forecast’ celebrates the elements of urban life that surpass the ordinary: from leaping headlong into a lake, getting a little competitive or bunking off work early, here are a…

  • Film
  • 3 min watch
The happiness formula
Society

The happiness formula

We often ask if people are ‘ok’. But since when was being ok good enough? This isn't about scraping by: it’s about celebrating elements of life that surpass the ordinary.

  • The Forecast #9
  • 17 min read
Illustration of a person sitting at a desk with headphones, holding a bottle to their mouth, with a halo above their head and a lamp nearby.

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