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Music

The Opener

Airlines making middle seats enticing, battling peacocks and poorly disguised Russian spies. Plus: photographer Steven Klein and festive chart hits from across the globe.

  • Issue #159
  • 8 min read
Red Rhätische Bahn train crossing stone viaduct through autumn forest in Swiss mountains
Culture

Desenrascanço: Portuguese problem-solving

Lisbon-based architect and artist Joana Astolfi takes us on a journey into the Portuguese word “desenrascanço”, meaning to find an improvised solution to a problem. She explains what it says about Portuguese culture and…

  • A country in a word
  • 3 min watch
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Affairs

Looking forwards

Predicting the future is tricky, yet past experiences and current concerns offer clues. Five thinkers explore what's next in urbanism, cultural controversies, geopolitics and more, imagining new futures based on today's world.

  • The Forecast #13
  • 23 min read
Illustration of a person with a camel in a desert facing a massive mirrored glass structure stretching across the horizon.
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.
Culture

Future projections

Curious about your next favourite book, film or TV series? We speak to industry insiders to uncover the passion projects and acclaimed releases that will be exciting audiences in 2023 and beyond.

  • The Forecast #13
  • 14 min read
Barbara Epler, president of New Directions publishing house, poses in her downtown Manhattan office surrounded by books and papers.
Culture

Watch this space

Our round-up of innovators and fresh thinkers reveals how a storied food movement is transforming farming and what’s causing a stir between the covers in Jakarta’s new library.

  • The Forecast #13
  • 21 min read
Tree-lined street in Greenwich Village with pedestrians crossing, storefronts, yellow taxi and parked cars on Bleecker Street.
Film

Move closer

From a Canadian popstar’s emotional return to a beloved portraitist’s political roots, we survey the season’s cultural highlights.

  • Issue #158
  • 8 min read
Two people lounging on deck chairs aboard a luxury yacht, woman in bikini using phone, shirtless man beside her
Media

In full flow

Spanish-language streaming service rivals Netflix. Will the next ‘Squid Game’ be filmed in Mexico?

  • Issue #158
  • 11 min read
In full flow

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