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Editor’s letter

When working on an art special, the power of an image is sure to play on one’s mind – and a photograph of young men and women socialising in Damascus has given Andrew Tuck pause for thought. He introduces an issue that offers arresting snapshots of a world in flux.
The Opener

Musical trams in Zürich and a new race to the moon. Plus: where to stay for Art Basel.
The view from: Margaret Atwood

Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood’s prescient science fiction has made her an icon of modern dissent.
Making the cut

We join movie directors, curators and yakuza, who all drop in on the young blade keeping alive a centuries-old Japanese craft.
Object lessons

A creative refuge for its students as much as its faculty and staff, the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts has its own nourishing natural rhythm.
Quick smart

Greasy, moreish and always delicious, a new generation of restaurants is sating customers’ hunger for a fast and filling bite. We meet three ventures that are turning tasty and timely takeaways into a fine art.
Nature’s bounty

Makers of organic wine show off the fruits of their labours at Summa, a boutique fair that’s big on flavour as well as biodiversity.
Pastures new

Celebrated chefs throw open their doors in Porto and Tokyo, a hi-fi bar turns things up in Zürich, and a New York restaurateur wins big with a riviera feel.
Perfect combinations

Whether it’s a French hotel that marries time-tested traditions with breezy American east-coast glamour or a UK townhouse that celebrates the best in design, what distinguishes a place to stay is often the ideas that it brings to the mix.
Sound advice

From a smart take on the modern radio to a compact speaker with room-filling sound, we plug into the latest audio devices.
Phoenix rising

As Japanese accents appear in Oslo and Italian touches take root in Tokyo, a familial Lebanese home has been rebuilt following a devastating fire. Around the world, custodians are connecting heritage stories and traditional hospitality with modern sensibilities.
Above the salt

A Catalan idyll.

Make my day: Summer dining / Cadaqués

Above the salt

A Catalan idyll.

The Cap de Creus peninsula juts out from the coast of Catalonia into the Mediterranean. Its jagged shoreline has proven treacherous to many a ship. But on the terrace of Restaurant Cap de Creus, near the town of Cadaqués, you can think of happier things. And this image summons something that always makes our day: allowing time to idle by in the heat of a European summer. If it all feels too good to walk away from, well, they rent out apartments too.

Photographer: Ben Roberts

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Editor’s letter

The Opener

The view from: Margaret Atwood

Making the cut

Object lessons

Quick smart

Nature’s bounty

Pastures new

Perfect combinations

Sound advice

Phoenix rising

Above the salt

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