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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
Entertaining

Tables of contentment

When it comes to the annual landmarks of your social calendar, little is more significant than the moment you set your festive table. Here, our friends in food and hospitality share their tips.

  • Issue #149
  • 10 min read
Jennifer Roberts, CEO of Design Miami, portrait illustration
Culture

Worldwide wonderlands

Denmark's Christmas traditions reveal a nation that has perfected the art of indoor celebration, transforming winter's harshness into a festival of family, pork and peculiar pudding rituals.

  • Issue #149
  • 11 min read
Cartoon illustration of a multi-generational family gathered around a Christmas dinner table with holiday food and decorations

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