Cover stories: a history of magazine design1843 Magazine - Michael Watts A striking image and a few well-chosen words still have the power to influence In August 1991 a Vanity Fair cover story on the actress Demi Moore sent …
Journeys through Oceania1843 Magazine - Samuel Reilly Embark on a visual voyage of discovery through the history of the island cultures scattered across the Pacific At the start of “Oceania”, an expansive …
Myth, science and the fate of the Romanovs1843 Magazine - Kylie Warner A new exhibition investigates the imperial family’s lives – and mysterious deaths A century ago, the last tsar of Russia, Nicholas II, was killed …
The other side of Weimar art1843 Magazine - David Bennun Interwar German painting could be savage, but it was also full of energy and optimism Think “Weimar” and you think decadence and doom. There is …
Meet the tech evangelist1843 Magazine - Francesca Hornak Kristen is distracted from her job by a fellow hackathon attendee Kristen, 33, is psyched to be joining Dora – a new cloud-based voice service. As …
“To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before”: a cheat’s guide1843 Magazine - Kylie Warner Generation Z has a new favourite rom-com Is the romantic comedy dead? The Hollywood Reporter thought so when it wrote its obituary in 2013, declaring …
Dinosaurs were animals, not movie monsters1843 Magazine - Helen Gordon A new book rounds up the latest palaeontological research For over 150m years dinosaurs were the dominant group of land animals, occupying every …
The best books about the Greek islands1843 Magazine - Tim Martin Sail away with a reading list that hops from Homer to Patricia Highsmith If you’re going to a Greek island, read “The Odyssey”. Go on. Or read it …
Winging it: images from the early days of air travel1843 Magazine - Stuart Nathan An illustrated history of magnificent men (and women) and their flying machines In 1912 Franz Reichelt, an Austrian-born daredevil, jumped from the …
Breakfast has resisted globalisation, until now1843 Magazine - Josie Delap It has always been the most conservative meal of the day. But some diners are starting to experiment On her long and ultimately doomed slog to become …
Murder in Malta1843 Magazine - Alexander Clapp Daphne Caruana Galizia was Malta’s most dogged and controversial journalist. Last year she was murdered. Alexander Clapp travelled to the island to …
An Italian palazzo gets a makeover1843 Magazine - Giovanna Dunmall Two Italian architects have transformed a 16th-century apartment into an adventurous 21st-century flat When asked to reimagine an apartment in a …
Faye Toogood on Matisse’s Rosary Chapel1843 Magazine It was eight or nine years ago, and I was on an architectural pilgrimage in France with my husband, who is obsessed with modernist buildings. We had …
A burnished wood trove1843 Magazine - Jill Krasny For centuries, the Japanese burned wood to preserve it. Now, as Jill Krasny discovers, Western artisans are embracing the method When Martha Sturdy …
Six daring wallpapers1843 Magazine Give your room a view FROM TOP Decorative plate wallpaper, Versace, £POA. Birds sinfonia source wallpaper, Christian Lacroix Maison for Designers Guild, …
Video games are an underrated art form1843 Magazine - Tim Cross The V&A’s new exhibition shows why game design should be taken seriously For those who believe in the distinction between high art and low, video …
The de-civilising process1843 Magazine - Adrian Wooldridge Adrian Wooldridge laments the collapse of manners In his new book, “In Pursuit of Civility”, British historian Keith Thomas tells the story of the …
Under the bonnet1843 Magazine How to dress as the seasons shift gear photographs COCO AMardeil stylist STEPHANIE BRISSAY PHOTOGRAPHER’s ASSISTANT: TALOS BUCCELLATI STYLIST’S ASSISTANT: …
Trotting towards Santiago1843 Magazine - Samantha Weinberg Last year, more than 300,000 people slogged on foot along the world’s most famous pilgrim trail. Samantha Weinberg took a less traditional form of …
What a waist1843 Magazine How to keep it together in style LEFT TO RIGHT Brown nappa cabochon belt, Bottega Veneta, £450/$590 Blue radial nylon belt, Dunhill, £225/$295 Dark-blue …
Waiter, there’s a fork in my soup1843 Magazine - Tom Standage What can the rise of an everyday utensil tell us about the trajectory of technological adoption? Tom Standage lays the table The year is 1004 and at …
Voodoo spirits from Benin1843 Magazine - Jennifer O’Mahony A potent hooch has been turned into a hip drink Sodabi, a palm spirit that is made from the fermented sap of palm trees, plays a central part in …
How to join the rat race1843 Magazine - Dominic Ziegler Dominic Ziegler, The Economist’s Banyan columnist, tries some roast rodent in Sulawesi I am eating a rat fricassée only because the cheerful, crowded …
Trouble brewing1843 Magazine - Will Brown Will Brown, The Economist’s west Africa correspondent, seeks a beer in Mauritania After a tough week reporting under the beating Saharan sun in …
Why I rented a husband1843 Magazine - Sarah Esther Maslin Sarah Maslin, The Economist’s Brazil bureau chief, tests her emotional needs in São Paulo Six weeks into my new job in São Paulo, I’d swapped Spanish …
When Concorde was the future1843 Magazine - Stuart Nathan Fifty years ago, the world’s first supersonic aircraft was preparing to take its maiden flight. It would become the ultimate symbol of the jet-set …
Meet the super tutor1843 Magazine - Francesca Hornak Oscar wishes he didn’t have to teach the cocky son of a Russian oligarch, but the job is anecdotal gold Oscar, 20, is woke. He’s also broke. He needs …
A bewitching exhibition of magical thinking1843 Magazine - David Bennun The Ashmolean traces the history of spells and witchcraft, from ancient times to the present day I believe in magic. I fancy myself a rationalist, but …
Nap time for grown-ups: will sleeping pods catch on?1843 Magazine - Leo Mirani Leo Mirani gets some shut-eye in Manhattan Arranging to meet somebody in London is an exercise in civility. One person suggests a pub; everyone agrees …
Meet the emoji designer1843 Magazine - Francesca Hornak Making personalised emojis for celebrities sounds like a fun job, but nobody realises how demanding Amanda’s tween-idol boss is Amanda Wood, 29, has …
