Barack Obama may not be a messiah, but just try telling that to the millions of people who have gathered to celebrate in Washington, DC. A contributor to The Economist observes the gathering hordes ... read more »
Once, the National Theatre just put on plays—laced with strife. These days, it’s bigger, busier and happier. Robert Butler spends a month there to paint a composite portrait of a vibrant institution ... read more »
Skiing and lunch go hand in glove. Where to eat is as important a question as where to ski for the day. Alistair Scott recommends the world’s best mountain restaurants ... read more »
A devoted road-tripper, Mark Vanhoenacker decides to tackle the Dempster Highway, an unpaved journey across hundreds of miles of desolate Arctic landscape. "I’ve never been more aware of being on the surface of a turning sphere" ... read more »
As in Chaucer’s time, religious pilgrims continue to seek distant shrines in sundry lands. An editor at CFO magazine visits several Catholic pilgrimage sites in the German countryside, where the ordinary meets tales of the extraordinary ... read more »
The sandy north coast of Kenya has become a playground for rich tourists. But for The Economist's Africa correspondent, this paradise is interesting for its proximity to purgatory--the resurgence of jihadist fighters in Somalia ... read more »
Decades after Chernobyl, it is hard to forget the dark side of nuclear power. But countries in search of carbon-free energy independence are beginning to reconsider. A correspondent for The Economist heads to Flamanville, the site of France's new nuclear-power plant ... read more »
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