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1843 Magazine

August/September 2019

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Features
How donuts fuelled the American Dream
In Los Angeles, donuts have brought wealth (if not health) to new arrivals. David Samuels hits the road in search of the lord of the rings
Cindy Sherman: the person behind the personas
For 40 years she has photographed herself disguised as grotesques and glamour pusses. Simon Willis goes in search of the artist beneath the make-up
Confessions of an Islamic State fighter
Fitim Lladrovci travelled to Syria to fight a holy war. Now back in Kosovo, he continues to call for jihad. Alexander Clapp is granted a rare interview
Never gonna give you up
As Sophie Ratcliffe faced the death of her father, syncopated pop and clockwork smiles became the soundtrack of her teenage years
Upfront
The 1843 interview Gallery-hopping with Kevin Kwan
All the rage The British fashion label dissing the establishment
Cheat’s guide How to be hot at Burning Man
Postcard from Silicon Valley How robotic furniture will improve our lives
Brave new word Why “sausage” is a political buzzword in Algeria
Design
My life in six objects Marlon James: X-Men saved me as a gay teenager
Brand illusions Zen and the art of opening an iPhone box
Stranger things In praise of bricks
Beyond human Our skin is being turned into a digital interface
Rewind When potatoes were the height of fashion
Style
Dress code My tortured love affair with shopping
The science of fashion How clothes became waterproof
The Line of Beauty The secret language of florals
Fashion victim Finally, you can dress like your dog
Food
Middle East How to eat well while living under siege
The ingredient Chicory: a leaf that tastes like electricity
World in a dish Why real men should eat quiche Lorraine
Journeys
Iran Wanderland: a journey through Iran’s wild west
The bluff guide How to talk about Buenos Aires when you’ve never been
Taste the fear Riding on the edge
And Finally
How we live now Hat-wearing is now a snub to authority
#FirstWorldProblems Do you know a good rocket scientist?