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1843 Magazine

June/July 2019

Cover Photograph CAROLINE LEEMING
Features
The curse of genius
We see exceptional intelligence as a blessing. So why, asks Maggie Fergusson, are so many brilliant children miserable misfits?
James Ellroy finally has happiness in his sights
What happens when America’s darkest crime writer sees the light? Leo Robson meets him at home in Colorado to find out
Vanilla fever
How did hunger for the humble pod lead to greed, crime and riches? Wendell Steavenson travels to Madagascar to meet the new spice barons
Who runs the world?
Female runners have long fought for the recognition and status of male ones. Rachel Hewitt asks why running doesn’t offer women the freedom it should
Upfront
The 1843 interview Power-walking with Kathy Griffin
All the rage The woman giving death a makeover
Cheat's guide How Marcel Duchamp took the piss
Postcard from Silicon Valley Surrogacy is surging in the tech community
Brave new word A Swedish solution to sexist pronouns
Design
My life in six objects Christian Louboutin: the tiger rug that stole my heart
Brand illusions Why Facebook’s design keeps you clicking
Stranger things In praise of the pencil
Beyond human Your voice could be a clue to your health
Rewind What early polar explorers tell us about going to Mars
Style
Dress code What the size of our handbags says about us
The science of fashion How jeans got their stretch
The Line of Beauty The secret language of hats
Fashion victim I dress like a freak sometimes
Food
The ingredient Jackfruit is flavour of the month for all the wrong reasons
Italy Why Neapolitan pizza is better than its American cousin
World in a dish Which US state really invented key lime pie?
Journeys
Mozambique Treasured island
The bluff guide How to talk about Mykonos when you’ve never been
Taste the fear What it feels like to dive off a cliff
And finally...
How we live now Mankle-mania needs to end
#FirstWorldProblems Do you know a good water sommelier?