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1843 Magazine

June/July 2016

Cover Photograph MAXIM ZMEYEV/COURTESY OF PETER PAVLENSKY ARCHIVE
Features
The political passion of Eva Longoria
Hispanics could decide the outcome of America’s next presidential election, but too few of them vote. David Rennie met Hollywood’s most famous Hispanic woman to find out how she plans to change that
The long and winding road
Mid-life crises don’t always arrive in the shape of a sports car. Tom Vanderbilt’s involved untold hours in the saddle and some very expensive cycling jerseys
Body Politics
Protest isn’t safe in Vladimir Putin’s Russia, but one artist is putting himself on the line. Politics is his subject; his body is his medium. Noah Sneider presents Petr Pavlensky
One tiny leap
It may seem minuscule, but a row over a missing second could cause chaos in financial markets and deprive Britain of its position at the centre of the world’s time. Tom Whipple investigates
Knowing Boris
Is Boris Johnson – the face of the campaign to leave the European Union – Britain’s most authentic politician or an actor playing the part? Jeremy Cliffe reckons he’s a bit of both
Does power really corrupt?
An argument about whether powerful people behave better or worse than others is shaking the world of experimental psychology. Matthew Sweet investigates
It’s a boy thing
Data suggest that couples who have sons are more likely to stay together than those that don’t
Culture
Architecture Tate Modern’s director unveils its new extension
What to watch Election dramas
What the world is watching The Chinese “Game of Thrones”
Film The female comedians taking over Hollywood
What to listen to Easy listening – without the guilt
What the world is listening to Fizzy J-pop + other tunes
History Why Germans like learning about their past from Anglo-Saxons
What to read It’s a family affair
What the world is reading Getting high in Hitler’s Germany + other stories
Design
Architecture Turkey’s first female mosque designer lightens things up
I wish I’d done that Manolo Blahnik on “The Leopard”
Cars Why car makers are sprucing up their interiors
Style
Fashion How Instagram is speeding up the fashion world
Profile Paula Gerbase, the quiet thinker tailor
Tailoring Leading men in sharp suits
Comment Why cool is where you’re not
Technology
Cars How driverless cars will reshape our cities
Watches Why we aren't all wearing smart watches
Tech forecast The new space race: Jeff Bezos v Elon Musk
Test drive Which juicer should you buy?
Food+Drink
Culinary trends The world's best fish sauce
World in a dish cinnamon buns
First Bite Sweet sweet potatoes in Copenhagen
My perfect day Sami Tamimi imagines a day of serious eating
Capital of food Dumplings and sour-plum sauce in Tbilisi
Travel
City break Brussels brims with delights
Off the grid The best Himalayan cottages to rent
Travel editor’s pick Splendid isolation in Belle-Île-en-Mer
In the bag Cycling gear for a weekend on wheels
Vaut le voyage cultural events worth travelling for
What the Numbers Say
What the numbers say Where should you buy a house?
Reluctant Global citizen
Reluctant Global Citizen class war in the airport lounge