1843 magazine

Christmas
The secret economics of Christmas adverts, unwrapped

A guide to seasonal selling, from goats to gizmos

Childish things
The anguish of grandparenting in a pandemic

So many grandchildren and grandparents have been apart for months. Our parenting columnist wonders whether he’s missing out too

Brave new word
From zumping to toxic productivity: workplace slang for the pandemic

Coronavirus has transformed the working world. Time to sharpen up your slang, as well as your CV

Coronavirus
Mindfulness is useless in a pandemic

Living in the present has never felt more overrated

Coronavirus
On the hunt with Yorkshire’s virus-detectives

As national test-and-trace systems buckle under the resurgence of coronavirus, 1843 travels to northern England to find out whether a local approach can keep covid-19 in check

Thailand
The crown and the crop top: the king of Thailand in six objects

Decoding the mysterious monarchy that has provoked massive protests

Politics
How Dominic Cummings wasted the greatest opportunity of his life

Boris Johnson’s chief adviser had a vision of government by data. But when the pandemic gave him a chance to remake the British state, he flunked it

World in a dish
The Thanksgiving turkey is actually an immigrant. Where does it come from?

When Americans gobble their patriotic meal they’re tasting centuries of globalisation

Presidential election
The painter and the zebra-hunter: what presidents do after leaving office

Some are born rich. Others cash in only when they depart from the White House

The state of things
TikTok-ology: lessons from the 15-second philosophers

The controversial platform is home to teens, trash and radical thinking