Inside the airline industry’s meltdown
Coronavirus has hit few sectors harder than air travel, wiping out tens of thousands of jobs and uncountable billions in revenue. While most fleets were grounded, the industry was forced to reimagine its future
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How Nespresso’s coffee revolution got ground down
Nestlé’s sleek, chic capsule system changed the way we drink coffee. But in an age when everyone’s a coffee snob and waste is wickedness, can it survive?
What Noma did next: how the ‘New Nordic’ is reshaping the food world
In our time of climate crisis and inequality, as top chefs dream less of Michelin stars and more of changing the world, the New Nordic movement is reaching beyond haute cuisine into classrooms, supermarkets and parliaments. By Kieran Morris
Dark crystals: the brutal reality behind a booming wellness craze
Demand for ‘healing’ crystals is soaring – but many are mined in deadly conditions in one of the world’s poorest countries. And there is little evidence that this billion-dollar industry is cleaning up its act.
By Tess McClure
‘It’s genuine, you know?’: why the online influencer industry is going ‘authentic’
Calamities such as Fyre Festival have tarnished the booming business of YouTube and Instagram stars. Now the industry’s top tastemakers have a new plan: keeping it real. By Sophie Elmhirst
How to move a masterpiece: the secret business of shipping priceless artworks
What happens when a forklift goes through your Picasso? By Andrew Dickson