The Economist
Also: Donald Trump’s blind alley
Illustration of a young person cooking a sausage on a stick.
Charlemagne
In praise of Scandinavia’s risky and dirty playgrounds
Kids stand to gain from a few bumps, bruises and mud-splatters
A tugboat guides a ship at the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal in the Gulf of Oman
A man, no plan, Iran
Donald Trump’s blind alley
America’s president looks bereft of good options for solving the stand-off in the Gulf
Larry the Cat outside 10 Downing Street, London
Larry the cat
Lessons from a cat about to outlast yet another prime minister
Number 10’s canny feline can teach Andy Burnham a thing or two
Our cover
It’s too darn hot. Blame global dimming
Earth is absorbing a lot more sunshine
Fans in the crowd of a My Chemical Romance gig at Wembley.
Music and nostalgia
Emo culture was not just a phase, as it turns out
The business of misery is thriving as emo bands go back on tour