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He has advice for Gianni in Switzerland, Kevin in Washington and Claude in San Francisco

Age-gap relationships are becoming more common off-screen, too

Supernatural beliefs lead to lower economic growth

Also on the daily podcast: the Canadian bridge caught in a Trumpian trade tantrum and a tribute to a junk-art genius

Yes. But perhaps best not to overthink it

Canadians are starting to turn against Mark Carney’s pragmatic response

Provocative films and TV shows feature on our list

But it could ease the way towards a much-needed regional breakthrough, writes Ernest Moniz

A novel dataset provides some surprising answers

John Prideaux, our executive editor, on why the left is focusing on the wrong kind of candidate

Why a debate over a hit cartoon is more than culture-war madness

McDonald’s and other chains are turning to gimmicks to lure customers back

Rachel Lloyd, our deputy culture editor, looks at how the moustachioed football coach became a cultural symbol

The movement trying to reclaim our attention

A new book warns that they could affect youngsters’ development

Three reasons why our midterm prediction model sees Abdul El-Sayed as a relatively weak candidate

Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week, scoring the new Fed chair

The assemblage artist who challenged black stereotypes died on July 22nd, aged 99

China’s commercial shipyards provide it with a big advantage

Young netizens mine the Cultural Revolution for tropes

Our weekly podcast on America. This week, responding to rapid technological change in the workplace

Those who do are more likely to return home afterwards

The state is a poor representative of the country

Forget OPEC. The Chinese Communist Party calls the shots

These products of wildfires worsen their creators

To restrain them, countries must increase testing and reduce stigma

How long will that last?

But Winston Peters is not going anywhere

Voters are disillusioned with the apparent choice between Lula and the son of a jailed former president

Treating it as a mere by-product of deeper distortions lets China off too easily, argue Anantha Nageswaran and P.S. Srinivas

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

Also on the daily podcast: Catholic confessionals and the woes of short men

A friend of the president is racking up infrastructure contracts

Tech pioneers favour models suited to specific tasks that use little compute

Despite Trump’s declarations, Gazans remain hostages to Israeli politics