• “Welcome to The Economist’s first summer double issue. For many years we have published a double issue at Christmas. This year we decided to run a mid-year complement to that. As well as our usual analysis of the news, there is a special 64-page supplement of long summer reads from 1843 magazine, which normally appears only online and in our app. You’ll immediately see the difference in the arresting visuals and narrative approach to subjects.”
• “The stories are diverse and wide-ranging. The lead article, “MBS: despot in the desert”, is a deeply reported profile tracing Muhammad bin Salman’s rise from lonely schoolboy to the volatile millennial who wields power in Saudi Arabia. We delve into the extraordinary world of the magicians who make viral video content for social media. One correspondent stalks panthers in the Cotswolds with amateur trackers convinced Britain still has undetected predators. Another meets the man imprisoned in Mexico for killing someone who may be alive. We also step in the shoes of the Ukrainians who fled east towards Russia, and hear a tale of two therapists in locked-down China.”
• “If you enjoy the summer supplement, keep up to date with new pieces by signing up to The Extraordinary Story newsletter. Happy reading!”

Edited By
Rosie Blau
Editor, 1843 magazine