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

The slow demise of the swim test

Though it is increasingly redundant at sea

Rich and poor consumers are seeing their spending patterns converge

Holidays in hell are horribly popular

Streaming and festival-like spectacles are helping smaller leagues win young audiences