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Ever more elaborate designs are at people’s fingertips

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

His paintings offer a glimpse of the Gilded Age

With your help, the Economist Educational Foundation can teach children to think critically

Gloomy expectations are starting to matter more than the data

Rich and poor consumers are seeing their spending patterns converge