A few years ago plant-based meat seemed to be everywhere. But now sales are down—and real meat is on the up. What happened? I wrote about it, for @economist.com www.economist.com/business/202...

Line dancing is no longer the preserve of far-flung cowboys: in nyc there is a gathering happening almost every night. How did it go from “dorky” to “sexy”? I headed down to a Western bar in Brooklyn to find out, for @economist.com 🤠

Technology has dulled our sense of wonder. That is a troubling prospect for one group of professionals: magicians 🪄 How are they adapting? For @economist.com’s Christmas issue, I headed to a convention for magicians in Las Vegas, among other places, to find out www.economist.com/interactive/...

How much would you pay for a strawberry? The business of luxury fruit is on the rise in America. For this week's issue of @economist.com, I headed to a vertical strawberry farm in New Jersey to find out why 🍓 www.economist.com/business/202...

Proud to share that The US in Brief from @economist.com won best political newsletter at this year’s Publisher Newsletter Awards 🏆 Want to read our daily analysis of the second Trump presidency? Subscribe here www.economist.com/newsletters/...

Fragrance may be the smallest category in beauty, but thanks to social media it is growing and changing fast. I fell down TikTok’s perfume rabbit hole for @economist.com (featuring smells of cookies, cat urine and opulent old ladies) economist.com/culture/2025...

Beauty routines with a side of Trump, raw milk lattes and “Make America Hot Again” parties: in the lucrative world of fashion and lifestyle influencing, conservatism is gaining clout. For this week's issue of @economist.com, I met the women giving MAGA a makeover www.economist.com/united-state...