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 A game takes off  At last: a sport for American beer drinkers Oct 20th 2005 Afghanistan's new athletes Amid the ruins of war, cricket flourishes Sep 29th 2005 A modern company in a traditional sport The new kid on cricket's block Sep 8th 2005 The rise of the triathlon The lure of a fast-growing sport Aug 25th 2005
The winning entries from our Christmas competition Jan 27th 2005 The year in verse The world's events we here rehearse—The year that's passed is told in verse Dec 16th 2004 Mule-packing New uses for an old pastime Dec 16th 2004 Academics and The Economist The heirs of Derrida and Foucault interpret The Economist Dec 16th 2004 The end of the world Why do end-of-time beliefs endure? Dec 16th 2004 Graffiti Scribbles for thought Dec 16th 2004 Monasteries of the Christian east The political and economic arts mastered by monks bent on saving a world they have renounced Dec 16th 2004 April fools Not everything in The Economist is true Latin today So you thought that irksome language was dead? Dec 18th 2003 French humour The French have jokes, but do they have a sense of humour? Dec 18th 2003 Gardening So no wonder the world's favourite leisure pursuit is more popular than ever Dec 18th 2003 The cult of the gym Working out is painful and boring. So why bother? Dec 19th 2002 That's what they want you to believe Why are conspiracy theories so popular? Dec 19th 2002 It's a dog's life From hard labour to a beauty contest Dec 19th 2002 The English language across frontiers English, a mongrel language itself, has spread its genes worldwide. But does this mean that other languages are doomed? Dec 19th 2002 Uncorking the past Recreating old drinks provides an enjoyable form of time-travelling Dec 20th 2001 Unusual excursions Fed up with crowds on holiday? Go somewhere no one wants to visit Dec 20th 2001 The history of the tango Tango, that “reptile from the brothels”, is making a comeback Dec 20th 2001
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Ten questions on Gerhard Schröder's gamble Cities etiquette quiz How does your bella figura look? British election quiz Vote for the right answers Canada quiz For those who think every day is Canada Day Euroquiz Ten questions for ten new members Sports and games quiz 12 hard questions for fans First-issue quiz 1843 and all that Green quiz A baker's dozen of environmental puzzles for Earth Day Film quiz Slightly easier than winning an Oscar Valentine's Day quiz If you haven't got love, at least you can take a quiz about it Corporate non-governance quiz Test your knowledge of the scandals, the spending, the suckers and the shameless Millennium quiz From the Medici to Fantasy Island Globalisation quiz Can you make sense of an integrating world? Style quiz Do you have the write stuff? Based on The Economist's Style Guide Cities quiz Find out if you travel too much or too little For old heads on young shoulders Or vice versa. Our Christmas 2000 quiz Dec 21st 2000 Christmas 2002 crossword Christmas 2002 crossword prizewinners A boat can do either Jan 16th 2003 Christmas 2001 crossword prizewinners Global clues for global solvers Jan 17th 2002 Christmas 2001 crossword Can they live together? (7,3,3,5) Try Johnson's crossword on age and youth Dec 21st 2000 |
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