Diversions
Infrequently asked questions
Dozens of devious puzzles about current and not-so-current affairs
Correspondent's Diary
The joys of violent fishing
Our correspondent rips the lips from a salmon Aug 10th 2007 Web only
The glad reaper
Our obituaries editor finds solace in a gardenJul 27th 2007 Web only
A celebration of street-food
Our diarist swoons at the scent of barbecued meatJul 20th 2007 Web only
The cradle of English cricket
Our correspondent meets the Hampshire Hogs Jul 13th 2007 Web only
Miscellany
We just want to teach them a lesson
How our correspondent in Jerusalem reported on Israel's victory in the six-day warJun 10th 1967 Web only
Digital Dubya
KAL, our political cartoonist, has created an animated caricature of George Bush Mar 29th 2007 Web only
Somali Take-off 
How The Economist foresaw Somalia's futureFeb 27th 1960 Web only
Dream and reality
A selection of past articles covering important events and anniversaries from the European Union's first 50 yearsMar 22nd 2007 Web only
The long harrumph
One good thing about airlines is that they used to be even worseFeb 16th 2007 Web only
A Tract for the Times
Our review of “Capitalism and Freedom”, by Milton FriedmanFeb 16th 1963 Web only
Quizzes
Indian independence quiz
Dust off your Gandhi cap in celebration of 60 years' sovereignty
Hong Kong quiz
Test your knowledge of the handover and more
Gordon Brown quiz
Ten questions on the new man in number 10
Scotland and England quiz
Ten questions on the thorny relationship between the thistle and the rose
French election quiz
Do you know your Sarkozy from your Ségolène?
The European Union at 50
Will you too be far more successful than expected?
Cities etiquette quiz
How does your bella figura look?
Canada quiz
For those who think every day is Canada Day
Euroquiz
Ten questions for ten new members
Valentine's Day quiz
If you haven't got love, at least you can take a quiz about it
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
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