Quartz

Ins and outs

What does Britain want? Nobody really knows

FILE - This Dec. 15, 2009 file photo shows people walking by a Swiss watch shop displaying watches along with U.S. golfer Tiger Woods' portrait in Tokyo. Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer says it's ended its 10-year commercial relationship with Tiger Woods and hopes he can "overcome his difficulties." (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

Watch out

That didn’t take long: Smartwatches have overtaken Swiss watches in global shipments

Pope Francis prays near the U.S.-Mexico border fence along the Rio Grande in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016

CHRISTIAN POLITICS

The Pope Francis-Donald Trump spat had more to it than meets the eye

On the brink

Kenya is in danger of being kicked out of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro

THE JOY OF SEMIOTICS

Umberto Eco changed my life

A story of genius, joy, love, and gynecology.

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