Ticket splitters and swing voters may be an increasingly rare breed, but they're not extinct yet. With this year's election expected to come down to the wire, they could prove the deciding factor. A viral video shows a lone semi-newed supermodel Bella Hadid standing at the centre of a fashion show. This piece by the Young Contemporary Brand, Capernet, has created the biggest buzz at Paris Fashion Week. You can find all the economist's midterms coverage at economist slash midterms 2022.
In the next instalment of our midterms series, we head to the suburbs of Atlanta in search of that rarest of political creatures: the swing voter. There aren’t many of them, but they may well determine which party controls the Senate. Luxury brands are changing their outlooks and offerings as they seek new markets and younger consumers. And our culture correspondent visits a retrospective of William Kentridge’s works.
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