*Intelligent Life*

Yes there is a new magazine from The Economist, here is the (partially gated) on-line version. So far I give it thumbs-down.  Most of the articles are about culture and trends, but there is little novelty.  I "learned" that the Internet is empowering car buyers, luxury goods are spreading to the general population, the world is getting noisier, art fairs and "world music" festivals are spreading, and the Internet will make "music flow like water."  Calling the issue "Summer" makes it impossible to keep current; besides how can they beat the blogosphere for news of the new?