It zooms past plot holes, but its ramshackle structure is engaging.

NEWYORKER: In Time

The Brazil defender was left unmarked - and his perfectly placed header clearly rattled Chile, whose increasingly erratic passing prevented them from picking any holes in their opponents' defensive structure.

BBC: Brazil 3-0 Chile

The immigration row also shows up holes in the Sierra Club's structure.

ECONOMIST: Sierra Club elections

But, by drilling a series of evenly spaced holes into the wire, Dr Lim has created a periodic structure with a band gap that blocks such light.

ECONOMIST: New-age crystals