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A new recording by the 97-year-old American pianist Ruth Slenczynska piqued Nadia Beard’s interest. If the past few decades of classical music were an era that fetishised the child prodigy, have we now entered an era of the older virtuoso?
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A recent game of Monopoly with his family saw Tim Harford denounced as “a ruthless exploiter of innocents”. He asks: are economists really selfish?
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“An AI anti-snoring pillow uses the power of AI to analyse the noises you make and then gently eases your head into a different position.” robert shrimsley goes in search of some of the more ludicrous artificially intelligent devices on offer.
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Have you ever wondered why there are so many Turkish barbers on UK highstreets? Snigdha Poonam (Snigdha Poonam) made it her mission to find out.
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What began as a friendship between two business moguls ended in record-breaking fines, investor lawsuits and ongoing investigations.
Robert Smith (Robert Smith) & Cynthia O'Murchu (@cynthiao) tell this week's explosive cover story.
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‘Politicians are caught in a bind: they promise to cut immigration, while knowing their societies couldn’t function without it’. 2024 is set to be one of the biggest election years, Simon Kuper weighs in on why immigration is dominating western politics.
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Recipes that will steam up the windows and warm the soul. Jeremy Lee (Jeremy Lee) shares a full dinner party menu, including pheasant pie, anchovy crostini and a caramelised apple and custard tart. Plus, at-home hosting tips from the Quo Vadis grandee.
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‘If you won £1,000 on the lottery, you might turn up the heating in your home. That does not mean that if you won £1mn, you would boil yourself alive.’ Tim Harford explains why exponential growth isn’t the best way of understanding environmental issues on.ft.com/3tRjy1y
'Bengaluru has reached a fork in the packed road: will it become a superstar city like New York or a dysfunctional one like Mumbai?' Simon Kuper on India's Silicon Valley on.ft.com/3v96pRN
'I’m doing the work of the state here. The work of several states.'
Tomas Weber on the man performing funeral rites for the forgotten on.ft.com/48qm5OM
Vigorous port, underrated sauternes and ridiculously cheap sherry: Jancis Robinson recommends strong and sweet wines for the holiday season on.ft.com/41oQPgV