‘There was more wine. I managed to lose the receipt. The afternoon slipped down the slick slope of a Soho-hole.’

@TimHayward finally follows the noise to The Devonshire
on.ft.com/3WnqkYL

The Bill Nighys are late this year, so it's good to see a few recent sightings.
Do your bit to help this amazing species:
– leave a cafe table & chair on the pavement
– if you have the budget, hang a bespoke navy suit outside your house
– keep your silk sock dispenser replenished

Think about what you've done in the past 400 days. The places you've been, people you've met, mistakes you've made, things you've laughed at, cried at. Then think about my colleague Evan Gershkovich, in jail in Russia for the past 400 days for being a journalist. #IStandWithEvan

Great journalist job here for someone 👀

'Callers seem to think their predicament is extraordinary when, of course, most calls are essentially the same. This dynamic crops up in lots of life’s fears.'
Aidan Tulloch visits the call centre that handles out-of-hours broken lifts. Incredible stuff.
on.ft.com/3xZIPID

Calling all book-loving 11-14 year-olds... Here's the Guardian Books story on the Martha Mills Young Writers' Prize (Judge: Philip Pullman ; Write 500 words or less on the theme: A Secret).
theguardian.com/books/2024/apr…

What an extraordinary, touching and generous exchange between Rita Dove and the dying Helen Vendler, a great critic whose loss we mourn.

We’re thrilled to unveil Port’s SS24 issue – a food special guest edited by the inimitable Jeremy Lee. Our first cover features the cook himself, and his Editor’s Letter is now online to read.

Lovely piece from the weekend by Jennifer Fergesen, identifying the only place in the world where you are assured good dinner party chat... wintertime Svalbard. on.ft.com/4aLm0a1

Deena Mohamed, SHUBEIK LUBEIK is an absolutely incredible book and you are a genius deena Pantheon Books penguinrandomhouse.com/books/606934/s…

When I posted a call-out for pitches a couple of months ago, this perfect little essay is exactly the kind of thing I was hoping for. Dark, funny and a little bit bitchy. Freya Berry 🪶The Birdcage Library out now🪶 on the meaning of fake plants on.ft.com/4b1TpNC

The Financial Times was a big winner at the 2024 #PressAwards last night, with top prizes in six categories:

Scoop, news app and supplement of the year, and individual accolades in science and tech, health and broadsheet feature writing. on.ft.com/3Q5BEVq

satisfyingly hefty.. #pressawards Matt Vella Cordelia Jenkins Neil O'Sullivan GriseldaMurrayBrown Baya Simons Josh K Lustig Emma Bowkett Shannon Gibson Esther Bintliff

Great times…

Wow what a night for Team Financial Times at #ThePressAwards : 6 Wins including Scoop of the Year Sarah Neville Madhumita Murgia Madison Marriage Antonia Cundy Matt Vella Malcolm Moore

Liz Truss has Lunch with, er, the Deep State (George Parker) and it makes for a great read.

(No lettuce on the menu, sadly.)

ft.com/content/8e0046…

have you ever bought a beautiful big wall hanging/tapestry, and where did you get it from? (definitely not for work, just for my bare hallway)

I loved this piece by Simon Kuper. Had to order the book straight after reading it!

zero dimensions, one ladder, four hunters, more lawyers, and millions of wild acres — the story of a geometric battle in the american west: ft.com/content/63b1c7…

Here's a screenshot of Full Disclosure, previously unpublished, from the sold-out Issue 8