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The sight of the nation’s ministers acting as fitness instructors is immensely cheering — and could be effective
Frits Veerman first warned the ities in 1973 about the suspicious activities of his colleague AQ Khan. Why was he ignored?
We need to face Chinese tech with scrutiny and safeguards — not with disengagement
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More than a century after WEB Du Bois’s groundbreaking work, data activism is still crucial for social change
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Taxing the scions of rich families would still leave them better off than most — and save them from decadent pariahdom
How is it possible that email, now nearly 50 years old, is still capable of causing so much humiliation?
‘It is saccharine, of course — but there is a wider point. It also brings alien cultures into close quarters on a joint project’
Jancis Robinson on Stockinger, the Austrian cooperage that has winemakers lining up for its wooden fermentation vats
It isn’t necessarily a poor substitute for some ‘real’ dining experience, finds Tim Hayward
Our ‘Round on the Links’ quiz tests your ability to draw connections. Thinking caps on!
Fold-up dog bowls, cheap hair trimmers, a chimenea that smokes out the neighbours: our insane addiction to online shopping
‘Even now, the maternal figures who shared their culinary wisdom stand alongside me, in spirit, at the pass’
Dorothy Gessert’s ‘One-of-a-Kind Cookbook’ includes recipes for stuffed muskrat and baked beaver – perfect for a crisis
Two ‘icon wines’ from China are being launched in the UK this month – Jancis Robinson assesses their worth
Alberto di Lenardo’s images reveal a joyous cross-section of 20th-century life
The return of church worship in parts of the US is surreal, but there is balm even in the adjusted rituals
The ‘Cloud Atlas’ writer’s narrative journey through time sees him land in counterculture Soho
Alexander Gilmour on ‘vampire’ uncles and why the pungent bulb improves just about any savoury dish
If Trump goes, the country can fix the weak spots he exploited — with the help of its old allies
What went wrong with the UK government’s pandemic response and why? As an inquiry looms, the search for a scapegoat is on
‘Their sincere plea has been wrapped up in a tone so self-reverential as to open the entire exercise to mockery’
The FT’s personal finance editor selects the chef, guests, dishes, drinks and location for her ultimate supper
‘This crisis has left us so distracted and disoriented that our defences are down, even as we depend more than ever on all things digital’
Silicon Valley’s war on physical buttons continues — but digital interfaces can be less than intuitive
Daniel Tchetchik’s photographs of blank advertising displays are an eerie reminder of how life came to a standstill
‘No food was ever as tasty as Nonna’s. She was damn sure of it — and made sure we were too’
Jancis Robinson on how the pandemic provided the Bordelais with an excuse to lower prices without losing face
