Josh Rossi, Jonathan Mohan, Jonathan Warren ©Jason Andrew Jun 14, 2013

The Bitcoin believers

A band of young evangelists believe the virtual currency Bitcoin is the economic future

Quails with chickpeas, pimenton and almonds ©Andy Sewell Jun 14, 2013

Quails with chickpeas, pimenton and almonds

This Catalan recipe is rooted in a great culinary tradition

Downtown Detroit ©James P. Morse Jun 7, 2013

The future of the American city

Across the US a ‘great inversion’ is taking place. As urban centres undergo a revival, the suburbs - a paradise of sprawling lawns to which those in inner cities once fled - are becoming the home of the poor

A child recieves the polio vaccine during a campaign Shah Faisal Colony, Karachi, Pakistan ©Sam Phelps Jun 7, 2013

Pakistan’s polio war

The brutal backlash against the country’s vaccination efforts has led to deadly attacks on health workers

Salmon with mussels, saffron and dill ©Andy Sewell From FOOD & DRINK Jun 7, 2013

Salmon with mussels, saffron and dill

Fifty years ago, salmon was of the nobility and a whole fish made a splendid centrepiece at a celebratory occasion

Boys repairing fishermen’s nets on Mogadishu seafront ©Petterik Wiggers May 31, 2013

Welcome to Mogadishu

Despite ever-present threats from Islamist militants, the Somali capital is bursting back to life

'Ambulance' by Le Gun ©Le Gun May 31, 2013

A world without memories

The V&A’s ‘Memory Palace’, written by novelist Hari Kunzru and illustrated by 20 artists, depicts a futuristic, ruined London where knowledge is banned

Martin Parr's photograph of a bather in Lake Garda, Italy ©Martin Parr/Magnum Photos May 24, 2013

All the world’s a beach

Where better to observe human eccentricity in all its glory? A selection from photographer Martin Parr’s latest book and exhibition

Lobster salad with iceberg lettuce ©Andy Sewell May 31, 2013

Lobster salad with iceberg lettuce, tomatoes and avocado

‘A dish suggesting redemption of the iceberg might just around the corner’

Rowley Leigh's pigeons with peas ©Andy Sewell May 24, 2013

Pigeons with peas

‘An atavistic dish and one as close to the heart of a Frenchman as apple pie to an American’

Rowley Leigh May 17, 2013

Risotto primavera

A riot of colour that encapsulates, as Botticelli’s painting of the same name does, the vibrancy of spring

May 10, 2013

Hunterian Museum

From ribcages deformed by corsets to tools for drilling through the skull, the shelves of th 200-year-old London museum are packed with 60,000 remarkable (if grisly) specimens of surgical progress

From FOOD & DRINK May 10, 2013

Strawberry cake

‘My original recipe was rather complicated; so I resolved to produce this simpler version’ - Rowley Leigh

May 3, 2013

Everton: how the blues made good

Year after year, Everton outperform much richer and starrier football clubs

May 3, 2013

Duck and sweetbread stew with morels

‘The meat was manly but refined and served in a light, clear jus full of the flavour of duck’ - Rowley Leigh

Apr 26, 2013

My Juventus

Has Italy’s legendary football club fallen victim to the problems of the nation itself? Simon Kuper meets club president Andrea Agnelli

From FOOD & DRINK Apr 26, 2013

White asparagus with speck and sorrel

White asparagus is often pronounced ‘bitter’ simply because it is undercooked, says Rowley Leigh

Apr 19, 2013

British Institutions: The Supreme Court

‘The most striking fact about this place is its informality. Grandeur and remoteness have been swept away,’ writes Matthew Engel

From FOOD & DRINK Apr 19, 2013

Rigatoni with artichokes and bacon

Sliced and lightly cooked, these baby artichokes will retain freshness and bite

Apr 12, 2013

In the mists of Älvdalen

Maja Daniels’ photographs of a singular Swedish community

Apr 12, 2013

FT masterclass: Building a bamboo bicycle

Rob Penn finds an affordable way to attain the kudos of a bespoke frame

From FOOD & DRINK Apr 12, 2013

Blanquette of veal with mint

While a bit of a museum piece, Rowley Leigh finds this dish one of the most satisfying to cook and eat

From FOOD & DRINK Mar 29, 2013

Panna cotta with mango and strawberries

After the privations of Lent, a few rules can be broken, says Rowley Leigh, and the first is a dietary one

Mar 22, 2013

The Iberico journey

Extremadura’s black pigs make prize hams. At a traditional slaughter, food lovers face the reality of a delicacy

Mar 16, 2013

Iraq: 10 years later

A decade on from the US invasion, Roula Khalaf returns to find a country that is still struggling to find its future

Mar 15, 2013

A Rowley Leigh recipe: Castelfranco salad with pears and blue cheese

‘A fresh head of salad, prepared for the occasion – no leaf incarcerated in a bag can possibly compare’

From FOOD & DRINK Mar 8, 2013

Salambôs, or caramel cream puffs

‘I have always had a soft spot for Salambôs,’ says chef Rowley Leigh

Mar 1, 2013

Sixty years of DNA

An astonishing archive of personal and theoretical material about genetics is to be placed online by the Wellcome Library

Mar 1, 2013

Mother’s Day gift guide

Small indulgences – from a book a month to a box of macaroons – to show your appreciation

Mar 1, 2013

Pineapple upside-down cake

The acidity of fresh pineapple counterbalances the sweetness of the cake and caramel

Feb 22, 2013

Paradise regained?

The landscape photographs of Eduardo Martino depict mining and agricultural activity in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais

Feb 22, 2013

BBQ activists

Jordi Burch takes photos of Valder Bastos, or Tchaka, an unlikely activist in Brazil’s recent wave of ‘barbecue protests’

From FOOD & DRINK Feb 22, 2013

Pasta e ceci

By the time you reach Milan, chickpea soup has become positively sybaritic with pancetta, vegetables and a shredded pig’s head

Feb 15, 2013

Radio Haiti

Ninety-seven per cent of Haitians own a radio – and everyone from evangelists to voodoo priestesses gets a go on the air

From FOOD & DRINK Feb 15, 2013

Brussels mussels

‘It is a leisurely occupation, nibbling a mussel, dipping a chip in the mayonnaise and then a mussel again...’

Feb 8, 2013

British Library’s manuscripts go digital

The British Library aims to digitise 25,000 medieval manuscripts. Here are some of the rarest, from ‘Beowulf’ to Leonardo Da Vinci’s notebook

Feb 8, 2013

Amazon unpacked

When Amazon opened a warehouse in the former coal-mining town of Rugeley, locals were initially thrilled...

Feb 8, 2013

Love tokens

Salute Saint Valentine with a special something from our stylish gift guide

Feb 8, 2013

Orange and frangipane pancakes

‘Thoughts of Lent turned my mind – with its slow but rhythmical way of looking at the world – to pancakes

Feb 1, 2013

Inner drama

Candida Höfer’s photographs of some of the most spectacular building interiors of the Italian Renaissance