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The theoretical physicist on why ‘exploring the nature of time leads us to understand something about ourselves’
Wide lapels and clunky computers: a photographic flashback to an age of menace and optimism
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‘The French nightmare is to wake up and find that France has become Italy’
The prized fungus has has long proved difficult to grow outside its natural habitat — until now
‘What consumers and tech companies have essentially been doing is bartering services for personal data’
‘Many of those who go to private schools tend to be rather apologetic or discreet about it’
As prices enter the stratosphere, wine lovers are looking elsewhere – largely to Germany
‘How politically committed am I? I’m musically committed’
‘This lovely dish is somewhere between winter and spring, and something between a soup and a stew’
‘Beetroot and cranberry, not obvious bedfellows, made for a glorious topping to my smoked eel starter’
Where to go for tapas, brunch, vegetarian and family dining
‘While the number of people who want to study computer science has soared, the number who want to teach it hasn’t’
‘I still feel I’m 20, at a grown-up party where I shouldn’t be’
A new collection of photographs forces us to re-evaluate our ideas of what constitutes a garden
Tim Hayward on a hidden gem making a virtue of cooking with an open fire
‘Some Massandra wines — the toast of tsars — have been shipped with great difficulty to the west’
As concern over plastic pollution rises, a pint-sized revolution is taking place on doorsteps across the UK
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‘The question of whether we are all alone has haunted us down the corridor of time’
‘In the Netherlands’ poorest villages, unlike in many Trump towns, the state is very present’
The collapse of a few small funds in February helped fuel a terrifying stock-market slide. Why?
‘We found ourselves clambering out of a bus on the edge of a shanty town; hot, sleepy and not a little uncertain’
‘All the ingredients come together beautifully, with the aubergines acting as little flavour sponges’
‘The party will Make Britain Great Again but more in a David Attenborough sort of way than a Donald Trump one’
‘Is Facebook like your home, where you share your pleasures and pains with friends and family? Or is it a town square?’
A season tracking the highs and lows of Swansea City as they battle to avoid relegation
‘I had Michael Jackson’s jacket from the “Thriller” video. I wore it everywhere’
The British photographer captured the essence of the decade in portraits from his hometown of Stourbridge
‘Fifty years on, it remains the most lavishly praised incomprehensible movie in cinema history’
‘The pitta bread stuffed with slow roast beef and vibrant aubergine salad was authentically Israeli in inspiration’
Where to go to savour the best tapas, artisanal pastries and Mediterranean delights
‘Top-quality dry Riesling is a truly thrilling drink with more pace and variation than white burgundy’
The essential guide to the world’s biggest design show
Human hair, dust and manure are among the materials being embraced by a generation of designers who are using technology to get serious about sustainability
His playful and spare style has made him one of the world’s most in-demand designers
On ‘Call Me By Your Name’, Milan-based company Dedar was brought in to recreate the faded opulence of a country house
