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Back before helicopter parenting was a thing, my brother and I and two pals took a train to the Peak District one summer to hike the Pennine Way. I was 14, the others 15. Two and a…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Sleep and rest are the quickest route to looking more…

“I’m really surprised this is going so well,” says Paul Giamatti early on in our conversation. It’s a typically sardonic remark from the American actor famed for his…

We thought it might never happen. The gamers of the world watched, year after year, as Hollywood plundered our favourite video games, stripping the IP for parts and producing…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The writer is author of ‘John & Paul: A Love Story in…

To kick off, we’re asking if rewilding can pay — and how new planning legislation will affect the rural dream. Then it’s escape to the Dordogne for properties on the market — and…

Is California’s Zinfandel the most underrated grape variety in the wine world? It’s certainly underpriced compared with the state’s other dominant red-wine varieties Cabernet…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.What is it about the Boat Race that inspires such ardour?…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Life & ArtsmyFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox.Humour is no laughing matter in Turkey, it is a mechanism for…

A foggy spring morning, and inside the crenellated and turreted walls of Lismore Castle coffee is being served in the neo-medieval banqueting hall of the County Waterford estate.…