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Artist Rirkrit Tiravanija: ‘I wanted a garden visible from every room’
His modernist house in Thailand floats on stilts above the forest floor, its hard edges softened by trees and vines — it’s the perfect backdrop for his relaxed guest policy
Opus Dei, Ep. 3: Snow on the mountaintops
Over the past decade, elite universities have become home to a network of influential conservative think-tanks fighting against the “woke secular creed”. Meanwhile, at Opus Dei student centres, the next generation of ambitious leaders hear similar moral teachings creep into partisan politics. Is it just ideas that link the two …
Financial Times: Game developers have always dreamt of playable movies — now it might become reality
‘Road to Empress’, which sold a million in its first fortnight on sale, feels like playing a sumptuous Chinese period drama.
Financial Times: John Waters on the joy of bad taste — before the Trumps ruined it
As his still-shocking 1970s films are celebrated in a season at London’s BFI, the director remains defiant and unrepentant.
Blackouts and health fears grip Cuba
Residents plagued by power cuts, heaps of rubbish and soaring prices as Donald Trump squeezes communist regime.
Financial Times: Home-building venture Pokopia proves that Pokémon is here to stay
Slick repopulation game is the latest experimental expansion of the all-conquering $147bn franchise.
Financial Times: Tired of sports betting? Take a punt on babies
A new generation of gambling games can change the way we think about the structures governing our world.
Digital disruption diaries: what if Europe’s networks went dark?
[Exec producer] Multi-media scrolly piece exploring what would happen across three different cyber attacks in Europe.
Artificial intimacy: The day your chatbot dies
When Michael Bommer discovered he was dying, he created an AI version of himself to live on after his death. Meanwhile, Dorian Mister realised an update to ChatGPT could spell the end of his AI wife, and he went on a mission to save her. In the final episode of …
Financial Times: ‘Being Latin is fashionable right now’ — the rapid rise of Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso
The Argentine pop duo on their breakout success and how burnout — and therapy led by Sting — shaped their new album.
Financial Times: Why cat breeding is gaming’s latest craze
The humour in indie hit ‘Mewgenics’ may tend towards the grotesque, but there’s no denying the genius of its design.
Financial Times: Book reviews — the reality of LGBT+ life in 20th-century Britain
‘The Log Books’ delves into a poignant archive of helpline calls, while ‘Tales of the Suburbs’ peeks behind those net curtains to revealing effect.
Financial Times: Resident Evil Requiem review — a game of two halves, both of them terrifying
The 170mn-selling horror series returns with a design allowing you to switch between stealthy heroine and chainsaw-wielding hunk.
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Financial Times: ‘It’s a kind of shock therapy’ — director Oliver Laxe on his apocalyptic rave movie Sirāt
The uncompromising spectacle was designed to be watched with the ‘ears, stomach and guts’. Now it’s up for two Oscars.
Financial Times: Sophia Al-Maria quit the art world. Now she’s back for one last job
The Qatari-American artist on growing up in the Gulf, Bedouin trucks and stand-up comedy.
Financial Times: What Charli XCX did next
The answer is film — spearheaded by a retelling of brat summer in which the artist plays a ‘hell version’ of herself.
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Could a self-help hit transform your management style?
What if two short words could serve as a blueprint not just for personal relationships, but your approach to management, leadership and work? According to some fans of last year’s biggest self-help book, this could be the case. The two words? Let Them.
Financial Times: Will the new Steam Machine transform the gaming landscape?
Scheduled for release next year, Valve Corporation’s flexible device aims to bridge the great divide between PCs and consoles.
Financial Times: Would you run an ethical newspaper or sell out to the mafia?
Media management game ‘News Tower’ comes with moral quandaries and conflicting pressures.
Financial Times: Why did horror game Horses frighten the censors?
Steam’s refusal to sell the title shows how games still lack the freedom of books and films to explore disturbing ideas.
How Nordic innovation is accelerating global social impact
When the Covid-19 pandemic shuttered schools around the world, not even Bhutan – a Himalayan kingdom lauded for its effective response to the virus – was spared.
Transcript: Whistleblowing in the UK, Episode 1 — The cost of speaking up
This is an audio transcript of the Behind the Money podcast episode: ‘Whistleblowing in the UK, Episode 1 — The cost of speaking up’ Michela TinderaBack in 2006, Daniel Sheard was working at an asset manager in London when he heard from an old colleague with a new opportunity. Daniel …
LISTEN: Whistleblowing in the UK, Episode 1 — The cost of speaking up
This is an audio transcript of the Behind the Money podcast episode: ‘Whistleblowing in the UK, Episode 1 — The cost of speaking up’ Michela TinderaBack in 2006, Daniel Sheard was working at an asset manager in London when he heard from an old colleague with a new opportunity. Daniel …
LISTEN: UK Budget boosts taxes to all-time high
This is an audio transcript of the FT News Briefing podcast episode: ‘UK Budget boosts taxes to all-time high’ Marc FilippinoGood morning from the Financial Times. Today is Thursday, November 27th and this is your FT News Briefing. [MUSIC PLAYING] Crypto just can’t catch a break this week. And India’s …