The hot hotel openings of 2025
From a Punjab palace and an Ibizan fortress to a wine-themed Burgundy retreat — plus a new lease of life for London’s old US embassy ...
2025’s most anticipated
The FT’s critics pick the cream of the crop from film and TV to art exhibitions, theatre, dance, games, pop and classical music ...
1925 and all that — fictional modernism 100 years on
From ‘The Great Gatsby’ and ‘Mrs Dalloway’ to ‘The Trial’: the trailblazing works of that year’s literary gold rush remain vivid and influential today ...
US law firms hand junior lawyers ‘special’ bonuses after dealmaking revival
US law firms have handed out a bumper round of bonuses to junior lawyers for 2024, as a pick-up in dealmaking lined the ...
What’s the biggest financial mistake you’ve ever made?
My worst financial mistake arose because of arrogance, complacency and a failure to remember my past training as an anthropologist. It started back in early 2016 when the overwhelming proportion of my ...
Ireland’s vineyards win global recognition
Warming climate and hybrid grapes make country better known for whiskey an unlikely source of award-winning wines ...
From fuzzy mohair to ruche tulle, texture rules in fashion
Skirts with tassels dangling like jellyfish and ballet flats gridded like a sieve — in turbulent times, what could be more soothing?
Insurers offer pension schemes discounts to meet buyout targets
Insurers are offering pension schemes discounts amounting to tens of millions of pounds to rush through buyout and buy-in deals as they struggle to meet year end targets.
My Top 10
As part of a new FT Globetrotter series celebrating the world’s permanent collections, the FT’s arts editor reveals her favourite works to seek out in this great — and at times overwhelming — Spanish ...
What gaming really tells us about the human condition
Many modern games owe a conscious debt to both these genres. Games ranging from Tetris to Wordle are part of that very old puzzle tradition. Games as different as the gripping political thriller ...
Meta envisages social media filled with AI-generated users
Meta is betting that characters generated by artificial intelligence will fill its social media platforms in the next few years as it looks to the fast-developing technology to drive engagement with ...
‘Russian nesting doll’ of problems tops worst US ETF list
The $2.2bn Defiance Daily Target 2X Long MSTR ETF took the crown of the year’s worst ETF, according to Bryan Armour, Morningstar’s director of passive strategies research, wrote in an article ...