‘It’s not a fair fight’ - as Hong Kongers took to the streets this summer with cries for a more democratic future, the FT went behind the gas masks and spoke to protesters
Ahead of the hotly anticipated release of
#DeathStranding
, the legendary developer Kojima Hideo (
@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN
) talks storytelling, Super Mario and working in an ‘art-driven service industry’
Queer Eye’s Bobby Berk didn’t finish high school and started his interior design business on his own. He talks to us about ambition and using his platform to get more involved with politics
For Jamie Oliver, the past year has been exceptionally painful. He has been forced to close 12 restaurants and make hundreds of people redundant — now he speaks exclusively to the FT about what went wrong
'If you’re a Conservative, you’ll probably be tossed out of power next year. If you’re in your fifties, you’re unlikely ever to return. One day, the first line in your obituary will be Brexit.'
@KuperSimon
on why Brexiters now hate talking about Brexit:
‘The price you’re paying today for a full measure of amber nectar in the capital, with its swivel-eyed lust for making its residents as poor as possible, is untenably high.’
@jimmymacmusic
goes on a quest to understand the price of his pint
‘When I texted officials in Zelenskyy’s office that night, one of them responded: “We don’t want to cause panic, but it is very bad.”’
FT Ukraine correspondent
@ChristopherJM
reflects on his 12-year journey to the heart of the war in Ukraine
'Without heart, you don't have jack shit in acting' -
@ConstanceWu
discusses Hollywood's problems with diversity, sexual harrassment and male defensiveness
It’s weird, naming a child. You literally make a new human being, take it home from hospital and give it any name you like, writes
@HealthUntoDeath
.
But what if the name you choose doesn’t match the person they become?
When Russian troops seized Crimea in 2014, TV sets became propaganda tools. Little boxes controlled the Russian state, the information stream relentless. Photographer Christopher Nunn documented these weapons in the sitting room
“Before I’m scheduled to meet Byrne, I tell friends. Many of them have stories of seeing him around New York like a mythical creature”
@lilahrap
sits down with the artist.
‘If you have engaged with any food media over the past 20 years, then it’s possible, likely even, that you have read, watched or cooked one of my recipes.’
Recipe developer Rob Allison lifts the lid on an open secret of the cooking industry
Just after dawn on January 6, 2021, Hong Kong police burst into Claudia Mo’s home and arrested her. This is her story.
Report by
@primroseriordan
&
@ThomasHHChan
‘Early last century, cities made some bad choices. They chose the gasoline-powered car over the clean, cheap and compact safety bicycle,’ says
@KuperSimon
With Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt all alumni from the University of Oxford, is the Conservative leadership contest really just another Oxford Union debate?
‘My first time at the Royal Opera House, it was big, big, big stars and little me. At the end of the first week, I couldn’t face going into work, I was so scared’ —
@brinsherratt
.
@JimMFelton
‘Tonight the sommelier is Lloyd, the bartender from The Shining. Sure, he might be a ghost haunting a hotel in order to urge the protagonist into a murderous rage, but there’s no denying that he can make people drink’
‘From Lebanon to Morocco, when one woman spoke up, she paved the way for others. New dialogues are opening up, making it possible for women to draw attention to systematic discrimination.’
#FTWomen2017
.
@timjudah1
has been in Ukraine since before the invasion, working with photographer
@ronhaviv
.
In the latest
@ftmag
, they share some of what they've witnessed: courage, tragedy and a miraculous tortoise called Torpedo
Rene Redzepi shot to international fame when he led the New Nordic movement which transformed the landscape of European cuisine – but his latest projects are focused on incorporating the global into the local
‘If Socrates returned to earth, I like to think he’d start dialoguing on Twitter, probably in English for global reach’ —
@KuperSimon
on why he still ❤️ Twitter
‘Going to Poland, and speaking only Polish while I was there, made it feel like I had made the application properly’ – Marek Kohn on regaining his Polish citizenship and identity
‘The electric bicycle is a game-changer, much more significant than the overhyped, expensive and insufficiently green e-car.’
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@KuperSimon
’s latest:
‘The US helped rebuild democracy in Japan and Europe. If Donald Trump loses November’s elections, the Japanese and Europeans may get the chance to return the favour’ – Simon Kuper on how the US can repair its broken system
‘We are in difficult territory, economically, politically and socially. We can’t do this on our own, so let’s do it together’ — former chief rabbi Jonathan Sacks on coronavirus, faith and morality
Which women do you think have been particularly influential in 2019? We are looking for women who have broken new ground, who have inspired others or brought attention to some of the most important issues of our time. Submit a recommendation here:
‘Russia is now a country where retweeting a protest joke gets you 15 days in jail, and where a deaf-mute can be fined $70 for allegedly shouting anti-regime slogans’:
@HenryJFoy
reports on Putin’s crackdown
Not many foreign journalists are allowed into Bangladesh. But on a recent visit to Dhaka
@JohnReedwrites
found one story was the talk of the political scene