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The Diary: Jared Diamond

The joys of birding in LA, the dangers of showering, and the therapeutic benefits of a piano lesson

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Jancis Robinson: Wine
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Côte de Nuits are not wines that will have to be cellared for decades. They are characterised by truly burgundian delicacy
Nicholas Lander: Restaurant
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Even a few minutes in Honey & Co. can feel like a sojourn in the Middle East
Rowley Leigh: Recipe
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The emergence of a shining clear liquor from the murky depths of a stock is a thing of beauty
Illustration of joined-up handwriting on a keyboard by Shonagh Rae ©Shonagh Rae Gillian Tett from FT MAGAZINE Jan 11, 2013

Handwriting: a joined-up case

It is keyboards that really matter now in the global economy, not penmanship

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Poolside palaver

I’ve flown all the way to Bangkok to hear a loudmouth bellow about taxes on his air miles

Harry Eyres: The Slow Lane Harry Eyres Jan 11, 2013

Inspired by a true amateur

Cricket commentator Christopher Martin-Jenkins was a touching reminder that novices matter just as much as the pros

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Fighter in a futile war

A new documentary marshals facts and heart-rending stories as it attacks broken policy blighting America’s battle against drugs

Illustration of a family opting to keep child benefit, by Lucas Varela ©Lucas Varela Robert Shrimsley from FT MAGAZINE Jan 11, 2013

Undeserving affluent, unite!

If I disguise myself as triplets and rent out two more addresses, I can keep the whole £33.70… Robert Shrimsley considers the loss of his child benefit

David Tang: Agony Uncle

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Why should I be obsessed by tablecloths? Like train stations, they are the stuff of memories

Robin Lane Fox: Gardening

Robin Lane Fox

Last year taught us that flexibility is essential because the spring seasons so often speed up nowadays

Susie Boyt Jan 11, 2013

A teacup in a storm

A family’s startling bereavement practices show a different way of approaching grief

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Golden Globe opportunity

A nominee will ensure eyeballs on a pre-fall dress and, ideally, consumers in stores

A prototype of the kilogram, the world’s official unit of mass, at the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures ©BIPM From FT MAGAZINE Jan 11, 2013

How the kilo put on weight

The original 1879 prototype of the kilogram, and 40 identical replicas housed in national laboratories around the world, are getting heavier

Illustration of a scientist ©Luis Grañena Simon Kuper Dec 21, 2012

The sin of bad science

Different societies deal differently with sinners, and the Dutch seem particularly unforgiving

Mrs Moneypenny

Illustration by James Ferguson of a Louis Vuitton travel bag and paper bag ©James Ferguson

Fixing things these days doesn’t seem to need anyone to leave home. But it still has its inconveniences

The Undercover Economist

Illustration by Raymond Biesinger of a spinning jenny ©Raymond Biesinger

Prohibitive labour costs explain why the industrial revolution took off in the UK rather than in China

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