Illustration by James Ferguson of David Fincher ©James Ferguson Lunch with the FT Feb 1, 2013

David Fincher

The Hollywood director, who filmed one of cinema’s most disturbing finales and has just remade a British drama for Netflix, talks about salads and serial killers

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What makes some City of London traders develop a pathological gambling addiction?
– Lucy Kellaway reports
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And for his next trick... Twitter is valued at $9bn but its co-creator is now looking to a new project
– by Tim Bradshaw
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Super Bowl Sunday: the ad zone

The commercials created for the defining event in the American football calendar are costly, inventive and cause a huge buzz. Emily Steel looks at the growth of a cultural phenomenon

A tiger in Pench national park in Madhya Pradesh ©Alamy TRAVEL Feb 1, 2013

Hidden tigers

The big cats are the star attraction at Pench national park in India - but are tourists helping or harming the animals they come to see? James Crabtree reports

Shoes STYLE Feb 1, 2013

Fashion special: the shoes must go on

Forget ‘it’ bags – sales of designer footwear are soaring and the creative names of the shoe world are rising to the occasion

'Entrance to the Bolan Pass from Dadur' from ‘Sketches in Afghanistan’ ©National Army Museum BOOKS Feb 1, 2013

William Dalrymple’s ‘Return of a King’

A new history of the first Anglo-Afghan war from 1839 to 1842 describes the consequences of political ignorance and military folly in the region. Review by Anatol Lieven

An illustration of George Osborne, David Cameron and Boris Johnson as polar bears enjoying slices of pizza ©James Ferguson Feb 1, 2013

The Diary: Rory Bremner

The political satirist says the ice on which the coalition is standing is looking dangerously thin

Girls' world ©Edward McGowan BOOKS Feb 1, 2013

Sheila Heti’s ‘How Should A Person Be?’

This literary hit about the writing of a play for a feminist theatre group blurs the lines between fiction and real life. Review by Emily Stokes

Detail from Kurt Schwitters' painting 'Untitled’ (roofs of houses in Douglas, Isle of Man, 1941) ARTS Feb 1, 2013

Kurt Schwitters at Tate Britain

The German artist had a special rapport with Britain and his influence is still felt as a new exhibition of his work opens in London, writes Jackie Wullschlager

Cadair Idris looms over the Welsh town of Dolgellau ©Robert Harding TRAVEL Feb 1, 2013

Jan Morris in the heart of Wales

Dolgellau, a town with a population of less than 3,000, is full of surprises, the veteran travel writer discovers

Richard Burton in ‘The Spy Who Came in From the Cold’ (1965) ©Kobal Collection ARTS Feb 1, 2013

Clothes that make the mood of a movie

The coat worn by Richard Burton in ‘The Spy Who Came in from the Cold’ represents the mood of an era, writes Antonia Quirke