©Wellcome Library
Mar 1, 2013
An astonishing archive of personal and theoretical material about genetics is to be placed online by the Wellcome Library
©Luke J Albért
Mar 1, 2013
Small indulgences – from a book a month to a box of macaroons – to show your appreciation
©Andy Sewell
Mar 1, 2013
The acidity of fresh pineapple counterbalances the sweetness of the cake and caramel
©Eduardo Martino
Feb 22, 2013
The landscape photographs of Eduardo Martino depict mining and agricultural activity in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais
©Jordi Burch
Feb 22, 2013
Jordi Burch takes photos of Valder Bastos, or Tchaka, an unlikely activist in Brazil’s recent wave of ‘barbecue protests’
©Andy Sewell
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Feb 22, 2013
By the time you reach Milan, chickpea soup has become positively sybaritic with pancetta, vegetables and a shredded pig’s head
©Paolo Woods
Feb 15, 2013
Ninety-seven per cent of Haitians own a radio – and everyone from evangelists to voodoo priestesses gets a go on the air
©Andy Sewell
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Feb 15, 2013
‘It is a leisurely occupation, nibbling a mussel, dipping a chip in the mayonnaise and then a mussel again...’
Feb 8, 2013
The British Library aims to digitise 25,000 medieval manuscripts. Here are some of the rarest, from ‘Beowulf’ to Leonardo Da Vinci’s notebook
©Ben Roberts
Feb 8, 2013
When Amazon opened a warehouse in the former coal-mining town of Rugeley, locals were initially thrilled...
Feb 8, 2013
Salute Saint Valentine with a special something from our stylish gift guide
Feb 8, 2013
‘Thoughts of Lent turned my mind – with its slow but rhythmical way of looking at the world – to pancakes
Feb 1, 2013
Candida Höfer’s photographs of some of the most spectacular building interiors of the Italian Renaissance
Feb 1, 2013
The famous passage in ‘To the Lighthouse’ describing how to make this dish is full of howlers, says Rowley Leigh, who has a simpler recipe
Jan 25, 2013
It may not be French nursery food but it does inhabit a realm where food provokes a reverie of the past
Jan 25, 2013
Lillie O’Brien’s three sticky, seasonal ways to enhance wintry teas and toasts
Jan 18, 2013
Tessa Traeger’s new take on old photographs for her ‘Chemistry of Light’ exhibition
Jan 18, 2013
Guy Farrow photographs ENB’s striking collaboration with fashion designer Vivienne Westwood
Jan 18, 2013
Christopher Lane photographs competitors in the most arduous obstacle course on earth
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Jan 18, 2013
It is the simplicity of the recipe – rabbit, mustard, water and cream – that is especially beguiling
Jan 11, 2013
Exclusive on-set photographs by Brigitte Lacombe from ‘Django Unchained’, Quentin Tarantino’s slavery-era western
Jan 11, 2013
From Mount St Bernard Abbey to the Cittaviveka Buddhist monastery, Jean Goldsmith photographs Britain’s monastic life
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Jan 11, 2013
The emergence of a shining consommé from the murky depths of a stock is a thing of beauty
Jan 4, 2013
Kai Wiedenhöfer photographs some of the many barriers thatstill separate countries and communities around the world
Jan 4, 2013
Political and economic agreements have brought borders down across the continent. By Valerio Vincenzo
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Dec 21, 2012
To many there is only one trifle and that is their own or the one their mother, aunt or granny used to make. But here is an alternative
Dec 21, 2012
No other nation is as skilful at letting the past merge into the present, and nowhere more so than the City of London
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Dec 14, 2012
At Christmas, nothing can take the place of a good ham
Dec 10, 2012
Phaung Daw Oo monastic school in Mandalay could hold the key to Myanmar’s future
Dec 10, 2012
‘The venison version of a Texas favourite worked really well, having an extra richness, and the gaminess complemented the heat
Dec 10, 2012
We celebrate Lucas Varela’s 100th illustration for Robert Shrimsley’s ‘The National Conversation’ column with a pick of the best
Nov 30, 2012
Festive gifts worth giving, from beautiful lightboxes (left) to retro cameras and kitchen accessories good enough to eat
Nov 23, 2012
The Natural History Museum, the world’s finest collection of natural objects, is set to open a new gallery of treasures
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Nov 23, 2012
Long before sea bass was popular on British menus, it was the fish of choice in most Chinese restaurants
Nov 16, 2012
In pubs, clubs and karaoke bars, young Indians are enjoying their freedom. But they also face a backlash from police – and worried parents
Nov 16, 2012
India is suffering an unprecedented energy crisis. So why are fires being left to rage in Jharia, home to its richest coalfields?
Nov 16, 2012
Red rice has been cultivated in Kerala for more than 2,500 years. But only now is it enjoying a revival
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Nov 16, 2012
Those who live in the country with freezers full of cheap game are probably already well-accustomed to pheasant curry
Nov 9, 2012
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston unveils an unparalleled survey of war photography
Nov 9, 2012
A tarte fine should come bursting out of an oven, glistening with sugar
Pineapple upside-down cake
The acidity of fresh pineapple counterbalances the sweetness of the cake and caramel