Arts & Life

This fried rice dish is left to sizzle in the pan, untouched, so that it forms lovely little crispy bits

Wine expert Matthew Jukes gives his verdict on which bottles to enjoy this year

Featuring stables, vineyards and acres of meadows

Featuring Science Clear+Vivid, Insult My Intelligence, In Our Time and Why Do I Feel?

Jonathan Franzen’s new book is an absorbing look at the ‘last, confused years of the Age of Aquarius’

The metaverse is Silicon Valley’s new obsession. Could it change the world?

Ignore the outside world and immerse yourself in these life-changing novels

Adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s final book of trilogy pulls off ‘extraordinary achievement’ in ‘making history live’

Herbert Art Gallery show features work by five fashionable ‘collectives’ committed to various social causes

Create some frightful, but delightful, drinks on 31 October

This year’s top movies include No Sudden Move, Nomadland, and No Time to Die

Pop star Jesy Nelson embroiled in appropriation row following release of first solo music video since quitting Little Mix last year

‘Greedy babies’ forced to share 115-room country mansion in Kent

The author is refusing to sell rights to Israel-based publisher to print her latest novel in Hebrew

This ‘curious’ car feels ‘welcomingly unlike anything else in its class’

These machines will make your drinks sparkle

Take a restorative break on an island that knows a bit about struggle and healing

Brutal survival drama portrays fictional victims of South Korea’s soaring household debt

Why is the UN worried about a supertanker in Yemen? Will strikes cause a streaming video shortage? And what next for the ‘zero-Covid’ success stories?…

Nine stunning homes which feature in the German-British historian’s monumental architectural guides

Check out some of this year’s most unique openings

Paxman’s history of coal is told with ‘characteristic panache’

‘Refreshing’ show curated by Yinka Shonibare brings together 1,382 works created in every medium

This ‘hypnotically’ watchable show presents an alternative history of the 20th century

What the experts said about the film franchise’s latest blockbuster

New names sneak into list of priciest roads

And other stories from the stranger side of life

The i20 appears ‘half-inched from a Marvel villain’s costume’

Featuring detachable handles, chic designs and ‘Thermo-Spot’ technology

Pre-departure tests axed for fully vaccinated arrivals from non-red-list countries

Residents will be allowed to travel abroad after 80% of their home state has been vaccinated

With its authentic Tudor hall and uber-modern luxury spa, this hotel in rural Northamptonshire is one of a kind

Musicians, historians and scientists join forces to ‘create something that Beethoven himself might have written’