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Games are getting ever more expansive. But there is magic to be found in confinement
Artificial intelligence is outperforming the human sort in a growing range of fields – but how do we make sure it behaves morally? Simon Parkin meets the men trying to teach ethics to computers
The differences between the front of the plane and the back have never been starker. Here’s why you shouldn’t shell out
More people than ever are choosing to be cremated, yet crematoriums are often grim places. Dominic Nicholls talks to the architects trying to change that
A new biopic can’t decide whether he’s a doddering old buffer or a titan
The global success of Nando’s is built on the flavour imparted by a small red chilli. Josie Delap explains how the world fell in love with peri-peri
How a Spanish designer reinvented the female silhouette, and changed fashion forever
Adrian Wooldridge is the victim of mistaken identity
Rich liberals are more likely to look for love online than poor conservatives
The only chef to run two three-star Michelin restaurants in France moonlights as the publisher of an influential food magazine, YAM. Here, he shoots around the world to revisit his favourite haunts