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Come and say hello to FT books editors Frederick Studemann and Maria Crawford in a live Ask an Expert Q&A on Friday 5 December at 1pm GMT. Post your question ahead of time via the box in the article, or submit one as the conversation unfolds on.ft.com/4pLYMHZ
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo — a surreal take on the Iraq war on.ft.com/3YirDYD
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo — a surreal take on the Iraq war
Bleakly funny drama at London’s Young Vic riffs on a real-life event during the US-led invasion
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December 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo — a surreal take on the Iraq war on.ft.com/3YirDYD
Casinos could deal New York’s poker dens a losing hand on.ft.com/4iRbFhM
Casinos could deal New York’s poker dens a losing hand
They are among the few truly democratic spaces left in the city
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December 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Casinos could deal New York’s poker dens a losing hand on.ft.com/4iRbFhM
The Royal Opera’s Ariodante shows Handel at the peak of his powers on.ft.com/3MPTFrU
The Royal Opera’s Ariodante shows Handel at the peak of his powers
A straightforward modern-day staging of the composer’s opera allows his music to shine
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December 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The Royal Opera’s Ariodante shows Handel at the peak of his powers on.ft.com/3MPTFrU
Will prime property’s post-Budget bounceback last? on.ft.com/44S9Ivz
Will prime property’s post-Budget bounceback last?
It’s green for go but don’t wait for the leaves on the trees, says Savills head of residential
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December 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Will prime property’s post-Budget bounceback last? on.ft.com/44S9Ivz
18 subscriptions that give back on.ft.com/4pYpblV
18 subscriptions that give back
Because the best donations are ones that renew
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December 10, 2025 at 11:01 AM
18 subscriptions that give back on.ft.com/4pYpblV
Netflix’s WBD bid is an antitrust drama without a villain on.ft.com/3MuT1QA
Netflix’s WBD bid is an antitrust drama without a villain
Expect lawyers to home in on the definition of ‘relevant market’ that best suits their argument
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December 10, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Netflix’s WBD bid is an antitrust drama without a villain on.ft.com/3MuT1QA
FT Crossword: Number 18,235 on.ft.com/3KTf6b3
FT Crossword: Number 18,235
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December 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
FT Crossword: Number 18,235 on.ft.com/3KTf6b3
Netflix vs Paramount: politics could decide battle for Warner Bros on.ft.com/4pThflW
Netflix vs Paramount: politics could decide battle for Warner Bros
Antitrust concerns and ties to Trump administration complicate picture of who may ultimately own media group
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December 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Netflix vs Paramount: politics could decide battle for Warner Bros on.ft.com/4pThflW
Nnena Kalu wins 2025 Turner Prize on.ft.com/4rU1VHJ
Nnena Kalu wins 2025 Turner Prize
Glasgow-born artist clinches award for ‘bold and compelling work’ at ceremony in Bradford
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December 9, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Nnena Kalu wins 2025 Turner Prize on.ft.com/4rU1VHJ
Eleanor the Great — Scarlett Johansson misfires with Holocaust survival heartwarmer on.ft.com/48G9TeC
Eleanor the Great — Scarlett Johansson misfires with Holocaust survival heartwarmer
The star’s directorial debut casts June Squibb as a woman who appropriates her late friend’s wartime memories
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December 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Eleanor the Great — Scarlett Johansson misfires with Holocaust survival heartwarmer on.ft.com/48G9TeC
Should I buy an LED face mask? on.ft.com/4aCE5K6
Should I buy an LED face mask?
We ask the experts to shed light on the bestselling beauty tool
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December 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Should I buy an LED face mask? on.ft.com/4aCE5K6
‘Politically toxic’: how CNN became a pawn in blockbuster takeover battle on.ft.com/48GVG17
‘Politically toxic’: how CNN became a pawn in blockbuster takeover battle
Netflix-Paramount bidding war leaves future television network detested by Donald Trump up for grabs
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December 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
‘Politically toxic’: how CNN became a pawn in blockbuster takeover battle on.ft.com/48GVG17
Declarer seeks to avoid finesse via hopeful suit establishment on.ft.com/44CUScv
Declarer seeks to avoid finesse via hopeful suit establishment
Defender imagines declarer’s line of play — and then counters it with switch
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December 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Declarer seeks to avoid finesse via hopeful suit establishment on.ft.com/44CUScv
The wabi-sabi answer to Santa’s grotto: Japan House London’s new craft show on.ft.com/4azwZpO
The wabi-sabi answer to Santa’s grotto: Japan House London’s new craft show
Traditional or ‘kogei’ works in clay, glass and wood are an immeasurable step up from stocking filler tat
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December 9, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The wabi-sabi answer to Santa’s grotto: Japan House London’s new craft show on.ft.com/4azwZpO
The Margherita pizza that changed the world on.ft.com/4aAgvh5
The Margherita pizza that changed the world
A new book traces Franco Pepe’s farm-to-fork revolution
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December 9, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The Margherita pizza that changed the world on.ft.com/4aAgvh5
Hot property: six homes for sale in Yorkshire on.ft.com/4rI8Ao2
Hot property: six homes for sale in Yorkshire
From a 19th-century stone cottage with views across the moors to a Grade II-listed estate dating to 1716
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December 9, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Hot property: six homes for sale in Yorkshire on.ft.com/4rI8Ao2
The art of colour drenching on.ft.com/4rHTOh4
The art of colour drenching
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December 9, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The art of colour drenching on.ft.com/4rHTOh4
FT Crossword: Number 18,234 on.ft.com/44UalEQ
FT Crossword: Number 18,234
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December 9, 2025 at 12:02 AM
FT Crossword: Number 18,234 on.ft.com/44UalEQ
Paramount’s WBD bid relegates Netflix to a supporting role on.ft.com/4oSwoTS
Paramount’s WBD bid relegates Netflix to a supporting role
But big media tie-ups have a poor record at creating value
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December 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Paramount’s WBD bid relegates Netflix to a supporting role on.ft.com/4oSwoTS
The Netflix age has been great for consumers but terrible for artists on.ft.com/4pjFU3a
The Netflix age has been great for consumers but terrible for artists
Returns to musicians and writers are dwindling fast
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December 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The Netflix age has been great for consumers but terrible for artists on.ft.com/4pjFU3a
La Scala season opens with Shostakovich’s visceral Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk on.ft.com/3XKDIWm
La Scala season opens with Shostakovich’s visceral Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Conducting his last opening night as music director, Riccardo Chailly gave listeners a performance to remember
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December 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
La Scala season opens with Shostakovich’s visceral Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk on.ft.com/3XKDIWm
What have FT editors and columnists been reading in 2025?
Tap here to discover the titles that have inspired Roula Khalaf, Jay Rayner and other journalists throughout the year: on.ft.com/4aDcGb1
Tap here to discover the titles that have inspired Roula Khalaf, Jay Rayner and other journalists throughout the year: on.ft.com/4aDcGb1
Best books of 2025: Roula Khalaf, Jay Rayner and other FT journalists pick their favourites
FT editors, columnists and specialists share the titles that have inspired them
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December 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM
What have FT editors and columnists been reading in 2025?
Tap here to discover the titles that have inspired Roula Khalaf, Jay Rayner and other journalists throughout the year: on.ft.com/4aDcGb1
Tap here to discover the titles that have inspired Roula Khalaf, Jay Rayner and other journalists throughout the year: on.ft.com/4aDcGb1
Martin Parr, who has died aged 73, was the most celebrated photographer of British life in the past half century, and the most controversial: on.ft.com/4ppvQFO
December 8, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Martin Parr, who has died aged 73, was the most celebrated photographer of British life in the past half century, and the most controversial: on.ft.com/4ppvQFO
Martin Parr, photographer, 1952-2025 on.ft.com/44WHcZJ
Martin Parr, photographer, 1952-2025
His supersaturated images won him fame and membership of Magnum Photos — but not without controversy
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December 8, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Martin Parr, photographer, 1952-2025 on.ft.com/44WHcZJ
London Classic showcases grandmaster skills as England’s players outperform on.ft.com/48sbbuQ
London Classic showcases grandmaster skills as England’s players outperform
Puzzle: find White’s winning move
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December 8, 2025 at 12:11 PM
London Classic showcases grandmaster skills as England’s players outperform on.ft.com/48sbbuQ