The Venetian painter excelled at depicting human emotion, as an exhibition in London demonstrates
Is the lust for likes on social media encouraging people to take life-threatening risks? Chris Stokel-Walker pokes his lens over the precipice
A beautiful new photo-book comes with a warning
Adrian Wooldridge would like to check out
A new book shows how this simple, rubber-soled shoe became an emblem of cool – and a luxury item
Charlie Wells thought the fashion gadget would change his life for the better. It didn’t
She is 24 and Instagram is her life, even though she sometimes wishes it wasn’t. But what happens when she meets a guy who doesn’t feel the same way about social media?
The colour pictures Vivian Maier took on the streets of New York and Chicago show how she found beauty in the everyday
The radical young director talks to Laura Barton about reinventing the classics for a new age
A diva to die for, a pop debut to make Pharrell swoon and other musical notes
David Rennie, The Economist’s columnist in Beijing, chats to some cats
An 18th-century conjuring trick helps explain how the modern internet works, says Tom Standage
What’s light, durable and found round the chicest necks? Anthony DeMarco traces the rise of titanium jewellery
