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The Assistant — a coldly furious indictment of a film mogul monster

Kitty Green’s response to the Harvey Weinstein case unfolds with muted rage




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The best adventure films to stream at home

From skiing in the high Andes to free-diving beneath a frozen Finnish lake




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Blown away: Corneliu Porumboiu on his crime thriller The Whistlers

The Romanian director’s new film is a noirish tale built around a non-verbal language from a small Spanish island




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Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy is a zippy film about the ethno-gastronomer

Elizabeth Carroll’s documentary spotlights Kennedy as celebrity cook and social historian




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The Whistlers — an impish thriller of double-crossing and tables turned

Corneliu Porumboiu’s crime movie is a colourful tribute to noir classics




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Richard Dreyfuss plays an elderly man with his head in the stars in Astronaut

Shelagh McLeod’s film is a small, warm drama of space and family




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The coronavirus: my part in its downfall

Here is the role that I intend to play in bringing the global pandemic to an end




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Covid-19 and the generational divide

My household’s Corona Protocol has provoked eye-rolling from my two teenage children  




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Donald Trump and the need to lead by example

The president should look to Roman history and Ireland on how to act in a crisis




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The pandemic vocabulary

There are words I use daily now that simply did not exist — even a month ago




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The crushing burden on Mnuchin’s shoulders

Treasury secretary enters war against Covid-19 with handicaps, but he’s all America has got




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The wrong kind of American exceptionalism

Donald Trump’s ambivalence on coronavirus threatens both the US and its global power




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Loneliness during the American epidemic

Even before the coronavirus outbreak, many people found isolation a normal way of living




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America shuts the barn door too late on the epidemic

The division in tackling coronavirus in the US is not based on politics but on competence  




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Coronavirus and globalisation: the FT answered your questions

Rana Foroohar and Edward Luce talked to readers on the pandemic’s international impact




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The US is failing the test of the century

A new wave and second lockdown would be a bigger hit to wealth than a cautious return to work, but Donald Trump is refusing to listen




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The risk of a US double-dip depression is real

Reopening states to boost the economy despite the scientific evidence will do more damage than good




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The golden age of Jared Kushner

President’s son-in-law embodies everything that is wrong with America’s coronavirus response




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Tata’s lessons for the post-Covid world

Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Tata’s chief executive, forecasts a major shift to more flexible working arrangements




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Drop the Volcker rule and keep what works

Proprietary trading is hard to identify and did not cause the crisis




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The Whistleblowers: reporting wrongdoing at US banks

When employees reveal wrongdoing, instead of being rewarded they are often punished




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DoJ must make antitrust fit for the age of Big Tech

Competition law should take changing business models into account




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The European Union's new leadership team

Gideon Rachman discusses the fraught process of selecting a new leadership team in Europe and the impact these choices will have on integration, Eastern Europe and the Brexit negotiations, with Jim Brunsden and Ben Hall

 

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Introducing: The Rachman Review

Life in Europe's coronavirus hotspots: Foreign affairs columnist Gideon Rachman discusses how the coronavirus epidemic has been handled in Italy and Spain with the local FT correspondents, Miles Johnson in Rome and Daniel Dombey in Madrid. How are citizens reacting to the lockdown and what will be the long-term political and economic impact?

 

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Take long lunches, go home at four: tips for the modern boss

Simon Kuper on how a new generation of CEOs has a different approach to life at the top




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Bullying bosses should examine their own ego problems

The tetchy leader needs to understand that people never forget abuse of hierarchical power




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Twitter boss shows the limits of ‘management by absence’

When leaders take on more than one job, others will question their focus and commitment




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Women at the Start

Why workplace culture is a shock to new graduates. Plus: simple rules for managing your money; look more confident in front of colleagues; career plans v no plans; avoiding burnout from overwork; and getting ahead with a side hustle




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Middle managers: the unsung heroes of this crisis

Managers need to communicate and connect with staff, and convey they are all in the same boat




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A business book reading list for the lockdown

Andrew Hill picks his favourites among the 230 notable titles longlisted since 2005 — Join the discussion




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Lockdown diary of a London Tube manager: ‘The hardest thing is not knowing which customers have coronavirus’

In this FT series people share their stories of this extraordinary time




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Wartime CEOs are not the ideal leaders in this crisis

Experienced and adaptable bosses are more effective than rigid commanders




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Enter the FT’s Bracken Bower Prize 2020

With a £15,000 award, the competition aims to find the best proposal for a business book




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Live Q&A: How are you managing your business in the crisis?

Andrew Hill will be answering questions on Monday at 12pm and 5pm




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The retail boss devising a strategy to survive lockdown

James Timpson has been planning how to operate his stores post-pandemic




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Exams cancellations raise questions of what they are for

It is time to rethink whether such assessment really prepares us for life and work




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The triumphant restoration of the gardens at Marble Hill

The Twickenham house and garden played a part in 18th-century life and literature




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The English plant pots that conquered Japan

Whichford Pottery’s terracotta wares are as appreciated overseas for their English style as they are in the UK for their robustness




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What is the real cost of owning a garden?

A book on the economics of gardening puts today’s spending into perspective




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Hedge with an edge: the best species to plant now

Here are choices to help you think outside the box (bush), avoid blight and encourage sustainability




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What are the best trees to plant now?

Our gardening columnist offers guidance for making a practical, ethical and beautiful choice




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The best seeds to sow now

Our gardens expert suggests some outstanding performers for summer blooms




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Berries are the only fruit: this winter’s spectacular crop

Cotoneasters, a plant gardeners gravely underrate, have performed beautifully this mild ‘non-winter’




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Britain and the baroque garden

An exhibition at Tate explores grand, ornate houses and gardens à la Versailles




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Growing vegetables can be a lifeline in the coronavirus crisis

Easy tomatoes, beans and lettuce to sow or plug in the garden or on a patio




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The joy of magnolias

Our columnist on spring glory




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As the world shuts down, gardens are blissfully unaware

How plants, whether real or in the imagination, help calm fears and enhance our lives




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Robin Lane Fox: my 50 years at the FT

Our columnist on why he has no plans to stop and the changes he has seen




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Five ways the ECB can bolster the eurozone’s pandemic firepower

Investors will be watching Christine Lagarde’s performance amid rising pressure on Italian bonds




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Coronavirus and hard Brexit — the last combination the UK needs

It’s hard to find a single trade type who thinks failing to agree an extension is anything but a potential disaster