Sun, sea and silver service: what’s it like crewing on a superyacht?

Working on a superyacht is the dream job for many young Britons. Their life below deck is surreal, funny and sometimes downright disturbing. Ed Cumming reports from Antibes

The Turner prize show: voices, videos and erotic tickling sticks

Has the Turner prize lost its power to shock? No – thanks to James Richards’s sphincter shots. But it’s Tris Vonna-Michell’s spellbinding spoken-word travelogues that deserve to win

Tesla museum crowdfunding project closes in on $200,000

Contributors who donate $125 will be given an engraved brick at museum site in Long Island

How can we stop the persecution of birds of prey?

It’s time for us to get tough on wildlife crime

If you have an ethical dilemma, email Lucy at lucy.siegle@observer.co.uk

Beauty: new hybrid foundations

‘Giorgio Armani’s Maestro proved such a game-changer that everyone ran off to try to better the original’

Christian Dior’s invisible runway at the Louvre is a hit at Paris fashion week

Raf Simons moves into Louis Vuitton’s old stomping ground as he matches history with minimalism – and it’s a hit with buyers