£96 a bottle: the exotic beer that is as expensive as vintage wine

One Manhattan bar is charging $125 for a bottle of Belgian ale. Is beer really as costly to make as wine or is this just a pernicious way to make us pay more?

Eau so expensive! Chanel’s £4,410 water bottle

The eye-wateringly pricey accessory is selling out fast. But is it the costliest water bottle ever made?

Face time: will the new makeup for men hide my blotches – or create new anxieties?

More men than ever are embracing grooming, and now there’s a whole makeup line just for us. But shouldn’t we just learn to love our hard-earned eye bags?

What does fashion’s top trend-spotter think we’ll be wearing in the 2020s?

Li Edelkoort is prized by brands for her ability to predict customers’ desires. In the next decade she says we will care less about perfect clothes than a fairer world

Technology in 2050: will it save humanity – or destroy us?

Amid the calamitous effects of climate change, artificial intelligence could make the difference between a livable future or a dystopian one

Food in 2050: bacon grown on blades of grass and bioreactor chicken nuggets

One way or another, our diet is going to be transformed. But will it be better or worse for us and the planet?