The truth about ‘miracle foods’ – from chia seeds to coconut oil

Cancer, diabetes, heart disease, dandruff… can these things really be cured, or at least prevented, by what we eat?

Why we’re all still mad about Alexander McQueen

Five years after his untimely death, Alexander McQueen has never been more revered. Intimate behind-the-scenes pictures from his dazzling autumn 2009 collection – taken by his friend photographer Nick Waplington – will be shown at the Tate, ahead of a major V&A exhibition exploring his fashion legacy

Champagne is all a matter of taste – but the taste doesn’t really matter

Experts are saying that upmarket champagne tastes better out of a normal wine glass than out of a flute – is this the new shape of alpha snobbery?

Farshid Moussavi: ‘We are in a world where ideas migrate’

The in-demand architect behind projects ranging from Parisian housing to Victoria Beckham’s Mayfair store talks about fashion, function and the power of physical space in a virtual world

The future of technology? It’s in your hands

Now that everyone owns a smartphone, technology’s advances will be imperceptible

When did ‘aspiration’ become a dirty word? When they sprayed it gold…

Two encounters on the streets of London: the gold Ferrari said: ‘I have more money than you.’ The begging mother said: ‘I have none’