FT Weekend

Ride or Die — Hannah Waddingham and Octavia Spencer dodge assassins and husbands ft.trib.al/kwRSofV

The wealthy Londoners betting on a luxury retirement ft.trib.al/Onj6o4h

The cult shoes of summer 2026 ft.trib.al/XYGSoA7

Trash! — a garbageman’s surprising, unshockable look back on a life of grime ft.trib.al/36OvQhU

Why the dirty martini is London’s new It-girl drink ft.trib.al/nKENgsP

First night of the BBC Proms review — Yunchan Lim’s virtuosity crowns a solid start to the season ft.trib.al/FipXBWx

Ariadne auf Naxos at Glyndebourne delivers full-throated, impassioned singing ft.trib.al/VPmxl0y

Some of pop’s biggest stars, from Madonna to Shakira to BTS, gathered for an immaculately staged but bizarre spectacle, writes the FT's Ludovic Hunter-Tilney: ft.trib.al/tLStu1z

The World Cup half-time show — a Fifa fever dream that united the world in bafflement ft.trib.al/DChiXkT

Is this the Louis Vuitton of lamb? ft.trib.al/qvuLVOh

How peptides became longevity medicine’s hottest frontier ft.trib.al/yWbHyfH

Best new thrillers — a journalist in peril, a spy in WW1 and thrills of the chase ft.trib.al/745K1Vy

Nigel Dunnett’s garden at Hospitalfield has never looked so good ft.trib.al/gAO1X8C

The Five-Star Weekend — Jennifer Garner drama is as sweet and frothy as a gingerbread latte ft.trib.al/BCbQahU

In the era of algorithmic advertising, the Goodyear airship seems like a charming anachronism, writes FT travel editor Tom Robbins: ft.trib.al/4S8IwW5

What has the dependence on meritocracy given America? America's meritocracy inherently ranks and sorts us; Nordic mediocracy insists that more of us matter, writes economist Jinu Koola: ft.trib.al/ssjShky?

'Be sure to adopt a position that prevents you from dribbling on to your suit. There’s no such thing as a power drool.' Tap here for Robert Shrimsley's tips on how to make the benefits of the recuperative 20 winks appreciated in your office: ft.trib.al/kzVWasF

Diamonds and Rust — the mournful folk ode that became a metal anthem ft.trib.al/QmPfASq

What to cook when courgettes take over ft.trib.al/70fu4eH

Stock markets are not only ignoring the obvious threats, but seem imbued with extreme optimism, writes Martin Wolf: ft.trib.al/Syjt5Ng