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The plant of the week is the spiral cactus.

This Brazilian native's surreal appearance will lend whimsy to the decor. Why will I enjoy this?Cereus forbesii 'Spiralis' is "plant sculpting" at its finest, a naturally spiraling columnar cactus with an otherworldly appearance that will bring a playful aspect to a space. Light or darkness?Brilliant light Where shall I place it?Before a...

Restaurant review of Il Borro, London: “The music was poor and the dish was awful.”

When they began playing a lovely, lilting chill-out cover of Love Desire Tear Us Apart by Joy Division in the dining room, I began to lose my will to live. We had previously been treated to Madonna cover versions of her classics. Now, the DJ at Il Borro was...

Nigel Slater’s recipes for olive-rosemary focaccia and aubergine-lemon sandwiches.

It has been a week of dazzling sunshine, with bees on tufts of thyme emerging from the gaps in the stone paving, and of alfresco meals, with our olive-oily fingers tearing at thick sheets of focaccia as they are handed around the table. The focaccia contained rosemary and green olives...

Rachel Roddy’s pork-stuffed-with-herbs and borlotti-tomato salad recipes.

Eight wooden spoons, a spider sieve, a rubber spatula, a small wooden fork, a skewer, a strand of raw spaghetti (for testing cakes), salad servers, a pair of tongs that aren't as helpful as they appear, and a friend's ladle that I refuse to return reside in a wide...

Recipes for sesame and za’atar eggs and butter bean crudiola by Tamal Ray.

Tamal's go-to stress-free dinners consist of sesame scrambled eggs on toast and butter beans topped with garlicky, lemony, and raw tomato sauce. Cooking may be enjoyable, but sometimes it must be done quickly. These are my two go-to, minimal-effort dishes. Eggs are what I eat for dinner when my boyfriend...

Meera Sodha’s vegan oyster mushroom taco recipe.

The oyster mushroom is a blessing for all cooks, particularly those who enjoy a meaty texture. If you fry them in a skillet or bake them in the oven, they will acquire a delightful chewiness. They are mild and earthy, but like other well-behaved ingredients, they are an excellent...

Civan Er’s summer recipes for a Turkish spread.

These smoky, sun-ripened dishes of chilled aubergine soup, fish in vine leaves, and a zesty bulgur wheat salad require no grill. Chilled grilled aubergine soup Prep 10 min Cook 35 min Chill 2 hr+ Serves 2 4 big aubergines (about 1kg) 3 red Romano peppers 4 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed Juice of 3 lemons 6 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, plus 4 tbsp extra...

The Island is this week’s featured cocktail recipe.

Inspired by the Monsters of the Deep exhibit at the neighboring National Maritime Museum Cornwall, this cocktail pays homage to seafaring legends. The Island 50ml aged golden rum 20ml Velvel falernum20ml lychee syrup – we use Monion50ml pineapple juice25ml fresh grapefruit juice3 dashes cherry bitters To garnish1 pineapple leaf1 slice dehydrated citrus1 pickled chilli...

Benjamina Ebuehi’s blueberry cornmeal pudding recipe.

This summertime dessert was inspired by my buddy Aku, who frequently serves a similar dish to guests. I too keep it in heavy rotation at this time of year, primarily because of its simplicity. The cornmeal in the batter imparts texture and crunch to an otherwise tender delicacy, which...

Recipe for the best vegetarian pasta carbonara.

I must admit that duplicating the extremely specific and porky delight of spaghetti carbonara without pig was not a conundrum that kept me awake at night until a reader contacted me for help on the topic. Given that the main ingredients in traditional carbonara are cured pig and cheese,...

Nigel Slater’s raspberry tiramisu recipe.

Place 175g of sponge fingers in a serving dish (I use a 24cm x 16cm, 5-centimeter-deep dish), breaking them up and pushing them into any gaps to cover the bottom of the dish. Stir together 200ml of orange juice and 60ml of fino sherry, then evenly distribute over the...

Non-slushies! Strawberry snifter to miami vice: 10 teetotal frozen drinks.

This weekend will likely be extremely unpleasant for everyone in the United Kingdom. The heat will be intense and unrelenting, and we will all be looking for ways to cool off. Beverages at room temperature are no longer acceptable. We need to get serious, which necessitates serving frozen food....

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How an ancient water tunnel cools modern streets

Seville, located in southern Spain, experienced summertime temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) last year. The intensity of the heatwave merited a moniker: Heatwave Yago, the second event bearing the city's name in the past two years.  Similar to numerous other cities in Europe and globally, Seville is currently grappling with temperatures that exceed its structural capacity. In London, England, railway tracks and airport tarmac were dissolved by extreme heat in the summer of 2022. Germans began contemplating midday siestas in July 2023 as a means to flee the oppressive heat.

Campus protests: Hundreds arrested at US universities amid Gaza rallies

Hundreds are detained at universities across the United States in connection with ongoing Gaza protests.  On Saturday, hundreds more individuals were detained on college campuses throughout the United States in response to student demonstrations against the Gaza conflict.  Jill Stein, a presidential candidate for the Green Party, was among those detained by police.

Sunak doesn’t rule out July election, emphasizing clear choice

Rishi Sunak has refrained from formally denying the possibility of conducting a nationwide election in July, despite the continued prevalence of conjecture regarding the occasion. Consistently, the prime minister has expressed his "working assumption" that the election will occur during the latter part of this year; however, the law stipulates that he cannot call it off until January 2025. However, numerous commentators have anticipated a referendum in the autumn.