After decades of the Communist Party merely tolerating religion, Chinese worshippers are flocking to temples in search of tradition and inner peace. The FT's Thomas Hale reports: ft.trib.al/vaebGkS

'Of all the alleged longevity-enhancing activities I’ve tried for this magazine, not one has given me the sense of achievement and satisfaction – and powerful relief – of knocking nicotine on the head.' Tap her for Alex Bilmes's essay: ft.trib.al/ZiLjREQ

'The US to me is a country where some people become trillionaires and others lose everything to disease. Dickensian.' To mark the US’s semiquincentennial, we asked our readers to reflect on their experience of the country — here are your responses: ft.trib.al/GyKVbqe

The US president’s self-enrichment has many precedents in political history — but it may yet test the tolerance of American voters for private gain while in public office: ft.trib.al/LOQZU4w

'Remember that there is one person in the group who annoys everyone else. Try to make sure it’s not you.' Tap here to read Robert Shrimsley's latest column: ft.trib.al/FgGdmGC

Our obsession with AI code-writing tools is overwhelming the web’s unsung human caretakers: ft.trib.al/iJcWsLt

Who delivered the style aces on court this season? Tap here to read about fashion intrigue at this year's Wimbledon: ft.trib.al/vdjctsc

The acclaimed translator who helped to inspire Christopher Nolan’s new film on the resonance of Homer’s epics — and which Greek hero Donald Trump most resembles: ft.trib.al/ezV1oiu

The Welsh coal miner’s daughter shot to fame with ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ — and never tired of singing it: ft.trib.al/g7dI8Cq

At this year's World Cup, it seems that every game has featured a sea of fuchsia feet among soccer’s elite. The pink boot is unofficially the competition’s fashion fad. ⁠ ⁠ How come?⁠ ft.trib.al/nwM9cKY

Serena Williams’s joyful comeback offered a striking contrast to the gloomy retirement of Ben Stokes, writes the FT's Jo Ellison: ft.trib.al/eQHu2V7

Putting a milk tooth under your pillow and waking up to find it replaced by a coin has been a money lesson for generations of children. Yet even the tooth fairy is not immune from the effects of inflation or the cashless society, writes Claer Barrett: ft.trib.al/FdEMx1Q

'Divorced women have median pension wealth of £65,192, compared with £150,434 for divorced men. That disparity is shockingly greater than the 12.8 per cent gender pay gap': ft.trib.al/IZa8dXA

With a million young people out of work, the rebirth of ‘learning on the job’ could boost the economy — if we ditch the penny-pinching and regulation, writes Alison Wolf: ft.trib.al/bEBnGTk

Once overlooked, the cars from the 1980s are having a moment — but does it make financial sense to buy one? James Max weighs his options: ft.trib.al/G2YrxyK

In 1776, visions of liberty and justice were fraught with compromise, conflict and contradiction. Today, the founders’ words still shape national identity, writes Simon Schama: ft.trib.al/1t8QCB7

Jazz? The moon landings? Gerrymandering? On this 250th anniversary, Robert Shrimsley thinks about this question: ft.trib.al/nPORgOT

Every modern US president gets a physical totem of his tenure. But what can presidential libraries teach us about America’s struggle to remember itself?⁠ ⁠ The FT's Oliver Roeder reports: ft.trib.al/2dhT32p

Too often confined to peas, potatoes and sauce for lamb, fresh mint deserves a freer, more exuberant life in the kitchen, says Nigella Lawson: ft.trib.al/PpcyepC

Keir Starmer’s former chief adviser, who was forced out of his job over the Peter Mandelson scandal, talks for the first time about what went wrong: ft.trib.al/ciXyx5c

Residential liner The World launched almost 25 years ago. After decades of development, no ultra-luxe vessel hoping to emulate its success has made it to the water — yet ft.trib.al/qTf83nI

As a war-damaged president faces midterms, a battle looms for the future of US conservatism that the hard right is well placed to win: ft.trib.al/1zpmCDk

'It was pure joy — rare and unforgettable.' Tap here to read our ★★★★★ review: ft.trib.al/jIjkzVw

As cycling’s biggest race prepares to return — twice — to Alpe d’Huez, Simon Usborne joins a new trip that pays sweaty homage to its 21 celebrated hairpins. Read the full story here: ft.trib.al/zv4fZnP

What is it about the great British detective that fascinates his devotees so? ft.trib.al/bzXL5BA

Mallorca’s Club de Mar has had an €82mn glow-up. Tap here to step inside it: ft.trib.al/r7iNkDv

A bit of chaos is inevitable in dining rooms where people of all ages are welcome, writes Imogen Lawrence: ft.trib.al/2EdVZU3

At Monday’s James Beard Awards in Chicago, winner after winner stood up for the immigrants who keep America’s restaurants running: ft.trib.al/5Ggww5q

Half-eaten food, a scavenging mouse and some crumbs are the height of chic in the world of mosaics: ft.trib.al/6zD2xiE

To mark a new retrospective at Tate Modern, the FT's Jackie Wullschläger reflects on how the artist’s life spun into myth⁠: ft.trib.al/iRzMXB4