FT Weekend’s Life & Arts quiz of the year

From Swifties to Sondheim, Cardi B to a multimillion-dollar banana: 40 fiendish questions to test your knowledge of 2024

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FT Person of the Year: Donald Trump

After the most dramatic comeback in modern US history, the president-elect promises a new era of sweeping deregulation and a profound shift to the cultural right
Financial Times - 3d
‘I’m at a turning point’: Raducanu sets life and career goals for the new year

British player has had time to reflect and wants to embrace enjoyment on and off the court in 2025. Emma Raducanu arrived in South Korea this September determined to end a complicated season with a ...
The Guardian - 5d
Man jailed for life for murdering partner's two-year-old daughter

Jeff Scott and the child's mother wheeled her two-year-old daughter's body around in a pushchair.
BBC News - Dec. 13
The Art of the Trivela: The Soccer Skill Lamine Yamal Has Mastered at 17 Years Old

This outside-of-the-boot shot or pass used by the Barcelona winger is said to have its roots in Portuguese society.
The New York Times - Dec. 13
Inside the 10-year-old's life of violence and torture

The 10-year-old was sassy, bubbly and dreamed of being on X Factor, but behind closed doors she was brutally beaten. Why could no-one save her?
BBC News - Dec. 11
Parmy Olson wins FT and Schroders Business Book of the Year

‘Supremacy’ charts the genesis of artificial intelligence trailblazers and rivalry between founders
Financial Times - Dec. 9
My top 10: FT art critic Jackie Wullschläger’s favourite church paintings in Venice

Where to see some of the most beautiful sacred art in the world
Financial Times - Dec. 9
'I lost a year of my life when stalker moved to UK'

Stephanie Hill, a former Miss England, says her stalker sent hundreds of messages.
BBC News - Dec. 8
4 life and investing lessons from NYSE icon Art Cashin, dead at 83

The man known as the dean of the New York Stock Exchange has left the building for the last time, but investors still have the benefit of decades worth of his accumulated wisdom, which he shared in ...
MarketWatch - Dec. 3