Test your vision with a captivating optical illusion that hides a number within a neon green circle. Besides being a fun challenge, spotting the hidden number 89 in seven seconds can enhance mental ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.

The Rev. James Jefferson Davis Hall was 75 and sick in bed the day the phone rang. Moreover, it was a wrong number and the voice at the other end apologized. But something moved Hall to speak. “Hold ...