Robert De Niro: Me & My Gay Dad

The legendary actor shares the story of his father, an artist who struggled for recognition as the city changed around him

Many of us think we know Robert De Niro. We know him as Travis Bickle or Vito Corleone or any number of other gangsters or bad guys. His ability to combine corrupted virtue with deep sorrow and wit — along with a fearsome sensuality — has made him a film hero with a tough exterior. Perhaps that’s why it’s so shocking to see him shake and sob as he talks about his late father, who lived openly as a gay man.

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Thomas Tait Wins LVMH Young Designer Prize

Canadian designer Thomas Tait wins a €300,000 prize and a year of coaching at LVMH

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Liberia Goes from War Zone To Surfing Mecca

Forget surfing favorites like Cape Verde and Thailand - the best kept secret in the world of riding waves is on the West African coast

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Rio's hottest place to eat – the favelas

Rio de Janeiro's favelas have long been lawless no-go zones – but now that some have driven out the drug gangs, their restaurants are attracting increasing numbers of tourists

A steaming pot of seafood rice arrives at the table with a glass of chilled rosé. The owner, who would be looking dapper in his chef's whites if it weren't for the shorts and flip flops on his bottom half, spoons a generous helping of squid, mussels, plump prawns and a langoustine on to my plate. There's just one thing that sets the scene apart from the cliches of a touristy lunch in Rio de Janeiro – I'm in the middle of Rocinha, Brazil's biggest favela, sitting in a narrow alleyway outside a restaurant with no name and no menu. There were no street signs to follow either. As soon as I strolled into Rocinha I needed directions to find Travessa Gregório 5. Happily, a vendor in a nearby market abandoned his stall to lead me.

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Per-Anders Jörgensen photographs staff meals at top restaurants

It’s not just what the customers eat that matters. Behind the scenes, staff and chefs sit down for the most important meal of the day

As a documentary photographer, the most important thing for me has always been the human story. This project has been particularly fascinating because it is a window on to a hidden side of the people who make the restaurant industry happen.

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Nepal's bogus orphan trade fuelled by rise in 'voluntourism'

Poor parents routinely duped into sending children to homes where owners use them to extract money from foreign visitors

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The science of inequality

INTRODUCTION—Science's special section on the science of inequality uses fresh waves of data to explore the origins, impact, and future of inequality around the world. [Read the full introduction]

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