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L’Arche began 50 years ago when Jean Vanier, who died last week, asked two men with learning disabilities to live with him. Now it has communities all over the world. From the archive

Xu Bing’s ambitions could have been dashed by Maoism, but his skill saved him

Can we change the world, one click at a time? Ricken Patel, a young Canadian, thinks so

In the sometimes stuffy world of classical music, Gustavo Dudamel has been a blast of fresh air

The tale of a single survivor from the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown

Every month, his foundation receives over a thousand requests for his help. Adam Roberts watches Nelson Mandela in action and talks to those closest to him

We meet America’s leading graphic novelist at home in Chicago

From the Queen to a model, a cider farmer and a quantum physicist