History’s bold scam artists – Want to buy the Brooklyn Bridge? The Eiffel Tower?

Long before the internet made it easy, fraudsters profited from audacious plans

Cutting the cord: when will Tesla’s 100-year-old vision become reality?

Induction technology to power our lives could do away with all those gnarly cables

Kingdoms for a horse – Frank McNally on Phar Lap and the rules of equine nationalism

An Irishman’s Diary

Katie Taylor set to become part of historic night in Wembley

She’s expected to fight on undercard of Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko fight

LCD Soundsystem: The Long Goodbye

Shit Robot hits the fans

Marcus Lambkin’s second album as Shit Robot comes after he reluctantly became a live performer. He tells Jim Carroll about going from DJ guy to live act – and his new cast of collaborators

Good Cake, Bad Cake