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  • The bedroom with an erotic mural by Damiano Groppi.

    Sex in the city: a designer’s ‘porno chic’ home in Milan

  • Emma Barnett

    BBC presenter Emma Barnett reveals her side hustle – colouring books

    The Today programme has a new family enterprise with her husband Jeremy Weil, publishing sketches of landmarks in UK cities, and soon the world
  • Sue Perkins.

    On my radar: Sue Perkins’s cultural highlights

    The broadcaster and standup comedian on her love of Angela Carter, bewitching Budapest, and a pizza restaurant that fuses Indian and Italian cuisine
  • For G2 arts: Ben Elton, London. Photograph by David Levene 6/9/19

    Ben Elton: ‘I often felt a one-man cliché in the 80s’

  • A photo illustration of a plane on the tarmac at an airport, wrapped up like a present in brown paper and string, with a shiny bow on the tail

    I’m off on holiday - but who knows where? Will my ‘mystery travel’ experiment end in delight or disappointment?

  • Elle and Jay

    This is how we do it: ‘After trying spanking, role-playing and bondage, we decided to go back to basics’

  • Desiree Akhavan - American filmmaker, writer and actress. Hair and Make up by Alanna Chelmick.

    I was voted ‘ugliest girl’ at my high school. Would a nose job change my life?

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Well Actually

  • A photo collage of various body parts intertwined.

    Curious about sex parties? Here’s what they’re really like

  • The AI gadget Friend.

    Can an AI friend make you less lonely?

    Meet Friend: a ‘Tamagotchi with a soul’, wearable AI companion that records your interactions and texts back
  • graphic illustration of a blender full of greens against a purple background

    Detoxification is a popular claim in wellness. But it’s just another lie

    The misconception that we can purify our bodies isn’t our fault. But it’s a distraction from a deeper problem
  • white rectangular machine, with potted plant behind it, next to a crib

    Air purifiers: how do they work and who should get one?

  • Illustration of a orange-tinted Blackberry phone on top of a blue background

    I save all my texts and photos. But do I really need them?

  • three side by side images of flowers

    Butterfly weed or butterfly bush: can you identify these 10 plants?

  • A bumblebee collects pollen from a flower

    How a plant identification app helped me find happiness and satisfaction

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Columns

  • Illustration of a person lying on their back with a ball between their knees

    Halfway there: a column about midlife
    First my left knee, then my right: my middle-aged body’s betrayal

  • A graphic illustration in sepia tones of a light-skinned woman with long, dark hair, kneeling in a sexually suggestive manner wearing a bathing suit.

    Ask Ugly
    The state of the bush – how should I be styling my pubic hair?

  • Graphic illustration of naked woman with one pant leg on, in shades of red, peach, light blue and olive.

    Halfway there: a column about midlife
    No sex drive and a ‘tanking libido’: how I redefined intimacy in midlife

  • illustration of a woman holding a tablet with posts in the air around her saying things like 'ur cancelled'

    Why am I like this?
    Everyone’s so intolerant online. Am I right to stay silent?

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The toolkit

  • A sunscreen’s SPF, or sun protection factor, indicates how much protection a product offers.

    Sun season
    What is SPF and how much sunscreen do you really need? Experts answer

  • a person smokes cannabis

    California sober
    What does it mean and is it good for you?

  • Colourful flat lay view of different types of sliced fruits and vegetables on a pink background.

    The 30-plant challenge
    Experts say we need to eat 30 plants a week. This is how I fared

  • Black cup of coffee on the black and brown table among spilled roasted coffee beans.

    Coffee
    How much coffee is OK for me to drink in a day? I asked the experts

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Fashion

  • A man walks by a Burberry storefront

    Is luxury fashion in its flop era?

    As #underconsumptioncore trends on TikTok and gen Z turns to vintage, high-end houses fret over stalling demand
  • Charli xcx on left, with her hands on her head, while on the right is a closeup of a the bottom of a woman wearing jeans, with bright pink knickers visible above the waistand

    ‘Rebellious and subversive’: the rise of the new visible panty line

  • JCM column - Pyjama wear Photographer: David Newby Styling: Melanie Wilkinson Hair and make up: Sophie Higginson using Hair by Sam McKnight and Kiehls Styling assistants: Sam Deaman and Nyima Jobe Model: Kitty Su at Milk Top, £75 and skirt, £85 both Cos Sunglasses, £120, Bonnie Clyde Bangle, £45, YSSO Sandals, £279, Helen Kaminski

    My trick to looking polished but staying comfy? Secret pyjamas

  • Bumpy arms begone! My favourite exfoliating lotions for all skin types

  • ‘Don’t get wardrobe regret’: top tips for heatwave dressing

  • Almost quarter of big fashion brands have no decarbonisation plan, report finds

  • Bella Hadid upset at ‘lack of sensitivity’ of Adidas ad linked to Munich Olympics

  • Princess Beatrice: is she really the best-dressed woman in Britain?

  • Chic, sexy, elegant: the classic bob is back as the haircut of the summer

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Hometown tour

  • A man paddleboards with his dog with kayaks in the background.

    A local’s travel guide to Austin: what to eat, see and do in three days

  • Two men on either side of a bar.

    A local’s travel guide to New York City: what to eat, see and do in three days

  • A woman inspects inventory in a display unit in a furniture store.

    A local’s travel guide to Washington DC: what to eat, see and do in three days

  • The art deco district in Miami Beach, Florida.

    A local’s guide to Miami: What to eat, see and do in three days

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Food & drink

  • Too good not to share: Meera Sodha’s romano peppers stuffed with spiced tofu.

    Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for tofu-stuffed romano peppers

  • Yotam Ottolenghi’s chicory and lettuce with coconut and lime leaf green-goddess dressing gets its special texture from a sunflower seed dukkah.

    Ask Ottolenghi: how can I add texture to my cooking?

  • Tom Hunt’s free cold-brew coffee, made from spent espresso.

    How to turn spent coffee grounds into cold brew – recipe

  • Il Maremmano’s blushing maremmana.

    Cocktail of the week: Il Maremmano’s blushing Maremmana – recipe

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Technology

  • Cross section of the Iter tokamak reactor

    Is the dream of nuclear fusion dead? Why the international experimental reactor is in ‘big trouble’

  • Sam Altman with a digital design overlaid on his face

    OpenAI’s Sam Altman is becoming one of the most powerful people on Earth. We should be very afraid

    Sam Altman’s ChatGPT promises to transform the global economy. But it also poses an enormous threat. Here, a scientist who appeared with Altman before the US Senate on AI safety flags up the danger in AI – and in Altman himself
  • a composite image of Robert F Kennedy Jr, the Bitcoin symbol and Donald Trump

    Maga hats, panties and the carnivore diet: my bizarre day at Trump’s Bitcoin 2024 speech

    The ex-president and RFK Jr were among the stars of this year’s Bitcoin conference, where there was no line for the women’s bathroom

    Advice

    • Australian mother of two young children in her family home participating in domestic life activities<br>Posed by models Single Mother with her daughter and son at home playing, working and involved in domestic duties.

      Ask Philippa
      I’m angry that my mum was always so absent. How can I find peace?

      You are angry and it isn’t surprising, but I suspect that beneath your hurt and pain lies a great sadness
    • Private Lives illo 7 Sept 2020

      Private lives
      My teenage son shows no interest in school

      I’ve tried being as encouraging as possible, but nothing seems to work. And now I’m worried his younger siblings will follow in his footsteps

    The big picture

    • Biles stands, grinning, with her arms outstretched after her routine. She wears a shiny, metallic-effect blue, navy and black leotard. The top half of it has stars across the front. There are crystals across the top half of her leotard and on the arms

      Noah Lyles’s ‘icon’ nails, goat necklaces and buzz cuts – the latest in Olympics fashion

      From the athletes’ kits to pointed accessories and fashion icons in the audience, style at the Olympics is practical, spectacular and sometimes fascinatingly ordinary. We take a look at some of the best moments so far
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