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  • A young Johny Pitts backstage at Starlight Express in Japan.

    Capitalism, optimism and diversity: how 80s musical Starlight Express changed my life

  • Take the plunge: curves and beige shades in the pool area and hammam of the Hôtel Pilgrim.

    Retro Paris: stepping back into the 70s

    Take a nostalgia trip at a newly-opened hotel in the bohemian heart of the French capital
  • Portrait of angry businessman outdoors on the phone

    My rather sweet Father’s Day joke got the men’s rights activists raging

    Séamas O’Reilly
    It seems I’m a misandrist…
  • Cox & Co 25g Flowrap Lineup

    Notes on chocolate: small bars are the perfect pick-me-up

  • Eva Wiseman

    We need more than trompe-l’oeil to fix our housing crisis

    Eva Wiseman
  • 332 Voting

    Simone Lia: Election day – cartoon

  • From the series Zwischen den Jahren ( Between the Years) by Valentin Goppel. Published by Gost books £40 https://gostbooks.com/products/zwischen-den-jahren

    Coming of Age: How Adolescence Shapes Us by Lucy Foulkes review – deep dive into the teenage mind

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Well Actually

  • Two young women standing with guitars.

    ‘She is my soulmate. I’d do anything for her’: readers on their best friends

  • A pair of male adult hands cradles a pair of child's hands cradling a pink piggy bank

    US parents: tell us how much you spend on your kids a month

    Raising children is expensive – we would like to hear about how much you pay for housing, food, school and activities
  • An illustrated graphic of a woman laying down in a chair crying while another woman behind her looks at a long receipt

    Anxious about money? Five financial therapists share their advice

    Money is emotional. Financial therapists can help make sense of these feelings, from budget plans to money scripts
  • A collage features screenshots of three different people doing quadrupedal movement training, crawling on the ground and doing handstands

    Is moving like an animal the secret to good health?

  • Three people sit on a couch as they look at each other and talk

    Is neuroticism affecting your relationship? Don’t stress

  • collage of photos of Khursheed Salam at different ages, along with his children. around the pictures are images of post-it notes with messages like 'do not feed solid food' and 'call rehab facility'

    ‘I prayed for a bed’: the fight for my father in the US healthcare system

  • millennial illo

    ‘Will I ever retire?’: millennials wonder what’s on the other side of middle age

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Columns

  • 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?

  • ‘Take a fraction of what you’d spend on Le Labo Rose 31 and buy yourself a bouquet; meditate on your own impermanence as it wilts.’

    Ask Ugly
    Signature scents are deeply appealing – but how else can I express ‘the self’?

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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

  • Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce (only his shirt showing) in crochet ensembles.

    Hooked: How crochet became fashion’s hottest trend

    The handicraft has shaken off its associations with blankets and tea cosies and is a hit with Love Islanders, Taylor Swift – and retailers
  • Model lying down in hat and boho chic dress

    Dig out your off-the-shoulder peasant blouse: boho chic is back

  • Woman cleansing/padding her newly tattooed arm

    Fresh tattoo? Here’s how to care for your newly inked skin

  • Heightened hemlines and see-through shirts: menswear bares all at fashion week

  • Ganni: what’s the secret of the covetable Danish label’s success?

  • Cut from a different cloth: don’t be fooled by fashion’s obsession with upper-class wardrobes

  • The 11 best sunscreens for every need – from solid to mineral, body to face

  • Chanel shows no sign of drift, even without a chief designer at helm

  • Dressing pretty is over: this is fashion’s ugly decade

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

  • Jonny Lake's tourtiere.

    Butter tarts and tourtière: Jonny Lake’s recipes for Canada Day

  • Pinto beans in white bowl isolated on white background

    Ask Ottolenghi: how do you make beans and jerusalem artichokes less gassy?

  • Tom Hunt's roasted (over- or under-ripe) strawberries with basil, buratta and black pepper.

    How to make the most of under- or overripe strawberries – recipe

  • Faber's elderflower and gin fizz.

    Cocktail of the week: Faber’s elderflower and gooseberry gin fizz – recipe

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Technology

  • a worker walks alongside rows of packages piled to the ceiling of a giant warehouse

    ‘It’s been hell’: injured Amazon workers turn to GoFundMe to pay bills

  • Cda-Anthropic-Claude, Toronto, Canada - 04 Jun 2024<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Canadian Press/REX/Shutterstock (14524985f) A person uses a computer, which is displaying various elements of Anthropic's website for their "Claude" Artificial Intelligence product, in a photo illustration made in Toronto, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Cda-Anthropic-Claude, Toronto, Canada - 04 Jun 2024

    Claude 3.5 suggests AI’s looming ubiquity could be a good thing

    In this week’s newsletter: If you don’t like chatbots popping up everywhere, get ready to be peeved. But the latest version of Anthropic’s shows AI is becoming more useful – and, crucially, affordable
  • A psychedelic illustration of mouths and eyes and lines

    Are you 80% angry and 2% sad? Why ‘emotional AI’ is fraught with problems

    AI that purports to read our feelings may enhance user experience but concerns over misuse and bias mean the field is fraught with potential dangers

    Advice

    • Keir Stamer talking

      Ask Philippa
      My in-laws think Keir Starmer is ‘an idiot’. Should I pick a fight?

      Don’t fall out with these people who, apart from their political views, you really appreciate
    • 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

    • IMG 0509 JADE SWIM

      Splashing out: 10 swim brands to know – in pictures

      Sustainable, reversible, colourful and customisable, this summer’s body-positive swimwear has everything you need for a great day at the beach
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