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  • Cillian Murphy in long-sleeved polo shirt with hands behind his back

    Authenticity in awkwardness? Why fashion is striking an uneasy pose

  • Illustration of a partial wall of red and yellow bricks

    When were the first brick houses made and why do bees buzz? Try our kids’ quiz

    Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes
  • Margot Robbie seated in Centre Court wearing a white dress with black spots, alongside her husband. Both are wearing sunglasses

    ‘Symbol of energy’: Polka dots hit fashion’s sweet spot this summer

    From Centre Court to the bus stop to Biden, dots are everywhere and brands cannot restock quickly enough
  • Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson embracing in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2, in an image from 2012

    What links Twilight with Misery and Frankenstein? The Saturday quiz

  • Ruth and Lawrence

    This is how we do it: ‘After our child was born we didn’t have satisfying sex for seven years’

  • Lightning strikes the cooling towers of the Tricastin nuclear complex in south-east France.

    ‘The day it goes wrong? We won’t know about it … ’: life next door to a nuclear power station

  • Nina and Grace

    Blind date: ‘The middle of Oxford Circus might not have been the best place to kiss’

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Well Actually

  • a person shaves their face with blue razor and white shaving cream

    Don’t leave your razor in the shower – and eight other rules for shaving

  • Illustration of a woman holding a scalpel to her face

    Ask Ugly: my mother is pressuring me to get plastic surgery. How do I deal with imperfection?

    Surgery isn’t a guarantee. Many who’ve gone under the knife to eliminate an ‘imperfection’ can attest to this
  • a woman wears a sleeping mask in bed

    I dreamed my best friend was gossiping about me. Why did I feel hurt after?

    Dream emotions can carry over, but our memories of dreams aren’t always accurate. Here’s what experts say
  • A bride and groom touch hands while the bride holds a bouquet of white lilies.

    Post-wedding anxiety is ‘really common’. Here’s how to cope

  • Woman kissing a man on cheek in night club

    Gen Z yearns for the pre-digital dating era – but don’t ask them out in person

  • Small plastic parts and microplastics of varying colors in the sand of a beach surrounded by rocks

    Curb ‘stupid plastics’ and stop industry BS: urgent actions to prevent a plastic crisis

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

    First my left knee, then my right: my middle-aged body’s betrayal

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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

  • Bella Hadid

    Adidas removes Bella Hadid from ad campaign after criticism from Israel

    Company says it is ‘revising’ work for shoe designed for 1972 Munich Olympics, where 11 Israelis were killed by Palestinian terrorists
  • Model wearing matching suit and shorts from French Connection

    Got a fear of shorts? It’s all about choosing the right shirt

  • Montage of sunbed melting

    Sunbeds increase the risk of skin cancer, whatever TikTok tells you

  • You’ve heard of nepo babies, but what about nepo dogs? The rise of the Very Important Pooch

  • How the crumpled ‘dad hat’ morphed into a £400 catwalk phenomenon

  • Euros v Wimbledon: who are the style champions in summer fashion battle?

  • Baring the bump: how celebrities are leading a shift in maternity fashion

  • Dressing for a wedding? The rules have changed

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

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Technology

  • She sits looking at the device in her left hand

    Liberating and a huge pain: my week with a Nokia ‘dumbphone’

  • JD Vance speaks during a fundraiser in Milwaukee on Wednesday, 17 July 2024.

    How JD Vance’s path to being Trump’s VP pick wound through Silicon Valley

    Yale Law School graduate found allies in tech billionaires including Peter Thiel who rallied privately for him
  • Robot kicks human into a hole filled with money. Hole is a motherboard chip

    TechScape: Want to know how AI will affect government and politics? The bots have the answers

    Tony Blair’s powerful thinktank asked ChatGPT how AI might affect public sector jobs. Critics say the results were … wonky

    Advice

    • Charlie xcx in hot pants and a T-shirt reading I heart Me

      Ask Philippa
      Is this the Brat girl summer? Marina Hyde predicts a sticky end for Trump-Vance, how to be a Norwegian parent, and Ask Philippa on sibling rivalry – podcast

      Never doubt the instincts of Donald Trump, warns Marina Hyde, who just appointed a ‘never Trump guy’ as his running mate. Let your kids roam free, stay home alone, have fun – and fail – Norwegian style. Charli xcx’s new album, Brat, highlights how many young women now aspire to live – dirty, hedonistic, happy and bra-less. And ‘My brother’s mental illness hovers over my family life’ – Philippa Perry answers a reader.
    • 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

    • Outfit inspiration of what to wear for a summer garden party.

      Bee chic: what to wear for a garden party

      Hats, lipstick and the right sunglasses can bring a bit of glamour to a get-together in a backyard
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