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  • Polly Hudson

    Forget maxxing your life. 2027 must be the year we relax – and start minning

    Polly Hudson
    Maxxing is selfish, desperately try-hard and often futile. Instead of pushing your endeavours to the limit, minning means doing them less, if at all, writes Polly Hudson
  • An elderly couple, arm in arm, walk down the street together, one using a cane

    The kindness of strangers: In 1989 I lost a wallet with $1,000 in it. A couple went to incredible lengths to return it

  • Hand holding an old-fashioned mobile flip phone with small screen

    If I get a dumbphone, how will I cope in a smartphone world?

  • A huge tidal wave washes down a Manhattan street, causing a pile-up of yellow taxis

    Readers reply: with governments asking us to stockpile, can we learn anything from disaster films?

  • Emma Beddington

    What does Olivia Colman’s hot sex with a basket tell us about heteropessimism?

    Emma Beddington
  • A woman and man sitting at a restaurant table

    Dining across the divide: ‘My family are all Trumpian, so I’ve had a lot of practice talking to people who are far right’

  • Illustration of crossed arms, hands touching wrists, against a pink background

    This is how we do it: ‘We don’t have penetration – but it’s by far the best sex I’ve ever had’

  • An illustration of a man with white hair turning away, arms folded, with a thought above his head

    My wife and I are in our late 70s and have no children. Who can help us in our old age?

  • Illustration of pink circles, turning red towards the centre, where a boy sits looking towards a crowd of people coming from the left

    ‘The term is becoming unrecognisable’: have the experts who believed in a single autism spectrum changed their minds?

  • Hallie and her mom working on the book, with the mother dispensing wisdom and stories, and Hallie writing them down.

    I wrote a book about death. Here’s what people really think about dying

    In the eight years since my graphic novel on death published, I’ve learned readers of all ages want to talk about loss and preserve their family’s stories
  • Marathon runners and a GLP-1 bottle image in a picture.

    ‘I was so sick’: is running a marathon while on a GLP-1 a bad idea?

  • We want to hear from women with autoimmune conditions: was your autoimmune condition misdiagnosed?

    Women: was your autoimmune condition misdiagnosed?

  • Two women looking over fence

    Sin or virtue? How envy can actually be helpful

  • Texture of organic transparent gel or moisturizing lotion with many air bubbles smudged on bright illuminating yellow monochrome background. Concept of skin care cosmetic products. Trendy colors of the year 2021. Close-up and flat lay style

    Is having urine the color of Mountain Dew normal?

  • Illustration of a person’s silhouette in profile, overlaid with colorful anatomical sections of the head, neck and spine

    My mother donated her body to science. I really wasn’t prepared for what came next

  • Statue of Plato surrounded by a colorful psychedelic border

    How to face the end of the world – according to Plato and the Stoics

  • Illustration of a hand resting on another hand beside orange tulips and pill bottles, with birds flying at dusk

    ‘Don’t sweat the small stuff’: hospice workers share 12 lessons about life and death

  • Illustration of a person holding a bag of ashes beside a mountain landscape beneath a pink sky

    The last thing I did for my mother was illegal

  • Anyday 3 Pack Core + LE Purple Colors Counter Glam Stacked

    Containers
    ‘The perfect food storage finally exists’: I tried the new Anydeli plastic-free containers

    These food storage containers with clever, reheat-friendly vented lids are ‘endlessly versatile, lightweight and durable’
  • black blender with fruit inside

    Kitchen essentials
    Can anything outblend a Vitamix? We tested 9 of the best blenders

  • A person putting on a pair of Kizik Lima Shoes

    Shoes
    The laces are a lie. These covert hands-free shoes fool everyone

Columns

  • A woman in workout clothes bends forward with her hands on her knees

    Deep dive
    Why you should quit and not look back: ‘Saying yes to everything is saying no to what matters’

  • A collage shows a woman upside-down in fishnets and a bodysuit near a cello, surrounded by stars on pink

    A day in the life
    ‘I suck at breaks’: a day in the life of an aerial cellist

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    Call the doctor
    Not glamorous, but common: how to manage dandruff at home and when to get help

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    A day in the life
    Biopsies, aerial drills and a personal pizza: a day in the life of a shark scientist

  • illustration with colorful shapes and close-up of person doing yoga poses

    ‘It’s about controlling your entire body’: how to start doing handstands

  • HOW TO START DECO holasoyka

    ‘A rug helps anchor all the pieces’: how to start decorating your home

  • HOW TO START-VOLUNTEER HOLASOYKA

    How to start volunteering: ‘There are roles to fit all interests and skill sets’

  • MOBILITY holasoyka

    Improved performance, freedom of movement and less pain: how to start a mobility practice

  • Law Roach in a black suit and Zendaya in a blue dress and fascinator.

    A-listers and AI stylists: how high-street brands are staging a fashion comeback

    Gap, M&S, Topshop and more are taking a leaf from luxury label playbooks to satisfy savvier generation of shoppers
  • A model wearing a pink raincoat and black rain hat tilts her face upward in side profile amid colourful raindrops

    Dripping with style: what fashion insiders wear in the rain – plus we pick the best raincoats and accessories

  • Seized counterfeit manufacturing equipment with steel tanks and tubes fills a warehouse

    Mercury, lead and methanol found in counterfeit beauty products seized across UK

  • A model walks the Bottega Veneta runway in a grey beanie and oversized camel coat

    DIY socks, messy collars and cummerbunds: nine wardrobe updates from the catwalks

    Newsletter
  • Teenage skincare bottles, earphones, a camera, photos and tickets balance on an arched red block.

    Sali Hughes on beauty: skincare for teens has had a glow-up

  • A model with slicked-back hair stands wearing a brown suit and beige trench coat, with cream shirt and high-neck patterned top underneath, plus pointy heels, rings and large hoop earrings

    Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion: to nail this year’s British heritage look, just study Rivals

  • Aerial view of a model Megan Gale modelling a Alex Perry design on a red carpet catwalk

    David Jones held many rites of passage for Australians; lately it feels like death by a thousand cuts

    Glynis Traill-Nash
  • The Good Life: Away From it All. Felicity Kendal as Barbara Good. And a goat. orgb_p13_1505pfv

    Allotmentcore: why everyone is dressing like Barbara in The Good Life

  • Freaky shoes composite of press images Schiaparelli , Loewe & Curtsys shoes

    From five-fingered trainers to the shoeless shoe: what’s with all the freaky footwear?

  • A pot of venison casserole with chunks of meat, leeks, and gravy, viewed from above

    How to make the perfect venison casserole – recipe

  • Two bowls of roast apples with toffee sauce, walnuts and soured cream, beside spoons

    Jackson Boxer’s recipe for roast apples with toffee sauce and soured cream

  • Ayllu's sakura no hana.

    Cocktail of the week: Ayllu’s sakura no hana – recipe

  • Helen Goh's toffee apple hand pies for bonfire night.

    Helen Goh’s miso-toffee apple hand pies – recipe

  • woman grimacing at her laptop

    ‘Apologies for any confusion!’: how to write the perfect passive-aggressive email

    In a survey, ‘just to be clear’ came out as the most loathed phrase. But I think I can do better
  • AI ghost graphic

    Ghost in the machine: how AI is haunting the search for the supernatural

  • A man sits at a table using a laptop beside a long row of glass windows

    What is it like to work when your co-workers are AI agents?

The big picture

  • Costumed as a cheering squad member, a man shouts into a megaphone, wearing a headband

    Japan’s Jimi Halloween, a celebration of all things mundane – in pictures

    While Halloween is traditionally a family-oriented holiday and an occasion for children to dress up and go trick-or-treating, a unique spin on spooky season is taking off in Japan. ‘Jimi Halloween’ or ‘Mundane Halloween’ sees adult participants dress up as ordinary people in everyday life. They do highly specific tasks, embracing and celebrating unremarkable situations for the event, hosted by online magazine Daily Portal Z in Tokyo’s Shibuya district.
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  • A young girl in a witch costume

    Witches, clowns and a killer durian! Halloween in the Blue Mountains – in pictures

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  • A Grade 11-listed farmhouse with structural beams on show and a red front door.

    Homes without neighbours in England and Wales – in pictures

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  • A composite image of a purple furry jacket, a cream baseball cap with 'mischievous nature' written in red writing, a cream grid check wrap shirt, wide leg blue jeans, a chunky silver star ring, chestnut brown calf length boots and a red lip oil on a raspberry pink and peach horizontally striped background.

    Hot fuzz: what to wear with a fluffy coat

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  • A white armchair sits before a bay window with green blinds, in a moody Hackney interior

    Homes with striking interiors for sale in England – in pictures

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  • A composite image of a grey wool blazer, a gold abstract sun necklace, gold hoop earrings, a blue and brown colour block knitted rugby top, a short beige full skirt, knee high black boots and a brown mini tote bag on a mint green and brown horizontally striped background.

    The fine art of fashion: what to wear to an exhibition

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  • Resonance lamp

    An ‘impossible build’ and a lamp to calm the senses: Australia’s Good Design awards 2026 – in pictures

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  • Saint Laurent spring/summer ‘27.

    Anthony Vaccarello’s decade at Saint Laurent comes to an end – in pictures

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  • Image of a striped outdoor chair in a leafy backyard garden area

    From urban rooftops to working cattle farms: Australia’s best home gardens – in pictures

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