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  • Jelena Dokic near Rod Laver Arena on the Yarra River in Melbourne, Australia

    Jelena Dokic: ‘I was a woman with nothing to aspire to, no goals and dreams left’

  • An illustration of a man with crossly folded arms, with a seated female figure in the background.

    My friend ranks his friendships in a league table – and it worries me

    You need to consider why this bothers you so much and if you should bring it up. Without asking directly, it’s hard to know his motivation
  • Gaby Hinsliff

    Meghan’s gone from royal upsetter to tradwife in three short years. Given what’s out there, you’d do the same

    Gaby Hinsliff
  • Don't you know what to do in a pub?

    ‘You don’t queue at the bar!’: a guide to pub etiquette – the Stephen Collins cartoon

  • Two female models sit together, with dour expressions. One has long brown hair and wears a black, white and lilac print dress. The other has brown coils and wears a voluminous dress with a multicoloured print.

    Ignore the fashion naysayers – you can still wear a floral dress for spring

  • Samoana Matagi at a desk with recording equipment on it and a green wall behind it

    Experience: I lost my hands after being electrocuted by 14,400 volts

  • Judge 20th April - WEB

    You be the judge: should my sister help me challenge our brother’s sexist views?

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Fashion

  • Runner Beans Club Press publicity image Credit: Adrian Varzaru

    ‘When I wear this shirt, I feel part of a tribe’: how running club merch became a marker of cool

    Casual running clubs that give members the chance to exercise and socialise are popping up all over the UK. And each one is developing a style of its own
  • Sprinter Torrie Lewis (left) and Matildas striker Michelle Heyman (right) in the Australian 2024 Paris Olympic Games official uniform at Clovelly Surf Life Saving Club in Sydney

    Chino shorts and boxy blazers: Australia’s uniform for Paris Olympics opening ceremony evokes private-school attire

  • Models walk the runway in clothes that are mostly coloured black

    Marlene Dietrich is the muse for feminist retelling of Dior’s story

  • ‘Super cute please like’: the unstoppable rise of Shein

  • Roberto Cavalli obituary

  • ‘There’s no going back’: reasons to be hopeful about the future of fashion

  • Sulphate-free shampoos: 10 of the best

  • 50 best beauty bargains: Sali Hughes’s favourite products for under £20

  • Samantha Cameron: ‘Public scrutiny made me obsessed with clothes that won’t let you down’

Hometown tour

  • 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

  • A woman inspects plants in a floral shop.

    A local’s travel guide to the San Francisco Bay Area: what to eat, see and do in three days

Food & drink

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Technology

  • The text AI assistants spit out is ineffably generated … ChatGPT.

    TechScape: How cheap, outsourced labour in Africa is shaping AI English

  • A robot-powered fast food kitchen.

    ‘Eat the future, pay with your face’: my dystopian trip to an AI burger joint

    If the experience of robot-served fast-food dining is any indication, the future of sex robots is going to be very unpleasant
  • a child uses a laptop

    Battle lines drawn as US states take on big tech with online child safety bills

    Nine states are hashing out bills to protect minors online. Tech companies are fighting the laws with everything they’ve got

    Regulars

    • Samoana Matagi at a desk with recording equipment on it and a green wall behind it

      Experience
      Experience: I lost my hands after being electrocuted by 14,400 volts

    • Illustration of car on a road trip

      This column will change your life
      Oliver Burkeman's last column: the eight secrets to a (fairly) fulfilled life

    • ‘There’s no one I’m listening to as much as American singer-songwriter SZA.’

      The crush
      Why I love… SZA

    • Meghan Markle and Prince Harry at an awards ceremony in central London this month

      Stylewatch
      Eco-chic and trouser suits: how Meghan Markle’s style reads the room

    • A letter to ...
      A letter to… my alcoholic husband, in lockdown

    • What I'm really thinking
      What I’m really thinking: the secret smoker

    • Is it worth it?
      Is it worth hiking? Exercise review

    • Sali Hughes on beauty
      Peptides help with good-looking skin, but don’t expect ‘Botox in a bottle’

    Advice

    • Senior Woman with Walker in a Care Home<br>A senior woman walking down a corridor with the assistance of a walker. view from rear

      Ask Philippa
      I was abused as a child, but now my mother needs care

      Manage your mum’s care from a distance, says Philippa Perry. Don’t get sucked into her orbit
    • 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

    • A composite of different jewellery pieces

      Bling things: 18 of the best jewellery pieces – in pictures

      Convertible earrings, wobbly alphabet studs... Make your jewellery work with sculptural shapes and mixed materials
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