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  • Composite of a cork pinboard with images on it of men's fashion items and stylish men

    ‘Most men don’t need a purple suit’: why you should go back to basics to find your signature style

  • Neatly organised men’s closet

    The ultimate men’s capsule wardrobe: the only 22 items you’ll ever need

    Want to up your style game but cut your consumption? It’s easy with these go-to pieces
  • Daphne and Louis

    This is how we do it: ‘We haven’t even tried to have sex for three years’

    Lockdown robbed Daphne and Louis of what remained of their sex life – after 25 years, they’ve settled into an emotional, non-physical relationship
  • Jessica Raine and her sister, Sarah, recreating an old photograph in which she was playing a robot in a primary school play, wearing a silver-foil covered box and a long-sleeved white top, and Sarah was playing the snow queen, wearing long blue and white robes and a crown

    Jessica Raine looks back: ‘When I was young, I didn’t know how to direct my defiance. It has since become very useful’

  • A dirty white train with the reflection of a woman in a green jacket in the window

    ‘Within others you can find yourself’: Kimboid’s best phone shot

  • Helen Pidd and Alexandra Topping photographed outside in a park

    They were best mates. Then one had a baby, while the other struggled. Two brutally honest takes on what happens when motherhood affects friendship

  • A portrait of Ally McCoist with short grey hair and stubble, against a blue background

    Ally McCoist: ‘I used to have sex weekly - now it’s weakly’

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Well Actually

  • a cow is milked

    Wellness influencers love bovine colostrum – but what is it?

  • person holds cheek with hand in an expression of pain

    Does your jaw click? Do you grind your teeth? It could be this little-known condition

    About 10-15% of adults have temporomandibular disorder, a condition connected with TMJ – here’s what to know
  • two women hug as others cry

    ‘Don’t burn out’: nine activists and therapists on coping with post-election overwhelm

    We spoke to activists and therapists across the US about how they were dealing with the news of Trump’s win and how they plan to take action
  • A before and after shot of a watermelon (with eyes and mouth painted on it) in a hydraulic press.

    ‘There’s so much you can crush’: why hydraulic press videos are so popular and so satisfying

  • illustration of a woman looking one way and a younger version of her pulling her the other way

    Can my ‘inner child’ help me navigate life as an adult?

  • A woman touches her face as she looks in the mirror

    Cortisol face, raw milk and skincare for kids: the biggest wellness trends of 2024

  • cars with bright headlights on a road at night

    Headlights are too bright! But US experts say they’re not bright enough

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Columns

  • DEF LR Guardian Mammo LeonieBos

    Halfway there: a column about midlife
    My friend’s cancer turned mammograms from a routine into something ominous

  • Graphic illustration of woman looking at doorway that has light streaming through it.

    Why am I like this?
    Is being a cynic bad for you? Here’s what I learned

  • An illustration of a woman slightly frowning. Her hair appears to be turning white and there are bolts of lightning over it

    Ask Ugly
    All of the ‘iffy’ comments about my gray hair bother me. Should I start dyeing it again?

  • An illustration of a young child hugging her mother

    Halfway there: a column about midlife
    Oily skin, body parts misbehaving: how perimenopause feels like puberty

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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

  • Saturday magazine JCM column - LACE Photographer: David Newby Styling: Melanie Wilkinson Hair and make up: Sophie Higginson using Sam McKnight and Victoria Beckham beauty Styling assistant: Sam Deaman Model: Meja at Milk Sophie Higginson using Sam McKnight and Victoria Beckham beauty White blouse, £220, essentiel-antwerp.com Skirt, from a selection, cos.com Earrings, £17.99, zara.com

    Wear lace this party season. It is an act of celebration – and defiance

    It is easy to forego your own pleasure at this time of year – wearing lace is a way of asserting your own right to Christmas fun and pleasure
  • 20241009 SaliHughesAUTUMNV2LANDSCAPE copy The best autumn fragrance launches Photography: Kellie French Lighting Tech: Declan Slattery Set Design: Yvonne Achato Fragrance: Hermes Barenia

    Not a fan of sweet fragrances? Let me introduce you to chypre scent family

  • John Boyega for the 2025 Pirelli calendar.

    The Pirelli calendar’s bringing sexy back – but is it actually sexy?

  • Australian fashion week in limbo as US owner IMG withdraws

  • Trevor Sorbie obituary

  • ‘I was doing a reverse Samson’: comedian Lloyd Griffith on having a hair transplant

  • ‘We don’t need fashion’: Sewing Bee host criticises British brand Burberry

  • Striped shirts are back – but this time without the 80s City boy vibe

  • Not all celebrity beauty brands are cynical cash grabs. Some have real star quality

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

  • Meera Sodha's sayur lemak with tempeh aubergine and spinach.

    Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for coconut vegetable curry, or sayur lemak

  • Yotam Ottolenghi's beetroot ferment with garam masala.

    Ask Ottolenghi: what are the easiest homemade ferments?

  • Yotam Ottolenghi's festive beetroot chaat with mini poppadoms.

    Beet and orange chaat, boozy fruit topping: Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for festive snacks

  • Tom Hunt's crowdie cheese

    How to turn old milk into homemade cheese – recipe

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Technology

  • A humanoid robot dropping a grey T-shirt into a laundry basket

    ‘A fork in the road’: laundry-sorting robot spurs AI hopes and fears at Europe’s biggest tech event

  • Man in front of American flag

    How a second Trump term could further enrich Elon Musk: ‘There will be some quid pro quo’

    Experts say new government could blunt regulation and appoint officials sympathetic to Musk’s brood of companies
  • Musk and Trump shaking hands

    How Elon Musk became Donald Trump’s shadow vice-president

    The world’s richest man has risen to become the second most powerful man in US politics. None of it was accidental

    Advice

    • G2: Dark empaths illustration

      Ask Philippa
      The truth about dark empaths, why is Britain still so obsessed with the Tudors? And Philippa Perry on overcoming social awkwardness – podcast

      ‘Narcissists – only more devious’: the world of the Dark Empath and how to recognise the danger signs; ‘Henry VIII is a serial killer and abuser’: what’s behind the flood of 21st-century retellings of the Tudors; and Philippa Perry advises one reader on how to circumnavigate emotional hesitancy.
    • 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

    • PR images- composite

      Bright spark: what to wear for a Christmas lights switch-on

      Kick off the festive season in velvet, silk and cosy knitwear
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