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  • An illustration of a female stretched across in her living room holding an iPad-like device watching a show

    How brilliant female British TV detectives helped me understand myself

  • Natalie and Beccy in 2023.

    How we met: ‘She accosted me and told me she’d looked me up on Facebook’

    Beccy, 49, and Natalie, 60, became best friends after she visited Natalie’s rescue farm in Ontario, Canada. They now run events together on the farm and love travelling together
  • Sian (left) and Pam

    Dining across the divide: ‘She felt our generation shouldn’t be held responsible for the massive imbalance between us and young people’

    Could they agree on immigration and housing? And why did the conversation turn to pigeon racing?
  • A man dressed as Sherlock Holmes in profile

    Strange distances, surprise candidates and Sherlock Holmes – the Thursday quiz

  • ‘Long before my son was born, I dreamed of him’ … Suzanne Scanlon and her son

    The forever wound: how could I become a mother when my own mother died so young?

  • Illustration of a librarian holding out a book

    The experts: librarians on 20 easy, enjoyable ways to read more brilliant books

  • You lookin’ at me? … Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.

    The world’s most disappointing masterpiece: why does the Mona Lisa leave so many people underwhelmed?

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Fashion

  • Victoria Beckham looks at designs on a table with a rack of garments behind her

    Victoria Beckham’s collaboration with Mango shows how far designer has come

    The former Spice Girl’s collection with the high street chain is likely to be a fruitful new venture
  • Nancy Gonzalez shows off her collection of handbags at Neiman Marcus in Bal Harbour, Florida in 2008.

    Designer Nancy Gonzalez sentenced to prison for smuggling crocodile and python handbags

  • Viviene Westwood attends a tribute at the V&A in 1998 wearing a taffeta ball gown

    ‘Pretty incredible’: Vivienne Westwood’s personal wardrobe to be auctioned

  • It’s hot in the desert: where next for festival fashion after Coachella?

  • Does mysterious painting prove blue denim was around 200 years before Levi’s?

  • Luxe lipsticks: 10 of the best

  • Is there a market for a £360 replica football shirt? One luxury brand thinks so

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

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

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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

  • Felicity Cloake's huevos rancheros.

    How to make the perfect huevos rancheros – recipe

  • Karla Zazueta's camarones a la diabla.

    Devil prawns and cheese broth: Karla Zazueta’s traditional recipes from northern Mexico

  • Two hands hold a ramekin and spoon with a creamy dessert inside.

    Can there be delish dessert with less sugar? Absolutely, say these chefs

  • Anna Jones’ squash and caramelised onion quesadillas.

    Get stuffed: the secret to vegan quesadillas

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Technology

  • Harry Daniels and Dua Lipa.

    ‘I may be a troll but I’m not stupid’: super-stan Harry Daniels on singing loudly at Biden, Dua Lipa and Anna Wintour for clout

  • WhatsApp will be removed from Apple’s App Store in China.

    TechScape: No WhatsApp in China, no TikTok in the US, and the return of Llama

    In this week’s newsletter: While Apple removed the platform from App Stores without a squeak of public protest, its battle with the EU rages on. Plus, how a ban in the US could change TikTok everywhere
  • The text AI assistants spit out is ineffably generated … ChatGPT.

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

    Workers in Africa have been exploited first by being paid a pittance to help make chatbots, then by having their own words become AI-ese. Plus, new AI gadgets are coming for your smartphones

    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

    • African,Man,Counselor,Therapist,Coach,Psychologist,Speak,At,Group,Counseling<br>African man counselor therapist coach psychologist speak at group counseling therapy session concept encourage support patients in addiction talk share problem sit in circle in rehab, close up view; Shutterstock ID 1477336916; purchase_order: April 28th Observer Magazine; job: therapy; client: Guardian Observer; other:

      Ask Philippa
      As an immigrant I’m undervalued, and my wife has no sympathy

      You’re in a difficult situation. I know it won’t be easy, but don’t be too proud to seek help
    • 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 collage of male models wearing knitted cardigans on the runway - Junya Watanabe, Louis Vuitton and Prada.

      Button up: 20 of the best men’s cardigans – in pictures

      Bright block colours, stripes and symbols... A knitted cardigan is the perfect light layer for spring
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