lifestyle
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How much should a father know about his son?When he agreed to co-write a memoir with his son Jack – a recovering drug, sex and alcohol addict – John Sutherland was exposed to so many painful revelations that he was left asking …
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Meet the king of ribs and hot sauceMark Gevaux, the Rib Man, is a one-legged former butcher with a passion for ribs and West Ham. Matt Munday meets him -
Just as a library is more than the sum of its books, a KFC is more to its customers than just chicken, writes Eva WisemanA lament to gentri-fried cafés and closing KFCs
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talking points
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Can the cold make you stronger?Wim Hof claims that a regime of cold baths and breathing techniques will stave off the flu and boost your immune system
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ZumbaImagine doing the Macarena, really fast, over and over without really knowing what the Macarena is. That’s Zumba
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The Guardian Guide to Running podcast: Marathon - week fourBrace yourself for the fourth run in of our six-week marathon training series
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How was your weekend running?Clocking up the miles for a spring race? Come and share your triumphs, woes, frustrations and PBs below the line as always
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recipe of the day
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The world’s best date milkshakeA long-overdue honeymoon adventure to find the best
date shake in the world found only pretenders to the crown. This healthier, tastier version however, is a contender. Slurp alongside a sticky caramel, pecan and date bar
regulars
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Mid-life ex-wifeMid-life ex-wifeI’m in turmoil over Edward – is it all happening too fast?Things are great but dare I be this happy? If it doesn’t last, I’m finished with online dating because I’m a neurotic mess
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Blind dateBlind dateBlind date: ‘What was I hoping for? Vin Diesel’Charles, 33, healthcare manager, meets Ross, 39, lawyer
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What I'm really thinkingWhat I'm really thinkingWhat I’m really thinking: the mother of a baby with disabilitiesThe turning point was finding an online community of parents of children with the same condition
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ExperienceExperienceExperience: I fought off a mountain lionIts claws were in my knees, my neck, my chest. Its jaw stretched over my head from my hairline to the back of my skull
pictures & video
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Do these dogs look like their owners?The annual Crufts show is upon us again. Photographer David Sillitoe went along to meet dogs and owners and test an old theory
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The feminist cartoonist putting women back in the pictureIn her new book, Jacky Fleming focuses on the brilliant women left out of the history books, from the first female doctor to an architect who inspired Christopher Wren
advice
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Ask Alanis MorissetteAsk Alanis MorissetteAsk Alanis: my best friends now share my secrets with their spousesPerhaps try finding someone else to confide in, until you feel safer with your friend’s partner
people
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In the theatre I’ve never felt insulted by a manSiân Phillips, 82, on being learning English, the delights of smoking, and the ‘perfect storm’ of being married to Peter O’Toole
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The mother of a baby with disabilitiesThe turning point was finding an online community of parents of children with the same condition
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Meet the queen of modern macraméMacramé is hip again, thanks to the likes of Portland designer (and Instagram queen) Emily Katz. Candice Pires drops in on her 1970s-inspired Oregon home
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puzzles
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Crossword blogCrossword blogThe great US crossword 'plagiarism' mysteryHundreds of American crosswords appear to have been stolen. But who would steal a puzzle, and could it happen here?
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you may have missed
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How I crossed a continent and scoured 70 refugee camps to find my motherAt a Dunkirk refugee camp, Sarah Whitehead hears a story of five sons who lost their mother but who refused to give up until they found her again
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I fought off a mountain lionIts claws were in my knees, my neck, my chest. Its jaw stretched over my head from my hairline to the back of my skull
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Perhaps try finding someone else to confide in, until you feel safer with your friend’s partnerMy best friends now share my secrets with their spouses
the big picture
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10 of the best industrial-chic spaces worldwideAt these cool conceptual spaces, the design is just as compelling as what’s on offer at the shopping, exhibition, dining and drinking venues
Dear Mariella I have a sexual bucket list, but my wife won’t play along