lifestyle
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Should I groom my pubic hair?Shaving or trimming pubic hair is now common among both sexes, with a recent survey finding that 84% of women had done it. But is there any health benefit? Or could it actually be harmful?
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My husband suffers from chronic pain and is angry about our sex lifeWe have introduced toys to arouse him, but he now says I am making it all about me -
Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad: ‘It’s about having a steel-trap mind’Nyad was the first person to complete the epic 110-mile swim from Cuba to Florida unassisted, battling fatigue, deadly currents and venomous jellyfish. She explains why she never gives up -
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Coastal drift: secrets of an Oregon beach retreatHow Ryan Finley swapped a high flying tech career for family life in a high-tech Oregon beachhouse. By Candice Pires
talking points
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My husband has suddenly become cold and distantHe says he doesn’t think the marriage is fixable, but he won’t tell me what the problem is
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Kale: 'the disgusting new frontier of major league eating'Competitors in Buffalo set the world record for kale consumption in a contest that left them all – except one – exhausted, dripping and slightly nauseated
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Halt sugar tax introduction, urges food and drink industryLobby group calls for policy to be mothballed because of fragile consumer confidence and uncertainty caused by Brexit and sterling’s collapse in value
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Nigel Slater’s fregola recipesThe smallest pasta shapes add a tender texture and soak up flavours – perfect for these tasty summer dishes. By Nigel Slater
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Germany’s Spreewald gherkins – possibly the best in the worldThis famous export from the forests of Brandenburg state, south-east of Berlin, is a legend among pickles
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Maison Margiela: topsy-turvy designs with historical depthIn his most personal interpretation of the fashion house’s esprit, John Galliano references his origins as an 80s club kid in London as well as Napoleon
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Paris haute couture fashion week – in picturesDior, Vetements and Chanel show off elegance, heritage and mega-collaborations in the French capital
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Karl Lagerfeld taps the zeitgeist to put Chanel's atelier centre stageDesigner shuns pop spectacle of previous years to celebrate his craft, in a Paris haute couture week notable for anti-elitist moves
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Christian Dior gives a masterclass in maturity at Paris haute couture weekInterim designers Serge Ruffieux and Lucie Meier give message of unity before widely reported appointment of Maria Grazia Chiuri from Valentino
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The best collections from Milan and Paris spring/summer 2017 menswear shows - in picturesThe best looks from Milan and Paris menswear SS17 collections
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Punks on safari: Louis Vuitton's menswear goes back to its rootsDesigner Kim Jones’s latest collection, unveiled in Paris, mixes punky mohair and zips with zebra prints and safari suits – and gets the thumbs up from David Beckham and Kate Moss
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Bend, Oregon city guide: what to see and do, plus the best bars, restaurants and hotelsWith more sunshine than Portland or Eugene, nature on the doorstep and great craft beer and coffee, Bend may just be the perfect small US city stopoff
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The Fourth of July: how to celebrate in your 20s and 30sWith age comes political awareness, higher alcohol tolerance, and an earlier bedtime. But it’s possible to be an adult and still enjoy yourself this weekend
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Great art under the big skies of Montana – in picturesThe Tippet Rise Art Center on an 11,500-acre working ranch near Yellowstone, Montana, has just opened to the public. It celebrates land and architecture, as well as music during its classical concert season
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10 of the best new affordable hotels in New York CityFrom bargain-price rooms in midtown Manhattan to swish boutique hotels in Brooklyn and Queens, our top 10 makes it possible to explore NYC to the max
regulars
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ExperienceExperienceExperience: I was accused of carrying out the Paris attacksMy Twitter account was flooded with notifications about a Photoshopped picture that made me look like a terrorist, and it had gone viral
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Felicity Cloake's perfect recipesFelicity Cloake's perfect recipesHow to cook the perfect hot dogCaution! Preparing a hotdog can be fraught with danger – so should you grill, bake, fry, or steam your sausage? And is the best banger made from pork or beef?
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Sali Hughes on beautySali Hughes on beautyBeauty: the best new sheet masksThe huge influence of Korean beauty technologies and trends helped turn these one-use treatment masks into bestsellers
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Swipe right - online dating for the real worldSwipe right - online dating for the real worldAsk Eva says goodbye: seven lessons I learned from answering your questionsI’m signing off after more than a year of helping you swipe right (or not), but first, here’s what I learned from being your electronic agony aunt
advice
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Problem solvedProblem solvedI’m worried about my son’s extreme angerMy nine-year-old is intelligent and loving but since he was about three he has followed a pattern of a period of normal behaviour followed by a gradual build up of anger and frustration. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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Private livesPrivate livesMy husband has suddenly become cold and distantHe says he doesn’t think the marriage is fixable, but he won’t tell me what the problem is
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people
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What do my toy trucks say about me?Ian, an air-conditioning engineer, owns three remote-controlled rock crawlers. He assembled them himself and often drives them up peaks near Sheffield
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I was the parent and my mother was the childThe journalist grew up on New York’s Upper East Side with her mother, a celebrated poet who partied with Andy Warhol and Saul Bellow. Now she’s lifting the lid on a deeply unhappy childhood
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Brexit drove me to embrace my German rootsThomas Harding was so appalled by the Brexit vote that he has applied for a German passport – a surprising decision given his heritage
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The backstreet abortion that destroyed my familyOnly recently did the truth hit home that the secret of his success came from the traumatic loss of both parents when he was five, after a botched abortion
the big picture
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‘I’ve hunted and gathered things from everywhere’:My last supper: Padma Lakshmi seeks an Indian twist on New York’s autumn fare
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