lifestyle
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Sixty years ago, I started panicking about the world – this is what I’ve learnedIt’s not silly or naive to bang on about global warming, extremism and Armageddon. Which is why I’m out canvassing, just like I have done since the days of Harold Macmillan -
How was your weekend running?Getting back into proper training or reaching a peak for an early summer race? As always, I want to hear your weekend exploits - and medal storage solutions - below the line
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Can mindfulness reduce fear of labour and postpartum depression?Anxiety about labour – and what might come afterwards – causes stress for expectant mothers and increases risk in childbirth. But there could be a natural solution -
I have a very high sex drive but my long-distance boyfriend doesn'tWe rarely have sex when we’re together and it’s causing problems. I’ve tried talking to him about it, but he just gets defensive
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Green dreams: the growing case for medical marijuanaShould medical cannabis be legalised? It makes sense to the woman with MS who pays £500 a month on it, and the neurologist whose patients resort to street drugs
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Oh, Pippa Middleton – you should have gone full Eurotrash. Not be a Sloane married to a stuffed cashmere jumperHer honeymoon wardrobe of prissy dresses is the epitome of dull royal conformity. Plus: Gwyneth Paltrow is the narcissistic gift that keeps giving
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10 of the best new summer activity holidays in the AlpsFrom ziplines in Switzerland to walking holidays in Italy and France, plus mountain bike breaks and an outdoor festival, the Alps are worth a ‘peak’ this summer
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All in a roe: the secret of Sardinia’s bottargaCabras lagoon in the island’s south-west is home to prized bottarga, cured and air-dried grey mullet roe that’s perfect as a nibble or grated over pasta
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Getting Bleaker: penguins, pens and finding inspiration in the Falkland IslandsIn search of solitude, Nell Stevens headed for the isolation of Bleaker Island to finish her first book but what she discovered changed her plans – for the better
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Learning to sail on the Côte d’AzurA week exploring France’s Mediterranean coast offers a touring holiday without a bus, a sailing trip without millionaire prices, and Riviera beaches without crowds
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Poached peach recipes for knickerbocker glory and peach melbaGuest cook: When it comes to pudding, fruit is ripe for whimsical reinvention. Try an ostentatious knickerbocker glory or a so-kitsch-it’s-cool peach melba
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Nigel Slater’s sesame recipesTalk about snap chat: sesame seeds bring a deep, nutty tone to cheesecake and panna cotta, and you can even make your own brittle, says Nigel Slater
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Andrew McConnell's prawn and chicken dumplings with spiced vinegar recipeThe chef shares some of the dishes that have made Melbourne’s Supernormal restaurant so popular
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Jeremy Lee’s recipes for elderflower sorbet and pistachio biscuitsKing of puddings: A few bags of elder blooms can quickly become a refreshing cordial. But far more enticing on a hot summer’s day is a cooling sorbet with a pistachio biscuit companion
technology
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Forget far-right populism – crypto-anarchists are the new mastersMore worrying than the internet’s role in the rise of far-right populism is the digital tsunami poised to engulf us: AI and and ‘crypto-anarchists’ are radically restructuring life – and politics – as we know it
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Surge pricing comes to the supermarketOnline retailers are increasingly using your personal data profile to decide how much to charge you for purchases. And high-street shops are about to get in on the act
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BMW 330E: car reviewGhost in the machine: BMW’s wonderfully realised 3-Series iPerformance hybrid puts Martin Love in mind of an old friend
regulars
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ExperienceExperienceExperience: I lost the ability to orgasmI hadn’t even had much sex yet, and I felt that a part of myself that I hadn’t explored was already lost
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This column will change your lifeThis column will change your lifeBored? Now you know whyBoredom feels more intolerable, these days, because there’s so much stimulation to be had
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The crushThe crushWhy I love... Angela BassettI am still waiting for the day Hollywood realises how it’s shortchanged her
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StylewatchStylewatchGlamour Girls: behind the cast's trouserless look – stylewatchLena Dunham’s show Girls continues to make a statement, this time stamping a Marc Jacobs-styled feminist manifesto on the cover of glamour magazine
advice
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Dear MariellaDear MariellaMy alcoholic daughter, 26, must leave home – or I willMariella Frostrup says a father must agree clear boundaries with his wife for their alcohol-addicted daughter – and stick to them
people
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How Lionel Richie keeps track of his girlNo need for the singer to call his 18-year-old daughter Sofia to say hello. He just uses her phone tracker to see what she’s doing
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I am weirdly obsessed with cleaning productsThe actor, 42, on being part of an acting dynasty, what makes her angry and why she finds painting garden furniture so satisfying
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Christy Turlington: ‘The closest I’ve come to death? The birth of my daughter’The model on her campaign Every Mother Counts, and how she dislikes talking about her appearance
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Who nailed the trickiest dress code ever?What happened when the world’s most glamorous guest list met fashion’s most avant garde theme? Decoding Comme des Garçons/Rei Kawakubo on the red carpet
the big picture
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Is there a dog-resistant alternative to grass?Our gardening expert has the answer to all your garden-related questions
Why Wonder Woman is a masterpiece of subversive feminism