lifestyle
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Yes, the new movie sees its titular heroine sort of naked a lot of the time. But the film-makers have still worked to turn sexist Hollywood conventions on their head
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It’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
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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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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
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We 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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Should 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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The in-demand face of Gap and Versace is changing the rules of how to make it big in fashion. She talks about authenticity, her depression – and why her shaved head was a two fingers to the industry
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At Helga’s Folly, a boutique hotel in historic Kandy, central Sri Lanka, amateur artists add to the distinctive murals – and get free bed and board via the Workaway website
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From 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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Cabras 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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In 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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Rachel Roddy recipes: Memories of a sultry Puglian summer evening inspire an irresistible spread of antipasti: grilled aubergine with slivers of garlic, courgette shaved and marinated in peppery olive oil, and borlotti beans doused in a tangy marinade
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A piquant, tender and tasty dish - and you can use shortcuts from the cupboard, says Nigel Slater
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Guest 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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Talk 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
technology
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The long read: Interconnected technology is now an inescapable reality – ordering our shopping, monitoring our cities and sucking up vast amounts of data along the way. The promise is that it will benefit us all – but how can it?
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More 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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Online 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
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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No 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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The 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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The model on her campaign Every Mother Counts, and how she dislikes talking about her appearance
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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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Our gardening expert has the answer to all your garden-related questions
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