Shock of the old: 10 pairs of filthy, fetishistic and fashionable shoes
Much historical footwear looks like torture – and extreme and unstable designs are still being made. Why can’t we all just be comfortable?
How we met
How we met: ‘We lost touch for years – then bumped into each other in Belgium’
Bart, 61 and Alicia, 56, became friends as students in Washington DC in the 1980s. A chance encounter in the 1990s led to a life-changing bond
The beauty Q&A
I’m 40 and suffering from hair loss. How do I find the cause?
Got a beauty dilemma? Our expert is here to offer advice. This week, Zoe needs help with thinning hair
March 2024
‘Men now want their bum to look good in jeans’: how male butts got bootylicious
From shapewear to surgery, the male quest to build the perfect behind has become a super-sized business
Nowadays you can’t move for men boo-hooing – and I’m envious
Michael Hogan
Having a good cry is nothing to be ashamed of, as Jason Kelce showed when he made his tear-stained retirement announcement
Pointless hats, trousers that are too short, trousers that show off your bum … I’ll never understand fashion
Adrian Chiles
I’m not ashamed of my ankles, or of my M&S underpants. But why flaunt them?
February 2024
Pass notes
Soft jocks: toxic masculinity is out – sensitive men with huge muscles are in
How to have healthy joints
Team sports for kids and yoga in your 50s: exercises to help you stay flexible for every life stage
True romance
True romance: how to keep the love alive when sex has gone
How to have healthy joints
Knuckle-cracking is fine – and bad weather doesn’t make arthritis worse: nine myths about your joints busted
I still love my husband after 30 years. But I have no idea how we’ve stayed together
Emma Beddington
Do I really look like Ukraine’s top general? I have a much nicer forehead
Adrian Chiles
January 2024
Intimate details
‘If you both hate a chore, do it together’: readers on dividing household labour
I’m Andrew Tate’s audience and I know why he appeals to young men
December 2023
If ‘man flu’ means men moaning on about minor symptoms, then yes: man flu is real
Tim Dowling
Another health advocate has said the phenomenon is genuine – and take it from me, it is. But not in the way she’s suggesting, says Guardian columnist Tim Dowling
November 2023
South Africa to introduce shared parental leave after landmark judgment
Country will be first in Africa to introduce measure after its high court ruled that both parents must have right to time off
October 2023
The perils of putting off fatherhood: why it poses risks to children’s physical and mental health
Men have biological clocks too. Fertility drops with age, and the likelihood of offspring having conditions such as autism, schizophrenia and leukaemia rises
How to have healthy skin
More and more people are having ‘tweakments’. But what do we really know about the long-term effects?
Non-surgical cosmetic treatments are growing ever more popular worldwide, but how safe are they? And are fillers and Botox changing our idea of beauty?
How to have healthy skin
‘We’re not making new hairs, we’re rescuing’: could scientists reverse male pattern baldness?
The onset of hair loss can be devastating for some men. But research into experimental cell therapy is offering hope of keeping baldness at bay
September 2023
How to have healthy skin
Retinoids work, wipes don’t: 21 things I’ve learned about skin care
What to spend your money on and what not to: Sali Hughes’s lessons from 33 years in the beauty industry
