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  • Red wine being poured from a cask into a wine glass

    Australian cask wine taste test: ‘I could pour this here at the bar – no problem at all’

  • Two women in an office environment look at a piece of paper together

    The personality audit: should we ask friends for their brutally honest feedback on our flaws?

    There can be a big gap between self-perception and how our loved ones see us. Is it ever a good idea to seek the truth?
  • Victoria Beckham looks at designs on a table with a rack of garments behind her

    Victoria Beckham’s collaboration with Mango shows how far designer has come

    The former Spice Girl’s collection with the high street chain is likely to be a fruitful new venture
  • Tim Dowling’s trout lasagne

    ‘The trout lasagne is very good!’ How I recreated six classic beef dishes – with oily fish

  • ‘I feel so much more sexually confident with him and have a happiness I’ve never felt before.’

    The stress of cheating on my wife is making me ill – but I can no longer suppress who I am

  • Nancy Gonzalez shows off her collection of handbags at Neiman Marcus in Bal Harbour, Florida in 2008.

    Designer Nancy Gonzalez sentenced to prison for smuggling crocodile and python handbags

  • Male hand sliding mobile phone either into or out of denim jeans pocket

    Muting people on social media is fast and free and will change your life

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Fashion

  • Le Sserafim performing at Coachella.

    It’s hot in the desert: where next for festival fashion after Coachella?

    In this week’s newsletter: From not-suitable-for-work catsuits to dirty denim and skorts, the get-ups at Coachella provide clues for what festivalgoers elsewhere will be wearing this year
  • Master of the Blue Jeans. (Active in Lombardy during the second half of the 17th century), Woman Begging with Two Children, oil on canvas. 152 x 117 cm, late 17th century, Galerie Canesso, Paris Anonymous - the painting can be connected with the artists of the Lombard-Veneto area The History of Blue Jeans pushed back two centuries by, Maurizio Canesso, Italian Old Master painting sleuth. Galerie Canesso, a leading dealer in Italian Art in Paris & Milan celebrates its 30th anniversary with a dazzling exhibition of works lent by private collection clients.

    Does mysterious painting prove blue denim was around 200 years before Levi’s?

  • Woman,Applying,Lipstick,Looking,At,Mirror,In,Hand.,Red,Lips<br>Woman applying lipstick looking at mirror in hand. Red lips makeup closeup.; Shutterstock ID 686325277; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

    Luxe lipsticks: 10 of the best

  • Is there a market for a £360 replica football shirt? One luxury brand thinks so

  • Ignore the fashion naysayers – you can still wear a floral dress for spring

  • ‘When I wear this shirt, I feel part of a tribe’: how running club merch became a marker of cool

  • Chino shorts and boxy blazers: Australia’s uniform for Paris Olympics opening ceremony evokes private-school attire

Hometown tour

  • Two men on either side of a bar.

    A local’s travel guide to New York City: what to eat, see and do in three days

  • A woman inspects inventory in a display unit in a furniture store.

    A local’s travel guide to Washington DC: what to eat, see and do in three days

  • The art deco district in Miami Beach, Florida.

    A local’s guide to Miami: What to eat, see and do in three days

  • A woman inspects plants in a floral shop.

    A local’s travel guide to the San Francisco Bay Area: what to eat, see and do in three days

Food & drink

  • Anna Jones’ squash and caramelised onion quesadillas.

    Get stuffed: the secret to vegan quesadillas

  • OM Nigel spring Vegetables Miso Broth

    Nigel Slater’s recipe for spring vegetables in miso broth

  • Thomasina Miers' roast chicken with charred tomato and hibiscus tinga.

    Chicken with charred tomato and hibiscus tinga, and coffee flan – Thomasina Miers’ Mexican recipes

  • Baked tomatoes with chickpeas and curry leaves.

    Salmon pie, pork in cider, fig tart – Nigel Slater’s one-pot dinners

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Technology

  • WhatsApp will be removed from Apple’s App Store in China.

    TechScape: No WhatsApp in China, no TikTok in the US, and the return of Llama

  • The text AI assistants spit out is ineffably generated … ChatGPT.

    TechScape: How cheap, outsourced labour in Africa is shaping AI English

    Workers in Africa have been exploited first by being paid a pittance to help make chatbots, then by having their own words become AI-ese. Plus, new AI gadgets are coming for your smartphones
  • A robot-powered fast food kitchen.

    ‘Eat the future, pay with your face’: my dystopian trip to an AI burger joint

    If the experience of robot-served fast-food dining is any indication, the future of sex robots is going to be very unpleasant

    Regulars

    • Samoana Matagi at a desk with recording equipment on it and a green wall behind it

      Experience
      Experience: I lost my hands after being electrocuted by 14,400 volts

    • Illustration of car on a road trip

      This column will change your life
      Oliver Burkeman's last column: the eight secrets to a (fairly) fulfilled life

    • ‘There’s no one I’m listening to as much as American singer-songwriter SZA.’

      The crush
      Why I love… SZA

    • Meghan Markle and Prince Harry at an awards ceremony in central London this month

      Stylewatch
      Eco-chic and trouser suits: how Meghan Markle’s style reads the room

    • A letter to ...
      A letter to… my alcoholic husband, in lockdown

    • What I'm really thinking
      What I’m really thinking: the secret smoker

    • Is it worth it?
      Is it worth hiking? Exercise review

    • Sali Hughes on beauty
      Peptides help with good-looking skin, but don’t expect ‘Botox in a bottle’

    Advice

    • African,Man,Counselor,Therapist,Coach,Psychologist,Speak,At,Group,Counseling<br>African man counselor therapist coach psychologist speak at group counseling therapy session concept encourage support patients in addiction talk share problem sit in circle in rehab, close up view; Shutterstock ID 1477336916; purchase_order: April 28th Observer Magazine; job: therapy; client: Guardian Observer; other:

      Ask Philippa
      As an immigrant I’m undervalued, and my wife has no sympathy

      You’re in a difficult situation. I know it won’t be easy, but don’t be too proud to seek help
    • Private Lives illo 7 Sept 2020

      Private lives
      My teenage son shows no interest in school

      I’ve tried being as encouraging as possible, but nothing seems to work. And now I’m worried his younger siblings will follow in his footsteps

    The big picture

    • A collage of male models wearing knitted cardigans on the runway - Junya Watanabe, Louis Vuitton and Prada.

      Button up: 20 of the best men’s cardigans – in pictures

      Bright block colours, stripes and symbols... A knitted cardigan is the perfect light layer for spring
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