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  • The XXL pain au chocolat from Philippe Conticini

    Would you pay £28 for a pain au chocolat? Even a really photogenic one?

  • Marilyn Carkner and Jesse Inoncillo 's Halloween wedding.

    Gen Z says weddings should be cheaper. Here’s how to make that happen

    Couples are holding smaller events, choosing alternative venues, or just running away together
  • Alice Zaslavsky Eggpant bake<br>Alice Zaslavsky prepares an eggplant bake. Melbourne. Australia

    Awe-bergine: Alice Zaslavsky’s low-fuss recipe for stuffed eggplant parmigiana

    The cookbook author scores, salts and stuffs the eggplants with a cheesy and herby breadcrumb mix. The result? A soft and saucy vegetarian midweeker
  • Adrian Chiles

    Standing in my boxers, blindfolded and full of shame, I remembered why I hate getting dressed up

    Adrian Chiles
  • Jeremy Strong wearing a baseball cap and a suit as Kendall Roy in HBO's Succession

    Why regenerative garments are the ultimate status symbol

  • Photo of a sold and for sale signs.

    Tell us: have you bought a house in the UK with your friend?

  • An event organised by the Offline Club at Café Brecht in Amsterdam, where no phones are allowed.

    ‘I feel more connected with humanity’: the club where phones are banned – and visitors pay for the privilege

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Well Actually

  • Marilyn Carkner and Jesse Inoncillo 's Halloween wedding.

    Gen Z says weddings should be cheaper. Here’s how to make that happen

  • black and white photo of woman half smiling, with hazy gray and orange colors around the photo

    Anne Lamott on love, sobriety and reaching 70: ‘All I’ve learned, I’ve learned because the abyss swallowed me’

    The American author’s 20th book reads as a series of parables on grace. In an interview, she reflects on a life she thought she wouldn’t get to live
  • image of money ring marble background

    ‘I wanted to look and feel expensive’
    Why couples take on wedding debt

    More than half of couples take on debt to finance their weddings. We asked some how they feel about it
  • a woman cleans up her garden and pond

    Can I get a little more eco-friendly every day? Four tips for a greener mindset

  • composite of lots of photos of women in wedding dresses

    Something old
    Why six brides picked a second-hand wedding dress

  • Katy & Garrett 3.4.16 (3) (1)

    There was no time for a wedding – so we eloped. Maybe you should too

  • Composite of wedding menu, planes and flowers.

    How to have a sustainable wedding
    Six tips for a greener ‘I do’

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Columns

  • ‘In late 2020 the cumulative toll hit and, after six months of working almost around the clock, I broke down at my computer mid-sentence.’

    Why am I like this?
    Is it possible to break the cycle of burnout for good?

  • A graphic illustration of a woman in bed wearing a bra, purple-and-black striped leggings, out of the red covers with one leg hooked over them.

    Halfway there: a column about midlife
    Perimenopause has brought chaos to my life – but also peace

  • If you spend most of your time by yourself, and not by choice, alone time may feel like a burden.

    Why am I like this?
    I like my own company. But do I spend too much time alone?

  • Graphic illustration in shades of ochre, light pink and light blue, of a fit woman (cropped below the neck) in halter top and yoga leggings sitting cross-legged on a yoga mat, surrounded by makeup bottles and holding one in each hand on her knees, each of which emanates colored steam.

    Ask Ugly
    Is a makeup routine really mindfulness?

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The toolkit

  • a person smokes cannabis

    California sober
    What does it mean and is it good for you?

  • Colourful flat lay view of different types of sliced fruits and vegetables on a pink background.

    The 30-plant challenge
    Experts say we need to eat 30 plants a week. This is how I fared

  • Black cup of coffee on the black and brown table among spilled roasted coffee beans.

    Coffee
    How much coffee is OK for me to drink in a day? I asked the experts

  • Fragrant plants are beautiful and smell good.

    Good scents
    Five eco-friendly ways to make your home smell great

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Fashion

  • Zendaya wearing a vintage couture Givenchy gown from 1996.

    Met Gala shows where power lies in fashion – which makes Zendaya’s choice intriguing

    Star wore two dresses by John Galliano at event cutting across fashion, celebrity and Hollywood

  • Met Gala 2024: Kim K in metal lace, Lana Del Rey as a tree and Zendaya's two arrivals – video

  • Garments on display in the Met Costume Institute's spring 2024 exhibition Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion

    Met exhibition review: 2024’s spring show is a feast for the senses

  • Celebrities turn out for Met Gala in high fashion – as it happened

  • Cara Delevingne: ‘It’s a lot easier now I’m not the new hot young thing’

  • All black is back – again. Here’s how to wear it in 2024

  • Hate perfume? Even sceptics won’t turn up their noses at these subtle scents

  • ‘I couldn’t bear him pulling in it’: writers on the clothes they pinched from their exes

  • ‘We need to take risks’: Chanel gets gritty with Marseille show

Hometown tour

  • A man paddleboards with his dog with kayaks in the background.

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

  • 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

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Food & drink

  • Felicity Cloake's cheesecake topped with raspberries.

    How to make American baked cheesecake – recipe

  • Ravinder Bhogal's asparagus with soba noodles and miso dressing.

    Asparagus miso noodles, grilled cos, broccoli pizza: Ravinder Bhogal’s spring veg recipes

  • Tuna mornay

    That’s a mornay: Sarah Pound’s simple tinned tuna recipes

  • Felicity Cloake's perfect quiche.

    Unleash the quiche: tips for springtime tarts

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Technology

  • SnapChat.

    How Snapchat is saving itself – and keeping up with Silicon Valley giants

  • Dead internet theory posits that bots now write most of the content on the internet.

    TechScape: On the internet, where does the line between person end and bot begin?

    In 2021, the web felt dead because algorithms were driving people to act like robots. Now, the robots are posting like people
  • An illustration of a heart made of jigsaw pieces, with a missing piece and a hand holding a smartphone

    ‘The science isn’t there’: do dating apps really help us find our soulmate?

    The effectiveness of Tinder and Hinge are hard to judge without access to their data. But now researchers are creating a free alternative with full transparency

    Advice

    • Bare human steps<br>Steps of bare human feet on wet sand of sea beach

      Ask Philippa
      I have no children and have started to fear for my legacy. What can I do?

      Legacy can be found in the lives you touch and your impact on others
    • 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

    • TOPSHOT-US-ENTERTAINMENT-FASHION-METGALA-CELEBRITY-MUSEUM<br>TOPSHOT - US actress Zendaya arrives for the 2024 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2024, in New York. The Gala raises money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. The Gala's 2024 theme is "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion." (Photo by Angela WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

      Met Gala 2024: dresses made out of sand, corsets and power poses – in pictures

      The theme was JG Ballard’s 1962 short story, The Garden of Time, which meant references to decay, lots of florals and more than one look that seemed to have nothing to do with anything
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