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From Guyanese rum to soft Australian bedsheets, you don’t have to buy a plane ticket to enjoy Guardian staff’s international favorites – perfect for holidays Our favorite non-toxic pan is on sale (and five other Pfas-free kitchen deals) Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to…

Should forgiveness be extended to de-tradders recusing themselves from aesthetics they served out of commercial self-interest? The tradwife pivot is on: some female influencers whose family, faith and from-scratch cooking content brought headship-of-a-husband “traditional” households into…

Nicholas Jordan and a hive mind of judges tasted 27 brands of honey and found that while the best were ‘perfumed as hell’, others were as basic as reality TV Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email I’ve bought a lot of honey in my life. I purchased kilos of the stuff back when I used to make…

All you need to look on-trend this autumn is a skirt, but instead of going shopping, check what you already have in your wardrobe I go to a lot of fashion shows, and sometimes they are gorgeous and sometimes they are ugly. Sometimes they are electrifying and sometimes they are deathly dull.…

Zillennial couples say they want ‘radical transparency’ around their finances, bucking the idea that prenuptial agreements are rooted in division Kai Amos does not know adult life without her fiance, Garret. They are high school sweethearts who met as teens in Idaho and moved across the country to…

They’re full of childhood nostalgia, and a packet rarely lasts long, but if you happen to have leftover crumpets, here’s an eggy, cheesy way to use them up Crumpets have a surprisingly short shelf-life, as I found out while taste-testing for the Food Filter column . I even had to have a hurried…

Industry experts pick out tiny turntable as one of their ‘15 hottest toys’ for the festive season A record player so small it belongs at a party in a Barbie Dreamhouse is one of this year’s must-have Christmas gifts as the vinyl revival takes an unexpected turn. The £19.99 micro music set plays…

Perhaps you got engaged, married, gave birth, or enjoyed a random act of kindness In August this year, many people stopped to witness the breathtaking solar eclipse. Some peered through colanders to see the rare celestial event or joined friends and family to enjoy this special moment. Continue…

The actor’s 1996 first US film, as a lawyer trying to manage her complicated love life and traumatic fantasies, marked her out as a screen presence like no other Tilda Swinton made her US debut 30 years ago with this insouciant, startling, experimental adventure in eroticism and neuroticism. It’s…

One in five people have experienced this frightening state – and the Harvard neuroscientist Baland Jalal has dedicated his career to studying it. Could it be a portal to a deeper understanding of the mind? The Harvard neuroscientist Baland Jalal is considering the unfathomable depths of the human…

Leeks play a major part in two Malaysian-inspired dishes: they melt into coconut in a marvellous chicken curry, and pair perfectly with peas in crunchy potato croquettes Since moving from Malaysia to London more than a decade ago, I’ve slowly brought leeks into my everyday cooking. Their gentle…

First introduced in 1991, ‘Maybe she’s born with it’ is out the door – but is the new slogan a glow-up? Alyx, I hear a certain makeup brand has updated its tagline. Why is this a big deal? The jingle that has been burned into the minds of women around the world since its Christy Turlington-helmed…

A bento box stacked with familiar and fun shapes, colours and textures beats a drab cheese and ham sandwich any and every day I’m already struggling with lunchbox inspiration for the kids. Help! Rachel, by email This sounds like a job for Claudine Boulstridge, who has been packing lunchboxes for…

A filling vegetarian curry, with leftovers to stuff into a wrap or pie. The same sauce can also be used as the base for a matar paneer. Cook once, eat thrice! You can’t beat a creamy, tomato-based curry when you’re in need of comfort food, although chilli aficionados might want to up the amount of…

Jensen Huang’s close relationship with president means Nvidia CEO’s affair with woman alleged to be working for Beijing is under intense scrutiny A hand on the back, a kiss on the cheek; the footage of Alice Huang’s interaction with Jensen Huang in a Taipei venue last year does not seem…

The lack of public information about the Megaspeed boss is fuelling claims she is a Chinese intelligence asset There is little public information available about Alice Huang, the woman reportedly at the centre of the Jensen Huang honeypot allegations , a fact that has only added fuel to claims she…

Influenza arrived early this year and though the CDC considers activity to be low, infections are expected to rise in the coming weeks Influenza arrived early this year, popping up on the west coast “about two and a half months earlier than normal”, says Dr Michael Osterholm, director of the Center…

Hair stylist to the stars who created the ‘Purdey’ bob and the groundbreaking Frizz Ease product range All beauty chains now have metres-long shelves of products for curly, coily and wavy hair, and among the proliferating varieties of “curl custard” and “scrunching jelly” there is always the purple…

Med spas are raving about vitamin B12 shots as a pick-me-up. But do they actually make you feel more energized? If you spend time on social media, you may have seen med spa owners and employees describing vitamin B12 shots as a pick-me-up . When they’re run down or facing a busy week, they say, a…

Event regarded as Oscars of fashion industry replaces John Galliano retrospective with homage to the ‘extra ordinary’ A few months after the planned John Galliano Met Gala retrospective was cancelled amid a backlash focused on the designer’s past, a more commonplace theme has been announced: “…

MPs, local authorities, lawyers, schools and more are receiving floods of grievances, requests and legal challenges, often complex to read and respond to ‘It started as a trickle in 2024 and now it’s an onslaught.” Hollie Wickens, a senior caseworker in a Labour MP’s office, is explaining the daily…

The look – worn by Abdul El-Sayed, Andy Burnham and Volodymyr Zelenskyy – radiates authority and no-nonsense masculinity, say fashion experts For years the black T-shirt was consigned to the clothing category of plain basics. A hidden layer rather than the main event. But modern politics has pushed…

Celebrities including Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie and Kylie Minogue sat front row at two runway events while bemused locals looked on They came, they saw, they CC’d. This week Chanel – the world’s second-biggest luxury brand after Louis Vuitton, with sales of US$19.3bn in 2025 – mobilised an…

Spotted on Balenciaga, Celine and Valentino catwalks, purple is having a moment. If you really want to stand out, wear it with red The colour purple has links to royalty, the Catholic church, Prince, Gordon Brown’s ties and Barney the dinosaur and it now has a new association – autumn 2026. It has…

Fashion house move marks breakthrough in white, male-dominated industry For the first time in its 109-year history, the fashion house Balenciaga is to be led by a woman, with the British designer Martine Rose appointed as creative director of the brand. Her appointment at Balenciaga marks a…

Tim Heavisides recalls his fondness for the historic fashion firm and his enduring attachment to a black jumper Re your report ( Fashion and tradition: how John Smedley is innovating in a tough market, 1 November ), I was fortunate to grow up with a mum who was interested in good quality clothes…