Brigitte Bardot was a zeitgeist-force and France’s most sensational export
Bardot titillated the world for five decades, but the controversy and voyeurism surrounding her shouldn’t overshadow an intriguing film career
The deals aren’t done yet: 25 of the best after-Christmas sales in the US
MasterClass, Roku, Apple, Aritzia – we rounded up the best post-holiday sales for tech, fashion and more that you can snag before the end of the year
What happened next: The We Do Not Care Club – how a funny, furious feminist movement began
Melani Sanders was frazzled and sleep-deprived, and wondered whether other menopausal women were going through the same thing. So she put her feelings on camera. The answer was immediate ...
My weirdest Christmas: I sat on a desk chair watching the strangest film I’ve ever seen
Away from our families, my flatmate and I hung out in his bedroom, Christmas lunch on our laps, watching a poorly written, jarringly inappropriate movie
What happened next: the Coldplay kiss cam couple
They went mega-viral as the couple who were caught canoodling on a live screen. Cue plot twists and months of public intrigue
Match the celeb to the panto – and other puzzlers in our bumper Christmas culture quiz
From corny adverts to snowy murder plots, test your knowledge with these seasonal questions
Should we turn the internet off?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions ponders whether life would be better in a post-online, analogue world
Readers reply: what is – or was – the best-ever internet meme?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts
A tape measure, a metal detector and a spirit level: 25 surprisingly useful things you can do with your phone
While many use our phones predominantly to doomscroll, smartphones have a range of little-known functions that could make life better and easier – from heart monitoring to even developing camera film
Tinsel and Home Alone back in style as TikTok seeks comfort in #90sChristmas
Emphasis this year is on nostalgia as present day feels ‘a bit more uncertain’, say trend experts
Move over Bluetooth: wired headphones are back – and suddenly cool again
From celebrity endorsements to digital fatigue, the once-obsolete white wire has become a fashion statement and a quiet act of opting out
AI toys are suddenly everywhere – but I suggest you don’t give them to your children
Earlier this year my four-year-old tried out an AI soft toy for a few days. New research indicates I was right to be creeped out, writes Arwa Mahdawi
Panya the pygmy hippo: how a tiny baby animal became a sensation
Just in time for Christmas, a little calf has arrived at a German zoo and gone viral. But is he cuter than Moo Deng?
Why would someone buy my bag of random tat on Vinted?
The assorted items that I would class as rubbish sold within five minutes – and I have never wanted so much to engage in dialogue with a buyer, writes Zoe Williams
‘I am not happy with my output!’ Kate Hudson on taking risks, rejecting compromise – and finding her voice at 46
After years as Hollywood’s romcom darling, Hudson is putting music at the centre of her career – and after her show-stealing turn in Song Sung Blue, the Oscar buzz is growing