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The 10 best e-readers in the UK, from Kindle to Kobo and beyond – tried and tested

In a world where books have to vie with smartphones for attention, a brilliant ebook reader is more necessary than ever

Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost review – Ben Stiller’s moving study on the price his family paid for showbiz

Stiller’s documentary about his parents, comedy duo Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, is a tender reflection on marriage and what it costs to keep smiling in the entertainment business

I thought I hated working out until I tried this fitness app

Future Fitness bottles the best parts of a personal trainer in the convenience of an app – here’s why it’s worth the $199 a month

Aprons are in fashion – but will they make you look like a trad wife?

Emma Corrin wore a pink apron to a recent premiere, while Richard E Grant looked like a kinky fishmonger in one on the Miu Miu catwalk. Is this what we’ll all be wearing to our Christmas parties?

‘Two pairs aren’t enough’: the things our Filter experts swear by when they’re off duty

From last-a-lifetime socks to coffee beans, here are the everyday items our writers use and love when they’re relaxing, exercising, cooking and parenting

‘I’m suddenly so angry!’ My strange, unnerving week with an AI ‘friend’

The ad campaign for the wearable AI chatbot Friend has been raising hackles for months in New York. But has this companion been unfairly maligned – and could it help end loneliness?

The best dehumidifiers: 14 favourites to beat damp and cut bills, tested

Fed up with condensation, mould and musty smells? A dehumidifier could help – plus they’re a cheaper and greener way to dry laundry compared with tumble dryers

Apparently many male film stars don’t wear underpants. Have they never heard of #MeToo? Or accidents?

The Oscar-winning costume designer Jenny Beavan has let slip that an alarming number of actors go commando to fittings. The profession has rarely felt more alien

Garmin Fenix 8 Pro review: built-in LTE and satellite for phone-free messaging

Top adventure watch upgraded with 4G calls, messages, live tracking, satellite texts and SOS for going off the grid

I’m a digital nomad who works on the road. These seven travel gadgets go with me everywhere

From ultra-portable laptops to organizers for all your cables, the right gear makes all the difference

When my kids wrote a song using AI, all I could think was: you missed the fun part

The arrival of AI is a chance to remind kids that the joy of creativity is not in what you made, but in the process of making it

The one change that worked: I had terrible insomnia – until I hit upon a gory solution

I had tried elaborate mind games, herbal teas and even a military method. Nothing worked. So I gave in, tuned into some macabre podcasts and had a very surprising reaction

‘A kind of therapy’: scream club brings Londoners together to ‘let it all out’

Viral trend sees (mostly) young people meet to ‘release pent-up energy’ and relieve stress in fun, social setting

Should friendship really be a ‘one strike and you’re out’ deal?

The idea of ditching friends if they err has become more and more popular in the last few years. But it’s important to recognise our own failings ...

Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie review – sunny, wholesome cat-obsessed tale that knows its audience

Kristen Wiig goes all Cruella as the evil cat lady pitted against Gabby and her grandma, Gloria Estefan, desperate as she is to get her hands on that doll’s house

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  • First trailer for Aaron Sorkin’s Facebook sequel The Social Reckoning
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