Could ‘trash fashion’ save this Nairobi neighbourhood from drowning in discarded western clothes?

A runway show in Gikomba, east Africa’s largest secondhand clothing market, has attempted to highlight the impact of mass clothing imports – and offer a solution

I spent years trying to avoid Vinted. It turns out I was right to be afraid

I eventually signed up in the hope that buying and selling secondhand clothes would help me fight fast fashion. It just made me cheap, writes Carys Afoko

Do you really need to buy a new laptop? When to upgrade – and when to hold off

Don’t splash out just yet! Your existing laptop may have plenty left to give

‘I realised I’d been ChatGPT-ed into bed’: how ‘Chatfishing’ made finding love on dating apps even weirder

Where once people were duped by soft-focus photos and borrowed chat-up lines, now they have to watch out for computer-generated charm. But it’s one thing to use a witty phrase – another thing entirely to build a whole fake persona …

My foolproof guide to living with a partner – and not falling out about home decor

After years of marriage, my husband thinks I’m still trying to find his hideous painting of Bobby Moore ‘the right frame’ so it can go on the wall. It’s these subtle interior design lies that keep a relationship going, writes Polly Hudson

Moss & Freud review – Kate meets Lucian and they get on brilliantly with absolutely no funny business at all

The supermodel comes across as a dippy trustafarian and the artist like her soppy old grandpa in this bland, legacy-protecting depiction of their friendship

The Filter is one! 50 things we loved this year, from a sleep mask to the perfect pan

Twelve months, thousands of tests and a revolutionary potato masher – here are our ultimate favourites, chosen by readers and writers

Torture, blackmail, extortion: the dangers of queer online dating in Ghana

Homophobic attacks on LGBTQ+ community rising as criminals, using social media to lure victims, are emboldened by political debate

Iron Ladies review – inspiring account of the women on the miners’ strike picket lines

Fascinating exploration of the women inspired to activism in the Margaret Thatcher era of union-bashing

Cecil Beaton’s Fashionable World review – a narrow view of beauty from a borderline stalker

The ‘King of Vogue’ was a desperate social climber and the world on view here seems constricted and parochial. Still, his backdrops are fabulous – usually more interesting than his subjects

The Partiful app is a ‘vibey’ nightmare. Here’s my party-invitation solution

This year was the year of Partiful, a purple mess that won’t even let me be passive-aggressive without chastising me

How do you talk to kids about violence in the news? We asked experts

The Guardian spoke with therapists, media experts and journalists about helping kids process bad news and develop healthy media habits

Daniel Day-Lewis is cross that people equate method acting with ‘behaving like a lunatic’. That’s exactly why we love it

The actor famous for intensely immersing himself in film roles has spoken out about the technique and the attempts of others to ape it

From non-toxic pans to letterbox cheese: 12 things you loved (and bought) in September

Your September favourites are all about getting cosy – with a little side of glam

The one change that worked: I was lost in the infinite scroll – until a small ritual renewed my love of reading

My ability to concentrate diminished as I spent more time on my phone. So I started to log and learn every new word I came across, and felt my brain begin to flex