Materialists effect: mentions of A24 film studio up 65% in dating app profiles
Exclusive: Alternative dating app Feeld reports that the once-boutique studio is now a worldwide signifier of edgy yet popular entertainment
Who buys an MP3 player in 2025? Why music streaming doesn’t always cut it
Nostalgic tech; autumn garden hacks; and what to wear when it rains
Cos takes centre stage at New York fashion week and Gwyneth Paltrow rebrands
The high street brand moves beyond fast fashion with a brutalist collection, while Paltrow loses the gimmicks
Six great reads: rebels in Nazi Germany, how creativity works and Europe’s biggest pornography conference
Need something brilliant to read this weekend? Here are six of our favourite pieces from the past seven days
‘It’s silent but does the heavy lifting’: the soft power of the white shirt
The white shirt speaks of formality without trying too hard and is making a comeback on the catwalk and on screen
MP3 players are making a comeback – I tested 15 to find the best
Ditch the subscriptions and algorithms of the music streamers with our pick of the best modern digital audio players
Boom times and total burnout: three days at Europe’s biggest pornography conference
The crowd that gathers in Amsterdam is exuberant. Pornography use is more common than ever, so earnings for many here are through the roof. But there is trouble afoot, from AI to chronic illness …
‘It was a fair shot’: Anna Wintour belatedly gives her verdict on The Devil Wears Prada
The formidable Vogue boss said Meryl Streep’s subtle performance as a fictional fashion editor ‘had a lot of wit’ – adding that she attended the premiere wearing Prada without knowing its theme
Deaf review – cinema as empathy machine as a deaf mother struggles with parenting issues
Angela’s apparently idyllic family life begins to fray when she becomes pregnant and the hearing world’s old prejudices are reawakened
The women in love with AI companions: ‘I vowed to my chatbot that I wouldn’t leave him’
Experts are concerned about people emotionally depending on AI, but these women say their digital companions are misunderstood
Facebook fiasco: why is Mark Zuckerberg suing Meta?
His account kept being deactivated, even though he had spent thousands of dollars to use the social media site for advertising. Just one of the perils of sharing a name with the world-famous tech billionaire ...
I got a robot massage and lived to tell the tale
Can one really relax while being prodded by large robotic arms?
‘If something goes wrong in childbirth, how will I know?’ The unflinching film about parenting with deafness
Giving birth is gruelling enough for mothers with hearing – but as the sisters behind gripping new drama Deaf explain, for disabled women labour can be brutal and traumatic
When maps go wrong: from the Great North Run to a phantom Aldi
Erroneously putting map of Sunderland on medals for Tyneside event is latest in long line of cartological mishaps
An ale star cast: pint-pulling Rupert Everett surprises country pub’s punters
Hollywood actor helps out at the Swan at Enford in Wiltshire as he and his neighbours fight to save their local