‘This truck is our home!’ How Bobby Bolton found love and purpose on a 42,000-mile road trip

No money, no flat, no fiancee: in 2022 Bolton lost almost everything that underpinned his life. Three years and 53 countries later, he has more than rebuilt it

‘If I switch it off, my girlfriend might think I’m cheating’: inside the rise of couples location sharing

Many apps like Find My allow us to follow our loved ones at all times. But just because we can, does it mean we should?

‘The only thing that gets me out of my tent’: the camping essentials you need (and what you don’t)

From foam wash to hammocks, seasoned campers share their non-negotiables – and the kit to skip

Why are we so fascinated by the Coldplay cam couple? It’s about us, not them

The public shaming won’t bring real justice. But it fulfills a fantasy of accountability we rarely experience in our own lives

Toxic review – stylishly blank look at fashion’s real victims

Saule Bliuvaite’s debut feature follows two Lithuanian teens seduced by a ‘modelling school’ promising to take them away from their tough home town

My daughter’s health was a mystery. The answer was on the other side of the world

I connected with other moms worldwide, doctors and a geneticist – and identified the rare genetic disorder that connects us all

Tea in the microwave? Why gen Z are giving up on kettles to make a brew

Two-thirds of UK under-30s have used a microwave to make a cuppa, and one in six say they do it every day …

Leftists are determined to date each other – and not settle for liberals: ‘Politics are the new religion’

Progressives are seeking ideologically aligned matches as ‘hot commie summer’ heats up, but the apps aren’t helping

Serial dating and push presents: love in the age of the algorithm is complex

Couples and singles let us into their idealised love lives online, but our role as viewers makes it more of a ménage à trois, says writer Zandile Powell

Archimedes knew the golden power of boredom – so why can’t we stop bringing our phones into the bathroom?

Being bored used to be a superpower, but now we have dopamine on loop to keep us endlessly occupied

A real wag: Superman gets the bleak realities of dog ownership spot on

Hollywood has hitherto been ridiculously soppy over canines. The scrappy, wild and disobedient beast here is as annoying as the real thing

Friendship review – male inadequacy barbecued in Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd’s comedy bromance

Robinson is magnificently cringeworthy as a man in thrall to his cool neighbour Rudd in Andrew DeYoung’s film, as divisive as a Vimto-Marmite cocktail

‘I wish I’d enjoyed my fame a bit more’: Jim Sturgess on regrets, romance and the art of the mix tape

He broke Hollywood in his early 20s, and found it all extremely scary. Now starring in a beautiful TV romance, Sturgess talks love, Walkmans – and why he might have just found his forever screen partner

Tangy kimchi, bad ice-cream and good eggs: my tests for the food filter have changed how I shop

Tasting the good and the bad for the Filter; summer spritzes for aperitivo hour; and the perfect fans for keeping cool

Louis Vuitton says UK customer data stolen in cyber-attack

Lead brand of French luxury group LVMH reassures customers financial data such as bank details were not taken