Is it time to stop bashing Bridget Jones? Hapless everywoman has evolved – and so have we

A fourth film about Helen Fielding’s creation will be released on Valentines’s day, and this time it’s gen Z that has fallen in love with her

A Complete Unknown: how charity shop and Etsy finds completed iconic Dylan look

Film’s costume designer explains how a scarf made from a blanket and some custom-made Levi’s formed key part of Timothée Chalamet’s wardrobe

Timothée Chalamet says he put on 20lb to play Bob Dylan. Can that tip the scales at the Oscars?

Radical physical transformations helped De Niro, Hanks and Bale to Academy Awards. But Chalamet’s Dylan still looks like he could by knocked down by a strong breeze

All in the mind? The surprising truth about brain rot

Is screen use really sapping our ability to focus and lowering our IQs? The scientists who have actually analysed the data give their verdict

Looking for a man in finance to date? You’re hopelessly behind the times

According to a new survey, healthcare is considered the most desirable sector for those looking for love – combining intelligence and kindness

The best window vacs for clearing condensation: seven expert picks for streak-free shine

Ditch the squeegee and upgrade to crystal-clear results with our tried-and-tested cordless window vacuums, from Kärcher to Tower

No phone, no watch, no problem: should we all be more like Severance’s Christopher Walken?

The 81-year-old actor has revealed that he has no streaming services, has never sent an email, and doesn’t even know what time it is. Perhaps he has found true freedom

‘No, I’m not phoning to say I’m dying!’ My gruelling week of calling gen Z friends rather than texting them

Phone calls can be inconvenient, stressful or actively unpleasant – especially if you’re part of my generation. At 27, can I survive seven days without texts or group chats? And will I still have a social life at the end?

Cynthia Erivo on fame, fear and not fitting in: ‘I’ve never talked about how tough my journey has been’

She is one of the world’s most acclaimed performers – going stratospheric as Elphaba in the hit film adaptation of Wicked. Now she’s up for a best actress Oscar. What next for Britain’s brightest star?

Felicity Jones: ‘I try not to look in the mirror too much’

The Brutalist actor, 41, talks about perfect childhoods and imperfect performances, crying on planes and looking like Eddie Redmayne’s twin

Rave on for the Avon review – Bristol wild swimmers lead a joyful protest campaign

Lovely documentary records the battle to protect a stretch of the polluted river and the beautiful bathing site it is defending

K-Family Affairs review – childhood memories act as chronicle of South Korean democracy

Nam Arum’s debut documentary weaves intimate home videos and family stories into an interrogation of the aftermath of Chun Doo-hwan’s dictatorship

Would you let AI choose your outfits?

Chloë Hamilton explores the possibilities, with surprising results…

We tried banning our young son from watching YouTube…

It just led to him recreating its annoying content offline

‘Stuff happens and it sucks’: Brooke Shields on abuse, ageing and telling her own story

Brooke Shields, sexualised child star at just 11, is no stranger to tabloid controversy. Now 59, perhaps now she can tell us how she ended up so… normal?