‘Some men tend to jump straight to innuendoes’: dating app users on why they quit
As research shows many have a poor online dating experience, those who have deleted the apps discuss pitfalls
Only 3% of UK 12-year-olds don’t have a smartphone. Here is how four of them feel about it
There has been a huge wave of parental concern about smartphones this year. So do kids without them feel deprived – or more alive?
The hidden life of Elizabeth Taylor – as seen by her son: ‘Her love for Richard Burton never went away’
She despised hypocrisy and was fiercely loyal to her friends, while navigating the pressures and pleasures of being the world’s biggest star. Chris Wilding discusses the legend and legacy of the mother he loved
Apple’s new AirPods will make America hear again, but no thanks to the regulator
The tech firm’s federal approval to turn its earbuds into hearing aids is one in the eye for the monopolistic US healthcare agency
How a digital detox day could help people take control of downtime
Offline Club’s first global event on Sunday will begin with tips on how to be phone-free for 24 hours every week
Girls Will Be Girls review – sexual awakening in Indian boarding school is poised and plausible
Preeti Panigrahi is excellent as Mira, a prefect dealing with first love and, unusually, sex, as she navigates the patriarchy in 90s north India
Surgery, shame and self-erasure: four female writers on the tyranny of impossible beauty standards
How did Botox become so popular? And why are teenage girls using anti-wrinkle cream? As a new film, The Substance, considers our obsession with youth and good looks, writers reflect on how this has shaped their lives
Do you see blue or green? This viral test plays with color perception
A visual neuroscientist realized he saw green and blue differently to his wife. He designed an interactive site that has received over 1.5m visits
What’s so funny about getting an AI app to give you a roasting?
Roasting can be really brutal, but at least if we inflict it on ourselves, we can get ahead of the joke
On my radar: Mo Gilligan’s cultural highlights
The award-winning standup on Peckham superheroes, black boy joy and his favourite trainers
‘Plants are trying to kill you’: why carnivore influencers claim we should eat only meat
A growing crowd is hawking ‘beef lattes’ and chomping on sticks of butter, with some touting anti-vegetable conspiracy theories. Experts warn their diet is unsustainable
Why is dating app Feeld so popular? Fetishes and throuples are only part of the story
Established apps were taking attitudes to sex and love right back to the 1950s. Thank goodness for something less traditional, writes Zoe Williams
Don’t break the streak! How a daily ritual can enrich your life – or become an unhealthy obsession
Paulomi Debnath has shared a kiss with her husband every morning for 18 years. Ron Hill ran every day for more than 52 years. When does an enjoyable habit become a compulsion?
Brat summer to goth winter: Beetlejuice revival prompts sartorial spookiness
From the red carpet to M&S and Primark, ghoulish themes are set to take over our wardrobes
Sunday with Eddie Marsan: ‘My potatoes are legendary’
The actor talks about Motown and meditation, and divulges his secrets for really crispy, fluffy spuds