Sundresses and rugged self-sufficiency: ‘tradwives’ tout a conservative American past … that didn’t exist

The aesthetic, which celebrates homesteading, milkmaids and ‘the feminine urge to take care of your husband’, hinges on a history today’s Republicans would fiercely oppose

July design news: 50 years of Casio, an iPod revival and mending as an art

A new exhibition showcases British hobbies, the Rotterdam Architectural Biennial and a South Asian London city map

‘How many aura points did I lose?’ The new coolness currency has hints of Aristotle

Young people are evaluating good and bad life decisions on a scale and seeking input from others. To philosophy experts, it sounds familiar

Sunday with Donna Air: ‘ I like a hot banya sauna where you’re beaten with leaves’

The actor tells Rich Pelley her secrets for a glorious Sunday, including a long walk, a couple of nice glasses of wine and a proper roast dinner

A meeting with Liza Minnelli, 1989

Promoting her album with the Pet Shop Boys, the actor and singer was in a liberated mood when she granted the Observer an audience in Athens

Penelope Wilton: ‘My street cred went up when I did Shaun of the Dead’

The actor, 78, talks about her mean headmistresses, collection of paintings, getting lost in north London and the perks of being a dame

Authenticity in awkwardness? Why fashion is striking an uneasy pose

Daniel Craig, Cillian Murphy and Winona Ryder all appear ill at ease in recent campaigns. Is this a rejection of the perfection trend?

Uncanny Me review – exploration of cloning tech fraught with moral and ethical questions

Creating a 3D avatar to increase a model’s income brings up all sorts of issues, but this documentary seems uninterested in addressing them

Jane Seymour: ‘I’ve remained friends with my third and fourth husbands’

The actor, 73, on her mother’s concentration camp experience, school dinners, Me Too, and her four ex-husbands

Reggie Yates looks back: ‘I went from a council estate to working with the people I watched on TV’

The actor and broadcaster on how his mum kept him grounded, an awkward encounter with Sting, and why making documentaries changed him

‘I’m starting to doubt everything’: Emma Corrin on Diana, being a Marvel villain, and an existential crisis

The actor is on the brink of megastardom thanks to a new role as a bald baddie, starring alongside Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds – so why all the self-doubt?

Novak Djokovic, Elon Musk and others should grasp this: fame and public affection are not the same thing

The tennis legend couldn’t be more famous, but seems puzzled that adoration eludes him, says PR consultant and author Mark Borkowski

‘I am happy to see how my baby is bouncing’: the AI transforming pregnancy scans in Africa

While ultrasound services are normal practice in many countries, software being tested in Uganda will allow a scan without the need for specialists, providing an incentive for pregnant women to visit health services early on

My speakers don’t work properly and Apple won’t provide a refund. What are my entitlements?

You have a right to return the product if you think it’s faulty, says policy expert Kat George – but it will take some time and effort to claim your refund

‘I don’t think I have that in me’: what was Lena Dunham’s abandoned Polly Pocket movie actually going to involve?

In a post-Barbie world, feminism plus toy equals box office paydirt – but after three years working on the script, Dunham decided she could no longer continue. Why?