Here’s to hanging out with friends, a splendidly pointless pastime we’re at risk of losing
The social pressure to go out is off, but has it been replaced by scrolling alone in our bedrooms?
‘Not letting me on Snapchat was the best thing my mum ever did for me’: how to talk to your kids about social media
When her 14-year-old child asked for social media, Guardian advice columnist Annalisa Barbieri held firm. Thank goodness, says her daughter, now grown up
He broke your heart in Anatomy of a Fall. Now Messi the dog is a Hollywood A-lister
The border collie has taken ‘play dead’ to a new level. But his trainer says stardom was a long time coming: ‘He’s a misunderstood artist’
‘When you use a Walkman all the memories come back’: the people still in love with old tech
Cassette players and tapes, vintage Game Boys and boomboxes seem like relics of a bygone era. So why are they being snapped up, sometimes for eye-watering prices?
Are dating apps fuelling addiction? Lawsuit against Tinder, Hinge and Match claims so
Platforms accused of encouraging compulsive use by gamifying users’ attention and romantic investment
‘I love to twirl the cord’: the young people pushing for a landline renaissance
Corded phones are hard to find these days. But for some gen Z diehards, they offer nostalgia and real connection
From bone smashing to chin extensions: how ‘looksmaxxing’ is reshaping young men’s faces
Chiselled jaws, pouty lips, hunter eyes: everything is up for grabs in the quest to increase ‘sexual market value’. But how did this extreme cosmetic craze become mainstream?
A new start after 60: I turned my homely lifestyle into a global phenomenon
Kate Jackson’s cosy, creative existence in rural Northumberland has spawned a YouTube channel, two websites, an online shop – and financial independence
‘Sin is fun!’ Martin Scorsese on brutality, love – and his rebirth on TikTok
At 81, the great film director suddenly has a second career as a social media star. He talks about working with his daughter, the Oscar-nominated Killers of the Flower Moon and his journey from the mean streets of 1940s New York
Meet generation stay-at-home: ‘You don’t need to pay to go clubbing: you can sit at home and watch it on your phone’
Why have so many teens and twentysomethings stopped going out?
Your Fat Friend review – fat activist Aubrey Gordon takes on the cruelty of Big Diet
A frank but endearing documentary makes for a convincing indictment of the corporate machine that says big is bad
‘Ryan Gosling asked me if he could have Ken underpants’: Barbie costume designer Jacqueline Durran spills her secrets
She is the wardrobe maestro every star craves – and her pink-infused genius on Barbie could bag her yet another Oscar. From Margot Robbie’s jazzy jumpsuit to that Keira Knightley green dress, the British legend relives her finest creations
Table for Six 2 review – second round of hit couples comedy heads for the wedding party
Much anticipated sequel to the successful 2022 Hong Kong film doesn’t make the best use of its gifted ensemble
My experiment in phonelessness was a failure. It also changed my life
Two months after Rhik Samadder ended his phone detox, he realises some of its lessons actually stuck with him
Sometimes I long for the life of a tradwife. Then I remember it’s a reactionary fantasy
It’s easy to get lost in the idea that the traditional housewife role is a soothing existence of baking bread and Agas. The reality is so much darker, writes Emma Beddington