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Matthew Perry apologised to Keanu Reeves – but something still seems left unsaid

The artist formerly known as Chandler Bing threw serious shade at ‘the internet’s boyfriend’ in his memoir. Now he’s removing the mentions from future editions

The morning routine backlash: you can get up at 5am – but it won’t make you popular

The 5-9 trend has been a viral sensation for a while, with its exhausting approach to self-improvement. Now lie-ins are back

‘Look the monster in the eye!’ 11 things I learned from Matthew McConaughey last night

Having read the actor’s bizarre and enthralling memoir, I couldn’t miss his livestreamed talk on ‘the art of livin’’. It didn’t disappoint – until the twist at the end

Human values, as well as AI, must be at the core of the future of work

Automation too often erodes conditions and job quality creating anxiety and overwork. To build ‘good work’, we must invest in people as well as tech

Choose your words, rehearse and why less is more: how to do pillow talk well

If the idea of ‘talking dirty’ to your partner fills you with dread, you are not alone. From voice notes to using keywords, here’s the best advice for the tongue-tied

‘I was projected as the sweet American girl next door. It wasn’t me’: Molly Ringwald bites back

Hollywood success in the 80s was so unpleasant that Ringwald moved to France. Since then she has made a jazz album, written a novel and translated a memoir about Last Tango in Paris star Maria Schneider

TikTok cashing in on sale of counterfeit cosmetics and prescription skin creams

Fake perfumes and restricted items are being touted on social media platform despite bans

‘I took one of me in the bath – can’t go wrong with the bath, right?’: my most memorable sexting disaster

For many, sexting is the new normal – but how do you know if you’re any good at it? And what happens when it goes wrong? Six writers on the most memorable sexts they’ve sent or received

Barry Humphries, Australian comedian and creator of Dame Edna Everage, dies aged 89

Famed for personas that also included the vulgar Sir Les Patterson, Humphries became a household name in a seven-decade career

John Travolta’s Saturday Night Fever suit up for sale – with ‘authentic’ sweat marks

One of two identical white three-pieces worn by star in 1977 role expected to fetch $250,000

The disgusting food of TikTok: is it designed to eat, provoke – or arouse?

Social media has a long history of gross-out content. But on FoodTok, the recipes are more bafflingly repulsive than ever

I didn’t know how to tell my mum that Mike Nichols hated my script

I had my icons and I worshipped them. And one of them dumping on me from a great height was painful – though perhaps useful, too

Nine out of 10 beauty clinics breaking the law by advertising Botox – study

Promotion of anti-ageing product is illegal because it is a prescription-only medicine

Never unfollow, gossip with caution, and always ask before you post – how to behave online

Experts share their dos and don’ts to avoid embarrassing yourself on social media

Garmin Forerunner 265 review: runner’s best friend gets screen upgrade

Brighter, crisper touchscreen and week-long battery life prove potent combination, but costs more

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  • Tesla drivers crash into swimming pool and home in separate US incidents
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  • AI models that can take down governments and business months away, rare Five Eyes statement warns
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  • Benita review – Alan Berliner puts new spin on late film-maker’s work in entrancing tribute
  • ‘Sheer outrageousness’: writers on their favourite LGBTQ+ movie characters
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  • The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI by Cory Doctorow review – the real price of artificial intelligence
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  • ‘How do I deal with my rage? I put it in everything I do’: Killing Eve’s Sandra Oh on fury, friendship and hitting her prime in midlife
  • Social media bans are trending. But it’s too late for my son and me
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  • I dived into my digital past to revisit my most cringe teenage moments – and realised how lucky I am to not be young and online today

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