Tim Dowling tries cheese cocktails: ‘Like a food waste sack the night before bin day’
An espresso martini with parmesan has gone viral – part of a wider trend including blue cheese negronis and a stilton-washed gin. Are any of them any good?
Spring-clean your life! 20 ways to discard the emotional baggage that’s holding you back
From creating a proper support network to practising saying no, experts suggest their best tips for a healthier, happier life
Three things with Andrew Hansen: ‘A knee pillow is the definition of luxury’
In our weekly interview about objects, the comedian tells us about his childhood flair for melodrama – and the long-expired drink he’s kept from Japan
‘I Googled “white guy” and there I was’: stock photo models on seeing their faces in everything from ads to ridiculous memes
Some of them posed for photos – and before they knew it they had become the face of skin lightening, bad boyfriends, penis disorders and Canadian immigration. What’s it like when your image goes around the world?
The Tom Cruise cake: Brooke Shields fell off the actor’s Christmas list. I know how to fix this
As a recipient of Cruise cakes myself, I can only imagine the pain of going without one. But perhaps there is a way to keep the gifts going ...
Why are pet owners more popular than parents?
It’s true that pets are easier to look after than babies – but their owners have some undeniably strange behaviours
Blue Bag Life review – raw self-portrait of a life dogged by other people’s addiction
Shot mostly on her mobile phone, Lisa Selby’s film documents her troubled childhood and her partner’s journey from heroin to recovery in this moving memoir
Computer-generated inclusivity: fashion turns to ‘diverse’ AI models
Fashion brands including Levi’s are having custom AI models created to ‘supplement’ representation in size, skin tone and age
I am being terrorised by my robot vacuum cleaner
Morning, noon and night, it’s there, whirring and whirling around. It’s so industrious I feel simultaneously scared and shamed, writes Emma Beddington
Social media analyst Emily Hund: ‘We can never know the truth behind an influencer’s seeming authenticity’
Today influencers sell ideas as well as products. But the integrity on which their status rests, says the US academic, is as unknowable as the algorithms that promote their content
‘More than just shoes’: how Air Jordans kicked off a revolution in sport
A new film starring Ben Affleck tells the story of how Michael Jordan’s sponsorship deal with Nike in 1984 turned a clever marketing idea into a slam dunk
Gwyneth Paltrow glides out of ‘ski-and-run’ trial with brand enhanced
The Hollywood star turned luxury wellness guru not only convinced the jury but won plaudits for her poise and look
What is behind the hounding of Hailey Bieber? Toxic fandom and divisive algorithms
The internet is now one big harassment machine – and fans can easily become unhealthily fanatical, writes Arwa Mahdawi
‘Our universe was lost for ever’: what happens when a tech glitch erases your memories?
Photos, emails, playlists: our phones and computers have become hosts for our pasts. What happens when the backups fail?
Perfect skin is a myth. Knowing this won’t cure my eczema, but it relieves the stress
When her eczema worsened, celebrities and Reddit forums did more than steroid creams or serums to help Rachel Signer feel better in her skin