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New USB law? Oh well, it’s just another old phone charger for the drawer – Stephen Collins cartoon

Voices from the junk drawer …

‘It feels like fresh air to my ears’: can brown noise really help you concentrate?

Some people use it to improve their focus while others use it to drop off to sleep. The writer Zadie Smith says she listens to it day and night. But what is brown noise? And does it work?

‘You can’t cancel me’: embattled TikTok star reinvents herself as a warrior for Jesus

Brittany Dawn Davis now serves more than a million followers Christian content after a previous life as a fitness influencer

Want to date a hot rightwinger? Sick of all that woke nonsense? I’ve just the app for you!

Founded by Trump advisers, backed by billionaire Trumpite Peter Thiel, The Right Stuff is a safe zone for anyone allergic to pronouns and liberals. Will it do better than all its predecessors?

‘We prefer a dream over controversy’: Chanel at Paris fashion week

Label’s collection by Virginie Viard is based on Coco Chanel’s designs for 1961 film Last Year at Marienbad

The world is done with Wife Guys. Thank goodness for that

The story of a philandering star drew attention to an archetype based on our very low standards for straight men

Get off the hamster wheel! How to quiet quit absolutely everything

Sure, you can strive less in the workplace. But what happens when you dial down bigger things, like parenting, relationships and even showering?

Mrs Harris Goes to Paris review – Lesley Manville is terrific in Mary Poppins-ish fun

Manville is utterly convincing as a wide-eyed chirpy cleaner who comes into money and sets her heart on a Dior dress in this 1950s-set charmer

Love Around the World review – the happy-clappy global family of coupling up

Andela and Davor Rostuhar spent the first year of their marriage looking into relationships around the world for this sweet-natured documentary

My latest worry as a parent is headphones: they’ve become a tool in the generation wars in my house

I grew up listening to my parent’s music and learning the lessons that came with it. These days kids can tune out for hours on end and never run out of content

Clair and James Buckley look back: ‘Before we met, I’d never seen The Inbetweeners’

The pair recreate a photo from their wedding and talk about falling in love and becoming YouTube stars

‘It’s only their silhouettes, but you can see how bored they were’: Sarah Lee’s best phone picture

The photographer was on holiday with friends and their twin boys when she spotted a chance to capture teenage ennui

You be the judge: should my friend stop disappearing without telling us?

Fred’s known for bailing out of nights out and not saying goodbye. Now he’s turned off his WhatsApp receipts. Is he too flaky? You decide

Data for a discount: are customer loyalty programs ever a good deal?

Loyalty cards offer rewards like frequent flyer points, discounts on future shops and free gifts. But what do these perks really cost you?

Right of Way review – eccentric short film collection roams around rural England

Archive footage combines with work from modern film-makers in a rousing and sometimes puzzling series on rural England

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