In the latest twist in the Goop candle saga, the famous creation, which retailed at $75 in 2020, is now on offer at $400 on eBay. Not bad for a product that started out as a joke, writes Arwa Mahdawi
Power outages, the needs of vulnerable people and a general descent into dystopia are all reasons to resist banks’ dream of a cashless society, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff