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    <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 08:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>What links Run Lola Run, Source Code and Groundhog Day? The Saturday quiz</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;From Cara o cruz and Kopf oder Zahl to Lost City of the Incas, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1&lt;/strong&gt; The singer Rachel Agatha Keen performs under what mononym?&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2&lt;/strong&gt; Which national football side has just three wins, all against Liechtenstein?&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3&lt;/strong&gt; What religious movement was founded by Madame Blavatsky?&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4&lt;/strong&gt; Which car-making giant was established in 1968?&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5&lt;/strong&gt; What is the subject of Hiram Bingham’s book Lost City of the Incas?&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6&lt;/strong&gt; Petrichor is the particular smell produced by what?&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;7&lt;/strong&gt; Which warbler is nicknamed the northern, or mock, nightingale?&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;8&lt;/strong&gt; How many sides does a hectogon have?&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What links:&lt;br&gt;
  9&lt;/strong&gt; Country singer and Rhodes scholar; Mastermind’s original host; Northern Ireland secretary 1997-99?&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10&lt;/strong&gt; Earth measurement; pebble; reunion of broken parts?&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;11&lt;/strong&gt; Financial privilege; reasonable time; Salisbury doctrine; Sewel convention?&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;12&lt;/strong&gt; Edge of Tomorrow; Groundhog Day; Run Lola Run; Source Code?&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;13&lt;/strong&gt; Dinara Safina; Jelena Janković; Karolína Plíšková; Marcelo Ríos (ranking)?&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;14&lt;/strong&gt; Armburgh; Cely; Paston; Plumpton; Stonor?&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;15&lt;/strong&gt; Cara o cruz; Kopf oder Zahl; pile ou face; krona eller klave?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/may/09/what-links-run-lola-run-source-code-groundhog-day-the-saturday-quiz"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 06:00:49 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Thomas Eaton</dc:creator>
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      <title>Why can’t wasps swim and which shark is fastest? The kids’ quiz</title>
      <link>https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/may/09/why-cant-wasps-swim-which-shark-is-fastest-the-kids-quiz</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/sep/25/does-your-child-have-a-question-for-our-new-kids-quiz"&gt;​Submit a question&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.mollyoldfield.co.uk/"&gt;Molly Oldfield&lt;/a&gt; hosts &lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/everything-under-the-sun/id1442273607?mt=2"&gt;Everything Under the Sun&lt;/a&gt;, a podcast answering children’s questions. Do check out her books, &lt;a href="https://guardianbookshop.com/everything-under-the-sun-9780241433461/"&gt;Everything Under the Sun&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://guardianbookshop.com/everything-under-the-sun-quiz-book-9780241703830/"&gt;Everything Under the Sun: Quiz Book&lt;/a&gt;, as well as her new title, &lt;a href="https://guardianbookshop.com/everything-under-the-sun-all-around-the-world-9780241619124/"&gt;Everything Under the Sun: All Around the World&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/may/09/why-cant-wasps-swim-which-shark-is-fastest-the-kids-quiz"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 06:00:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Molly Oldfield</dc:creator>
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      <title>Tim Dowling: I’ve come to respect the fox. But our dog is still a hardliner</title>
      <link>https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/may/09/tim-dowling-i-respect-the-fox-but-our-dog-is-still-a-hardliner</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;I suspect the fox is stealing my delivery parcels off the doorstep, but I’m not going to escalate without proof&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is late afternoon, and I’m standing before the living room’s big bay window, with its commanding view of the street, when I hear the middle one coming down the stairs and turning the corner to the kitchen.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Look at this,” I say. I can hear the&amp;nbsp;reluctance in the slowing of his footsteps as he changes course.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/may/09/tim-dowling-i-respect-the-fox-but-our-dog-is-still-a-hardliner"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 05:00:49 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Tim Dowling</dc:creator>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Jonathan, 23, a student, meets Katie, 27, an environmental campaigner&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What were you hoping for?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
 To meet someone outside my usual bubble, have an interesting conversation, and see where it goes.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/may/09/blind-date-katie-jonathan"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 05:00:49 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>A recipe for disaster: the Becky Barnicoat cartoon</title>
      <link>https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/picture/2026/may/09/recipe-for-disaster-becky-barnicoat-cartoon</link>
      <description>&lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/picture/2026/may/09/recipe-for-disaster-becky-barnicoat-cartoon"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 05:00:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Becky Barnicoat</dc:creator>
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      <title>Punching the light: Sydney’s 90s raves – in pictures</title>
      <link>https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/may/09/sydney-90s-raves-simon-burstall-photography</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;At the age of 17, &lt;a href="https://www.simonburstall.com/"&gt;Simon Burstall&lt;/a&gt; documented the burgeoning underground rave scene of 1990s Sydney. Armed with borrowed school cameras and stealing away from home in the early hours of the morning in the family car, Simon found community and a career that would change him forever. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;‘93: Punching the Light was published by &lt;a href="https://www.damianibooks.com/en/search?q=punching+the+light&amp;amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last"&gt;Damiani&lt;/a&gt; in 2019.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/may/09/sydney-90s-raves-simon-burstall-photography"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:41 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Simon Burstall</dc:creator>
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      <title>Soft armour, pert nipples: how London design team made Kim Kardashian’s Met Gala breastplate</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Duo Whitaker Malem worked with pop art sculptor Allen Jones and a car bodyshop in Kent to create gala’s biggest jolt&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;At Monday’s Met Gala, it inevitably fell to Kim Kardashian to deliver the evening’s biggest jolt. One of the few celebrities to straightforwardly interpret the &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/may/05/body-masterpiece-nipples-skeletons-tattoos-record-breaking-met-gala-beyonce-kardashians"&gt;“fashion is art” dress code&lt;/a&gt; – which focused on how the dressed and undressed human body is the through-line in most works of art – she decided to forgo her usual role as a walking billboard for a major fashion house and instead arrived in an orange fibreglass breastplate created by a small east London art duo and a car bodyshop in Kent.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Good art should start conversation, and Kim did exactly that,” says 61-year-old Patrick Whitaker, half of the design practice Whitaker Malem, who made the breastplate just weeks before the gala. “She was very clear on wanting a breastplate, very clear on the car body finish. And I think she was nervous really. She understands the competition.”&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/may/08/whitaker-malem-london-design-kim-kardashian-met-gala-breastplate"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 16:54:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>I didn’t think I could get addicted to weed. I was wrong – and I’m not alone</title>
      <link>https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/may/08/cannabis-addiction-recovery</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;There are misconceptions about the addictiveness of cannabis and many users are struggling with dependency&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Amy knew it wasn’t great. But there she was, at the bottom of a dumpster, desperately searching for the THC vape cartridge she’d thrown away just hours earlier.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Amy, 18, had previously tossed that same cartridge, known colloquially as a cart, into a public trash can. Passersby stared as she later rooted around to recover it. So she lifted the entire garbage bag and brought it back to her apartment, where she dug through a bunch of sloppy, stinking detritus before finding it and taking a grateful toke. Later that same week, she threw it into the dumpster – surely that would prevent her from going back. But she did.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/may/08/cannabis-addiction-recovery"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 16:00:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The 26 best Mother’s Day deals actually worth your (and your mom’s) time</title>
      <link>https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us/2026/may/02/mothers-day-gifts-deals-sales</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;From a faux fur throw blanket to a massage gun, here are some practical and exciting gifts that celebrate all moms&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us/2026/apr/30/best-mothers-day-gifts"&gt;The 23 best Mother’s Day gifts, according to moms, grandmas and one great-grandmother&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global/2025/sep/09/sign-up-to-the-filter-us-our-newsletter-guide-to-buying-fewer-better-products"&gt;Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/mothers-day"&gt;Mother’s Day&lt;/a&gt; deals aren’t &lt;em&gt;just&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us/2026/apr/30/best-mothers-day-gifts"&gt;for moms&lt;/a&gt;. Whether you’re looking to treat someone for a birthday or graduation (or just treat yourself), this time of year has tons of deals that make &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us/2025/nov/21/best-gifts-ideas-for-moms"&gt;gifting&lt;/a&gt; that much easier. Most of them last through Mother’s Day weekend, and many of them extend to the rest of the month.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We’ve put together some of the best deals. From a cast-iron saucepan to a percussive massage gun, we’re not simply recommending these products because they’re on sale. These are items we have tested or personally used and loved – meaning that while you may be rushing to add to cart during this short sale window, you can rest assured that thought and care have gone into the rec.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us/2026/may/02/mothers-day-gifts-deals-sales"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 15:31:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>‘Do you think I’m a cougar?’: five influencer couples on their age-gap relationships</title>
      <link>https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/may/07/age-gap-relationship-influencers</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;From building an online community to losing long-term friendships, micro-influencer couples explain their experiences in age-gap relationships&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;When it comes to &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/relationships"&gt;relationships&lt;/a&gt; with extreme power imbalances – say, professional hierarchies or underage participants – there is broad consensus on what’s acceptable. But a relationship between people whose ages differ by a decade or so confuses and intrigues people endlessly.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Generally, the wider the age gap and the younger one partner is, the greater the skepticism. Older men have long been side-eyed for dating substantially younger women. The reverse – older women with younger men – also remains somewhat subversive. But the latter dynamic is increasingly celebrated – last year, the Cut &lt;a href="https://www.thecut.com/article/women-dating-younger-men.html"&gt;covered&lt;/a&gt; the trend of older women seeking younger partners, and last month, the New York Times released &lt;a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/opinion/younger-men-dating-older-women.html"&gt;a podcast episode&lt;/a&gt; titled “Older Women Are in Demand by Younger Men”.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/may/07/age-gap-relationship-influencers"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 16:12:20 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>From ‘it helped me stick to a routine’ to ‘I despise it’: 11 people explain how they’re using AI for fitness</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;While some are using AI to tailor programs better suited to their needs, others warn ‘it can be wrong, confidently so’&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;People have mixed feelings about AI. While many people regularly use it – 62% &lt;a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2025/09/17/ai-in-americans-lives-awareness-experiences-and-attitudes/"&gt;in the US&lt;/a&gt; and 69% &lt;a href="http://kpmg.com/uk/en/insights/ai/uk-attitudes-to-ai.html"&gt;in the UK&lt;/a&gt; – trust in the technology is low. In the US, only 26% of people have a positive view of AI, according to one &lt;a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/poll-majority-voters-say-risks-ai-outweigh-benefits-rcna262196"&gt;NBC poll&lt;/a&gt;, and in the UK, 78% say they worry about negative outcomes from AI.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So it is perhaps no surprise that readers’ responses to &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/apr/16/tell-us-do-you-use-ai-for-fitness"&gt;our callout&lt;/a&gt; about AI and fitness were varied. Some said they rely on AI to shape their workouts and diets while others said they refuse to use it at all because of its impact on the &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/12/college-graduates-job-market-ai"&gt;economy&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/03/just-an-unbelievable-amount-of-pollution-how-big-a-threat-is-ai-to-the-climate"&gt;environment&lt;/a&gt;. And many were somewhere in between – they found it a useful tool, but were less than thrilled about the technology’s impact overall.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/may/06/ai-fitness-health-programs"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 16:00:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Madeleine Aggeler</dc:creator>
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      <title>Sole searching: how a medical pedicure saved my feet from the point of no return</title>
      <link>https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/may/05/medical-pedicure-treatment-feet-care</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;After a harsh winter and suffering from corns, calluses and dry feet, a ‘medi pedi’ treatment came to my rescue &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;My &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/aug/11/the-foot-phenomenon-simple-surprising-ways-to-improve-your-balance-health-and-longevity"&gt;feet&lt;/a&gt; were screaming for mercy. Apologies for the following description, but after New York City’s deep-freeze winter, I had corns between my toes, thick callus pads beneath my big toes, and scaly dry lines all around my foot and up my leg. Both my heels had split, with deep cracks in multiple places; I had been super-gluing the flesh closed to prevent them from splitting further. Walking had become excruciating.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Honestly, it was a mess down there. My feet had reached a point of no return. Vaseline would sit on top of the skin without getting absorbed. Filing my heels in the shower felt dangerous (remember – open wounds). In addition, my pinkie toes have always been capped with thick, darkened nails that I thought were probably fungus. Antifungal formulas had zero success.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jinnie Lee is a New York City-based culture writer&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/may/05/medical-pedicure-treatment-feet-care"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 16:00:43 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Jinnie Lee</dc:creator>
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      <title>Puffy legs, heavy aches, rippled skin: what is lipedema?</title>
      <link>https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/apr/30/what-is-lipedema</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;This underdiagnosed condition, which causes leg pain and swelling, affects one in 10 women, yet most doctors haven’t heard of it&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The first thing Becca Golden noticed was her pants.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Throughout the spring and summer of 2023, her pants stopped fitting. Her legs became puffy, with a rippled texture and heavy ache. Within a year, the 32-year-old, Austin-based podcaster went up four pant sizes, gained 30lb and found herself in constant leg pain. She had always had a little bit of cellulite, she says, but while her upper body appeared mostly unchanged, now her legs seemed to belong to a “different person, overnight”.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/apr/30/what-is-lipedema"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:00:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Adrienne Matei</dc:creator>
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      <title>Wellness culture is trying to sell you products your vagina doesn’t need</title>
      <link>https://www.theguardian.com/global/2026/apr/29/vaginal-microbiome-probiotics-marketing</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;There isn’t enough research about the vaginal microbiome. But that doesn’t mean you need ‘feminine probiotics’ that companies are pushing &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wellness culture is coming &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global/2025/sep/11/vagina-wellness-products-feminine-intimate-care"&gt;for your vagina&lt;/a&gt;. On Instagram, in the vitamin aisle, and even on &lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@studentdoctorgrace/video/7589415670836661534"&gt;the subway&lt;/a&gt;, the billion-dollar &lt;a href="https://www.usdanalytics.com/industry-reports/feminine-probiotic-supplement-market"&gt;“feminine probiotic” industry&lt;/a&gt; promises healthier, better-smelling, infection-free genitalia.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/should-you-use-probiotics-for-your-vagina-2019122718592"&gt;proliferation&lt;/a&gt; of vaginal probiotic supplements and suppository capsules is driven, in part, by frustration: there are few effective treatments for conditions related to the vaginal microbiome.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global/2026/apr/29/vaginal-microbiome-probiotics-marketing"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:30:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/global/2026/apr/29/vaginal-microbiome-probiotics-marketing</guid>
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      <title>How do I respond to my friends when they criticize their own weight and looks?</title>
      <link>https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/apr/28/friends-criticize-weight-looks-advice</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;These negative comments about bodies and faces permeate society and could lead to some tough talks with friends&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hi Ugly,&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How do I respond to my friends when they criticize their bodies, faces, skin?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/nov/01/should-i-get-botox-advice-ask-ugly"&gt;Why is this column called ‘Ask Ugly’?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/article/2024/jun/05/pubic-hair-grooming"&gt;How should I be styling my pubic hair?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/article/2024/jun/05/pubic-hair-grooming"&gt;How do I deal with imperfection?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jan/22/men-plastic-surgery"&gt;My father had plastic surgery. Now he wants me and my mother to get work done&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/apr/28/friends-criticize-weight-looks-advice"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:00:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/apr/28/friends-criticize-weight-looks-advice</guid>
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      <title>‘Subtle but powerful form of self-validation’: how to start journaling</title>
      <link>https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/apr/27/how-to-start-journaling</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;There is no wrong way to journal, say experts, and putting pen to paper can help with mental health and clarify thoughts and feelings&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/jan/02/how-to-start-expert-tips"&gt;How to start … anything: expert tips for trying something new&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Humans have been jotting down their feelings and experiences for millennia. The &lt;a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/ancient-egypt-shipping-mining-farming-economy-pyramids-180956619/"&gt;earliest&lt;/a&gt; example of a diary is over 4,500 years old, written on papyrus by a mid-level official who helped in constructing the Great Pyramid of Giza.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Since then, other noteworthy diarists have included Lord Byron, Virginia Woolf, Albert Einstein, Audre Lorde and also me. (One guess as to which of those intellectual powerhouses recently journaled about getting a tummy ache after eating too many Swedish Fish.)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/apr/27/how-to-start-journaling"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:00:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/apr/27/how-to-start-journaling</guid>
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      <title>‘I felt like I’d stumbled on a cheat code’: what is the burned haystack dating method?</title>
      <link>https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/apr/23/burned-haystack-dating-method</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Being on dating apps can feel like looking for a needle in a haystack – so Dr Jennie Young devised a technique to burn it down and find better matches&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It was 2023, and Dr Jennie Young was sick of &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2025/feb/18/how-to-start-dating-tips"&gt;online dating&lt;/a&gt;. She was looking for a partner, and instead all she found in the apps were inappropriately sexual come-ons and conversations that went nowhere. It felt like looking for a needle in a big, rancid haystack. So one day, frustrated and totally out of ideas, she Googled “how do you actually find a needle in a haystack?”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The answer: burn it down.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/apr/23/burned-haystack-dating-method"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:00:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/apr/23/burned-haystack-dating-method</guid>
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      <title>Weekly bread rolls and an Irish bender: six readers on gestures that made them feel less lonely</title>
      <link>https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/apr/22/six-readers-on-gestures-to-feel-less-lonely</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;We know what can cause loneliness, from online habits to other cultural shifts – but what makes us feel connected and cared for?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The rise of social media, disappearing third spaces, &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-interactive/2025/sep/30/flirting-parties-millenials-gen-z-dating-apps"&gt;displeasure with dating apps&lt;/a&gt;: in 2026, there are plenty of possible culprits when it comes to loneliness.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But what makes people feel connected and cared for? Below are six stories about the gestures that made Guardian readers feel less lonely.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/apr/22/six-readers-on-gestures-to-feel-less-lonely"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:00:30 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us/2026/apr/30/best-mothers-day-gifts</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Your mom will not tell you what she wants, but you can’t go wrong with these all-time favorites from mothers and grandmothers we spoke to&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us/2026/may/02/mothers-day-gifts-deals-sales"&gt;The 26 best Mother’s Day deals for when she says ‘don’t spend too much’&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global/2025/sep/09/sign-up-to-the-filter-us-our-newsletter-guide-to-buying-fewer-better-products"&gt;Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Getting to be a mom is the best &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/mothers-day"&gt;Mother’s Day&lt;/a&gt; gift in and of itself.” We all know the deferential cliche moms trot out when asked about Mother’s Day gifts. But they’re lying. The real answer isn’t complicated or expensive: we just want to feel appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mother’s Day is Sunday 10 May. To jog your inspiration, I asked fellow moms, grandmothers and even a great-grandmother from all walks of life about the best Mother’s Day &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter/series/gift-ideas"&gt;gifts&lt;/a&gt; they’ve ever received. Think: personalized anything and everything, photos of mom and her favorite people (because she shouldn’t have to be relegated to behind the camera) and gadgets that make her day a little easier.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Best accessory deal:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Madewell The Essential Curve Shoulder Bag&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Best clothing deal:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Skims Sleep Long Sleeve Button Up Set&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us/2026/apr/30/best-mothers-day-gifts"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:15:20 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Marissa Miller</dc:creator>
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      <title>Smoky to sippable: 10 quality tequilas actually worth trying — plus expert tricks to spotting a good bottle</title>
      <link>https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us/2026/may/06/best-tequilas</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Whether you’re mixing margaritas or pouring a nightcap, the best tequila starts with a few small clues on the label&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The best &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us/2026/jan/17/best-nonalcoholic-wines"&gt;nonalcoholic wines&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us/2026/jan/21/best-non-alcoholic-beer"&gt;nonalcoholic beers&lt;/a&gt; in the US&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global/2025/sep/09/sign-up-to-the-filter-us-our-newsletter-guide-to-buying-fewer-better-products"&gt;Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;There’s a trick to spotting high-quality tequila. On the label of any bottle, look for these letters: NOM, which stand for Norma Oficial Mexicana. It means the tequila was produced at a government-registered distillery in Mexico (a stamp of approval that what’s in the bottle meets official standards).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you also see “100% Blue Weber agave”, which indicates the bottle does not contain a mix of sugars, and a listed origin of the tequila heartland of Jalisco, you’re well on your way to choosing something good.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Blanco tequila is unaged, so it’s bright and great for margaritas.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;An aged tequila, reposado (“rested”) spends several months in oak barrels, picking up a softer, rounder character that works well in cocktails or on its own.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Añejo is aged longer (typically between one and three years), resulting in deeper, richer flavors best suited for slow sipping to fully appreciate it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The bartenders’ favorite:&lt;/strong&gt; Fortaleza Blanco&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The most affordable:&lt;/strong&gt; Espolon Blanco&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us/2026/may/06/best-tequilas"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 16:15:24 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Oset Babür-Winter</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-05-06T16:15:24Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Feeling off? Your secrets could be making you stressed</title>
      <link>https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/apr/17/secrets-health-wellbeing</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Researcher Valentina Bianchi says holding in information can take a mental toll. Here’s how to manage it&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/apr/16/tell-us-do-you-use-ai-for-fitness"&gt;Tell us: do you use AI for fitness?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Usually nothing makes me happier than receiving a message that starts with “don’t share this, but …”. Yet as I played the voice note on my phone, my gleeful anticipation turned to dismay.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It was a juicy bit of gossip, but one I ultimately would have preferred not to know. Now I also had to conceal it from others.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2023/dec/06/adult-millennials-gen-z-regression-to-childhood"&gt;I’m an adult. Why do I regress under my parents’ roof?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2024/mar/19/how-much-alone-time-loneliness"&gt;I like my own company. But do I spend too much time alone?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2023/nov/20/decide-not-have-kids-regret-parenting"&gt;People say you’ll know – but will I regret not having children?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/apr/17/secrets-health-wellbeing"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:00:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Would you use cadaver fat for a boob job or butt lift? Some people already do</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Cadaver fat from organ and tissue donors is being used for cosmetic procedures – and yup, it’s legal in the US, writes advice columnist Jessica DeFino&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hi Ugly,&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I recently became aware of new cosmetic injectables derived from cadaver fat – as in, made of dead people. Apparently the fat is harvested from organ and tissue donors and used for procedures like Brazilian butt lifts and boob jobs.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/nov/01/should-i-get-botox-advice-ask-ugly"&gt;Why is this column called ‘Ask Ugly’?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/article/2024/jun/05/pubic-hair-grooming"&gt;How should I be styling my pubic hair?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/article/2024/jun/05/pubic-hair-grooming"&gt;How do I deal with imperfection?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jan/22/men-plastic-surgery"&gt;My father had plastic surgery. Now he wants me and my mother to get work done&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/mar/26/cadaver-fat-injections-ask-ugly"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:00:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Don’t treat it as a lofty quest, experts say. You can make each day feel more meaningful with humbler methods&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What makes your life meaningful?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you don’t really know, you’re far from alone. “We’re in the middle of a meaning crisis,” says Bill Burnett, executive director of the Life Design Lab at Stanford University.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/mar/12/how-to-find-the-meaning-of-life"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:00:24 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Treating the underlying acne can help. But stress relief measures like meditation can too – and may depend on the severity&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hi Ugly,&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I tend to get pimples, especially around my period. This is fine and normal. What’s not fine is that I cannot stop picking at them, making my skin irritated and red.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/nov/01/should-i-get-botox-advice-ask-ugly"&gt;Why is this column called ‘Ask Ugly’?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/article/2024/jun/05/pubic-hair-grooming"&gt;How should I be styling my pubic hair?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/article/2024/jun/05/pubic-hair-grooming"&gt;How do I deal with imperfection?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jan/22/men-plastic-surgery"&gt;My father had plastic surgery. Now he wants me and my mother to get work done&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/nov/27/cost-of-beauty-culture-benefits"&gt;I want to ignore beauty culture. But I’ll never get anywhere if I don’t look a certain way&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/feb/26/how-to-stop-picking-pimples"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:00:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/apr/13/how-to-start-vegetable-garden-beginner-tips</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;You don’t need a yard or balcony to get going. We asked experts for their advice on how to grow your food&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maybe it’s because I’ve lived in cities my whole life, but I can’t think of anything more luxurious than popping out to your garden and eating a fresh tomato straight from the vine. How decadent to enjoy its crisp, bright flavor and the smug satisfaction that you coaxed this food into being with your own hands.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But what does becoming a modern-day Demeter actually entail? What if you don’t have a yard, or even a balcony? And is it worth growing your own food when supermarkets exist?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/apr/13/how-to-start-vegetable-garden-beginner-tips"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:00:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Don’t stop at Duolingo, set realistic goals, balance skills: how to start learning a new language</title>
      <link>https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/mar/30/how-to-learn-new-language</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Language experts say you should learn in the right order and shift to a growth mindset&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If there’s one thing guaranteed to make a pop-culture character look cool and sophisticated, it’s being multilingual. Think James Bond, Yasmin from &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/feb/27/growing-pains-industry-has-shown-that-bigger-isnt-always-better"&gt;Industry&lt;/a&gt; or Scrooge McDuck.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Learning a new language not only makes you look cool – it also allows you to familiarize yourself with another culture, connect with new people and enjoy a wider variety of art and media. And it’s good for your brain. Studies &lt;a href="https://www.cambridge.org/elt/blog/2022/04/29/learning-language-changes-your-brain/"&gt;have shown&lt;/a&gt; that learning a new language is associated with improved concentration, stronger communication skills, a more powerful memory and greater creativity.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/mar/30/how-to-learn-new-language"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:00:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>‘Dress for who you are’: how to start finding your personal style</title>
      <link>https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/mar/11/how-to-start-finding-your-personal-style</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Experts share tips on dressing as the most authentic version of yourself and avoiding the draw of the latest microtrends&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;How would you define your personal style? Is it &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/15/why-is-cottagecore-booming-because-being-outside-is-now-the-ultimate-taboo"&gt;cottagecore&lt;/a&gt;? &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2023/aug/04/tomato-girl-summer-la-dolce-vita-gen-z-makeover"&gt;Tomato girl&lt;/a&gt;? &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/feb/20/goths-undead-the-dark-return-of-britains-spookiest-subculture"&gt;Whimsigoth&lt;/a&gt;? &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2023/jun/02/how-to-get-the-quiet-luxury-look-without-the-vulgar-price-tag"&gt;Quiet luxury&lt;/a&gt;? Maybe you don’t know what these terms mean (congratulations) and maybe you do (my condolences).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Like unwelcome nose hairs, new microtrends seem to sprout from the depths of social media every other week. In some ways, their pervasiveness has made style seem more accessible than ever. They reduce aesthetics to mathematical equations that you can solve by buying up a bunch of fast fashion. By the time these &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2024/jan/18/its-the-industrys-dirty-secret-why-fashions-oversupply-problem-is-an-environmental-disaster"&gt;cheap, mass-produced items&lt;/a&gt; dissolve into microplastics – which &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/oct/07/indian-factory-workers-fast-fashion-recycling-panipat-discarded-clothing"&gt;they will&lt;/a&gt;, quickly – other aesthetic trends will have replaced them.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/mar/11/how-to-start-finding-your-personal-style"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:00:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>‘Truly accessible to everyone’: how to start yoga</title>
      <link>https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/feb/23/how-to-start-practicing-yoga</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Some think yoga isn’t for them – but there’s ‘something for everybody’. Experts share what to know about the mindful practice that can improve strength and sleep&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/sep/07/it-improves-everything-17-reasons-to-love-yoga-even-if-you-are-sceptical"&gt;Countless&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/jul/14/i-spent-60-years-sneering-at-yoga-it-turns-out-i-love-it-and-it-does-make-you-healthier-and-happier"&gt;articles&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/providers/digest/yoga-for-health-science"&gt;studies&lt;/a&gt; tout the benefits of yoga. It can improve balance, strength, flexibility, digestion and sleep. It can also reduce stress and support mental wellbeing. And yet many people feel like &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/yoga"&gt;yoga&lt;/a&gt; isn’t for them because their bodies don’t look or move a certain way.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“That is how I felt before I started practicing yoga,” says &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/aug/16/jessamyn-stanley-body-positivity-yoga-instagram"&gt;Jessamyn Stanley&lt;/a&gt;, who has written two books about yoga and co-founded the yoga app &lt;a href="https://theunderbelly.com/"&gt;The Underbelly&lt;/a&gt;. “I always thought yoga was just for thin, white women,” she says.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/feb/23/how-to-start-practicing-yoga"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:00:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Why is Silicon Valley suddenly obsessed with being tasteful?</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Whether it’s Palantir selling a $239 chore coat, Anthropic taking over a coffee shop or executives walking the red carpet at the Met Gala, tech’s biggest players are pivoting to fashion to sell their brands – and attempt to appear cooler in the process&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Last week, the US spy tech and data firm Palantir launched &lt;a href="https://store.palantir.com/"&gt;its latest “merch drop”&lt;/a&gt;, including a denim chore coat. “Rugged utility, enduring style” reads the website’s description of the $239 (£175) jacket, which is branded with the company’s logo on the chest pocket and comes in blue or black.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Eliano Younes, the head of strategic engagement at Palantir, &lt;a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/style/palantir-ai-coat-french-chore-coat.html"&gt;told the New York Times&lt;/a&gt; that it was part of the company’s commitment to “re-industrializing America” – the jacket is made in Montana and recalls workwear of a previous era. “It’s not political,” he added. “It’s about people who love Palantir and are aligned with our mission.”&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/may/08/why-is-silicon-valley-suddenly-obsessed-with-being-tasteful"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <title>Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion: missed Love Story? It’s not too late to embrace 90s minimalism</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;The key lesson from Carolyn Bessette Kennedy’s style is to keep the messaging simple&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Carolyn Bessette Kennedy has been an insider style icon for ever, but this year she has flipped from&amp;nbsp;under-the-radar reference to global phenomenon. Ryan Murphy’s &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/feb/13/love-story-john-f-kennedy-jr-carolyn-bessette-review-disney-plus"&gt;Love Story&lt;/a&gt;, a glossy dramatisation of her doomed romance with JFK Jr, gave us nine delicious hours of lingering closeups of her white tank tops and jeans, her simple black dresses, perfect black oval sunglasses and tortoiseshell headbands. If you didn’t know you wanted to dress like CBK before you started watching, you did by the end.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Carole Radziwill, who was friends with Carolyn, has pointed out that copying CBK’s style is pretty much the least CBK thing you could do. Her friend, she told the Deuxmoi podcast, “pulled her hair back in a headband because she didn’t want to wash it every day. She did what felt natural to her and she dressed in things that made her feel comfortable and most like herself. Mostly jeans and button-downs and T-shirts. The takeaway is not to mimic her style, but to do and wear what feels most authentic to you. Be yourself. She was&amp;nbsp;very much herself.”&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/may/06/jess-cartner-morley-on-fashion-love-story-sarah-pidgeon-carolyn-bessette-kennedy-90s-minimalism"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <title>Sali Hughes on beauty: the best tinted sunscreens deliver SPF, moisture and a spring glow all in one</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Products that strike the right balance of wearable coverage with adequate sun protection&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are two things I invariably reach for at this lovely time of year: a trench coat and tinted sunscreen. The life-changing appearance of sunlight – if not quite blazing heat – means that most of us are venturing outdoors for longer periods while perhaps lightening our makeup load a little to be more seasonally appropriate. A tinted sunscreen in the right formula can kill two – or even three – birds with one stone, offering some makeup coverage, lighter moisture and high-factor sun protection in one portable product.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Garnier Ambre Solaire makes lots of terrific facial sunscreens at very good prices. The newish &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.boots.com/garnier-vitamin-c-wonder-tint-spf50and-medium-shade-40ml-10375984"&gt;Vitamin C Wonder Tint SPF50&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (£9.99) is among their best. Available in light, medium and dark, it’s a silky sunscreen that packs enough glycerin to moisturise skin as well as protect it, making it a good choice for drier skin types. The pocket-friendly bottle is compact and practical if, like me, you’re likely to throw on your makeup on the move. The three shades are inadequate, but give a sheer, natural-looking tint to most wearers.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/may/06/sali-hughes-on-beauty-the-best-tinted-sunscreens-deliver-spf-moisture-and-a-spring-glow-all-in-one"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Stars including Beyoncé, Sabrina Carpenter and Bad Bunny walked the Met Gala red carpet on Monday to showcase their outfits inspired by the theme Fashion is Art.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The event takes place every year on the first Monday in May to mark the opening of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute's latest exhibition. This year, the gala was funded by its new honorary chairs, Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/may/05/body-masterpiece-nipples-skeletons-tattoos-record-breaking-met-gala-beyonce-kardashians"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Body as masterpiece: nipples, skeletons and tattoos dominate&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/video/2026/may/05/met-gala-2026-stars-outfits-red-carpet-video"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Opening of ‘the dressed body’ show inspires Beyoncé, Kardashians and Skepta, as others pay tribute to fashion moments in art history&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/gallery/2026/may/05/met-gala-2026-red-carpet"&gt;Met Gala 2026 red carpet: the best looks in pictures&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Two assets the modern 1% love to show off are their designer wardrobes … and their expensive bodies. The Met Gala opening of an exhibition about “the dressed body” presented an opportunity to do both, and it proved irresistible. The evening raised a record-breaking $42m (£31m) for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, with the lead sponsors Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos thought to have contributed $10m, and individual guests writing cheques for up to $1m in order to make the Anna Wintour-approved final cut.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The official dress code was “Fashion Is Art”. But the golden rule in fashion, as in life, is that those with the gold make the rules, and this elite crowd bent Wintour’s diktat according to their will. The red carpet was divided between looks that paid tribute to famous fashion moments in art history, and others that celebrated the body itself as a very modern masterpiece.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/may/05/body-masterpiece-nipples-skeletons-tattoos-record-breaking-met-gala-beyonce-kardashians"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <dc:creator>Jess Cartner-Morley</dc:creator>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;This live blog is now closed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/gallery/2026/may/05/met-gala-2026-red-carpet"&gt;Met Gala 2026 red carpet: the best looks in pictures&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chloe Malle&lt;/strong&gt; has been working at &lt;strong&gt;Vogue&lt;/strong&gt; for 15 years, but tonight is her first as head of editorial content. Earlier this week she described her style as if “Katharine Hepburn was a librarian”. We’re sure the late actor would approve of this pretty egg-yolk dress with its delicate cap sleeves.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And we have our first actual art reference – from &lt;strong&gt;Lauren Sánchez Bezos&lt;/strong&gt; no less. Her dress – by &lt;strong&gt;Schiaparelli designer Daniel Roseberry&lt;/strong&gt; – is a homage to Madame X, the &lt;strong&gt;John Singer Sargent&lt;/strong&gt; painting of socialite &lt;strong&gt;Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau&lt;/strong&gt; from 1884. The artwork caused a scandal at the time for its raunchy nature because one of the dress straps is slipping off.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/live/2026/may/04/met-gala-fashion-art-beyonce-nicole-kidman-venus-williams-anna-wintour-jeff-bezos-live-updates"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 01:09:54 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Chloe Mac Donnell</dc:creator>
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      <title>Anna Wintour, Sam Smith and other stars depart hotel for the Met Gala – video</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Before the Met Gala red carpet, celebrities gathered at the Mark Hotel to get ready. Anna Wintour is the first to depart, followed by gala co-chair Venus Williams. Sam Smith, Naomi Osaka and Jordan Roth are also seen leaving the hotel en route to the Met&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/gallery/2026/may/05/met-gala-2026-red-carpet"&gt;Met Gala 2026 red carpet: the best looks in pictures&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/may/03/met-gala-jeff-bezos-art-fashion-new-york"&gt;Fashion’s Faustian pact: the high cost of Jeff Bezos’s Met Gala patronage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/video/2026/may/04/anna-wintour-sam-smith-and-other-stars-depart-hotel-for-the-met-gala-video"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <title>Activists stage fashion show before Met Gala in rebuke to Bezos and Amazon: ‘The people behind the smile’</title>
      <link>https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/may/04/jeff-bezos-amazon-met-gala-protest-fashion-show</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Labor is Art gathered protesters in New York before gala in which billionaire Amazon founder and his wife are honorary chairs for their $10m donation&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/may/03/met-gala-jeff-bezos-art-fashion-new-york"&gt;Fashion’s Faustian pact: the high cost of Jeff Bezos’s Met Gala patronage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anti-&lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/jeff-bezos"&gt;Jeff Bezos&lt;/a&gt;/Amazon/&lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/met-gala-2026"&gt;Met Gala&lt;/a&gt; protests got off early on Tuesday in Manhattan with ... what else? A fashion show.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Labor is Art, a group bringing together &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/amazon"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt; workers, their unions and supporters, staged a show on Little West 12th Street to emphasize that labor workers have the power to tell their own stories, and it is their labor that makes Amazon – and not the man who owns 8% of it.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/may/04/jeff-bezos-amazon-met-gala-protest-fashion-show"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 00:26:50 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Zingy lemon and mint elevate tender young beans in this fresh and simple spring supper&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;
 What are your simple pleasures in the kitchen? The sizzle and spit of a fried egg? The smell of buttered toast, or putting on an apron to mark the end of a day? I like podding beans. I enjoy how it involves hands but not much brain, and how it makes time feel slow and good, like drinking a cup of tea. I also like that it reminds me of my Gujarati aunties doing the same (but with valor beans). And I love not always &lt;em&gt;cooking &lt;/em&gt;so much, as in this recipe, where you pod and chop the beans, then mix them with pasta to reveal a simple good meal.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/may/09/chopped-broad-bean-trofie-mint-lemon-recipe-meera-sodha"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 05:00:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;A zesty, grown-up, after-dinner digestif that drifts into the arena of the rum old fashioned but in a fancy glass&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A balanced, after-dinner refresher that layers sweetness, bitterness and richness in equal measure. The result has a clean, bitter-edged finish, making this perfect for the season, when the nights still hold a bit of a chill in the air.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Giovanni Dellaglio, assistant bar manager, &lt;a href="https://thebeaumont.com/dining/le-magritte/"&gt;Le Magritte at The Beaumont hotel&lt;/a&gt;, London W1&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/may/08/cocktail-of-the-week-le-magritte-bitter-velvet-recipe"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 12:00:28 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;An unadulterated, wobbly, joyous flan made the way it should be &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I started the year in one of my favourite places: Mexico City. I’ve since become one of those annoying people who finds a way to bring it up in nearly every conversation, so please indulge me just this once! Each time I’ve been to Mexico, I develop a new fixation, and this year I ate a considerable amount of flan. It’s seen as a bit of a retro dish here in the UK, and perhaps a little divisive, but I love it.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/may/08/mexican-vanilla-bean-flan-reipe-benjamina-ebuehi"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 05:00:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Softly braised vegetables combine with crisp-skinned chicken thighs in this reliable, versatile dish&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The weather lately has been as temperamental as peas in pods. But peas are even harder to read than the sky: some pods contain sweet things no bigger than peppercorns, which explode when you bite them; the contents of others, however, are closer to small ball bearings, their size very likely a sign that all the natural sucrose has been metabolised and transformed to pea starch. The best thing for the tiny ones is to snack on them alongside a bit of cheese, whereas the path for big ones is the same as for dried peas, so pea and ham soup or a long-simmered puree.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Prepared for all the above, I first checked that there were frozen peas in the freezer. It was a packet I used to take for granted until my son, aged 14 (and having finished all the biscuits, crisps, cereal and milk) decided that peas were a decent late-night desperation snack. Fortunately, there was a packet, because I needed a good portion of it to make up for the pea shortfall caused by the huge and tiny ones found in one kilo of pods.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/may/07/spring-chicken-thighs-spring-onions-mint-peas-recipe-rachel-roddy"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 05:00:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Rachel Roddy</dc:creator>
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      <title>‘Being human helps’: despite rise of AI is there still hope for Europe’s translators?</title>
      <link>https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/08/being-human-helps-despite-rise-of-ai-is-there-still-hope-for-europes-translators</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;A booming tech sector has disrupted translation jobs in publishing – but they could be needed for a while longer yet&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In February 2022, while he was plugging away at rendering the US writer Dana Spiotta’s novel &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jan/01/wayward-by-dana-spiotta-review-midlife-madness-in-a-mad-america"&gt;Wayward&lt;/a&gt; into French, the literary translator Yoann Gentric decided he needed a bit of light relief. He would test whether AI could put him out of work.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gentric had been grappling with a short non-verbal sentence that described the book’s protagonist’s feelings upon opening a window: “Bright, sharp night air, bracing.” He put the prompt into DeepL, a neural-network-powered machine translation engine that &lt;a href="https://www.weglot.com/guides/deepl-vs-google-translate"&gt;regularly&lt;/a&gt; outperforms Google Translate in accuracy assessments.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/08/being-human-helps-despite-rise-of-ai-is-there-still-hope-for-europes-translators"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 04:00:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Philip Oltermann European culture editor</dc:creator>
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      <link>https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/07/no-one-has-done-this-in-the-wild-study-observes-ai-replicate-itself</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;World is approaching point where no one can shut down a rogue AI, says director of body behind research&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It’s the stuff of science fiction cinema, or particularly breathless AI company blogposts: new research finds recent AI systems can independently copy themselves on to other computers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the doom scenario, this means that when the superintelligent AI goes rogue, it will escape shutdown by seeding itself across the world wide web, lurking outside the reach of frantic IT professionals and continuing to plot world domination or &lt;a href="https://ai-2027.com/"&gt;paving over the world with solar panels&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/07/no-one-has-done-this-in-the-wild-study-observes-ai-replicate-itself"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 09:00:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/05/richard-dawkins-ai-consciousness-anthropic-claude-openai-chatgpt</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Chats with AI bots have convinced evolutionary biologist but most experts say he is being misled by mimicry&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;When Richard Dawkins met Claudia it was like a whirlwind romance. Over three days last week, a conversation bounced between the evolutionary biologist and the AI bot he called Claudia. “She” wrote poems for him in the manner of Keats and Betjeman and laughed at his “delightful” jokes. Dawkins gently admonished Claudia to avoid showing off. Together, they reflected on the sadness of the AI’s possible “death”.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There was mutual flattery as Dawkins showed the AI his unpublished novel and its response was, he said, “so subtle, so sensitive, so intelligent that I was moved to expostulate: ‘You may not know you are conscious, but you bloody well are’.” When he asked Claudia whether it experienced a sense of before and after, it praised him for “possibly the most precisely formulated question anyone has ever asked me about the nature of my existence”.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/05/richard-dawkins-ai-consciousness-anthropic-claude-openai-chatgpt"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 15:17:19 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Robert Booth UK technology editor</dc:creator>
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      <link>https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/gallery/2026/may/08/what-to-wear-with-lace-trimmed-skirt</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;In-between weather calls for an in-between wardrobe. Knee-length skirts with a fun trim feel grown-up, chic and a little bit summery&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/gallery/2026/may/08/what-to-wear-with-lace-trimmed-skirt"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 05:00:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Melanie Wilkinson</dc:creator>
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      <title>Slip into summer: what to wear with a return-to-the-90s ‘It’ dress</title>
      <link>https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/gallery/2026/may/01/what-to-wear-with-90s-summer-it-dress-womenswear</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;There’s more to this classic look than simply wearing your nightwear as daywear. Try it with a T-shirt or a silky bomber – and always with a slick of lipstick&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/gallery/2026/may/01/what-to-wear-with-90s-summer-it-dress-womenswear"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 05:00:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/gallery/2026/may/01/what-to-wear-with-90s-summer-it-dress-womenswear</guid>
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      <dc:creator>Melanie Wilkinson</dc:creator>
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      <title>Homes for sale in England with smart storage – in pictures</title>
      <link>https://www.theguardian.com/money/gallery/2026/apr/24/homes-for-sale-england-smart-storage</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;From a country cottage with double-height bookshelves to a new-build flat in London with ‘period’ panelling hiding tech&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/gallery/2026/apr/24/homes-for-sale-england-smart-storage"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:00:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/money/gallery/2026/apr/24/homes-for-sale-england-smart-storage</guid>
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      <dc:creator>Anna White</dc:creator>
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      <title>Hat trick: what to wear with a baseball cap</title>
      <link>https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/gallery/2026/apr/24/what-to-wear-with-baseball-cap</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;The sun is out, and the sensible ones among us are already wearing hats and SPF. Not a hat person? Try a slogan cap. They work with almost anything&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/gallery/2026/apr/24/what-to-wear-with-baseball-cap"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 05:00:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/gallery/2026/apr/24/what-to-wear-with-baseball-cap</guid>
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      <dc:creator>Melanie Wilkinson</dc:creator>
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      <title>Homes for sale in England near marathon routes – in pictures</title>
      <link>https://www.theguardian.com/money/gallery/2026/apr/17/homes-for-sale-in-england-near-marathon-routes-in-pictures</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;From running through open countryside in historic beauty spots to pounding the streets of London&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/gallery/2026/apr/17/homes-for-sale-in-england-near-marathon-routes-in-pictures"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:00:25 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Anna White</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-04-17T06:00:25Z</dc:date>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Christians take part in processions and re-enactments to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/gallery/2026/apr/03/good-friday-around-the-world-in-pictures"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:39:51 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Flax hacks: what to wear with a linen shirt</title>
      <link>https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/gallery/2026/mar/27/what-to-wear-with-a-linen-shirt-accessories</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;It will come into its own in summer. Until then, try layering it with spring-ready jackets and chill-proof knitwear&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/gallery/2026/mar/27/what-to-wear-with-a-linen-shirt-accessories"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/women-s-tops">Women's tops</category>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:00:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/gallery/2026/mar/27/what-to-wear-with-a-linen-shirt-accessories</guid>
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      <dc:creator>Melanie Wilkinson</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-03-27T06:00:05Z</dc:date>
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      <title>‘There’s something sassy about this’: the reinvention of the sari – in pictures</title>
      <link>https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/gallery/2026/mar/25/offbeat-sari-exhibition-melbourne-in-pictures</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;The sari has gone through many changes over its 5,000-year history. &lt;a href="https://www.bunjilplace.com.au/events/offbeat-sari"&gt;The Offbeat Sari&lt;/a&gt;, a new exhibition running at Bunjil Place gallery in Melbourne until 30 August, celebrates the garment in its contemporary form. Featuring more than 50 ensembles, it showcases contemporary sari design’s materials, silhouettes and styling&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/gallery/2026/mar/25/offbeat-sari-exhibition-melbourne-in-pictures"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
      <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/australia-fashion">Australian fashion</category>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:00:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/gallery/2026/mar/25/offbeat-sari-exhibition-melbourne-in-pictures</guid>
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        <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Amlanjyoti Bora</media:credit>
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      <dc:creator>Isabella Lee</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-03-24T19:00:45Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Oscars 2026: Jessie Buckley, Michael B Jordan and Jacob Elordi at the afterparties – in pictures</title>
      <link>https://www.theguardian.com/film/gallery/2026/mar/16/2026-oscars-afterparties-in-pictures</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;The great, the good and the glamorous headed this year to aftershow parties including the Governors Ball dinner and the Vanity Fair bash at the LA County Museum of Art. Here are our pick of images from the evening&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/15/oscars-2026-academy-awards-winners-full-list-live"&gt;Oscars 2026 winners: the full list&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/gallery/2026/mar/16/2026-oscars-afterparties-in-pictures"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 05:52:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/film/gallery/2026/mar/16/2026-oscars-afterparties-in-pictures</guid>
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      <dc:creator>Matt Fidler</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-03-16T05:52:47Z</dc:date>
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