Margot Robbie changing her name to her husband’s hurts my beautiful lesbian brain. Here’s why | Rebecca Shaw
I don’t flip a table every time this happens – but I actually do mind when it’s the default decision with no discussionBeing a lesbian in a heretofore heteronormative society means having to go along with lots of things that don’t make sense to your…
My wife obsessively consumes US news. She’s so stressed but can’t turn off. What should I do? | Leading questions
Instead of asking her to step away from her distress, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith, could you suggest she channel it into action?Read more Leading questionsMy wife is obsessed with everything that’s happening in the US. She literally…
The Long Cloud by Hector MacKenzie review – there’s only so much depth to a himbo
This wry debut novel about a male model’s inner life, written in lowercase fragments, has tender insights but isn’t as profound as it aims to beShould you care about a vape-loving, philandering male model who just goes with the flow because that’s life?…
Jess Cartner-Morley’s October style essentials: glam jeans, an irresistible coat and my shoes of the year
Ready to fall back in love with getting dressed? Our fashion expert’s favourites bring layers, colour and just the right amount of drama• The best women’s autumn wardrobe updatesOctober is when getting dressed starts to get interesting again. It is not…
Tell us: what happened after you froze your eggs?
Much is made of the decision to try to preserve fertility but less explored are the choices that come afterwards. We want to hear from people about what happened nextOocyte cryopreservation, more commonly known as egg freezing, has been around for…
Peta claimed victory when fashion stopped using fur – so why are they back hijacking catwalks?
The animal welfare group has revived their runway-storming tactics from the naughts, now targeting the use of woolHer walk was poised, her outfit – crop top, tailored trousers, high heels – so on point that when Josie Knowles strutted down a London…
Beth Taylor: The Deeps Have Music album review – seamless legato and a gift for storytelling
Taylor/Brown(Linn)The Scottish mezzo-soprano makes this programme of sea-themed songs gleam and shimmer. Her account of Elgar’s Sea Pictures holds its own against classic accounts by Janet Baker and Sarah ConnollyScottish mezzo-soprano Beth Taylor was a…
The Mercy Step by Marcia Hutchinson audiobook review – a Caribbean child’s-eye view of 60s Bradford
The author captures the comedy and cruelty in this tenderly written coming-of-age taleThis Women’s prize-nominated novel from Marcia Hutchinson is told from the perspective of Mercy Hanson, a girl born in Bradford in 1962 to a mother she adores and a…
School gate to checkmate: British chess prodigy, 11, is youngest ever woman grandmaster
Bodhana Sivanandan’s father taught her to play age five and soon she was beating ex-champions. Now she is lighting up the Chess OlympiadOver the weekend, 11-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan became the youngest ever holder of the title of woman grandmaster at…
NASA’s Webb Provides Crash Course on Planet-Shattering Collisions
In the early history of our solar system, scientists theorize that a Mars-sized object called Theia smashed into the infant Earth, vaporizing massive amounts of rock and blasting it into space. Some of that material coalesced into the Moon, where NASA’s…