A shedload of trouble for the neighbours | Letters
Jane Whitehead believes neighbours should be heard, not seen, while Paul Burton says the capacity of neighbours to take offence is limitless. Plus a letter from Joyce CorstonThank you to Emily Retter for exposing the curse of the prefab garden shed…
‘I don’t know how I cooked without it!’: 15 everyday items that make your life a teeny bit better
Breathable bedding, slanted tweezers and an indispensable garlic press … here are the buys you wish you’d discovered sooner. Plus, the best walking poles, tested• Don’t get the Filter delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereSometimes a product changes your…
Is your partner on their phone and ignoring you? I’ve got a buzzword for that
From microcheating to quiet quitting to weaponised incompetence, new terms to describe relationship failings are abundant. But that doesn’t mean there’s not space for some more ...Are you committing “attention infidelity”? The New York Times alerted me…
Miu Miu turns ‘real clothes’ into high fashion with sportswear style
Brand’s signature desire to subvert the ordinary brings blazers with track pants and crop tops under blazers to Paris fashion weekSpeaking backstage at Miu Miu’s show on Sunday at Paris fashion week, Miuccia Prada said she had been thinking about “real…
Are my gen X peers the influencers the world has been waiting for? | Emma Beddington
Their careers are peaking, they’re rich in money and time – and young people think they’re cool. But maybe it’s not as simple as that‘Stop sleeping on gen X.” I heard this on TikTok recently. I misinterpreted it, with a guilty start, as: “Stop sleeping,…
I was disorganised and overwhelmed. Could a daily to-do list turn my life around?
Whenever I thought about getting a handle on life – decluttering, sorting my finances, improving my health and productivity – I felt defeated. So I tried this month-long experiment to feel more in controlAlvin and the Chipmunks was my wake-up call. A…
The perfect everyday coffee machine: De’Longhi Magnifica Start review
This automatic bean-to-cup machine will be ideal for many: a single button press serves up espresso, black coffee and cappuccinos – and it’s affordable, too• The best coffee machines for every homeYou don’t need to spend big money to get a good coffee…
Star Wars actor John Boyega on the day his 10-year-old school friend Damilola Taylor was killed: ‘It kept me up at night because I was just with the guy’
The star was just eight when his friend was stabbed. Decades on, he’s ready to talk about that day – how it shaped him, and how, as he becomes a father himself, it will shape him as a dad“I feel a bit nervous,” confesses John Boyega, as he sits down in…
My friends are spouting conspiracy theories – what should I say? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri
You can be curious about others’ beliefs without compromising your ownRecently, I had a conversation with a friend who explained that her ill health was down to reasons I would describe as dubious. Taking certain supplements and changing her…
‘There’s a lot of silence’: have we created a new ‘Lonely Generation’?
Learning to be one human among many has always been a little lonely and discombobulating. But young people around the world are lonelier than ever. Why?In September, a Reddit user identifying themselves as a 25-year-old man turned to the r/ForeverAlone…