Lifestyle
Lifestyle
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Gwyneth Paltrow’s venture is worth $250m – and now Victoria Beckham, Elle Macpherson and Erykah Badu are following her lead. Vagina incense anyone? -
After grueling training, a rare few civilians and their dogs are allowed to participate in criminal investigations by searching for cadavers
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After Gwyneth Paltrow’s vagina-scented candle, we asked an expert what’s going on in the world of fragrances -
We would like to hear from women who have been denied epidurals during childbirth. Share your experiences with us -
Community focus and listed interior help win title for Aldworth pub run by same family for 250 years
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Clothes at New York fashion week show were as familiar and comforting as staging was unsettling and bewildering
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A conservation, ecotourism and rewilding project in north-east Argentina is protecting endangered species and giving communities a chance to shape their own futures -
Fantastic food is waiting just a short stroll from these city terminals, so swap chain restaurants for some locals’ favourites -
The Blue Mountains’ annual Roaring 20s celebration is usually all champagne and swinging limbs, but this year there’s a different mood -
The joint European capital of culture’s year of events highlights a city of festivals, seafood and literature, and with pubs galore
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A step-by-step guide to possibly the humblest but most comforting of all soups -
This seafood salad is an indulgent but incredibly simple supper, says Nigel Slater -
Fast and filling, this vegetarian meal can be easily adapted for vegans and the gluten-intolerant too -
A riot of colour and a sensation, this dish will brighten any gloomy weeknight
Technology
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Matt is resurrecting a 10-year-old laptop with only 4GB of memory. How can he make it run faster? -
We are more connected than ever, but we rarely seem to really speak to each other. So, Rebecca Nicholson decided to try -
Companies that make misleading environmental claims
Regulars
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It was while dressed as Mr Potato Head one Halloween that I realised something was wrong -
It’s easy to get distracted by the urge to hit ‘share’. But most of us wouldn’t, if we gave it a moment’s thought -
Her voice swings between self-consciously raspy and whisper-soft, with a hint of something not quite of this realm -
The future royal wore a trouser suit for her first official evening engagement with Prince Harry, ushering in a new kind of sartorial diplomacy
People
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The actor and comedian on being lazy, losing his cool and public shaming -
The actor, 47, on being an optimist, avoiding marriage advice and why other people make him anxious -
One of the most photographed British women of the 1980s talks about feminism, her abusive father and how she battled her fears to come out as gay -
Directing a new Black Mirror film gives Jodie Foster the chance to look back at her own upbringing. The Hollywood titan talks to Tim Adams
The big picture
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Birds of paradise and cheese plant fronds are everywhere this season. They look great with denim, says the Observer’s fashion editor
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