Lifestyle - Saturday, June 13, 2026

Brendan Maclean had never spoken with drag queen Karen from Finance in person, nor laid eyes on the man behind the makeup. Then came a chance encounter in Melbourne Find more stories from the moment I knew series I’d had a big, sparkly pop career in my 20s but by 2024 I was beyond my twink era, and getting by hopping from one weird gig to the next. Covid had really done a number on the music industry and, while my...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 43 days ago

The very best double creams have a wildly complex taste, but which brands are a little scoop of sunshine and which are much of a muchness? • The best supermarket natural yoghurts This was a tricky taste test, not least because 70% of these creams tasted pretty much exactly the same, which is a clear reflection of how homogeneous our conventional food system has become (much of our cream is made from milk sourced f...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 44 days ago

The actor on missing his late mother, Maggie Smith, being mistaken for Damian Lewis, and looking ‘like a fridge’ Born in London, Toby Stephens, 57, is the son of actors Maggie Smith and Robert Stephens. He trained at Lamda and, in 1992, made his film debut in Orlando. In 2002 he played the Bond villain in Die Another Day. His television work includes One Day, The Split and Black Sails. On stage he has performed fo...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 44 days ago

The dog was in dire condition when they found him, but right away accepted two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and belly rubs from the crew.

Washington Post Lifestyle • 44 days ago

From Brinsworth House and Denville Hall to Goliath, Timperley Early and Valentine, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz 1 Which African capital city and its river are anagrams of each other? 2 In the UK, which bird of prey has gone from near extinction to about 4,500 breeding pairs? 3 Which 1956 play was written on a deckchair on Morecambe Pier? 4 Which song features nine times in the film Groundhog Day? 5 W...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 44 days ago

I found cinematic landscapes, wild freedom and thousands of miles of perfect solitude on my campervan adventure through the Nordic countries It’s midnight, in June. Powder pink and dark grey clouds drift across a pallid sky, the palette reflecting in the motionless water of Lake Inari. Islets of pine and just-budding birch create pools of distorted shade close to the horizon of this 420 sq mile (1,080 sq km) lake ...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 44 days ago

Yusuf, 25, who works in finance, meets Hannah, 26, a PhD student What were you hoping for? Someone interesting, good chat is more important than anything. And a fun story. I like a random side quest. Continue reading...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 44 days ago

Opening up the back doors means we have a few uninvited guests in the house, giving my wife the opportunity to practise her tea towel bird-catching technique Our kitchen extension is typical of the area: a single-storey box with a big skylight, a picture window and glass double doors leading to the garden. It’s the sort of arrangement that advocates say brings the outdoors indoors. What they don’t s...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 44 days ago

Ever since Stanley Tucci got me into fried courgettes, I’ve been obsessed. And, of all the ways I’ve used them since, this is by far my favourite I had my head turned by fried courgettes while watching Stanley Tucci eat spaghetti alla Nerano (on Searching for Italy). So much so, in fact, that I went so far as to book a table at Lo Scoglio da Tommaso in Nerano while I was in Italy last year, only to be thwarted by ...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 44 days ago

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The Guardian Lifestyle • 44 days ago