Lifestyle - Saturday, July 4, 2026

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The Guardian Lifestyle • 22 days ago

Rebecca ‘Darl’ Ritchie ticked all the boxes for musician Jack Ceriani . Then one morning his eye ruptured – and she was a calming force Find more stories from the moment I knew series About eight years ago some mutual friends put Darl and me in touch, thinking we’d be a good match. We’d talked on the phone a bit, but hadn’t found the time to meet in person. I lived in Busselton, Western Australia, and she lived ab...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 22 days ago

Summertime brings with it outdoor adventure and these backpacks ensure you can comfortably carry everything you need for a hike Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things Hiking daypacks seem simple enough: toss in water, snacks, extra layers, some first aid and hit the trail. But anyone who has spent miles wrestling with cramped shoulder straps or chafing hip-belt pocke...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 23 days ago

The southern Italian cheese has DOP status, but which brands are milking the title and which are leading the whey? • The best (and worst) supermarket feta Mozzarella di bufala Campana with Protected Designation of Origin ( PDO ) status is an incredible cheese from the marshy, volcanic regions of Campania in southern Italy. Buffaloes are hardy creatures that are more suited than cows to these wetlands, and they pro...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 23 days ago

In coup for Dior, couple wear French haute couture designed by Northern Irish creative director, Jonathan Anderson Your English teacher and your gym teacher wore Dior: Jonathan Anderson, the Northern Irish creative director of Dior, has been revealed as the designer of haute couture wedding looks for Taylor Swift and her new husband, Travis Kelce. Photographs have not yet been released, with Swift’s team in charge...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 23 days ago

Jonathan met Sadie when she was dating his wife. Now the two women share him – but he insists that they are the ones in control • How do you do it? Share the story of your sex life, anonymously When he suggested we stop seeing each other because he developed feelings for me, I told him: ‘This is too special to give up’ Continue reading...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 23 days ago

The Indian photographer dunked his iPhone underwater to get this shot of his pet Rashid Sheriff’s fascination with photography and drawing originated in his school days, though “due to various limitations and circumstances, I couldn’t pursue those interests”, he says. For the past 18 years, Sheriff, who is from Kerala, in south-west India, has been working in Qatar as an auto electrician. Smartphone...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 23 days ago

The novelist on grief, being a terrible liar, and wanting to join the circus Born in London, Esther Freud, 63, is the daughter of Bernardine Coverley and Lucian Freud. She trained as an actor and, in 1992, released her debut novel, Hideous Kinky , which was made into a film starring Kate Winslet in 1998. Freud’s work has been translated into 13 languages, and her 10th adult novel, My Sister and Other Lovers ,...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 23 days ago

Group, whose constituencies have derelict or at-risk pools, are campaigning to make outdoor swimming available for all Cooling, blue expanses of water have been a lifesaver for many lucky enough to live near a lido during the recent UK heatwave. Now, a group of 20 MPs, along with the Fabian Society, are calling for this relief to be made accessible for all by getting water companies to fund the reopening of the co...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 23 days ago

From Countdown and Five Go Mad in Dorset to Barbie and White Noise, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz 1 What is the UK’s single most dispensed medicine? 2 Fólkvangr was the alternative destination to where? 3 In June 2026, which pottery firm ended production after 217 years? 4 Which religion’s calendar is determined by moon sighting committees? 5 The Filipino Efren Reyes is considered the GOAT of what ind...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 23 days ago

Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes ​Submit a question Molly Oldfield hosts Everything Under the Sun , a podcast answering children’s questions. Do check out her books, Everything Under the Sun and Everything Under the Sun: Quiz Book , as well as her new title, Everything Under the Sun: All Around the Worl...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 23 days ago

A quest for the settings that inspired Homer – and Hollywood’s latest blockbuster – turned into a personal voyage of discovery Swimming ashore from the boat I can see a narrow shingle beach covered in driftwood. There are logs, bamboo canes and the sundried planks of an old shipwreck. The steep climb up the hill behind is not easy. I skirt thick clumps of thorn and abandoned ancient olive trees, scrambling over ja...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 23 days ago