Lifestyle - Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Software engineering was one of the best-paying professions in the US in 2022, but the advent of AI has disrupted it, leading to several layoffs and underemployment Every weekday, Matt, a software engineer, looks forward to his four-hour train commute to Pawling, New York. It’s time he uses to work on his own project: a browser-based video game for which he writes every line of code himself. “I am actively trying ...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 4 days ago

Experts say reducing ultra-processed foods can be challenging in a world built around convenience, but these strategies can help make it more manageable I have been trying to eat fewer ultra-processed foods with my family for five years, and it has been challenging. Many experts agree that ultra-processed foods (UPF) pose health risks, whether because of unhealthy ingredients , links to disease and environmental i...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 5 days ago

We would love to hear about your workhorse appliances, why they’re so impressive and how long you’ve had them An elderly couple in Gloucestershire are reportedly still using what is believed to be Britain’s oldest working fridge . The Electrolux appliance was built in the 1930s and bought second-hand by their family in 1949, with the owners telling SWNS that it is “still going strong”. Continue reading...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 5 days ago

Whether we like it or not, appearance — and weight — affects women’s job and relationship prospects.

Washington Post Lifestyle • 5 days ago

With soulful eyes and ‘reverse chicken legs’, greyhounds are challenging to sketch. At a fundraising event in Melbourne, Josh Nicholas tries his hand I’ve done life drawing before, but this time I am a bit worried. The woman across the room from me has done life drawing too, “but not with dogs”. The problem with drawing people from life is they tend to move. The same is true of greyhounds, but they also don’t unde...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 5 days ago

What does a grownup mermaid look like? It starts with the silhouette … Before wild swimming was even a twinkle in the eye of the culture, and before ice plunging went viral on TikTok, there were mermaids. Mermaids are the original summer It girls. Who doesn’t want hair that looks great when it’s wet and salty, shell jewellery, killer sex appeal and a life of sun, sea and winding up sailors for kicks? These chicks ...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 5 days ago

Responders took turns hauling Sable down on a stretcher after her leg gave out.

Washington Post Lifestyle • 5 days ago

From neighbourhood scavenger to baseball mascot and Daily Show guest, the Seattle animal has become social media’s newest cult hero Pygmy hipp o Moo Deng is washed up and humiliated, having flunked all three of her football World Cup predictions . Punch the Japanese macaque orphaned in Ikea is so February . And if you can even remember Grumpy Cat , may she rest in peace . As of today the internet belongs to Jimoth...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 5 days ago

Fridge-friendly nougat, malty ice-cream and a hybrid brownie-chocolate bar – your summer bites are sorted The summer heat requires special treatment of chocolate. Few experts would agree with keeping it in the fridge , but sometimes you have to gently shh them and do what feels right. Heist’s Milk and Honey Nougat is like a choc-covered torrone morbido : a big slab of milk chocolate covering honey-laced pistachio ...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 5 days ago

Simple spices, fresh coconut and a handful of lentils or nuts is enough to transform leaves normally destined for the compost Poriyal is south India’s version of sauteed spiced vegetables, and it can be made with just about any vegetable, though green beans or a leafy green such as spinach, moringa or amaranth are most commonly used. The vegetables are fried with onions and spices, a spoon of urad dal is added for...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 5 days ago

João Linneu’s raw and intimate photographs capture his partner and child as they navigate isolation, lumbar punctures and even a lightning storm Continue reading...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 5 days ago

A walking holiday with a group of strangers to the highest range in the Carpathians promises adventure, stunning views and camaraderie We are giddy as we reach the summit, breathless with exertion and a guileless, childlike joy. In every direction the jagged peaks of Slovakia’s High Tatras stretch out into the distance, nubs on a colossal spine, glittering lakes embedded like shards of glass far below the rocky, i...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 5 days ago