In late April, in the depths of lockdown, my friend Claire dreamt that she casually murdered her husband, decapitating him with a shovel. “I remember thinking, ‘Well, this is a bit of a shame,’ ” she tells me. “There was reluctance and I felt a bit bad about it — but for some reason it just had to be done”
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Is Raya How the A-list Find a ‘Seksbuddy’ These Days?
Raya, for the uninitiated, is a dating app with a difference — the difference being that most of us aren’t welcome
Read MoreThe Guests Are Due at Eight. So What on Earth Should I Cook?
Quick and easy, but wildly impressive. We go in search of the recipes for dinner party success
Read MoreLearner Driver at 35 — How Bad Could It Be?
Hattie Crisell thought she would be a natural — until her first test ended in a dented bumper and a fail
Read MoreMeet Justin McLeod, the Man Behind Hinge, the No-swipe Dating App
Hinge, a no-swiping, anti-Tinder dating app, was the brainchild of a lovelorn graduate, Justin McLeod, whose personal life was a disaster. So could it be the alternative for today’s hook-up generation? Hattie Crisell finds out
Read MoreConfessions of a Gym Virgin
At 34, Hattie Crisell finally faced her fear of dumb-bells and cross trainers
Read MoreAge? We’re Only as Old as We Self‑Identify
As a Dutchman bids to lower his legal age, four writers explain why their birth certificates have got it all wrong
Read MoreA Millennial Goes Back to the Eighties
Hattie Crisell, 35, was burnt out by the relentless pace of her always switched-on routine. So what happened when she tried life in the pre-digital age?
Read MoreDo You Manscape? The (Gym-Free) Way to Get a Chest Like Poldark
A little clippering and some discreet waxing. How men improve their bodies on the sly
Read MoreBattle of the Lifestyle Queens
Halle Berry is launching a new health and beauty website. Can it dethrone Gwyneth Paltrow’s mighty Goop?
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