The 00s pop pair on their enduring sisterhood, an embarrassing encounter with Brian Eno, and somehow ending up on a tour of the UK’s Asda supermarkets New Yorkers Celeste Cruz and Karen “Daphne” DiConcetto auditioned to become a pop duo in 1998. Their career was short-lived but memorable – releasing […]
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It was, we were told, a case of sudden infant death syndrome interrupted. What followed would transform my understanding of parenting, disability and the breadth of what makes a meaningful life I look back at the last day of our old life with a kind of wonder now: the million […]
For years, Alexa has been our on-call vet, DJ, teacher, parent, therapist and whipping boy. What secrets would the data reveal? She is always listening. She is unfailingly polite. She is often obtuse. She is sometimes helpful. She frequently frustrates. She isn’t great with bashment artists. Or grime. Or drum’n’bass. She […]
A high court dispute over a south London park shows the limits of private interests encroaching on public space A grassy south London oasis erupted into a turf war this week. From Monday, visitors to Brockwell Park would have seen calling cards left by both sides. The provocation? A sturdy […]
The British comedian and actor on encouraging hecklers, why Will Ferrell deserves an Oscar and his love for Kylie Minogue In your first memoir, My Favourite People and Me, you picked Kylie Minogue as one of your favourite people – but added that you stopped loving her when I Should […]
A Guardian investigation revealed how hundreds of thousands of people were plunged into debt – and some criminalised – for looking after their loved ones One February afternoon in 2016, Sir Robert Devereux, at the time the most powerful official in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), was stopped […]
Think you need an initial spark, arguing is a no-no or separate beds mean it’s over? Think again, say the experts For Toby Ingham, psychotherapist and author of How to Improve Emotional Stability, referring to that sought-after spark as “chemistry” is an interesting analogy. “In dating, it tends to describe […]
Israel starving Palestinians, two killings at a Jewish museum: both are atrocities. But vanishingly few can see it I sat this week with Hussein Agha, a man who has given his working life to seeking peace between Israelis and Palestinians, negotiating from the Palestinian side of the table. He was […]
Chelsea braced for City Ground cauldron, Rodri back on the scene and party vibes all round at Anfield • Golden Boot: how the leading scorers stand Bournemouth’s hopes of European football were dashed by the defeat at Manchester City on Tuesday but the Cherries, 11th on 53 points, could still […]
With a breakout performance in Urchin, the actor has emerged from cult TV fame to the cusp of major stardom – a new ‘post-alpha male’ lead to join the ranks of Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor Few actors make an instant impact on their first major film festival appearance, but […]