A good crisp should be dangerously moreish – but which were perfectly seasoned and crunchy, and which weren’t worth their salt? • ‘A sure-fire summer hit’: 10 refreshing alternatives to Aperol spritz ‘What I’ve learned today,” says my friend Lucy, stepping firmly away from the crisp buffet, “is that you […]
As the film of Deborah Levy’s novel Hot Milk is released, author Abigail Bergstrom explores the literary fascination with inaccessible, emotionally distant maternal figures ‘My love for my mother is like an axe,” the narrator of Deborah Levy’s 2016 novel Hot Milk tells us. “It cuts very deep”. Set in […]
As horrific images emerge and western nations move to recognise Palestine, the Israeli PM’s defiance-at-all-costs strategy is falling apart “No one likes us, we don’t care.” It may be rousing on the stadium terraces of south London, as the signature chant for Millwall football club, but as a national strategy […]
Do eggshells really protect your plants from slugs? And what can you do about moles? Our gardening expert has the answers As any gardener knows, we share our outdoor spaces with a vast array of creatures. This is mostly a wonderful and necessary thing. The majority of beasts are beneficial and ought […]
600,000 people have signed up for updates on Corbyn and Sultana’s leftwing party. What is it called? You name it What’s in a name? Potentially a lot, if you are launching a movement with ambitions “to shape something truly transformative” in British politics. That’s the challenge facing Jeremy Corbyn and […]
Non-stop coitus, controversial nudity and shocking sex toys: steamy scenes in costume dramas have changed since Colin Firth got his shirt wet in Pride and Prejudice. Here is an outrageous history of small-screen sauciness Outlander first sizzled our screens in 2014, with Vulture soon declaring that the period drama had […]
As Margaret Qualley moves into music, we rate 20 tracks by stars of film and TV, with Ryan Gosling doing ghost-rock and Jamie Foxx bringing the funk It perhaps stretches the definition of “actor”: Parker starred in a soap opera, but was better known as pornographic actor Wade Nichols. However, […]
Here’s what you need to know about the supplements, procedures and hacks everyone’s discussing Staying up to date on wellness trends can be tough. What if you get sat next to an energy healer at a dinner party? What are you going to talk about? Raw milk is already sort […]
Writer of books such as Each Peach Pear Plum and Peepo! capturing a child’s outlook with his illustrator wife Janet The children’s writer Allan Ahlberg, who has died aged 87, could turn his hand to most genres, including fiction, poetry, picture books, fairy tales and comic-strip humour. He was the […]
Yes, Britain secured better terms with the US than most other countries. But compared with the huge loss of European trade, it’s a drop in the ocean Those who misled the country over Brexit are usually quieter these days. They do not hang their heads in shame, but change the […]