After a lifetime of making his own, our columnist put a selection of shop-bought mayos to the test. Which brands are rich and satisfying, and which smell like a pickled egg? • The best food processors and mixers – chosen by chefs I’ve spent my whole adult life making mayonnaise […]
From being attacked for gentrifying New York to gen Z calling her toxic, Sarah Jessica Parker’s most famous role isn’t shy of controversy. As Carrie Bradshaw returns, she talks about being an antihero – and the death of fashion Carrie Bradshaw was undoubtedly not intended as a hate figure when […]
The party is making inroads among people who once chose not to vote. But as Zia Yusuf’s resignation shows, chaos still reigns If you were doubting that Nigel Farage had a serious chance of heading a hard-right British government in 2029, the people of Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse just poured […]
(Columbia)The one-time TikTok dancer’s remarkably cohesive debut spans Jersey club to R&B, and defies an obsession with ‘lore’ to suggest that the best pop isn’t that deep When Madonna came to the height of her powers in the late 90s and early 00s, it felt as though she had perfected […]
What one did to Twitter and Tesla, the other is doing to the United States of America. Their feud is revealing a fatal flaw in the Maga project The scriptwriters of Trump: the Soap Opera are slipping. The latest plot development – the epic falling-out between the title character and […]
From silk to linen, midi-dresses to co-ords, these styles are made for wedding season and beyond • Jess Cartner-Morley’s June style essentials You’ve sent off the RSVP, booked the hairdresser – and panic has set in. Despite a wardrobe bulging with dresses, you obviously don’t have anything to wear. If […]
As their album Fables of the Reconstruction turns 40, we assess REM’s hugely varied discography, from mysterious masterpieces to commercial failures The REM album that REM appeared to hate: guitarist Peter Buck called it unlistenable, “a bunch of people so bored with the material that they can’t stand it any […]
The bromance might be over but Trump has kissed and made up with his enemies before. Enjoy it while it lasts If you paid attention during physics class you will remember the third law of ego-dynamics. Namely: when two egos of equal mass occupy the same orbit, the system will […]
The actor on plans for a new Pitch Perfect, pretending to lick Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi’s ‘fun grandpa vibe’ What’s been the most fun you’ve had on set? FrNthOldPitch Perfect, because it felt like theatre camp. We came together in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It was like college: hanging out […]
Forget whisky and golf balls: from a sleep mask to a pizza stone, a summer scent to a barbecue multi-tool, these considered gifts will make his day Dads can be tricky to buy for. They often have everything already, or profess to want nothing. But beneath the smiling veneer of […]