lifestyle
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Rue Britannia! Paul Burrell and the Queen’s latest butler inquiriesWe may never hear about Princess Diana’s former butler and the gay orgy aboard the royal yacht Britannia, but it won’t be for the want of his agent trying -
Dan Stevens goes into fourth-wave feminist Beast modeFirst it was Emma Watson, now its her Beauty and the Beast co-star grappling with the patriarchy
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Danger in the palace as Tom Cruise eyes up the royal furnitureThe actor has been to Buckingham Palace to meet Prince Philip. Did he feel the need for tweed? -
What is the best food to eat on a date?A study shows women are more likely to swap chips for salad if they are dining with someone they are attracted to, while men splash out on expensive dishes
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Marriage isn’t about frocks – it’s a contractLetters: It is not irrational for Charles Keidan and Rebecca Steinfeld to seek to extend civil partnerships to straight people
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‘I’d love a hijab that matches my trainers’: what Muslim athletes think of Nike’s new sportswearThe company is launching its first professional sports hijab – but how much difference will it make to Muslim competitors?
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How paella got punked – and the Valencian chefs trying to save itPaella is the history of Spain on a plate, so why did aficionados have to start Wikipaella to protect it? In this extract from his new book, Matt Goulding heads for Valencia in search of the perfect dish
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Why airlines need more female pilots to take to the skiesThe number of women working as pilots in the UK is shockingly low. We ask five what must be done to encourage more girls to consider flying as a career, how they got their start and what they love about the job
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Cocktail o'clock in Bali: refreshment with a tropical twist at the Night Rooster barThe team behind Indonesia’s best restaurant, Locavore, in Ubud, have plenty to crow about having opened a cocktail bar with a menu piqued by local fruits, herbs and spices
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First Dog on the Moon goes to south-west Tasmania (and totally freaks out)A happy confluence of things has meant this part of the world is just crap enough to keep people away. Just kidding, it’s actually unspeakably beautiful
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Food in books: squashed fly biscuits from Murder Most UnladylikeAfter finishing Robin Stevens’s much loved children’s mystery, Kate Young makes some of the biscuits – so named for the raisins in them – eaten in the book
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How to cook the perfect boeuf bourguignonThere are no shortcuts for this giant of French classical cooking, but that doesn’t mean it’s not manageable. What cuts of beef are best? Can bacon replace salt pork? And how pricey a wine do you need to use?
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Rachel Roddy’s recipe for braised artichoke and butter beansRachel Roddy recipes: As artichokes pop up all over southern Italy, they are taking pride of place in chunky stews and steamy braises of potatoes and butter beans
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Anna Jones’s three-meal plan to get your 10-a-dayAnna Jones recipes: Fruit and vegetables are easily incorporated into breakfast, lunch, dinner and a snack, making your recommended 10-a-day a doddle
technology
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What’s the best way to listen to ebooks?Peter’s wife loved reading, but a stroke has limited her to consuming TV and radio. Would an Amazon Kindle or another device enable her to listen to books instead?
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From Raya to Tinder Select: the world of elite dating appsRich, intelligent or just really good-looking? Why not join a dating app open only to a selected few?
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The month in games: wraiths, ninjas and the savagely addictive NiohThe final column in our series sorts March’s console wheat from the chaff, with nods to Sniper Elite 4 and The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
regulars
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ExperienceExperienceExperience: I’ve been protesting for more than 60 yearsTrump alarms me. He could press the button at any time. I sincerely hope we see a new wave of action now
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This column will change your lifeThis column will change your lifeGet real: why analogue refuses to dieIn all sorts of industries, analogue products are making a comeback
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The crushThe crushWhy I love the TV show Crazy Ex-GirlfriendWho would have thought that a romantic comedy-drama with original songs would be a canny commentary on the narrow categories we put women in?
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StylewatchStylewatchGlamour Girls: behind the cast's trouserless look – stylewatchLena Dunham’s show Girls continues to make a statement, this time stamping a Marc Jacobs-styled feminist manifesto on the cover of glamour magazine
advice
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Dear MariellaDear MariellaI’m a happy woman, so why do I fantasise about sex abuse?Our imagination can be an outlet for things we wouldn’t do or condone, but craving to be controlled might be worth exploring with a therapist, says Mariella Frostrup
people
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I shouldn’t have been a Playboy Bunny – even to write an exposéThe writer on behaving badly with old lovers, Donald Trump, and the impact Little Women had on her
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Yes, I am an anarchist!Eugenia Cheng combines home baking with higher-dimensional category theory. She talks about pudding, infinity, and why geeks are the new alphas
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I’m not going to stoop and apologise and grovelTwo years ago, she was a respected black rights activist and teacher. Then she was exposed as a white woman who had deceived almost everyone she knew. Why did she do it?
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Simone Biles: ‘My guiltiest pleasure? A pizza and ice-cream party’The gymnast on the bee that surprised her, why she hates talking about her weight but quite likes the idea of being a witch
the big picture
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Women should refrain from wearing feathers of rare birds7 March 1925: Because of the cruelty involved in obtaining them, ‘women who adorned themselves with this plumage...were really like savages’, said the Duchess of Somerset
Ita Buttrose's wisdom: never lose your curiosity