Lifestyle - Thursday, May 28, 2026

Cutting boards are some of the germiest kitchen items. We asked a food safety professor for the best ways to clean one to prevent bacteria The six best plastic-free cutting boards, tested Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things Your cutting board could be dirtier than a toilet seat, according to germ experts. When we recently asked microbiologists about surprisingly f...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 59 days ago

The pop singer said that suggestions that a recent outfit was ‘childlike’ were rooted in sexist attitudes toward women Olivia Rodrigo has responded to controversy over a recent babydoll dress she wore while performing on stage in Spain. The singer faced backlash online after she wore a short puffy dress with a floral pattern while performing her recent single Drop Dead at Barcelona’s Teatre Grec on 8 May. She also...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 60 days ago

After closing his upscale tasting-menu restaurant last June, chef Paolo Dungca is back with a more casual approach and a similar mission in Dupont Circle.

Washington Post Lifestyle • 60 days ago

The precious nature of parting words of advice from dying parent to child is celebrated by Dr Ijaz Durrani . Plus letters from Mick Beeby and Anne Taylor Polly Hudson’s moving reflection on a father’s deathbed advice was touching precisely because it reminded readers of something modern life increasingly obscures: wisdom is rarely loud, fashionable or algorithmic (My dad was far from perfect – but I live by the ad...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 60 days ago

We tested top-rated bath towels from Parachute, Brooklinen, Quince and more to find the softest, most absorbent towels – at every price point Have I been drying myself all wrong? My investigation into absolutely massive ‘bath sheets’ Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things I am a huge fan of Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. That book has taught me two ...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 60 days ago

Teaching body positivity is one thing. Helping a child navigate social pressure – while preserving agency – is another Hi Ugly, My nine-year-old daughter has become aware that she has a moustache. (I’m a hairy Italian, this is her birthright.) It’s more noticeable than anything her friends have, and visible in pictures. Why is this column called ‘Ask Ugly’? How do I respond to my friends when they criticize their ...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 60 days ago

An expert shares why the "boring stuff" is actually what changes everything. The post 7 Small Habits That Will Make You More Magnetic appeared first on Camille Styles .

Camille Styles • 60 days ago

As part of a growing anti-tech movement, startup dumb.co is pushing flip phones as a way for young people to find ‘social and spiritual freedom’ “They aren’t as dumb as they look,” our facilitator said, referring to the dark gray flip phone in his hand. He just as easily could have been talking about us, the 28 New York residents before him who had signed up to use the device for the entire month of March. He expl...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 60 days ago

When we have access to so many products, what we choose says a lot about who we are. It’s hard to suggest you’re cultured with a supermarket home brand Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads In my taste test of Australian tinned tomatoes this week, I claimed it doesn’t matter what brand you buy – almost all of them can make a good sauce. The article led with a picture of me chugging pulped tomato from...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 60 days ago

It’s okay to go to bed angry, and other surprising marriage advice.

Washington Post Lifestyle • 60 days ago