Lifestyle - Sunday, May 31, 2026

I incorporated these beauty devices, sunscreens and serums into my new skincare regimen, which helped with fine lines and skin protection Can I pop this? 18 common skincare questions, answered by dermatologists Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things For me, turning 50 was not just a milestone birthday – it was a chance to reassess how I could better care for myself, from health and style to beauty. But with fine lines deepening around my eyes and mouth, a sagging neckline and some annoyingly droopy jowls, I felt the most urgent need to change my daily skincare routine. While these changes are natural and age isn’t an ailment we need to treat, I personally wanted to take practical steps to help slow some of these effects and feel my best. As women age, their estrogen and testosterone levels decline, which accelerates collagen and elastin loss, said Dr Sachin S Parikh , a Palo Alto-based plastic surgeon. “The result is loose skin or skin that sags, particularly along the jawline, neck, and under the eyes,” he said. “Sun damage that accumulated over decades can also become increasingly visible in your 50s. Age spots, hyperpigmentation and broken capillaries that were quietly developing beneath the surface now appear.” Continue reading...

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I heard the ambulance siren getting closer. And then a voice: ‘Where do you live? We’ll take your bike home for you’ Read more in the kindness of strangers series I was coming down a mountain bike trail when I became aware of an odd ache in the middle of my chest. At the time I was working as a specialist anaesthetist, and also had a history of working in intensive care medicine, so I immediately knew the significance of such a sensation. Which is: I was having a heart attack halfway down a mountain, somewhere an ambulance wouldn’t be able to reach me. I knew that to have any shot of making it out alive I had to get myself down to the car park, so I coasted on my bike to the bottom of the trail, all while gripped by central chest pain. I made it to my car, got my phone and called an ambulance. Continue reading...

From digital twins to models ‘sculpted’ by programmers, generative AI has been popping up all over the fashion industry. When an Australian e-commerce retailer started using AI-generated models to sell products, lifestyle editor Alyx Gorman had to see if the garments were more than mere pixels. The Iconic, which sells the dress worn in this video, said in a statement: ‘Where AI-generated imagery is used to advertise products for sale on our platform, our expectation is that it is clearly labelled and that the product itself is represented as accurately as possible for customers.’ Meanwhile, Atoir, the designer, said: ‘The Australian fashion industry is highly competitive, particularly for independent brands. We believe that when used responsibly, tools like this can help smaller businesses to operate with greater agility while still maintaining the creative standards and product integrity that matter to both the brand and the customer.’ Continue reading...

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The comedian on coming out at 20, discovering she was funny, and the special moment she marked with a tattoo Born in Portsmouth in 1986, comedian Suzi Ruffell trained at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts in London and began her standup career in 2008. As well as touring and appearing on Live at the Apollo, she hosts a podcast, Out With Suzi Ruffell, and co-hosts another, Like Minded Friends, with Tom Allen. She has also written a bestselling memoir, Am I Having Fun Now? Anxiety, Applause and Life’s Big Questions, Answered. She tours her show The Juggle until September. This was taken in the living room of the house I grew up in, in Portsmouth. All the curtains were heavily patterned, as were the carpets. I was 10 years old and deep in my Spice Girls era – especially Mel C, who was on the roster of my early crushes, along with Kate Winslet and Jennifer Aniston. Continue reading...

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts If an alien landed and asked you: “What is this thing you call music?” what would you play for them? And why? Heather, Kent Post your answers (and new questions) below or send them to [email protected] . A selection will be published next Sunday. Due to a production error, a new Notes & Queries question was not published on 24 May. Continue reading...

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These compulsively snacky salt-crusted spuds are a Canary Islands favourite – and an unusual but excellent way to cook our own early-summer crop If you’ve ever visited the Canary Islands, you’ll be familiar with papas arrugadas – often translated, somewhat unappetisingly, as “wrinkly potatoes” – which pop up on every menu there. And not, generally, as a side dish, but as a standalone snack to be enjoyed with drinks. I do love a place that takes the spud seriously, and perhaps it’s not that much of a surprise, given that the first potatoes to reach Europe passed through the Canaries on their way from Peru, which, along with the similarity between the rocky soils of the Andes and the islands, probably accounts for the long history of cultivation. Though many unusual early varieties are still grown for local sale, the Canaries imports both seed and fresh potatoes from the UK (king edward and arran banner have become quinegua and arambana ). Once upon a time, ships would leave the islands laden with winter tomatoes for the British market, and return full of tubers. For this recipe, however, you’ll need new season potatoes with thin, delicate skins, and small enough to cook whole. Cooked in salty water until the salt crystals cling to them like frost, they’re served with a fiery dipping sauce that reflects the strong Portuguese and African influences on Canarian cuisine: an unusual but excellent way to celebrate our own early-summer crop. Continue reading...

The mystery in this true-crime Netflix show isn't intent. It's adolescent behavior.