Lifestyle - Saturday, August 8, 2026

These unfussy recipes celebrate the cheese by pairing it with fresh, seasonal produce.

Washington Post Lifestyle • 34 days ago

Creamy, high-protein and all over our socials, cottage cheese is having a moment. We test the best … • The best supermarket vine tomatoes When I was growing up, cottage cheese was tasteless and mostly only eaten by dieters. Its recent revival in the UK, most likely driven by social media, has similar health reasons at its root – the current protein obsession in gym bros and weight watchers alike – but cottage chee...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 34 days ago

The mental escape we all need right now. The post 21 Feel-Good Movies Guaranteed to Put You in a Better Mood appeared first on Camille Styles .

Camille Styles • 34 days ago

Tech companies offer eye-movement trackers, personalized podcasts and ‘optimized nap predictions’. Who actually needs this? What job in our world is less lucrative than being a parent? A Hollywood internship? Volunteering at a soup kitchen? Professional writer? Parenting is the only job you have to pay money to do. Lots of money . Lodging, clothes, food, school, Pokémon cards – it really adds up. And it’s getting ...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 34 days ago

“Tony” wants viewers to see Anthony Bourdain’s time as a teenage cook in Provincetown, Massachusetts, as a hopeful spark, not the beginning of a descent.

Washington Post Lifestyle • 34 days ago

From leggings that don’t roll down to bras that keep everything in, keen amateur cyclists, weightlifters and swimmers reveal the bits of kit they can’t do without What is the perfect sports kit? That is the question we set out to answer, talking to sport and fitness enthusiasts all over the country. From Zumba dancers in Bristol to marathon runners in Leeds and gym bunnies in Thurrock, we asked different groups fo...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 34 days ago

Letter writer and their husband felt like “the outlaws” at brother-in-law’s funeral.

Washington Post Lifestyle • 34 days ago

From Dua Lipa to Zendaya, the kerchief worn by gang members, presidents and pirates has become ‘mad-glamorous’ Baseball caps have been keeping the heads of fashion folk covered and shaded for the past few years. But there’s a new accessory to be seen everywhere this summer: the bandana. They are as common as cinnamon buns at Copenhagen fashion week, which is taking place in the Danish capital this week. They have ...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 34 days ago

Bowerbirds, puffer fish and other creatures meticulously decorate their homes. Here’s what we can learn from them.

Washington Post Lifestyle • 34 days ago

From the world’s longest pleasure pier to Cloud Dancer, Mocha Mousse and Viva Magenta, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz 1 What was written between 1 January 1660 and 31 May 1669? 2 Which UK resort has the world’s longest pleasure pier? 3 Sandra Day O’Connor was the first woman appointed to which body? 4 Which painkiller’s name is derived from the Greek for “poppy head”? 5 Which driver won the F1 title in...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 34 days ago

You don’t have to be a sailor to cruise the estuaries of Essex on this historic craft. The skipper will show you the ropes – or just sit back and enjoy the ride In a darkened room in Maldon, Essex, a ship’s lantern illuminates the laundry drying on a web of ropes suspended from the ceiling. Between piles of sailing memorabilia, 86-year-old Barry Pearce is flipping through a yellowing logbook, watched by his mongre...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 34 days ago

Imogen, 31, a doctor, meets Andy, 36, founder of a consultancy firm What were you hoping for? Something to tell the group chat that would elicit more :o reactions than usual. Continue reading...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 35 days ago