Lifestyle - Saturday, August 22, 2026

In 2001, Scott Westerfeld travelled from New York City to Sydney to see Justine Larbalestier. In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, they navigated the crisis as best they could, together Find more stories from the moment I knew series I noticed Justine before she noticed me. We were at a literary award ceremony and she was wearing a dress, upcycled from a black Velvet Elvis painting , talking to a man three times he...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 20 days ago

Back-to-school season can be stressful. These recipes for steak, stir-fry, burgers and pasta make dinner planning easier.

Washington Post Lifestyle • 20 days ago

The reason we don't do it more often isn't *actually* that we're too busy. The post The Art of Having People Over appeared first on Camille Styles .

Camille Styles • 20 days ago

It’s a saviour at family mealtimes, but which bottle of red sauce does our reviewer relish the most? (Spoiler: it’s not Heinz) • The best supermarket mayonnaise I was that kid who put ketchup on everything, from fries to french toast, and if my parents wanted me to eat vegetables, they’d have to cover them in the stuff (the sugar cravings of my youth have subsided, but I still love ketchup mixed into peas). So I w...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 20 days ago

Will this be a dealbreaker in the dating scene?

Washington Post Lifestyle • 20 days ago

A meaty, Middle Eastern style stuffed vegetable feast finished off with an ice-cold berry dessert There’s something delightfully retro about stuffed vegetables. They take me back to Delia Smith’s iconic Summer Collection cookbook , which blew my tiny mind when it came out in my early teens. Too sheltered to know about the e rage that had inspired Delia, I delved into my mother’s vegetable crisper with reverence, s...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 20 days ago

The actor on mucking out pigs as a teenager, an apology to his first wife and what makes him cry all the time Born in London, Nigel Havers, 74, was Bafta-nominated for his 1981 role in Chariots of Fire. His other films include A Passage to India and Empire of the Sun. On television he has appeared in Don’t Wait Up, The Charmer, Coronation Street, The Gentlemen and, most recently, Golden Boys. He has star...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 20 days ago

Exploring prehistory sites around the Irish Sea – that were old even before the pyramids were built – throws a magical light on our ancestors The guide was adamant. “I’ve picked human teeth out of there and I’m not doing it again.” The small group of tourists looked suitably aghast, except the boy. He was jiggling the wellington boots on his feet and singing to himself. He looked about 14. I sensed that he was the...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 20 days ago

From Adventure Galley and Queen Anne’s Revenge to a bus station that’s a classic of brutalist architecture, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz 1 Emily Firmin was the only human in which children’s TV series? 2 What is the most spoken language written in Devanagari script? 3 Which brothers were, respectively, King of Scots and High King of Ireland? 4 What is the pan-European emergency telephone number? 5 Wh...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 20 days ago

Birthday card with lottery tickets reminds letter writer of family’s horrible history with gambling.

Washington Post Lifestyle • 21 days ago

How does he talk to his distant stepmother about her end-of-life planning?

Washington Post Lifestyle • 21 days ago

Rich, velvety nuts are offset by zippy, seasonal berries in a cake for all occasions Most cakes I can take or leave, but I never regret a slice of almond cake. The density! The chewy crumb! The way it romances butter and other flavours! The ultimate almond cake, in the Sodha house, at least, is Claudia Roden’s orange and almond cake , which is made religiously for special occasions (of which there are many from De...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 21 days ago