I’ve struggled with a lack of sleep and its after-effects for years. Besides a chronic pain condition that interferes with my sleep schedule, my sensitivity to sound and light means …
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I’m a digital nomad who works on the road. These seven travel gadgets go with me everywhere | Life and style
Two years ago, I traded the routine of a fixed desk for a rotating cast of airport gates, train stations, and cafe tables. As a freelance journalist constantly on the …
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There’s nothing like September in New York. A hint of fall is in the air, Hamptons weekends are in the rearview (for now), and come Fashion Week, droves of stylish …
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My husband treats me as his dirty little secret – and won’t have sex at home | Life and style
My husband and I never have sex at home, only at our friends’ places or in hotel rooms. We’ve lived together, improbably, for four years now. When we hooked up …
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My husband always dreamed of distant oceans. With a volunteer crew, I gave him a sailor’s farewell | Life and style
I feel the ocean swell beneath the keel as we leave the Mooloolaba harbour entrance training walls, heading out to sea. I was right here 44 years ago, our course …
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A new start after 60: I read out my old diaries online – and my youthful secrets went viral | Life and style
Betsy Lerner doesn’t see herself as a TikTok star – though the New York Times described her as one – or an influencer. That means payment and swag – all …
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The kindness of strangers: drunk, alone and lost, a legendary drag queen helped me get home safe | Life and style
I grew up in the English countryside, watching Queer as Folk on TV and dreaming about the day I’d move to the city and get to be part of the …
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After a strenuous day of running or hiking, there’s nothing quite like slipping your aching feet out of muddy shoes and into a breezy pair of sandals. From Nike and …
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Sally Lindsay: ‘The last time I cried? I’m perimenopausal so about two minutes ago’ | Life and style
Born in Stockport, Sally Lindsay, 52, began her career in theatre and standup, and appeared on television in The Royle Family, Fat Friends and Phoenix Nights. For five years she …
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What links Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Ariana Grande? The Saturday quiz | Life and style
The questions 1 Which singer was officially declared a national hero of Barbados in 2021?2 What made a landfall on 29 August 2005 near Buras-Triumph, Louisiana?3 Which film immortalised the …