lifestyle
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It’s not just about sex: the Vagina Dispatches' fourth (and final) episodeWhy do we know so little about our bodies? We talk about how sex education done right could change the way we make decisions about ourselves
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Can dry cleaning give you cancer? The hidden hazards of delicatesDespite a 2012 EPA report finding that dry cleaning is a toxic process in the US, many Americans have no idea the way they clean their clothes is carcinogenic
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Why rewards can backfireBeware of giving your kids treats for doing chores, or gold stars for work well done
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My husband never wants sex and doesn’t even cuddle me. I yearn for love or affectionWe are in our mid-50s and our children will soon have left home. For financial reasons, I don’t see how I can leave, but I’m so lonely. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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Experience: my family’s hypochondria saved my life‘I hadn’t even put the antibiotic in my mouth when I started sneezing, scratching everywhere, and my scalp felt like it was on fire’
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What I wore this week: silver shoesSilver shoes are my version of red lipstick: just impractical enough to lighten the mood, without causing any problems
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‘We like being special.’ Basque standard-bearer Ivan Jiménez Aira on BilbaoThe once dirty, industrial city now revels in its modern architecture and enterprising outlook, while preserving its traditions and cuisine
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Movies and mountains: mixing film and skiing at the Sundance festivalFor a film-loving skier, this Utah festival makes a perfect winter trip. With everyone at the movies (or in their own VR show) you have swathes of Park City, the US’s biggest ski area, almost to yourself
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Things to do in Vietnam: readers’ travel tipsBeautiful countryside, delicious food and fascinating culture ... readers share the most memorable places and experiences from their travels, often discovered in the company of knowledgeable locals
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Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland, one of the remotest settlements on EarthFrozen in for nine months a year and sandwiched between the largest national park and longest fjord system in the world, the setting of this tiny coastal outpost is stunning
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The weekend cook: Thomasina Miers’ recipes for wild mushroom pilaf and pomegranate granita with salted sesame snapsTwo seasonal recipes inspired by the #CookForSyria campaign
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A recipe for a proper crisp, green saladA taste of home: A crisp collection of just-picked, mid-sized salad leaves, dressed with a nuanced vinaigrette, is luxurious, invigorating and David Tanis’s taste of home
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Food in books: Blinis Demidoff from Babette’s FeastThese thick, little pancakes, topped with caviar and sour cream, are enjoyed by Babette and her neighbours in Isak Dinesen’s novella. Kate Young shows how you can enjoy them too
techology
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I have been waiting for Final Fantasy XV my whole lifeFinal Fantasy XV is finally due to be released this month. Its development has lasted a good chunk of my childhood and my entire adult life
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Which Windows laptop could replace a MacBook Pro?Patrick says Macs are now out of his price range so he’s looking for a Windows laptop to replace his old machine
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How to get verified on Twitter: be a manA study commissioned by Mashable finds that verified accounts in the US and Australia are overwhelmingly male
regulars
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ExperienceExperienceExperience: my family’s hypochondria saved my life‘I hadn’t even put the antibiotic in my mouth when I started sneezing, scratching everywhere, and my scalp felt like it was on fire’
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This column will change your lifeThis column will change your lifeWhy rewards can backfireBeware of giving your kids treats for doing chores, or gold stars for work well done
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The crushThe crushWhy I love… Minnie DriverSuch is her power to inhabit her characters that I buy her performance in every role
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StylewatchStylewatchStylewatch: Spike Lee's fashion filmThe director has shot a short for Moncler: crisp and full of purpose, it’s style as a story
advice
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Dear MariellaDear MariellaI’m deeply in love – but terrified of it endingA young woman enjoying a blissfully happy relationship is haunted by the idea it won’t last forever. Mariella Frostrup says it’s a blueprint for future relationships
people
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I've been buried under an avalanche in AustriaThe designer, 65, on lunch with Michael Jackson, being buried in an avalanche and eating crabs in Miami
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I feel good because I know I’ve done it cleanHe won a historic triple treble at Rio, and plans to retire next year. What next for the fastest man alive? He talks doping, partying and his plans to settle down
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It occurred to me that I might be suffering from a sudden mental disturbanceWhen one is genuinely shocked, there is a tendency to mumble polite banalities and shuffle away, dazed
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Mark Rylance: ‘Backstage, I always have one ear to the house’His performance in Twelfth Night was a critical smash – but how did he feel waiting in the wings? Rylance reveals all, while photographer Mary McCartney gets a backstage pass
the big picture
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Eyewitness: the Mediterranean SeaMigrants and refugees wrapped in foil blankets aboard the Topaz Responder ship, run by Maltese NGO Migrant Offshore Aid Station and the Italian Red Cross, following a rescue operation off the coast of Libya.
Is a paper cycle helmet really a good idea?