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Women who transitioned decades ago feel their safety and security has suddenly been removed“The fear is back. The fear I had when I first started my transition in 1979, that people will hurt me,” says Janey, who is 70. She has been living “happily and independently” as a ...
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From stopping road accidents to performing a Heimlich manoeuvre, real-life Lassies have a long history of rescuing humans in distress. Their grateful owners tell allIn August 2014, conservation biologist Steve Krichbaum was searching for wood turtles on a small plateau in...
The Guardian » 2 weeks ago
Once upon a time revealing a magician’s secrets could get you blacklisted, now anyone can learn an illusion or twoMagicians have been around since 2700BC when the father of the art, Dedi, shocked an audience in Egypt with his ball and cup routine. Now, with the advent of ...
The Guardian » 2 weeks ago
Amelia and Ben waited until after marriage to have penetrative sex. Now, initiating intimacy makes her feel powerful and liberated...
The Guardian » 2 weeks ago
When she was younger, I took her to a catwalk show to glimpse my working life as a style journalist. But now, as the Ozempic craze takes hold and six-year-olds share skincare routines on TikTok, I wonder whether that was the right thing to do• An expert on how to ...
The Guardian » 2 weeks ago
You’re very generous, but your friends may feel uncomfortable about accepting your help and want the satisfaction of making it on their ownI’m in the fortunate position of owning my own home and some land without a mortgage (in a...
The Guardian » 2 weeks ago
A new documentary delves into controversial German film-maker Leni Riefenstahl’s private archive to uncover a director who spent a lifetime covering up her central role in the Nazi propaganda machineLeni Riefenstahl had several successes at the Venice film festival. In 19...
The Guardian » 2 weeks ago
This plump, glossy quenelle of joy makes every other chocolate mousse in the UK taste like Instant WhipOne of the main challenges of writing a weekly restaurant column is finding new ways (and at least 11 times a year) to describe the experience of eating Mediterranean sm...
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As Dutch capital prepares to celebrate 750th anniversary, small business owners fear for independent retailThe floral perfume of tea and coffee fills the air in ‘t Zonnetje (The Sun), as – behind the counter – Marie-Louise Velder weighs out loose leaf tea, parcelling blac...
The Guardian » 2 weeks ago
If professional boxing is a test of will and skill, there was a so-so supply of the latter but a gigantic supply of the formerIn north London on Saturday night, people turned up for a soap opera and, of all things, a fight broke out. Chris Eubank Jr’s ...