3 h. ago Revlon blow dry brush that keeps hair sleek 'all day in warm weather' now under £29

The Revlon One-Step Hair Dryer and Volumiser has been hailed a 'game-changer' for beauty buffs and it's reduced on Amazon Prime Day by 29%

Society

3 d. ago My cultural awakening: a Marina Abramović show helped me to stop hating my abusive father

At an Abramović art takeover I discovered the quiet strength of a political protester from Myanmar. It gave me a new father figure – and unblocked my creativityOn an unseasonably warm day in October 2023, I arrived, ahead of the queues, at London’s Southbank Centre for a conceptual art takeover by the world-famous Marina Abramović Institute.I had recently read Marina’s memoir Walk Through Walls, which had resonated. So, when I’d seen the event advertised – hours-long performances by artists she’d invited, curated and introduced by Marina – I bought a £60 ticket and waited for my time slot to enter the Queen Elizabeth Hall. I hadn’t seen performance art before, and this was due to include her well-known work The Artist Is Present with an artist sitting, static and silent, in a chair all day, as Marina once did for an accumulated 736 hours and 30 minutes at the Museum of Modern Art. I felt certain that it would affect me, I just wasn’t sure how. Continue reading...

Events

5 d. ago Stars return to Royal Box as Wimbledon welcomes back the sunshine

Sir Clive Woodward, Bear Grylls and Feargal Sharkey among day four guests as play resumes in warm conditions.

Politics

2 w. ago Zara Tindall and Lady Gabriella Windsor greet each other with kisses in candid show of affection at Ascot

Zara Tindall and Lady Gabriella Windsor shared a very warm royal welcome as they greeted each other on the second day of Royal Ascot on Wednesday. 

Politics

2 w. ago How I unlearned the internalised prejudice I had as a Black woman – one braid at a time

I decided to ditch my sleek, neat hair for chemical-free afro styles and noticed how differently I was treated. Changing my hairstyle has never just been about fashion – what it symbolises culturally runs far deeperAt the start of 2023, a couple of months after a trip to Jamaica with friends, where we spoke extensively about our hair, I made my first new year resolution in more than a decade. I was going to try a wider variety of hairstyles. For most of my 20s, I had two styles: long, dark, medium-sized box braids (where hair is divided into square sections, and each is then braided into a single plait) or, very occasionally, a weave. Now, I decided, I would switch things up – whether trying a new colour, length or type of braid.This may not seem groundbreaking but for me it genuinely was. It was never just about hair, it ran deeper than that. I had come to realise that my own understanding of stereotypes about Black women had been learned from years of experiencing microaggressions...

Politics

4 w. ago Cheese on toast tastes better if one £1.20 British sauce is drizzled over it

Cheese on toast fits many occasions - from a post-night out snack to a warm and hearty stop-gap in the middle of the day, but one sauce will make it taste even better

Economics