This week: A painfully relatable thread on good girl conditioning, everything you wanted to know about Heidi Klum’s worm costume but were too afraid to ask, a thoughtful take on our desire to aestheticise our everyday lives from Hayley Nahman, the NewYorker has dropped the top reads of 2022, a must-listen interview with Cassius Turvey’s mother Mechelle about the impact her son made on those around him, and more.

This week: A powerful piece about how it’s not disability that holds people back (it’s the world), a compelling deep dive into how and why the allegations against Brad Pitt have barely affected him, a game for real estate nerds, an essay in the Atlantic about motherhood and divorce that will rip your heart out, loads of little n silly things from across the internet, and more.

This week: Why the internet went wild when Olivia Wilde posted an Instagram story of a salad dressing recipe, Bill Murray is a creep and no one’s surprised, actually helpful things you can do to help people dealing with shiffy life stuff, turns out it’s not just men who know nothing about the clitoris, and more.

This week: An interesting take on why the GIF is on its deathbed (and no it’s not because Gen Z thinks they're cringe), a magic interview with Lizzo in Vanity Fair, that personal essay in the Guardian that divided the internet this week, how mid-century modern design took over the world, a good case for romanticising our own lives, and more

This week: A profound and moving conversation in The Cut about voluntary assisted death, the Liz Truss Sky News interview that everyone’s calling the “most cutting interview opener ever”, the funeral of the Queen as seen from the vantage of a gay sauna in London, who the Try Guys are and why everyone’s talking about them, loads of little n silly things from around the web, and more.

This week: Remembering Hilary Mantel through her innumerable words of wisdom, Megan Thee Stallion has launched a free mental health resources website and other celebs should take note, advice for what to do when your partner is your best friend but not the one you’ll marry, a spot-on portrayal of the type of person who says “why doesn’t anyone want to work anymore”, and more

This week: Lena Dunham writes in Vogue about the lessons she learned from Marilyn Monroe, our fave climate newsletter Heated explains why it’s too soon to hail King Charles as the climate king, everything you need to know about the chess cheating scandal that’s got the internet talking, a profile of Tariq aka #TheCornKid that will have you grinning from ear to ear, and more

This week: Remembering the incredible life and work of Uncle Jack Charles, practical tips for anyone joining The Queue, Elizabeth Holmes explores the British monarchy's precarious existence, how to be friends with your ex, advice for understanding your style of sexual desire, and more

This week on Friday Fourteen: What will happen in the days after the Queen’s death, how to be a better friend to those who cannot have children, thoughts on solitude vs loneliness, a fascinating piece in the NY Times that demystifies the process of becoming a published author, the Don’t Worry Darling press tour explained, and more

This week: How to have a beautiful home despite your partner’s interior design tastes, sage advice for a single 36-year-old woman who asks whether she should prioritise dating or resort to egg freezing, celebrity profiles galore, H&M gets sued for greenwashing (🥳), words we always mispronounce, and more

This week: A fascinating deep dive into the psychology behind TikTok memes, Anne Friedman’s take on the death of ambition, questions about what makes a millennial, much ado about hummus, a reminder to ask yourself what matters to you right now, and more

This week: Nora Ephron galore, a revealing look at why restaurants have no choice but to raise their prices, an intimate profile of musician Darren Hayes that’s 100% worth your time, a fascinating interview between Anne Helen Petersen and gender expert Kate Mangino that gives actually practical tips for dealing with unfair labour division in the home, and more

This week: 10 years of Tinder, a necessary reminder that BeReal is not “the new Instagram”, a cutting piece in the Atlantic about how millennials are getting old and everyone on the internet can tell 😭, Serena Williams writes beautifully in Vogue about her reluctance and resolve to stop playing tennis, a podcast that got everyone on Twitter talking about leek water, and more

This week: An extremely satisfying house tour video of Sienna Miller’s 16th-century thatched-roof cottage, why the US killing Al-Qaeda’s leader doesn’t matter all that much, an unusually honest celebrity profile, a website to bookmark for nights when you can’t decide what to watch, reactions to the government’s plan to enshrine an Indigenous voice in parliament, and more

This week: More complaints about the new IG feed, a fascinating piece on the sanctity of abortion, a love letter to garlic in a jar (and other kitchen conveniences that help get good food on the table), a truly vicious restaurant review that’s been trending on Twitter this week for good reason, why some people may never get Covid, and more

This week: What to feed a vegetarian at a barbeque, scenes from an open marriage, how it becoming cool to be a recipe developer, an emotive piece on pain, a glimpse into growing up in a Chinese restaurant, and more

This week on Friday Fourteen: Some wise words from The Cut on how to help a friend through a divorce, Roxane Gay on feedback loops, the importance of thanking and being thanked, a love letter to uncles, Vogue’s first non binary cover star is Emma Corrin and the interview is spectacular, a technicolour Tennessee house, and more

This week: Reactions to the final nail in Boris Johnson’s coffin, a gentle reminder to rest, the disappointing reasons Bette Middler and #RIPMacyGrey were trending on Twitter, stories from women who have cheated, Anne Helen Petersens take on why your office’s hybrid work plan sucks, and more

This week on Friday Fourteen: Ways to build a good day when you’re feeling overwhelmed by the news, a ferociously good piece that shines a light on a side of Britain that nobody really wants to acknowledge, Facebook is banning people for saying they will mail abortion pills, coping mechanisms for when all your friends are in Europe, and more

This week: Why we need rituals and not routines, Anne Helen Peterson’s compelling case for lunch, a rousing piece on coming out later in life, what your book organisation system says about you, an essay about middle-age sex from Emma Thompson that will make you cry, and more