Health

Hurricane Isaias forecast to bring dangerous storm surge, with millions under warnings in US

Residents in areas from the mouth of the Mississippi River to Florida urged to ‘evacuate if told to do so’

The woman with the mattress: the radical, rage-fuelled history of anti-rape art

A performance piece from 2014 has gone viral in response to an allegation of rape at Cornell University. But with such defiant pieces stretching back hundreds of years, will things ever change?

I'm a personal trainer and this compact dumbbell set is the best addition to my home gym

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A good friend brings her dogs when she stays with me. I kind of dread it. What can I do?

People often forget social rules when dogs are involved, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. But you’ll have to say something if you want things to change

Book of Lives by Margaret Atwood audiobook review

The Handmaid’s Tale author reflects on her loves, losses and literary achievements in a memoir that showcases her wisdom and wit

Three sisters who drowned in Brighton took their own lives, inquest finds

Jane Adetoro, Christina Walters and Rebecca Walters from London visited late mother’s former home shortly before their deaths in May

Gulf Coast braces for Hurricane Isaias, first of the season

Hurricane Isaias is slated to hit the Gulf coast as a Category 2 hurricane on Friday or Saturday, marking the first hurricane of the season.

Planet of the apes: the ‘bizarre’ and tortured history of monkeys and humans

Ape Sh*t, a new zine by writer and designer Carrie McLaren, looks at the ways monkeys and apes have communicated to humans that they’re individuals too

SOS Meals

After the death of my beloved dog, I’m thinking a lot about the role food plays in all of life’s big events – be they happy or sad

As monarch butterflies migrate for the fall, meet the Chicago woman trying to protect them

Claudia Galeno-Sánchez has turned her home into a sanctuary for the insects by planting native milkweed and wildflowers – and sharing her experience

Rachel Roddy’s recipe for cheese and bread balls

These highly crunchable cheesy bread balls are a great way to use up odds and ends

The dreadful decline of hosting at home: ‘I feel shame any time a friend comes over’

It used to be quite normal to pop next door for a coffee or invite friends over for dinner. But not any more. What’s behind this change – and just how damaging is it?