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Is it true that … dock leaves cure nettle stings?
It’s a time-honoured treatment and rubbing certainly helps, but other leaves could be just as good If you’ve ever brushed against a stinging nettle, chances are someone told you to find a dock leaf. The wide green leaves of dock plants seem to grow conveniently nearby, and rubbing one on a sting is…
The hill I will die on: Nobody just ‘rustles up’ a lasagne | Keren Levy
We need to give up this pretence of effortlessness and start calling the dish what it is: a laborious meat-and-cheese architecture project What is this “rustling up a lasagne” thing – apart from a straightforward contradiction? Nobody ever says they’re rustling up a shepherd’s pie, or a moussaka…
Trekking in Brazil’s Atlantic rainforests: ‘the day unfolds in a blaze of biodiversity’
Minas Gerais’ natural wonders sent Charles Darwin into ecstasies, but the area has always been dominated by mining. Now ecotourism offers a lifeline When we come out of the bamboo forest and enter the high-altitude grassland, Marcelo begins to walk faster. All around us, dark peaks loom through the…
A new start after 60: I was burnt out and facing redundancy. So I set up a bee farm – and learned the joys of a simple life
Jeff Lee had spent decades as an investigative journalist. But when he upped sticks with his wife to buy a farm in rural British Columbia, he didn’t just change jobs – he found a different way to live Jeff Lee became interested in beekeeping in his late 50s after his wife, Amanda, took part in a…
‘I’m going to tell the truth. Screw this!’ Billie Jean King at 82 on coming out, tearing up tennis – and her one big regret
She was the world No 1, whose fight for equal prize money changed women’s lives. As competitive as ever in her ninth decade, she discusses sexuality, tenacity and what it was like to finally graduate college this year Every day, Billie Jean King tries to come up with a “gratitude list” in her head…
Older women are as varied and individual as we have ever been | Letters
Thank you, Jo Brand, for not offering us a formula for growing older, writes Dr Denise Taylor . Plus a letter from Louise Mothersole I found Jo Brand’s reflections on approaching 70 wonderfully refreshing ( ‘It’s far too late for me to go to the gym every 10 minutes’: Jo Brand on ageing, raging…
Tired all the time? What to know about B12 and if it actually boosts energy levels
Med spas are raving about vitamin B12 shots as a pick-me-up. But do they actually make you feel more energized? If you spend time on social media, you may have seen med spa owners and employees describing vitamin B12 shots as a pick-me-up . When they’re run down or facing a busy week, they say, a…
From the overblown to the ordinary? Met Gala 2027 to celebrate ‘poetics of everyday’
Event regarded as Oscars of fashion industry replaces John Galliano retrospective with homage to the ‘extra ordinary’ A few months after the planned John Galliano Met Gala retrospective was cancelled amid a backlash focused on the designer’s past, a more commonplace theme has been announced: “…
Walking with spirits in Cambodia’s sacred forests
Former loggers and poachers have embraced ancient traditions to promote and protect the Cardamom Mountains’ ever-threatened natural wonders I’m two hours downriver from the Chi Phat community ecotourism camp, in the Koh Kong region of Cambodia, when my phone signal fizzles out completely. It’s dawn…
Prince, the pope, and autumn 2026: purple is hot this season
Spotted on Balenciaga, Celine and Valentino catwalks, purple is having a moment. If you really want to stand out, wear it with red The colour purple has links to royalty, the Catholic church, Prince, Gordon Brown’s ties and Barney the dinosaur andit now has a new association – autumn 2026. It’s…
‘I was given the big picture early’: Rory Kinnear on love, drama – and how his father’s death changed his life
When Kinnear was 10, his beloved father Roy died in an on-set accident. This affected how he now approaches his work as an actor, and also his understanding of life’s most important questions At first glance, Rory Kinnear is Mr Normal. Bald head, nice face, wholly unremarkable. As an actor, he’s…
New tool will help gardeners move away from thirsty English classics to drought-resistant plants
Exclusive: Garden Climate Assessment Tool will allow users to predict a plant’s response to the projected climate in a given location “In the 20th century, we could pretty much grow the same things with confidence, we could learn from previous generations,” said Prof Sam Brockington, a curator at…
Basketweavers get in a twist over Alexander Skarsgård’s Wicker Husband
Why is he not made of willow? Why is he plaited and not woven? World’s basket makers have plenty of questions Hollywood heart-throbs are known for their good looks and charisma. But in a classic plot twist, the latest big-screen dreamboat causing viewers to get hot and bothered isn’t even human…
Tell us: what have you been reading this month?
We would like to hear about the books you’ve particularly enjoyed this month As part of The Guardian’s “ what we’re reading ” series, we would like to hear about the books you’ve particularly enjoyed this month. Have you read a book in recent weeks – fiction or non-fiction – that you’d recommend?…
Attention LaMelo Ball: only losers boast about avoiding diaper duty | Arwa Mahdawi
The basketball star seems proud to leave the job to his partner. That’s so last century Nobody can accuse the basketball star LaMelo Ball of being bad at his job. That said, the Minnesota Timberwolves point guard doesn’t seem to be a huge fan of dribbling . Ball has a nine-month-old son, LaOne…
Make Me Well by Xand van Tulleken – an eye-opening takedown of wellness myths
The engaging TV doctor dismantles the spurious science behind modern day snake oils, from collagen to turmeric When Xand van Tulleken set off on a journey into the wild west of wellness, he didn’t expect to discover anything new about vitamin D. Of all the supplements that line our shelves and…
