As we enter the age of the AI-rranged marriage, here’s why I hate Fate | Van Badham
When the most profound human emotion becomes an automated transaction in an online shop, the techlords have won The Guardian reported on the arrival of “Fate” and, friends, I laughed.…
Supermarket hot cross bun taste test: Choice gives top score to a chocolate bun
In this year’s Easter bun battle, the Australian consumer advocacy group awards 95% to a non-traditional product Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Some might be scandalised by the…
I am a 15-year-old girl. Let me show you the vile misogyny that confronts me on social media every day | Anonymous
Objectification, hate, rape threats: the politicians debating online abuse mean well, but to truly understand, they need to see what I see If you’re anything like my parents, you probably…
With N-word incident, Bafta have shot themselves in the foot | Catherine Shoard
In not editing out Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson’s shouted tics, Bafta have allowed their successful diversity drive to be overshadowed BBC apologises again for Baftas N-word incident as show…
In a world where eating has become solitary and rushed, Ramadan restores something radical: shared time | Muhammad Abdulsater
Fasting while working long hours is physically demanding. But gratitude is less abstract when hunger has been felt Making sense of it is a column about spirituality and how it…
Maxi Shield, beloved Australian drag queen and Drag Race Down Under star, dies aged 51
Performer appeared in closing ceremony of 2000 Sydney Olympic Games and was a mainstay of city’s drag scene Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking…
Mexico faces uphill battle to appease kingpin Trump after cartel boss’s killing
Trump tells Mexico to ‘step up’ effort to combat cartels even after military operation kills drug lord known as ‘El Mencho’ Violence in Mexico after military kills notorious drug cartel…
‘Landmark moment’: Emma Lawrence to become first woman to call NRL games
Presenter joins Triple M’s play-by-play commentary team Move hailed as win for women working in sport broadcasting Emma Lawrence will become the first woman in NRL broadcast history to call…
BBC producers say they ‘didn’t hear’ N-word slur as ‘working in a truck’, following second Baftas apology
Corporation says it is sorry that words spoken involuntarily during ceremony by John Davidson, who has Tourette syndrome, were not edited out With N-word incident, Bafta have shot themselves in…