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Gather round, faithful quizzers, for another adventure is at hand. Dare you tackle our 15 questions on topical news, general knowledge and pop culture trivia? If you do, you will be excited to find you are being treated to a brand new regular feature. The quiz is also, as ever, littered with a few silly … Read more

A grey pube. There was no denying it. If I hadn’t been contorted into what felt like an advanced yoga position trying to do up fiddly press studs on the crotch of the teddy I was wearing to a party, I would never have seen it. The party was for a novel I had written … Read more

Did you know Popeye the Sailor Man was a wellness influencer? When the US needed a Depression-era population, depleted of iron and coin, to eat meat-free, they turned to everyone’s favourite monochrome superhero. As Popeye downed tins of spinach, up went sales; canned spinach experienced a 30% increase, becoming a top-three food for US kids, … Read more

Name: Cardio Age: 64 Appearance: Sweaty and red-faced; prevalent from 1961 to 2025. What happened in 1961? The famous London busmen study, which showed that bus conductors had a lower incidence of coronary heart disease than bus drivers, thanks to the protective effect of moderately vigorous physical activity. So everyone started applying to become bus … Read more

Hi Ugly, My brother and I have big teeth with gaps. He recently found out he could get them “done” in an affordable way, and now I am doing it, too. There is nothing wrong with my teeth or smile – it’s just gappy, and I think I will look somewhat prettier with the new … Read more

Armed with gloves and pruners, my friend and I are near Pythara waterfall above Chora – the capital of the Greek island of Andros – and we are cutting back thorny and overhanging vegetation. We’re helping out the local volunteer association, Andros Routes, which has been restoring a network of ancient mule tracks, from the … Read more

Four years ago, scarred by the pandemic experience of trying to care for two toddlers in isolation, my husband and I decided we wanted a built-in community. We were tired of being the ones solely in charge of organizing, feeding, disciplining and playing with our kids. On a whim, we moved halfway across the world … Read more

Just one day into a 225-mile hike across the width of Scotland last August, Dan Warren was feeling the burn, his old trail shoes wearing painfully thin. But neither sore feet nor swarms of midges would stop the librarian and his scientist wife, Dee Johnson, from reaching their goal: the promise of pastries at the … Read more

Jolted awake at 4.30am, Pedro “Peter” Niada was certain a meteorite had fallen near his seaside home, lifting it from its foundations and sending it flying through the air. He took two steps down the stairs, felt water splash his feet and realised the house was sinking. Nothing made sense. Why was the house tilting? … Read more

Name: The zero-argument marriage. Age: Potentially ancient. Appearance: A picture of eternal marital bliss. You can be married to someone without arguing? Yes. Cobblers. It’s true. Just because some marriages are unceasingly stressful and combative, it doesn’t mean that everyone else’s are. Name me one person – just one person – who doesn’t argue with … Read more