Columnists

The case for… Mullet haircuts

The haircut of the recklessly confident cares not what you think

‘Fabulous food, spectacular  wine, gambolling fawns… Bordeaux is magical’

Do you mean I could have had such nice grown-up holidays all this time?

When it comes to travel, is ‘gatekeeping’ favourite spots such a bad thing?

It used to be possible for me to swerve the tourists at the Edinburgh festival, but now my neighbourhood has been outed as a place to go

‘A photoshoot loomed, but I prefer to forget I have a face’

You might notice my column has a fresh new photo – less visible is my abject horror

‘To a lesser gardener, a trip to Cork could be a washout’

When it rains in Ireland, it really pours, but our columnist had important work to do…

The case for… Band T-shirts from high street shops

The case for… Crazy golf

Lessons in life – and dignity - from the least predictable club and ball game

To us young alienated Turks, Ozzy spoke volumes

The vulnerability of the Black Sabbath rocker struck a chord with outsiders far from Birmingham

The high abortion rate is not due to carelessness. Quite the opposite

The latest stats reveal that women, having agency to make informed decisions, take the prospect of motherhood very seriously

Notes on chocolate: the hunt for the elusive ‘white’ Twirl

Chit-chatting about chocolate leads to a fun new discovery

‘My partner's vanilla perfumes make me feel sick’

Beauty therapy: ‘My partner's vanilla perfumes make me feel sick'

The case for… Wasps

‘I love plants, but didn’t want to spend the night in a garden centre’

I found empty baskets, downed secateurs, and not another living soul

My dysfunctional relationship with my financial advisor

Is it anxiety about the state of your finances… Or is it ‘money dysmorphia’?

Trump is gambling that the UK will help pick up the tab

Caesar Trump is more like Nero than Augustus – fiddling while his country burns

Ali Smith: ‘Refugee Tales is a small bright spot in dark times’

In 2015 the novelist Ali Smith was invited to tell the story of a former detainee. Ten years on, she explains why the project is more necessary than ever

Dear Keir: ‘Welcome our AI overlords. Bow to your obsolescence’

Grown-up advice from everyone's favourite centrist

‘Sports day had been delightful up to the point the parents had to race…’

As we lined up at the starting line at my daughter’s nursery school sports day, little did I know that I was on the brink of victory