So you want to feel cocooned: the best Bluetooth sleep masks, tested by a sleep mask veteran

Bluetooth sleep masks don’t only block out light, they also let you stream audio. I spent weeks testing some of the top-rated ones on the market

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I was addicted to my phone – but one screen time hack actually made a difference

Our writer found a surprisingly effective way to cut down his smartphone use. Plus, what to eat while watching the World Cup – inspired by all 48 teams

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Tony awards 2026: red carpet looks and the best of the show – in pictures

Rose Byrne, Sarah Paulson, Daniel Radcliffe, Adrien Brody and more gather to celebrate Broadway’s biggest awards night

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The kindness of strangers: I was lost in the pouring rain – then a man came along with a big rainbow umbrella
By Jessica, as told to Katie Cunningham

He walked out of his way to get me on to the right street, then handed me the brolly saying, ‘Here, you take this’

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jun/08/kindness-of-strangers-rain-helped-by-man-with-umbrella

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The kindness of strangers: I was lost in the pouring rain – then a man came along with a big rainbow umbrella

He walked out of his way to get me on to the right street, then handed me the brolly saying, ‘Here, you take this’

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[Two Pronged] Are anxieties over house renovation causing my husband’s health to falter?

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/people/human-interest/two-pronged-house-renovation-anxieties-husband-health-problems/

Content creators Caz and Pepper change the game for sapphics who love nightlife

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/people/human-interest/sapphics-nightlife-for-the-love-of-women-caz-pepper/

‘Ugly in a beautiful way’: Denmark’s Mullet Championship celebrates divisive hairstyle

Danish follicle rebels go head to head in competition for best short-in-the-front long-in-the-back cut

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Experts say we should use passkeys, but can a smartphone PIN really be safer than a password? https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jun/07/passkeys-pin-password-cybersecurity #LifeAndStyle #Cybercrime #Internet #Technology #Computing
Experts say we should use passkeys, but can a smartphone PIN really be safer than a password?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions explores a topical issue of personal cybersecurity

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Dining across the divide: ‘I’m not a climate denier, but aiming for net zero by 2050 is unrealistic’

An ‘apolitical’ retired IT manager and a ‘far left’ biologist disagree over tackling global heating – but are they in harmony over truth and reconciliation?

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