Sexual violence is hugely under-reported and cases rarely make it to court. These are the facts that should shock us
Two years ago, Katie White set up Enough, which distributes self-swabbing rape kits…
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I interviewed Sam Neill in 2024. He was even more charming than I’d expected | Zoe Williams ⊕⊕
The actor, who has died aged 78, was refreshingly candid about Hollywood, filmmaking, his cancer treatment – and why he preferred life on his New Zealand farm to the movie business
Sam Neill’s 20 best…
Hide the teenagers and the toilet roll! Why does my estate agent want my house to look like nobody lives in it? | Zoe Williams ⊕⊕
I’ve been asked to put away the dog bed – and even my shower gel. Surely prospective buyers should know that I’ll take all my mess with me when I leave
Trying to sell a house is pretty much a once-a-d…
27 days ago
Prom night is here – and I have finally, decisively, turned into my mother | Zoe Williams ⊕
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She always believed Halloween was an Americanism too far. What would she have thought about the rise of this US high school tradition in Britain?
When I was young, and Halloween was just becoming a th…
34 days ago
I could listen to gardeners chat for hours. It always sounds like they’re up to no good | Zoe Williams ⊕
Blame my uncle and his contempt for rules and regulations
My uncle has a mature and beautiful gingko tree, which also goes by the name of memory tree, which is a little ironic because he can’t remembe…
39 days ago
I once protested against the G7. I feel no need now, because it’s collapsing all by itself | Zoe Williams ⊖⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
You cannot take a rules-based order seriously when only some of the participants are playing by the rules
When 200,000 protesters gathered to meet the G8 summit in Genoa, 25 years ago, their point (ou…
41 days ago
Forget makeup and tweakments: this is how we should be ageing gracefully | Zoe Williams ⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
We over-5os should worry less about our crepe necks and sunspots and more about our listening skills – and the pettiness we bring to social media
When I was young, there was a huge list of things you …
48 days ago
I have found the perfect book group – we discuss problematic text messages | Zoe Williams ⊕⊕
My friends and I were keen to meet regularly, but couldn’t agree on what to read. Then we found an excellent solution
There comes a point in every friendship ecosystem when someone suggests starting a…
62 days ago
I’m trying to pick the best party tunes since 1966. Why are all the real bangers from 1989? | Zoe Williams ⊕⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
I never dreamed it would be so hard to put together a playlist for my friend’s 60th
For any birthday party with a zero at the end, the music is supposed to be very simple: you just pick a banger from …
Oppressing women is how authoritarianism begins. So listen to what Reform is saying | Zoe Williams ⊖
We saw it when Russia jailed members of Pussy Riot, and again when the US overturned Roe v Wade: misogyny is a powerful political weapon. Let’s focus on fighting it, not ‘understanding’ it
In preparat…