How real books have trumped ebooks
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Venice Biennale: slaps, drenchings and Dobermans on the prowl
The main show is a woolly walk through hand-wringing hippydom and flowerpot trainers. But elsewhere, the biennale bares its teeth in works of danger and daring
Pricey goodbye? The cheapest and most expensive places to die revealed
Some locations have seen hikes of almost 70% in burial and cremation fees, putting further pressure on bereaved families. But there are ways to save
Woke models: how activism became fashion’s latest must-have
It’s no longer enough to have a look. Adwoa Aboah and Leomie Anderson’s socially aware voices have made them the stars of the new catwalk generation
Washing your hair with mineral water or champagne – what lengths would you go to?
Star hairdresser Sam McKnight has suggested that people should wash their hair with bottled water – welcome to beauty’s new battleground
Hot under the collar: Venice Biennale artist uses 27,000 neckties for installation
UK-based Israeli artist Michal Cole says work is ‘silent embroidered scream’ against global patriarchy