Skipper Pip Hare on the toughest test in sailing: ‘It’s about coping with adversity – on your own’

During the Vendee Globe, boats have broken apart and sleep is caught in snatches. The yachtswoman – currently in 18th place and still going – explains the dangerous thrill of racing solo

‘We’re going to the skies and stars!’ The man building our jetpack future – in tribute to his Dad

Richard Browning is pursuing the stuff of a million childhood dreams. But having built a working jetpack, will anybody use it?

Face time: will the new makeup for men hide my blotches – or create new anxieties?

More men than ever are embracing grooming, and now there’s a whole makeup line just for us. But shouldn’t we just learn to love our hard-earned eye bags?

The World’s Most Expensive Presents review – a ballgown for your dog, anyone?

This grotesque display of pricey Christmas gifts is pointless, immoral and horrid. Plus – the hateful Giles Coren hates Jane Austen

The World’s Most Expensive Toys review – watch before your Christmas shop

A Swarovski-crystal-encrusted rocking horse and luxury doll’s house complete with miniature posh family are probably not what your children need

The World’s Most Expensive Food review: ‘Escargot pearls’? The super-rich will eat anything if it’s pricey enough

I’m enjoying television’s obsession with obscene wealth – the rich may as well amuse and entertain the rest of us, as well as themselves