How did Apple’s AirPods go from mockery to millennial status symbol?

Back in 2016, Apple’s wireless earbuds were ridiculed by the tech industry. Now, thousands of memes later, the tables have turned

The best cheese in the world is running out fast. What should we eat instead?

The winner of this year’s World Cheese awards is made by a Norwegian farmer with only 12 cows. While you’re waiting for next year’s batch, here are some alternatives

A portrait created by AI just sold for $432,000. But is it really art?

An image of Edmond de Belamy, created by a computer, has just been sold at Christie’s. But no algorithm can capture our complex human consciousness

Camp and camper: the Met Gala reaches for the stars

Fashion’s favourite ball has just announced its theme for 2019 – and it’s ‘camp’. But how can it top this year, when Rihanna dressed as an archbishop and Katy Perry was an angel?

Why the super-rich are taking their mega-boats into uncharted waters

There are more ‘explorer’ super-yachts being built than ever before as adventurous billionaires seek out ‘the rarest of experiences’

Threaded bliss: why more men are getting their eyebrows shaped

With grooming parlours reporting a sharp rise in male customers looking to tame their brows, one writer gives threading a go for the first time