High steaks: the new craze for old cow

British steak obsessives are currently raving about Basque beef. Reared to an ancient 18 years old, this is beef’s equivalent of mutton with an extraordinary flavour to match

A history of the beehive – the hairdo that rises above trends

The creator of the 1960s updo has died aged 98, but her hairstyle, apopted by everyone from Dusty Springfield to Marge Simpson, has enduring appeal

Male grooming subscription boxes: perfect for men too modern to shop?

US beauty firms are offering to send monthly boxes of face-wash, cologne and hair gel in the post – who would want one?

Why are there so few female chefs?

Despite huge changes in kitchen culture, fewer than a fifth of professional chefs in the UK are female, down on last year. Is its reputation for being a tough, male-dominated job still putting women off – or is that image unfair?

I sniffed the end of the world, and it smells like bile and dread

Artists Thomson and Craighead have bottled a fragrance based on the Bible’s descriptions of armageddon – including animal horns, flesh burned with fire and a grievous sore