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‘An unmitigated joy’: why Married to the Mob is my feelgood movie
The next entry in our series of writers recommending their favourite comfort films is a tribute to Jonathan Demme’s zesty gangster comedy. There’s no more perfect song to open a movie than Rosemary ...The Guardian - 10h -
‘He’s twice mentioned divorce’: My new husband told me he’ll have $500,000 for retirement, but he’s $80,000 in debt. How do I protect myself?
“Six months after we married, we had planned to get pre-qualified for a mortgage with the intention of selling both our homes.”MarketWatch - 1d -
My culinary adventure on the Lisbon coast
The elegant towns of Cascais, Estoril and Sintra have plenty to offer, from romantic royal palaces to the best of Portuguese cuisine. On a blue-sky Saturday morning, I joined a foraging hike in ...The Guardian - 1d -
My one-night stands mean my partner refuses to marry me | Ask Philippa
You’re chasing something that only you can give yourself: a feeling of security and self-worth. The question I’ve been with my partner for more than 25 years and while he’s perfect in pretty ...The Guardian - 1d -
A Racist Purge Almost Destroyed My Family. Another One Is Coming.
If Trump issues his own order on Day 1, as he’s vowed, the first people could enter detention camps by February.The New York Times - 1d -
Nils Frahm: ‘Using a chainsaw gave me strength in my fingers for piano’
The composer, 42, talks about his musical upbringing, passion for dish-washing, insistence on being modern and fear of not being loved. Music was everywhere when I grew up, not just on the ...The Guardian - 2d -
Severance, TV’s most mind-bending show, returns: ‘Even my landlord asked what’s going on with the goats’
Who is in charge? What are they working on? And why is there livestock in the office? The deliciously weird workplace drama has finally returned, but can it live up to expectations and answer its ...The Guardian - 2d -
Nobody could help me with my psychosis. Then I was sent to jail for holding up a shop with a toy gun
I didn’t remember committing my crime but I knew I had fallen through the cracks of the system. Could prison really be my salvation?. Sixteen months ago, I somehow found myself standing bewildered ...The Guardian - 2d -
I live too far away from my boyfriend and our relationship is suffering | Ask Annalisa Barbieri
Periods of physical separation are common in most relationships and it takes effort – but you can have the best of both worlds • Every week Annalisa Barbieri addresses a problem sent in by a ...The Guardian - 3d -
My brother and father drowned on a bright summer day. Swimming brings me closer to the two men I’ve lost | Indigo Perry
When my grief was new and raw, I discovered that feeling it was preferable to the numbness that had set in since we’d buried them. Last week, I swam in the sea, slowly wading in until the water ...The Guardian - 3d -
Billy Bob Thornton: ‘I didn’t want Johnny Cash to catch me looking in his fridge in my underpants’
The actor and musician answers your questions on his time as a roadie, being intimidated by rich people and falling off a horse for Steven Seagal. Is your music less important, more important, or ...The Guardian - 3d -
Effective and industrious Diallo has 'one of best weeks in my life'
Amad Diallo caps a memorable week with a late hat-trick as Manchester United come from behind to beat Southampton in the Premier League.BBC News - 3d -
‘She is very manipulative and controlling’: My mother offered to buy me an apartment, but there are strings. Is it foolish to say no?
“My father is a selfish egomaniac.”MarketWatch - 4d -
‘I’ve never been happier’: I married a wonderful lady from Ukraine. I have two successful kids. Do I put my wife on the deed to my home?
“We are now looking to downsize and move to another home and I’m wondering if we should put the new property in joint names.”MarketWatch - 5d -
The kindness of strangers: it was the jacket of my dreams – then he offered it to me at a price I could afford
The Australian dollar-to-euro exchange rate meant I’d be forking out over a week’s wages. Then the Paris shop owner said simply: ‘That jacket was meant for you’. Read more in the kindness of ...The Guardian - Jan. 13 -
The Taliban made me marry my boss: how one word led to a forced marriage
Afghanistan’s ‘morality police’ arrested Samira at work in Kabul – and then made the 19-year-old marry her employer . It was a normal summer morning in July last year when 19-year-old Samira* made ...The Guardian - Jan. 13 -
‘Should I feel guilty?’ My elderly neighbor and friend of 5 years left me her $1 million home. Do I split it with her two sons?
“I have plenty of money.”MarketWatch - Jan. 12 -
My partner blames a ‘lack of attraction’ for not wanting sex | Ask Philippa
It’s important that he knows how his actions and words are affecting you. The question My partner and I, both in our early 40s, have been together for 15 months, though this is our second time ...The Guardian - Jan. 12 -
'My partner hid and secretly waved off my ship': LGBT veteran monument revealed
LGBT veterans forced out of the military look to the future, 25 years on from the ban being repealed.BBC News - Jan. 12 -
Callum Simpson: ‘Lily would want me to carry on … I know I made her proud through my boxing’
Before the defence of his British and Commonwealth belts, the 28-year-old reflects on the tragic death of his sister. “I’ve heard her voice in training sometimes,” Callum Simpson says quietly as he ...The Guardian - Jan. 11 -
My year as a conscript in the Egyptian army
Smartphone photographs capture life as a soldier and the loneliness of night shiftsFinancial Times - Jan. 11 -
Can a debt collector refuse my settlement offer?
Negotiating a successful debt settlement could be a little more complicated than you'd expect.CBS News - Jan. 10 -
My husband is unfaithful and wants an open relationship. Is it time for us to split? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri
We’ve been together a long time but now he says I either accept an open marriage or we get a divorce. The only way I cope is by turning to alcohol. We are gay men in our mid 40s, who have been ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
My best friend and I married each other as kids on holiday at the beach. It would be the closest she would come to a real wedding | Caitlin Cassidy
Summer holidays are a time of memory-making. We asked Guardian writers and contributors to share some of the summer holiday photos that transport them back to a simpler time. More summer ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
UK borrowing costs rising - what does it mean for me?
Government borrowing costs have hit their highest level for several years - what does it mean for you?BBC News - Jan. 9 -
My Brother and Sister-in-Law No Longer Want to Put Me Up. I’m Hurt!
A reader feels stung by her brother and his wife’s cooling to an idea that they had once seemed open to: hosting her once a month when she commutes to a faraway office job.The New York Times - Jan. 8 -
I’m the executor of my 90-year-old aunt’s estate. A neighbor threatened me and wants to buy her house. What should I do?
“I believe she doesn’t have that much time left.”MarketWatch - Jan. 8 -
Dolphins GM Chris Grier: Tyreek Hill 'never asked for a trade with me'
Grier also said that Hill did not backtrack on his Sunday comments. Hill, meanwhile, switched his social media avatar to a picture of himself in Dolphins gear.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 7 -
How my grandmother's injury showed me the way to 'All We Imagine as Light'
Aspects from lived lives, fantasies, folk stories and mundane tragedies wove themselves into the script, writer-director Payal Kapadia says in her essay.Los Angeles Times - Jan. 7 -
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The kindness of strangers: I needed a place to take my burnout and my dog, then a woman I’d never met sent me an invitation
A woman related to my memoir so much, she offered to lend me her holiday shack. When we met in person, we couldn’t stop talking. Find the rest of our series of stories on the kindness of ...The Guardian - Jan. 6 -
What are my rights if my home is flooded or damaged?
Your rights explained as residents and businesses count the cost of storm damage.BBC News - Jan. 6 -
‘Silence put my cancer into focus’: how a retreat helped me put my diagnosis into words
After the worst year – cancer, chemo, a mastectomy at just 32 – Emma Hall went to a silent retreat. Here, she reveals how it gave her the strength to confront her fears. Emma, tell me who you are.” ...The Guardian - Jan. 5 -
‘He’s 70 and fairly wealthy’: I met the love of my life three years ago. How do I politely ask that he include me in his will?
“His two sons are against any kind of commitment between us, as their dad has had two failed marriages.”MarketWatch - Jan. 4 -
My grandfather co-signed my cousin’s student loan. After my grandfather died, my cousin skipped town. Will the estate have to pay the debt?
“The loan is now in default, and I have no idea where this grandson is.”MarketWatch - Jan. 4 -
My ex is sick but won’t retire to spite me out of benefits. He took our marriage and divorce papers, but can I get his Social Security benefits?
“I was married to my former husband for 11 years.”MarketWatch - Jan. 4 -
‘I became an optimist the night my wife died’: a science writer on loss and letting go of rationalism
Sumit Paul-Choudhury had always prided himself on his critical thinking, until his wife was diagnosed with cancer and he was forced to rethink his life from scratch. People reacted in different ...The Guardian - Jan. 4 -
I thought I could be a ‘cool mum’ – just strap my baby to me and keep living life as usual. I was so wrong | Tara Kenny
I’ve discovered new ways to be cool: rhyme time is my cocktail hour, the park my catwalk and I have a nappy bag that’s chicer than a Fendi Baguette. When I was six months pregnant, against all ...The Guardian - Jan. 2 -
Waters stands by viral quote after career night vs. Pelicans
First-year Golden State Warriors forward Lindy Waters III doubled down on his viral "I got a strap on me" quote with NBC Sports Bay Area's Monte Poole on the latest episode of "Dubs Talk."Yahoo Sports - Jan. 1
