6+ min ago   (324+ words) A bloated ballroom, a six-storey military HQ, a helipad-cum-cocktail patio, a gilded angel on a giant arch honouring himself … our architecture critic deplores the decorator-in-chief’s mutilation of Washington The bloated White House ballroom is the most emblematic project of Trump’s…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (112+ words) Souleymane Bachir Diaw’s photographs of textiles and bodies carry messages around patriarchy, domestic violence and the rituals of manhood Continue reading... Self-Portrait Resting on Rabbal, Earth Tone, 2021 Self-Portrait, Hand on Arrow on Rabbal, 2021 White Cotton Headpieces on Clothes Line, 2022 Worn…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (627+ words) Increasing heatwaves mean we need to rethink what we grow. The good news? You can still go cottagecoreThe only spot-watering my garden has seen in recent months was done by the builder in a quiet moment. I hadn’t asked him…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (223+ words) It’ll soon be autumn, but the record-breaking weather has taken its toll on my vegetables I’ve grown plants in heatwaves before, but this year has been different. Back-to-back heatwaves feel far more intense than the shorter ones I’m used to....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (384+ words) ‘Janet had eight children. Her husband drove a boda-boda taxi, but had lost a leg – so she had been working in her local quarry for 10 years. “I am now the husband in this home,” she said’In 2017, my wife, Adele Brown,…...

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3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1400+ words) Novice gardeners James Reed McGuire and Crystal Fritz wanted to try something new when they moved out to the suburbs. Little did they know they were joining a nationwide movement When James Reed McGuire and Crystal Fritz first decided to…...