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Let Donald Trump see inside my phone? I’d rather be deported

The potential demand that visitors to the US hand over their social media records, or even their phones, opens up a world of embarrassment, writes Guardian columnist Emma Beddington

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My dream of jet set glamour has died – in a pleather chair full of other people’s crumbs

The use of airport lounges is soaring, born of a desire to feel a bit special. The reality is we’re all going to end up crammed into the same awful, environmentally disastrous metal tube, says Emma Beddington

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Being a nun offers me the best of both worlds: prayer and service to the poor

Letter: Sister Sophia Rose responds to Emma Beddington’s article on how nuns are having a moment

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Forget Hadrian’s Wall. The UK citizenship test should ask about Corrie, bus queues and Greggs

Questions about the Corn Laws and habeas corpus are abstruse and unrelated to modern life – as my French husband is finding. The test should instead ask about soap operas and sandwiches, writes Guardian columnist Emma Beddington

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Tired of being a woman in 2025? Why not become a nun …

Nuns are having a moment. It’s not the religion women crave, however – it’s a sense of purpose, community and peace, writes Emma Beddington

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If toxic humility is a thing, I definitely have it. But perhaps there’s another way

We’re taught that modesty is good and pride is bad. This ignores the fact that telling ourselves we’re OK is actually beneficial, writes Emma Beddington

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Can SJP make wide-open handbags a trend? I hope not

Over the years, the actor has popularised everything from name necklaces to giant corsages. But, with all their dark secrets, women’s handbags should remain shut, writes Emma Beddington

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Want to avoid anxiety, headaches and constipation? Try giving up on your goals

We’re taught from infancy that perseverance is a moral virtue and persistence pays. But what if quitters are happier and healthier, asks Emma Beddington

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Why I love Martha Stewart – the original unapologetic alpha woman

She bites her pets, dumped Hannibal Lecter and claims she was the original tradwife. For anxious, people-pleasing women like me, channelling some of her DGAF energy could do us some good, writes Emma Beddington

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I’m a committed introvert – but no AI will take away the joy I get from other people

While it might be soothing to think you could replace social interactions like book clubs with ChatGPT, subcontracting human thought out to a bot will never bring happiness, writes Emma Beddington

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Forget Jomo, gezellig and hygge – this winter, let’s get a grip and go out

The dark nights are here and staying in is more appealing than ever. But there’s a very real cost to not venturing out, writes Emma Beddington

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I never wash our bread knife – and I won’t let the internet shame me into changing my ways

Apparently the mostly British habit of not cleaning your bread knife after use is ‘gross’ and unhygienic. If that’s true, then call me disgusting, writes Emma Beddington

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The lavender marriage is back – but why?

People are taking many new and unexpected approaches to matrimony, and it is surprisingly exciting, says Emma Beddington

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‘I carved until my fingers bled’: inside the baffling world of pumpkin obsessives

Fans of the orange vegetable are flocking to farms to pick their own, commissioning intricate lanterns and even dressing their kids up as the gourd. How did the humble pumpkin become October’s overlord?

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One Bladder After Another: why bros are finally having to queue for the loo

There are few things more irritating than waiting outside the Ladies while men sail in and out of their own facilities. A new, very long film has changed all that, writes Guardian columnist Emma Beddington

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996 work culture is sad and inhumane. Whatever’s wrong with 888 – or even 000?

Silicon Valley is keen, once more, on a working pattern of 12-hour days, six days a week. It really is time for a new approach, says Emma Beddington

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£6.50 for a coffee? I’m going back to instant

It’s not just prices that are out of control – I can’t take the way fans talk about their favourite brew, or my own coffee machine’s reluctance to just do its job, writes Emma Beddington

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Tech bros want women to have more babies. But they’re going about it the wrong way

Dropping birthrates are worrying Elon Musk, JD Vance and the like. But their proposed remedies are risible. Here are some surefire winners, writes Emma Beddington

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Try again. Fail again. Fail better: eight things I’ve learned in my year of ‘lifting heavy’

I didn’t expect to enjoy heaving chunks of metal. But lifting has paid off for me in surprising ways – and shown I can change my life dramatically, writes Guardian columnist Emma Beddington

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The ‘Great Lock-In’ is here. Are you ready to commit ruthlessly to your fitness goals?

The latest super-earnest trend demands we concentrate all our willpower on exercise and healthy eating this winter. It is not the kind of lock-in I was hoping for, says Guardian columnist Emma Beddington

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A new dream man has dropped – the laid-back, confident beefcake

The archetype of this ideal man is Mr Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce. Maybe Swift is on to something, writes Emma Beddington

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Ready to give up social media? ‘Advice pollution’ might just get you there

I almost admire the confidence it must take to tell people what to do online. But I long for the days when the internet wasn’t just lists of bossy self-optimisation plans, writes Guardian columnist Emma Beddington

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I don’t believe we’re a nation of neighbours at war – despite what the headlines say

From the glamorous Harrods-shopping widow, to those offering mountains of cherries from their tree - I’ve met many fantastic people because we happened to live next door to each other, writes Emma Beddington

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Chillies are so hot right now – in every sense

Increasingly bored of bland ‘white people food’, our palates crave more intense stimulation. But as I learned the hard way, you can have too much of a good thing, writes Emma Beddington

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Why have I been hoarding 39,674 emails?

We can save water and help the environment just by clearing out our inboxes – so what am I doing with all these old takeaway receipts, ask Emma Beddington

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