Raptors need to have hard conversations with Lowry and Powell
As the NBA trade deadline approaches, the Toronto Raptors need to decide if Kyle Lowry and Norm Powell fit into their future plans and consider the risk of both walking in free agency.
Our boy is an angel in the nursery, a little devil at home. There, he eats baba ghanoush and real grains and tuna. We can’t even get him to eat fish fingers
David Remnick: ‘There is no vaccine for climate change’. The New Yorker editor on Fragile Earth, a new collection of the magazine’s climate crisis writing, the continuing dangers of Trumpism – and seeing his family for the first time in a year
In the Thick of It by Alan Duncan review – too much bile, not enough styleThe former Conservative minister spews out the vitriol in his diaries, but lacks the self-awareness and wit to write a great political memoir Alan Duncan in 2007, delivering a speech to the Conservative conference as shadow business secretary. Photograph: Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images
How to turn a patio into a green oasisInstead of weeding between the slabs, fill the gaps with ornamental species Mind the gaps: plant low-growing flowers in the cracks. Photograph: Will Perrett/Alamy
It’s time to be friends again. But can you remember how?Friendships have been strained during lockdown. But soon we’ll be getting cosy again… ‘We must be prepared, with the kettle on.’ Photograph: Alamy
Let’s go alfresco: your guide to life outdoorsSecret picnic spots, spring fashion, zesty cocktails, dining in the garden… Make the most of the open air with our fabulous guide to outside living Under the stars: create atmosphere with hanging lights and candles, while a simple tablecloth will help set the scene. Photograph: Getty Images
Monica Jones, Philip Larkin and Me review – a woman under the influenceJohn Sutherland makes a brave attempt to rescue the reputation of Larkin’s longstanding lover and muse Monica Jones with Philip Larkin at the memorial service for poet laureate John Betjeman at Westminster Abbey in 1984. Photograph: Express/Getty Images
10 of the best SPF creams. Protection is key, and today’s lighter, more fluid SPF formulas work beautifully under makeup
Revealed: Lord Byron’s £4,000 cheque that helped create modern Greece. The poet’s generosity 200 years ago helped to pave the way to independence, and he is still seen as a hero
Digging down, with a robin and nostalgia for companions. Spade work always takes me beneath the surface
Press play for Petflix: boom in gadgets for pandemic puppies as owners return to work. The realities of ownership are dawning as the UK’s lockdown eases and the dogs left at home need to be looked after
Empire of Pain review: the Sacklers, opioids and the sickening of America. Patrick Radden Keefe delivers a damning account of Purdue Pharma, Oxycontin and a family that grew rich
Once you get spring cleaning out of the way, it's time to welcome the new season full of pastel hues, coral colours and anything floral.
"Kate's body language speaks volumes here."
She signed it with a nickname that Philip was the last to call her.
I never thought that I would ever be this excited to eat a bowl of fruit.
How we stay together: ‘Sometimes it was just the four of us against the world’Jane and Jim Burnett have never had trouble communicating, even when they lived in separate countries for long stretches at a time Jim and Jane Burnett leaving on an overseas trip in 1988. The pair have been together for 42 years. Photograph: Jim and Jane Burnett
Around the globe, across the pond: New Zealand destinations that feel like a world tourAs the Australia-New Zealand travel bubble opens, there’s no need to look north for ski chalets, onsens or hip city breaks The Tongariro Chateau Hotel near Whakapapa on New Zealand’s North Island. Photograph: Armin Puschmann/Alamy
She shared this message nearly 20 years ago, but it has personal resonance now.