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A new Austen drama made me wonder: is the fate of bookish young women really so different today?

The Other Bennet Sister reminded me of my own self-consciousness – and worry that girls still have to play down their cleverness, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Nicola Coughlan is right: ‘body positivity’ traps us in the same old conversations

The Bridgerton star has told of her horror at being approached by a fan who only wanted to talk about her body. Surely it’s time we focused on something else, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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The French are in uproar about gen Z not lunching with colleagues. I’m on Team Solo Dining

For once we can celebrate a British custom: grabbing lunch away from your colleagues to do whatever you like, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Wuthering Heights is at its heart a story of class and race. Emerald Fennell has got it all wrong

By turning the novel into just a corset-heaving love story, the director has stripped it of what made it so boundary-pushing, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Five Great Reads: new ways to look at female nudes, understanding the Maya and revisiting Infinite Jest

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Imogen Dewey

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Female, Nude by Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett review – a seductive drama of art and rivalry

Tensions simmer when a struggling artist joins her wealthy friends for a hen week on an exotic Greek island

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Brooklyn Beckham and Prince Harry are the canaries in the coalmine. The children of Instagram will be next

A generation of overexposed children are being used by their parents for social media clout. What happens when they start to speak out, asks Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Nostalgia for local cafes risks halting progress

Letter: Alderman Gregory Jones KC responds to an article by Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett about her beloved untrendy cafe and subsequent letters on the subject

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A long-running battle between family-run cafes and the chains

Guardian readers responds to an article by Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett in which she laments the takeover of four family-owned cafess

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I’m sick of avocado toast – I just want to keep my local, untrendy cafe

With its pasties, decent brews and staff who are happy to chat, it’s a vital community space. So why are its days numbered, asks Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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It’s Nutcracker season for the lucky few – but why isn’t dance part of every child’s life?

After years of cuts to arts funding, there are signs that the government is serious about boosting creative subjects in schools. It can’t happen soon enough, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Nnena Kalu’s triumph for neurodivergent art has rattled a few cages. So let me put those carping critics right

The artist’s winning Turner prize entry has been hailed for its life and energy, but to some dissenting voices its challenge to the status quo is hard to stomach, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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My schoolmates mocked me for being a UPF-free, ‘weird lunchbox’ kid. Turns out my mum was right all along

In the 90s my mum embarrassed me with her rejection of ultra-processed foods – but the growing body of evidence about them is vindicating her, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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If holding a grudge is wrong, why does it feel so right? Just ask Margaret Atwood

In a culture of therapy-approved ‘forgiveness’, the author’s new memoir shows how hilarious long-delayed vengeance can be, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Do we really expect five-year-olds to sit at desks? I want a school that understands play is learning

In England, young children go from glitter clay and building dens to classrooms a Victorian would recognise – and that system is failing many of them, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Spare us from romcom Austen. Give me the dark side of 19th-century life any day

Why sanitise or sugarcoat the classics? New adaptations of Austen and Brontë could explore everything from slavery to death in childbirth, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Parents who film their children crying for clicks should take a good look at themselves

Toddlers have big feelings. But sharing their tantrums and pain on social media is not a ‘teachable moment’. It’s cruel, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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I bought my cat a lead – and I was quickly humbled

The news that one in six UK cat owners use them baffles me: who are all these cooperative, compliant cats trotting down the street beside their owners, asks Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Autistic people could teach Donald Trump a thing or two about focus, facts and empathy

While not without its challenges, autism isn’t a curse to be cured of, as the likes of the President and RFK Jr want us to believe, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Let’s stop asking why women aren’t having children and ask, for once: why aren’t men?

On the whole, men I’ve spoken to – like women – want children. But a host of issues, from housing to mental health, is getting in the way, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Art lovers rejoice: the National Gallery can finally show us when painting really gets exciting

Curators can now chart the seismic shifts in 20th-century art – and include more works by women and artists of colour, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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It’s the great grandparent revolt – and it shows we parents aren’t the only ones burnt out by family life

Politicians are scrabbling to raise birthrates, but when the older generation is the only childcare safety net, that’s a problem, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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I thought I didn’t care about Renaissance art. Then life happened to me – and I saw its power

There’s a reason these works have influenced great contemporary artists such as Jenny Saville. It just took me a while to truly see it, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Parents and columnists don’t get everything right – here’s what I’ve learned from three years as both

I’ve reconsidered tummy time and baby-led weaning, but I will always passionately hate Bill Thompson from Postman Pat, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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