Architecture and design blogDesignBrad Pitt turns master furniture designer – with discomfiting resultsFrom squirming table legs to a swooping bed frame, the Hollywood superstar's foray into high-end furniture design has spiralled into something altogether ungainlyBrad Pitt is no stranger to the world of architecture. He has collaborated with Frank Gehry to build homes in New Orleans, dropped by the offices of Rem Koolhaas in Rotterdam, and has said he is "

Elias Visontay gets set to fight the ‘maddening’ fog. Australian lifestyleAnti-fog solutions have become widely available in the wake of mandatory face mask rules. Elias Visontay puts three popular products to the test When the request went out for a “bespectacled guinea pig” to test if anti-fog treatments actually work when you wear a face mask, I was desperate. As someone with such a strong genetic predisposition for eyesight issues that I practically came out of the womb wearing glasses, lens fogging has long been a frustration.

Mikel Arteta This article is more than 2 months oldMikel Arteta charged by FA over VAR rant after Arsenal’s loss to NewcastleThis article is more than 2 months oldManager called VAR decisions ‘an absolute disgrace’He has until next Tuesday to respond to the chargeMikel Arteta has been charged by the Football Association over comments he made after Arsenal’s defeat by Newcastle earlier this month. The Arsenal manager branded VAR’s failure to rule out Anthony Gordon’s goal in his side’s 1-0 defeat at St James’ Park “an absolute disgrace”.

A scene from That Dragon, Cancer. Photograph: That Dragon, CancerA scene from That Dragon, Cancer. Photograph: That Dragon, CancerCultureWhen Joel Green was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, his parents took an unusual step. They turned their family’s tragedy into an interactive computer adventureThe scene goes like this. Ryan and Amy Green are sitting in a hospital waiting room. Their toddler, Joel, slouches beside them, playing with a toy that makes farmyard noises.

UkraineWhen Russian soldiers started going from house to house shooting people, Igor Pedin set off with his dog Zhu-Zhu to Zaporizhzhia Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates The aim was to be the invisible man, says Igor Pedin, 61. It was to drift, as if a ghost, with his small trolley bag of supplies and dog Zhu-Zhu, a nine-year-old mongrel terrier, through the hellscape of the besieged port city of Mariupol, out into the badlands of Russian-occupied territories and on to the relative safety of the Ukrainian-held city of Zaporizhzhia – a mere 225km walk away.