Marina Hyde

Graham Norton's male guests found self-defence hilarious. Of course it was all just a joke, but this tiny little sofa vignette reflects women's reality

They make nice with them when it suits, ridicule him when he’s not listening. Their lives are money and gossip – with him they get both, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Marina Hyde reflects on Saoirse Ronan’s stone-cold truth; Rob Beckett on the anxieties behind his humour; and Philippa Perry advises one reader on how to improve their relationship with their daughter

A dastardly plot is afoot to burn it all down by any means necessary. Sound familiar, asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The whole horror show seems so predictable now, doesn’t it? Just like it did the last time, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Donald Trump has triumphed again, and collective amnesia means any lessons learned from Trump 2.0, they will also forget; ‘Duck lips’ are over and many people are seeking to reverse their cosmetic treatment – often with upsetting results; and Lucille Howe recounts how her husband disappeared down a rabbit hole, falling for fake news and flat-Earthers. Would their relationship survive?

The cringeworthy campaign for Harris made it clear – voters aren’t simply going to do what mega-rich celebrities tell them to, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

This least deserving of nepo-babies struggles at the best of times to catch Trump Sr’s attention – and now the world’s biggest billionaire is in the way, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

In the aftermath of Trump’s victory, the ad already looks like a period piece. But aside from that – I mean, seriously? says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Marina Hyde asks us to spare a sob for Don Jr, replaced in Daddy’s affections by Elon Musk. The Bank of Mum and Dad – the unspoken dynamic behind society’s growing inequality of ‘inheritocracy’. ‘I’ve been called worse than a Nazi’: Simon Hattenstone meets Jacob Rees-Mogg. And psychologist Lucy Foulkes on why we should take teenage love more seriously