He’s behaved terribly – but you must abandon your sense of injustice, says Mariella FrostrupThe dilemma My husband of 10 years left me last year. It has been horrendous since. Our two children (eight and four) have not taken it well and have developed separation anxiety.My ex-husband has a busy job, so 99% of the childcare falls to me. When the children cry for him and I’ve asked him to see...

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The drag artist on strip shows and ELOWhat gets you up? Only video games. If I’m not working, I’ll just sit in bed and turn on the PlayStation 4 when my Alexa wakes me up around noon. I play the same song every day: Strange Magic by Electric Light Orchestra. Oh God, hold on a minute, Alexa heard me talking about her.How’s the hangover? A year ago, awful, but I’m eight months not drinking...

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In the international restaurant scene, London is now a match for New York, but this Korean restaurant is setting the paceHaenyeo, 239 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, New York (001 718 213 2290). Small plates $10-$15; large plates $18-$34; desserts $9; wines from $42A couple of weeks ago, at a jaunty restaurant called on East 28th Street in Manhattan, I was served an outrageous dish of thick-cut sweet-cure...

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When times are hard, raise a glass to your local wine merchantDe Bortoli The Accomplice Shiraz, Riverina, Australia 2018 (from £5.99, ; ; ) A little moderate wine consumption is going to be part of the way many of us keep a bit of normality going in the next few isolated, isolating weeks and months. Where we buy the wine that helps keep us sane may also help sustain the networks of local...

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A trip to the sun yields plenty of ideas – but can I grow anything this good? Late February, Henri’s birthday trip to Sanlúcar in Andalucia. We first discovered the ancient city by accident when disappointed by Jerez. A cab to the coast, the old fail-safe. A place to fall in love.Here, magical inner courtyards echo the Moors: plants in pots, painted tiles, water, cooling shade. There is a...

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Our reporter visits the Florida launchpad and wonders if he has the right stuffFor the 25 September 1983 issue of the Observer Magazine, Clive James began a series on modern monuments – those buildings that had taken on a ‘peculiar and enduring significance’ even though they weren’t designed as monuments. His first choice was the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.Rockets go up with no more...

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Each week my column is filled with reports of companies misbehaving. Now protest is turning to plauditsI’ve spent the last 22 years delving into the murkier corners of big business for my column. It can be dispiriting work. The daily laments from customers have persuaded me that if corporate Britain has a conscience, it’s been smothered by terms and conditions that stack the odds in favour...

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In dark days, a bold lip colour can be your sign of defiance. Plus, an everlasting blusher and soothing treatment for handsIn these unprecedented times, is wearing makeup a superficial occupation? I’d argue it’s a much-needed mood booster. Historically, women have boldly sported bright lipstick in challenging times. In 1912, Elizabeth Arden famously handed out red lipsticks to the suffragette...

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None of us are going anywhere any time soon, but we can support the hard-hit cottage rentals industry by booking these remote beauties for future escapesHoliday rental companies are among the many businesses facing losses since the UK went into lockdown last week. at the start of the coronavirus outbreak, as international travel restrictions and flight cancellations were imposed, but sales are...

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The world’s most famous reality TV family is back for an 18th season of drama. Plus: Batwoman begins. Here’s what to watch this evening

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