UNCOVERED: Eleanor | History Defined

My sister-in-law is nearly 40 but cannot handle losing at board games. What can I do?

A game is not a moral exemption to your usual self. Sometimes the best way to puncture ‘it’s just a game’ is to show people that you’re judging them in reality

The Guardian - AU · 11h ago

A financially comfortable friend has set up a GoFundMe for vet bills. Is this socially acceptable?

Your friends may have had good intentions when making this request, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. But that needn’t dictate how you feel about it

The Guardian - AU · Oct 22

Nini Rodgers obituary

Other lives: History lecturer at Queen’s University Belfast with a special focus on Ireland’s involvement in slavery

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20

12 “Grandma” Baby Names That Are Suddenly Cool Again

Baby names have a funny way of coming full circle, and choices once associated with grandmothers are appearing on birth announcements again. Parents are rediscovering vintage baby names that feel familiar, substantial and refreshingly different from newly invented choices. The trend is visible in current data, with names including Evelyn…

Kids Ain't Cheap · Oct 3

Kansas judge convicts driver in death of teacher whose husband was killed months later

Ashleigh Boyd died in a car crash in 2024. Her husband, Adan Manzano, a TV reporter, was killed in Louisiana while preparing to cover the Super Bowl in 2025

The Guardian - US · Sep 22

Girl orphaned by Super Bowl reporter’s drugging and a deadly Kansas crash is ‘extreme victim’, granddad says

Parents of Eleanor, 3, both died within a year. Her dad’s killer was just convicted. Now a man faces trial in her mother’s car crash death

The Guardian - US · Sep 19

10 Baby Names That Were Once Considered “Grandparent Names” but Feel Cool Again

Baby-name trends have a funny way of circling back, and names that once sounded like they belonged at a grandparents’ reunion are appearing on birth announcements again. In fact, vintage baby names have moved firmly into the mainstream, with Theodore, Henry and Evelyn among America’s top names for babies born…

Kids Ain't Cheap · Sep 10

Be specific with your listing, embrace your niche: expert Vinted sellers share their tips

With Vinted fast becoming the place to sell and buy home goods as well as clothing, discover how you can get started with these pointers from some in-the-know sellers

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8

Why Are So Many Parents Giving Their Babies “Old Money” Names?

Baby names such as Theodore, Charlotte, Henry, Evelyn, Arthur, and Eleanor can sound as though they belong on a century-old family tree, yet they are increasingly at home in modern nurseries. Parents scrolling through social media are encountering an entire aesthetic built around old money baby names, complete with images…

Kids Ain't Cheap · Sep 4

‘Can’t enjoy your pint’: Wetherspoons customers welcome ban on loud phones

Patrons at two of the chain’s London pubs were all for Tim Martin’s ban on playing music or taking calls on speaker

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18