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Humanist weddings are deeply personal and meaningful

Letter: Mair Garland responds to an article by Rachel Connolly on what makes a good ceremony these days

The Guardian - UK · Aug 2

What makes a good wedding these days? I say flirting and chaos, but not three days in a French castle

Modern weddings seem to have become all about the spectacle – although, if you do take the opulent route, I still want to come, says writer Rachel Connolly

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29

The problem with ‘loneliness influencers’ isn’t their friendlessness – it’s the air of cosy defeatism

Most of us will experience periods of solitude at some point. But beige furnishings and self-care rituals are not the answer, says writer Rachel Connolly

The Guardian - UK · Jun 15

The Clooneys never argue. In a fantasy world of riches and beauty, I wouldn’t either

For us mere mortals, a relationship free of quarrels is a pipe dream. But that doesn’t have to be a bad thing, says writer Rachel Connolly

The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2025

‘Heteropessimism’ didn’t spring from nowhere

Letters: Josephine Grahl advises looking at the labour burden placed on women and how social structures enforce this. Brid Connolly recalls Marge Piercy’s novel Body of Glass

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2025

Social media is awash with ‘heteropessimism’. Do young women really think so poorly of men?

The cliche of the loutish, emotionally inadequate boyfriend is everywhere. The truth, as always, is more complicated, says novelist Rachel Connolly

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2025

I’m used to outsiders mangling Belfast’s history. So Say Nothing was a breath of fresh air

The adaptation of Patrick Radden Keefe’s book isn’t flawless – but it doesn’t airbrush the complex, messy story of the Troubles, says writer Rachel Connolly

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2024

Furniture to assemble? There’s an app for that – because no one wants to do anything for themselves any more

We can now endlessly outsource our small tasks, from shopping to DIY. But I really would rather do them myself, says journalist Rachel Connolly

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2024

Wildfire smoke linked to thousands of premature deaths every year in California alone

When wildfires rage, the immediate threat is obvious – but smoke from the fires actually kills far more people than the flames.

The Conversation · Jul 8, 2024

Wildfire smoke prematurely killed over 50,000 Californians in a decade – study

Exposure to toxic particles also led to $432bn in health expenses between 2008 and 2018

The Guardian - US · Jun 7, 2024