Sorry, gym bunnies, but men with dad bods just make better fathers

A new study shows what women really look for as ideal parent material

Men unzipped: Me and My Penis, the TV show where masculinity goes commando

Channel Four’s bold new documentary confronts anxieties about the male member. We go behind the scenes – and meet Ajamu, the artist and ‘sex activist’ who gets men to reveal all

If Zac Efron has a ‘dad bod’, what hope is there for the rest of us?

The age of dad prefixes has surely run its course, says the Guardian’s deputy fashion editor Priya Elan

The death of the bra: will the great lingerie liberation of lockdown last?

Working from home has been a chance to do away with uncomfortable, unnecessary underwear. And many women have no intention of returning to underwires and constriction

Patterns of pain: what Covid-19 can teach us about how to be human

The long read: We can expect psychological difficulties to follow as we come out of lockdown. But we have an opportunity to remake our relationship with our bodies, and the social body we belong to

Body of work: why Billie Eilish is right to stand her ground against shaming

Billie Eilish has done everything right in her career so far, but that’s not enough for a celebrity industry fixated on sex

‘If I shed the layers, I am a slut’: Billie Eilish addresses body image criticism

The 18-year-old confronted societal ‘assumptions about people based on their size’ on the first night of her world tour

‘People think I bathe in asses’ milk’: how Towie’s Gemma Collins became a podcast hit

She went from selling cars to starring on reality TV – and now fronts a smash-hit podcast. But 10 years in the tabloid line of fire hasn’t been easy

Heavy issues: ‘I’d think there was something wrong with anyone who found me attractive’

Beware of stories that begin with ‘I’ll deserve love when ...’, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. They can become impossible to satisfy

The Victoria’s Secret ‘woke’ rebrand is only skin deep

Other lingerie brands have embraced less prescriptive beauty ideals and diversity. Victoria’s Secret is scrambling to keep up, says Priya Elan, the Guardian’s deputy fashion editor