At the risk of sounding like Brian May, who seriously wants to live forever? If you’re asking me, there’s not much that would make me want to stick around for longer than necessary. According to scientists, we’ll have run out of water to drink in about 100 years, ChatGPT bots will have most likely become the superior species, prompting <us> to write their cover letters, and we will have borne witness to spray-on skinny jeans and low-cut, footsie trainer socks return on the trend cycle many a time. Quite frankly, the way things are looking right now, I’m scared to think what life on Earth will be like in a year’s time, let alone closer to doomsday [link: https://www.mrporter.com/journal/lifestyle/end-of-world-anxiety-25229578]. So, no, I don’t want to live forever, but that’s just me. As it transpires, there is a fervid flock of “biohackers”, who, by way of making their cells work harder for their bodies, hope to expand their lifespan by an indefinite number of years.

“I want AI to do my laundry and dishes so that I can do art and writing, not for AI to do my art and writing so that I can do my laundry and dishes,” tweeted the author Joanna Maciejewska last year. Which might perfectly sum up your thoughts on generative artificial intelligence. We were promised <The Jetsons>, yet we seem to be teetering towards <The Matrix>. <Black Mirror>, if we’re lucky.

If you watched Mad Men in awe of Don Draper’s divorcee pad, or enjoy the subdued look of the A Single Man and Don’t Worry Darling sets, you’ll be pleased to hear that your home, too, can look like a movie set out of 1950s’ California. But don’t trick yourself into thinking that you could do this without hiring an architect if a full home transformation is what you have in mind – or without some expert advice, at the very least. Here, we’ve pulled together a fail-safe seven-point guide to get you started and provide inspiration that’ll take some of the guesswork out of the reno.

From edge-of-seat action films and the latest releases from legendary directors, to much-anticipated sequel seasons coming to the small screen, discover MR PORTER’s picks of the film and TV releases not to miss this month.

At the risk of sounding like Brian May, who seriously wants to live forever? If you’re asking me, there’s not much that would make me want to stick around for longer than necessary. According to scientists, we’ll have run out of water to drink in about 100 years, ChatGPT bots will have most likely become the superior species, prompting <us> to write their cover letters, and we will have borne witness to spray-on skinny jeans and low-cut, footsie trainer socks return on the trend cycle many a time. Quite frankly, the way things are looking right now, I’m scared to think what life on Earth will be like in a year’s time, let alone closer to doomsday [link: https://www.mrporter.com/journal/lifestyle/end-of-world-anxiety-25229578]. So, no, I don’t want to live forever, but that’s just me. As it transpires, there is a fervid flock of “biohackers”, who, by way of making their cells work harder for their bodies, hope to expand their lifespan by an indefinite number of years.

“I want AI to do my laundry and dishes so that I can do art and writing, not for AI to do my art and writing so that I can do my laundry and dishes,” tweeted the author Joanna Maciejewska last year. Which might perfectly sum up your thoughts on generative artificial intelligence. We were promised <The Jetsons>, yet we seem to be teetering towards <The Matrix>. <Black Mirror>, if we’re lucky.