Online dating

In a quest to court female users, new apps like Bumble and Hinge give women all the power. But is that really what we want?

When Katie Dupuis received a random friend request on MSN she impulsively hit “Accept.” Six years later, she was accepting a marriage proposal.

In today’s news: a new dating site seeks to match you with your lookalike; Obama says military action in Libya “possible”; Gwyneth Paltrow eyes record deal; one columnist’s case for monogamy; and the Green Party get’s their own paradoxical political commercial.

Big budget commercials will have you laughing (and cringing); Telus will unlock your phone for $50; a service that writes your online dating profile for you; babies fed solid food before four months are more likely to be obese; and we’re one step closer to a universal flu vaccine.

Your online appeal, explained; why young people crave confidence; new eyelash thickener may help baldness; Michael Douglas on his recovery from cancer; and the new British schools that will train your little princess.