What's got my attention this week

Things to read, watch and listen to this weekend

Scottish First Minister and leader of the SNP Nicola Sturgeon resigned this week, like former New Zealand premier Jacinda Ardern, it seems she'd had enough

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• The resignation wasn't a surprise, but the timing was. Wherever you stand on her politics, this piece (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre) takes an interesting look at Nicola Sturgeon seizing the narrative. While this looks at the extra layer of scrutiny (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre) and abuse women are subject to.
• Want to know how you'd look with "tweakments" (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)? Botox refusenik, Times Fashion Director Anna Murphy, found out. (£)
• American's oldest female senator (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre), Dianne Feinstein, is stepping down – at 89.
• Wondering about vaginal hyaluronic acid (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)? Dr Jen Gunter has some views.
• Are separate bedrooms the answer to long-term love? These people think so. (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)
• Actress Ellen Barkin is "all out of f*cks". (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)
• A Virginia school wants to ban The Handmaid's Tale (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre). Good luck with that, says Margaret Atwood.