The furniture rows at the heart of modern breakups, screentime swaps and the ‘catnomics’ of Japan’s feline fixation

1. The strange surveilled life of Piper Rockelle: why did a former child influencer decide to go on OnlyFans?Piper Rockelle. Photograph: Jessica Pons/The Guardian

double quotation markBefore meeting her, I felt more anxious than I usually would about an interview, uncertain about how to write about Rockelle without inadvertently casting shame on her; promoting the amount of money that can be made on OnlyFans; or advertising her accounts to more men.

Amelia Gentleman interviewed the former child influencer who made millions as a tween and teenager by posting clips of herself and her friends on YouTube. Then the business collapsed amid acrimony. What does her subsequent success in the adult industry, at 18, say about surveillance, social media and sexualisation?Read more2. Who gets the sofa? The furniture rows at the heart of modern breakups Illustration: Vaso Michailidou/The GuardianAt a time when many young cohabiting couples can’t afford to buy property or have children, furniture can end up being the only thing to fight over at the end of a relationship. And, as the cost of living rises, having to replace furniture after a breakup can have a huge impact on people’s finances. Lucy Knight wrote about how to navigate this emotional and financial minefield.Read more3. ‘Seriously the best boss ever’: inside the world of Jeffrey Epstein’s assistant Lesley Groff Illustration: Guardian Design/GettyNo one’s name appears in the Epstein files more than that of Lesley Groff, his assistant. Reading the thousands of emails, a troubling question arises: what did she know? Sophie Elmhirst looked through them in this Guardian Long read.Read more Illustration: Nathalie Lees