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How I made friends with a great oak tree named Quercus
Trees

How I made friends with a great oak tree named Quercus

Laurent Tillon tells the story of a tiny acorn that grew, against all the odds, into the tree he calls Quercus

What we can learn from the eerie and mysterious worlds we leave behind
Books

What we can learn from the eerie and mysterious worlds we leave behind

When we see photographs of abandoned places, it makes us stop and wonder: what happened here?

Labelling toxic masculinity as ‘incomprehensible’ is a cop out – here’s why
Toxic masculinity

Labelling toxic masculinity as ‘incomprehensible’ is a cop out – here’s why

The Passenger Seat explores male friendship through two teenagers who commit several acts of violence while on a road trip together

The Middle East has been betrayed – but despite everything, there is always hope
The Middle East

The Middle East has been betrayed – but despite everything, there is always hope

Our approach to mental health isn’t working – here’s what needs to change
Mental health

Our approach to mental health isn’t working – here’s what needs to change

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Why Putin’s Russia is still haunted by the ghost of Stalin
Russia

Why Putin’s Russia is still haunted by the ghost of Stalin

How lockdowns through history have led to revolt and misinformation
Lockdown

How lockdowns through history have led to revolt and misinformation

The Swim author explains important reason why she gave her main character an eating disorder
Books

The Swim author explains important reason why she gave her main character an eating disorder

These are all the times sci-fi writers predicted the future
Sci-fi

These are all the times sci-fi writers predicted the future

How the CIA book club became one of the Cold War’s most important weapons
Books

How the CIA book club became one of the Cold War’s most important weapons

I walked in David Bowie’s footsteps to get a sniff of the real. But I found something I didn’t expect
David Bowie

I walked in David Bowie’s footsteps to get a sniff of the real. But I found something I didn’t expect

How four women raged a secret propaganda war against the Nazis during World War II
World War II

How four women raged a secret propaganda war against the Nazis during World War II

Tiny but beautiful meteorites fall to Earth every single day – here’s how to find them
Space

Tiny but beautiful meteorites fall to Earth every single day – here’s how to find them

I went looking for incels – among all the hate and bile, I found some signs of hope
Incels

I went looking for incels – among all the hate and bile, I found some signs of hope

How the Alsama Project grew from a small Lebanese flat to educate hundreds of teen refugees
Refugees

How the Alsama Project grew from a small Lebanese flat to educate hundreds of teen refugees

From Star Wars to David Lynch: How my obsession with obscure 80s films rewired my tiny brain
Film

From Star Wars to David Lynch: How my obsession with obscure 80s films rewired my tiny brain

Why the story of metal is worthy of a Greek tragedy
Metal

Why the story of metal is worthy of a Greek tragedy

How a shocking DNA test revealed my family’s links to a celebrity chef and slavery in Jamaica
Books

How a shocking DNA test revealed my family’s links to a celebrity chef and slavery in Jamaica

I couldn’t find people suffering from chronic illness in books – so I wrote my own
Books

I couldn’t find people suffering from chronic illness in books – so I wrote my own

How consumerism and colonialism helped make dogs the pets we know and love today
Dogs

How consumerism and colonialism helped make dogs the pets we know and love today

People expect the deep ocean to be filled with monsters. This is what it’s really like
Environment

People expect the deep ocean to be filled with monsters. This is what it’s really like

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Teething problems with VAR and handball rules serve as a warning about AI
Artificial Intelligence

Teething problems with VAR and handball rules serve as a warning about AI

Democracy has left us all with Democratic Fatigue Syndrome. Here’s how to cure it
Politics

Democracy has left us all with Democratic Fatigue Syndrome. Here’s how to cure it

Every family has a secret. By uncovering mine, I liberated my grandmother’s sorrowful story
Family secrets

Every family has a secret. By uncovering mine, I liberated my grandmother’s sorrowful story

From ancient civilisations to industrial revolutions: How horses shaped the world we live in today
Horses

From ancient civilisations to industrial revolutions: How horses shaped the world we live in today