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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

The agency of everyday people in the Middle East has been constantly crushed. A new book explains why

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

Our mental health facilities are often discriminatory and resistant to change, while professionals in the field are overburdened and underfunded to the point of burnout

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

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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

Polar ice is crucial to life as we know it – here’s why
Climate change

Polar ice is crucial to life as we know it – here’s why

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

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

The truth is we’re all sinners – it’s how we survive as human beings
Neuroscience

The truth is we’re all sinners – it’s how we survive as human beings

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

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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

When theatres emptied during the pandemic, I had to make my own
Books

When theatres emptied during the pandemic, I had to make my own

Drifting across Europe in pursuit of my lost, wild twin
Books

Drifting across Europe in pursuit of my lost, wild twin