Melinda French Gates is a woman who seemingly leaves little to chance. From girlhood she would write down goals for herself to reach, and she was just as driven at college and in... Read more »
For centuries, we’ve pursued happiness and meaning. But what does that leave out? Read moreUS prisons ban reading materials at alarming paceWhat if I told you that we could all be rich?... Read more »
This story begins in a fever. It was the spring of 2021 and I’d contracted my first bout of Covid. Confined to bed, I turned to the pile of books that had... Read more »
Art, of course, brings pleasure. Now there is evidence that paintings can also help alleviate medical conditions, as well as boosting NHS staff. Read moreUS prisons ban reading materials at alarming paceA... Read more »
October 16, 2024 • Feature Story • 75th Anniversary Read moreUS prisons ban reading materials at alarming paceThis story is part of a special series featuring the experiences of people living with... Read more »
It was mostly in the small hours that I first read David Goodhart’s new book on caring. By coincidence, it arrived as I was trying to look after my dying father at... Read more »
As a youth she wasn’t popular among her peers. “Fat and freckly with red hair and mad about horses,†remembers Clarissa Churchill. “We used to bully her.†Nancy Mitford was no kinder:... Read more »
“Madame Bovary, c’est moi,†Flaubert said. What would Will Self say of his new novel? “Elaine, c’est moiâ€? “Madame Bovary, c’est ma mereâ€? Described in the blurb as “perhaps the first work... Read more »
The weight of constant digital connection is the default condition of working life, home life, and everyday personal life – driving us to engage more with platforms than with people, a new... Read more »