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Against Theory
Will Self on why he has a problem with theory.
Nature Red in Tooth and Claw
Rebecca Stott argues that we need to rethink our relationship with nature.
On Ghost Cities
Rebecca Stott discusses her fascination with abandoned or ruined cities.
September Anxiety
Sarah Dunant on why this year's September malaise has a different feel to it.
A Change of Tack
Tom Shakespeare on why changing your mind shouldn't be seen as a weakness.
Who are you looking at?
Tom Shakespeare on what it feels like to be stared at.
Keep right on
Michael Morpurgo reflects on growing old.
The happiest days of your life...
Michael Morpurgo on the damage being caused to increasing numbers of children by stress.
The Myth of Inevitability
Margaret Heffernan argues that, in the world of technology, nothing is inevitable.
Down with political packages
David Goodhart on the rise of new 'tribes' in British political life.
An evening at the Death Cafe
Sarah Dunant describes an evening talking with a group of strangers about death.
The Great Divide
David Goodhart argues it's time to look again at our tradition of residential universities
A Woman at the Last Supper
Sarah Dunant on the rediscovery of undervalued women of art.
On Spam
Adam Gopnik ponders why so much of our communication these days is bereft of human warmth.
The Sex Recession
Adam Gopnik argues that there's no need to panic about the much-discussed US sex recession
Conversations of a cockroach and an alley cat
John Gray reflects on the lessons today of an unusual U.S. newspaper column
Expectations of Democracy
Will Self on why - for the first time in his life - he didn't vote.
The recurrent dream of an end-time
John Gray ponders why the belief that an end to history is imminent, never goes away.
The Consolations of Taxidermy
Rebecca Stott on her fascination with taxidermy.
Getting Close to Nature
Rebecca Stott on the joys of becoming a seal warden.
On Hypocrisy
Will Self explores what he sees as a growing sense of collective hypocrisy.
Anti-Semitism and the Neo Medievalists
Howard Jacobson discusses why we all need to be concerned about anti-Semitism.
Saving the planet - on hands and knees
Howard Jacobson on why he鈥檚 taken to folding plastic bags.
Sodcasting
Will Self bemoans the ever-increasing difficulty of finding a bit of peace and quiet.
An Epidemic of History
Sarah Dunant discusses the relationship between disease and the culture of history.
Inhaling History
Sarah Dunant on the romance of writing history.
Recline-gate
To recline - or not to recline - your seat on an aeroplane? Adam Gopnik on "recline-gate"
What to do?
Tom Shakespeare asks how best to confront difficult situations.
Empty-nesters and gangsters
Adam Gopnik on his children leaving home and becoming an "empty nester".
Cause for Hope
Michael Morpurgo on hunkering down in his cottage... waiting for coronavirus to pass.
Fighting infection with imagination
Sarah Dunant on how imagination will be a vital tool to deal with social distancing.