Our strongman leaders have been behaving like stubborn, intransigent kings in Greek tragedies, crashing blindly up against justice, convinced that they are right and all others are wrong

I have a friend who thinks crystals will heal you, and another who’d like to bring back corporal punishment. Arguing with views like this isn't just good for you—it's the essence of civilisation

“Unless something is done, female prison leavers will be ill-equipped to deal with the triple discrimination against their gender, criminal record and lack of formal qualifications”

Employer spyware, cramped spaces, and the fast disappearing line between work and life—is it all worth it?

I had to acknowledge that while usually my earlier worries may have been irrational, this time there was a real, present and quite pertinent danger

Extracts from memoirs and diaries

As I hovered over the reviews for “ARTIFICIAL MONSTERA PLANT 60CM,” I felt a slight ickiness. But maybe it's not so bad to have something that can last forever

With the crisis shutting down most restaurants, I suspect that many chefs are using this downtime to figure out what cooking is all about

The idea that human creativity and innovation is in conflict with the natural order of things is a common trope in Greek and Roman literature

Admire our avian neighbours, by all means—but don’t envy them; they, too, have been dealing with a difficult period of confinement