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We all need a little darkness in our lives. Here's why
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Jacqueline Yallop

We all need a little darkness in our lives. Here's why

Our relationship with darkness has changed over the centuries. Modern humans see it as something to be avoided. Perhaps we shouldn't
How letters from a 15th-century housewife unlock secrets of a forgotten England
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How letters from a 15th-century housewife unlock secrets of a forgotten England

Whistleblowing: Why doing the right thing can come with a devastating cost
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Whistleblowing: Why doing the right thing can come with a devastating cost

Amazonian activist Nemonte Nenquimo on a life under threat and people's ignorance to the rainforest
Nemonte Nenquimo

Amazonian activist Nemonte Nenquimo on a life under threat and people's ignorance to the rainforest

Fashion icon Penelope Tree: 'Men really had the upper hand in the 1960s'
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Fashion icon Penelope Tree: 'Men really had the upper hand in the 1960s'

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How books can help children understand the crushing challenges of poverty
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How books can help children understand the crushing challenges of poverty

What the complex history of Cyprus can teach us about today's Europe 
Deposed Cypriot president Archbishop Makarios III meets the Labour government’s foreign secretary James Callaghan in London in 1974
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What the complex history of Cyprus can teach us about today's Europe 

How the life-affirming power of the chicken helped me understand grief and loss
Catherine Swire

How the life-affirming power of the chicken helped me understand grief and loss

From castle walls to Banksy: How graffiti has given us the writing on the wall throughout history
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From castle walls to Banksy: How graffiti has given us the writing on the wall throughout history

From the highest mountain to the smelliest flower: This is why people are fascinated by the extreme
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From the highest mountain to the smelliest flower: This is why people are fascinated by the extreme

Why do people love Bridgerton so much? Because it gives us the gift of society as we wish it was
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Why do people love Bridgerton so much? Because it gives us the gift of society as we wish it was

'Star Trek teaches us we can be better than we are': Finding comfort and optimism in Star Trek
William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy in Star Trek in 1967
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'Star Trek teaches us we can be better than we are': Finding comfort and optimism in Star Trek

Why AI quiz makers like ChatGPT are no match for human ingenuity  
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Why AI quiz makers like ChatGPT are no match for human ingenuity  

We owe children an apology for the state of the nation, says Caledonian Road author Andrew O'Hagan
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We owe children an apology for the state of the nation, says Caledonian Road author Andrew O'Hagan

I wouldn't exist if not for a gruesome mass murder in 1905 – we owe our lives to chance and chaos
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I wouldn't exist if not for a gruesome mass murder in 1905 – we owe our lives to chance and chaos

Where have all the rural voices gone from English fiction?
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Where have all the rural voices gone from English fiction?

Why walking is such a great way to see, sense and stake a claim in the world
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Why walking is such a great way to see, sense and stake a claim in the world

Advantages of Age and the taboo-busting power of intentional living
Social Enterprise

Advantages of Age and the taboo-busting power of intentional living

Writer Neil Ansell: 'Homelessness stalked me all my life, but I made peace with it'
Neil Ansell

Writer Neil Ansell: 'Homelessness stalked me all my life, but I made peace with it'

My great-great aunt was murdered – and this was my very own true crime investigation
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My great-great aunt was murdered – and this was my very own true crime investigation

I felt thoroughly British as a teen – until I put on a hijab and became visibly Muslim
Nadeine Asbali

I felt thoroughly British as a teen – until I put on a hijab and became visibly Muslim

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Dogs might just be nicer than any human could hope to be
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Dogs might just be nicer than any human could hope to be

'When you have nothing you have everything': The fascinating story of two men who live outside
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'When you have nothing you have everything': The fascinating story of two men who live outside

Reading Robert Smith's diary made me fall in love with The Cure
Robert Smith of The Cure
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Reading Robert Smith's diary made me fall in love with The Cure

Dead Ink Books: Why we will never publish in the mainstream
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Dead Ink Books: Why we will never publish in the mainstream