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As his infant son feels rain for the first time, John Connell reflects on Ireland's relationship with rain. Show more
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Zoe Strimpel on why she's seeking out engineers, agriculturalists and silversmiths instead of journalists, sociologists and anthropologists. Show more
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Sarah Dunant argues that - at a time when so much else in the world has been explained away - dreams remain one of the supreme mysteries of being human. Show more
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Will Self argues that envy has become 'the very mustard gas of modernity'. Show more
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Adam Gopnik warns of our tendency to normalise evil behaviour. What may pass for entertainment in Mafia movies, must be seen through a different lens in real life. Show more
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John Gray argues that the inability of US liberals to learn from past political mistakes is fueling the momentum of Donald Trump's campaign for a second term in the White House. Show more
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With more people than ever off work sick, AL Kennedy reflects on our unhealthy relationship with work. Show more
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Zoe Strimpel ponders the glories of modern obstetrics and crossing the rubicon into motherhood. Show more
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Sara Wheeler reflects on the experience of being a sibling to her brother who has a lifelong disability. Show more
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Caleb Azumah Nelson reflects on the thin line between anger and sadness. Show more
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Will Self ponders the good, the bad and the ugly of electronic medical records being rolled out across the NHS as he grapples with cancer treatment. Show more
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Megan Nolan reflects from New York on the Trump trial and the irresistible nature of stories where ordinary people are thrust into the centre of the world's attention. Show more
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Tom Shakespeare calls for new thinking to fix the current crisis in our prisons. We need, he says, a clearer vision of what our prisons are really for. Show more
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With another bank holiday upon us, Sara Wheeler ponders how we've moved from the regulatory two-week vacation to 'multi-break Britain' - and whether we can ever really escape. Show more
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With the election campaign in full swing, Mark Damazer argues that there's never been a golden age of political language. Show more
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Will Self reflects on the unsettling nature of time. Show more
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Tom Shakespeare says that increasing wisdom in middle age is some compensation for cognitive decline. Show more
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Tom Shakespeare thinks that reformed select committees have revitalised Parliament, but he warns against the temptation to play to the gallery and to cross-examine unfairly. Show more
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Tom Shakespeare says that disabled people's right to independent living is under threat as a result of the imminent winding up of the Independent Living Fund. Show more
