Reviewed in short: New titles from Alison Colwell, Felipe Fernández-Armesto, Warsan Shire and Richard Mainwaring
No Excuses by Colwell, Straits by Fernández-Armesto, Bless the Daughter Raised By a Voice In Her Head by Shire and…
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How social media influencers are trying to combat the myths and misinformation around sex
Two new self-help books, Block, Delete, Move On and Losing It, seek to educate us about society’s sexual dysfunctions.
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How we fell in love with the polygraph
Amit Katwala, author of Tremors in the Blood, explains why we are gripped by “lie detectors” even though we know…
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How Shirley Collins became an icon of English folk
The singer’s updated memoir is a charming, idiosyncratic evocation of her journey from postwar Hastings to the music scenes of…
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Europe’s superiority complex
European identity is amorphous and unstable, but an abiding theme, as a new history of the idea of Europe attests,…
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“Sex means nothing, and everything”: Christine Emba on consent, incels and modern dating
The Washington Post columnist and author of Rethinking Sex explains why our sexual culture isn’t working – for women or men.
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David McKee leaves behind beautiful, vivid art – and an important message
The creator of Mr Benn, Elmer and Not Now Bernard died on 6 April aged 87. But traces of his…
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How the Greek revolution made the modern world
The 1821 uprising against the Ottomans won staunch support from Europe’s liberals. The precedent it set for intervention still echoes…
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