Roman Krznaric Illustration: Marcia Mihotich You don’t have time to read this, do you? At least not if the past 300 years of history have had any influence on you. The Wonderbox: Curious Histories of How to Live by Roman Krznaric ...
Roman Krznaric Illustration: Marcia Mihotich You don’t have time to read this, do you? At least not if the past 300 years of history have had any influence on you. The Wonderbox: Curious Histories of How to Live by Roman Krznaric ...
Pretty puddings: Dessert is the new It accessory. Photograph: Getty Images Going up Pretty puddings Knickerbocker glories in the new Vuitton campaign, ice-cream cones in the Mulberry ads. Forget champagne, babies, lapdogs: dessert is the new It accessory Conversational prints Victoria Beckham’s cat-print dress hasn’t hit stores yet and...
Oliver Burkeman The formulas provide clarity, but that’s not to say the solutions are easy. Click on the image for the full picture. Illustration: Phil Wrigglesworth for the Guardian “I believe the best CEOs are truly ‘Chief Emotions Officers’,” writes Chip Conley, early on in his book Emotional Equations:...
Sarah Boseley, health editor Diane Abbott said the all-party group looking at abortion counselling had been hijacked by ‘Tea Party Tories’. Photograph: Tim Hales/AP Labour MP Diane Abbott has walked out of an all-party group convened to discuss the rules on abortion counselling, claiming it is no more than...
Slimming clubs are a ‘straitjacket’? No | Leila Morris
Leila Morris ‘The difference between slimming clubs and diets is that the clubs have a structure, regular weigh-ins and food diaries.’ Photograph: Julia Davila-Lampe/Getty Images The author and psychotherapist Susie Orbach wrote recently that she thinks slimming clubs give women unrealistic expectations about weight loss. Speaking at a parliamentary inquiry on body image, Orbach...
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