On my radar: Georgia Ellery’s cultural highlights
The Black Country, New Road and Jockstrap musician on a YouTube philosopher, the power of Munch and her love of saunas and Japanese onsen
Maternity Service by Emma Barnett review – baby steps
An energetic attempt to reimagine maternity leave swerves hard thinking about social reform
The Age of Diagnosis by Suzanne O’Sullivan review – do no harm
A doctor’s brilliant study of the dangers of overdiagnosis, from ADHD to long Covid
The Age of Diagnosis by Suzanne O’Sullivan review – are we really getting sicker?
A neurologist discusses the dangers of overdiagnosing conditions from Lyme disease to ADHD in an era where technology meets pathology
Silence please: how book clubs without the chat help focus the mind
A Silent Book Club is growing in popularity in Melbourne as an antidote to the social pressure of group discussions
Go outside, ditch the phone, get humble: my top 10 Scandi life lessons after a decade in Denmark
After 12 years, we’ve said goodbye to one of the happiest countries on Earth. From friluftsliv (the joy of the open air) to janteloven (realising you’re no better than others) here’s what I’ve learned
The Leopard in My House by Mark Steel review – finding the funny side of living with cancer
The comedian reflects on mortality and the new course his life has now taken in this warm account of his cancer diagnosis and treatment
‘I was causing harm’: author Helen Jukes on motherhood and our polluted bodies
In her latest book, Mother Animal, the writer gives a personal account of the impact of ‘forever chemicals’ on her and her child during and after pregnancy
The Inherited Mind by James Longman review – a moving memoir of mental illness in the family
The TV reporter’s struggles with depression and the suicide of his father, whose own father killed himself, prompt this incisive, highly personal investigation
Fancy a stroll? Across Europe, young people like me are finding friends by walking our cities
We are the post-pandemic flâneurs: stepping out of social media silos to meet people and connect with the world around us