‘Everybody is celebrated’: Notting Hill carnival’s push for plus-size positivity

Body confidence group hope to remind people the festival has always been a celebration of freedom

Hope for Cynics by Jamil Zaki review – beating the ‘trust recession’

A psychologist on the deleterious effects of cynicism and how faith in others is the key to building a better future

The life and tragic death of John Balson: how a true crime producer documented his own rising horror

His symptoms began with dizziness, headaches, a lack of sleep and panic attacks. Over time, they grew worse. All the while, this beloved husband, father and son was wondering about the role his work played in his illness

‘I try not to think about dying’: Sven-Göran Eriksson on his terminal illness, scandal, and why he feels sorry for the next England manager

The England men’s team’s first foreign manager was blamed for their failure and had his private life splashed across the tabloids. Now, with months to live, he’s got some scores to settle

‘It was the first time I wasn’t obsessed with food’: comedians mine Ozempic trend for laughs at Edinburgh fringe

Female comics will confront body dysmorphia by turning the mirror on themselves and then back on society

Ice baths, rare steak and no masturbation: was Walt Whitman the first wellness influencer?

The poet’s strident views, outlined in an 1858 article entitled Manly Health and Training, are remarkably similar to many popular gurus operating in the modern manosphere

The flow state: the science of the elusive creative mindset that can improve your life

Scientists have long known the mental and creative benefits of total absorption in an activity. But what causes it, and how can we achieve it?

Put Sgt Pepper back in its sleeve – after 60 years, A Hard Day’s Night is still the Beatles at their joyful best

From its revolutionary first chord to its last bars, the Beatles’ overlooked third album transcends mere ‘pop’, says author Colin Fleming

Sleep review – marriage unravels in gleeful Korean somnambulist psycho-chiller

Lee Sun-kyun appears posthumously in one of his best performances as an actor struggling to control his night-time excursions in this elegant and intimate horror

Self-help was meant to make me feel better. Instead it turned toxic – and borderline dangerous

For 15 years I read the books, took the courses and downloaded the apps to try to become a better person. None of it helped, says writer Emily Goddard