ADHD Nation: The Disorder. The Drugs. The Inside Story by Alan Schwarz – review
A study of America’s ‘most misdiagnosed condition’ takes Big Pharma to task but leaves one important question begging
From Ali to Zadie: the best books of autumn 2016
John Le Carré reveals his official secrets, Zadie Smith gets swinging, Ali Smith eyes the seasons, and Alan Moore does a Ulysses
Bagpipe lung – a new name for a very old disease
The death of a bagpipe player has revealed a disease-causing fungus lurking in unclean instruments – and musicians are not its only victims
Don’t blame porn for erectile dysfunction. The truth is complex
The claim, in a BBC documentary, that the sexual problems experienced by a few young men can be attributed to pornography is not just simplistic – it smacks of moral panic
Hands: What We Do with Them and Why by Darian Leader – how we keep our hands out of mischief
From flicking fans to swiping phones, humans have always loved to fiddle and fidget
Rebooting the blockbuster, who ya gonna call? Aristotle, actually
If Suicide Squad, Star Trek and Bourne suggest big-budget film-making needs a shot in the arm – the ancient-Greek philosopher offers the perfect fix
Poster poems: fear
From the personal to the global, there is an uneasy abundance of things to be scared of at the moment. Dare you face up to some in verse?
Jack Urwin: ‘We don’t need to be the men our grandfathers were’
First book interview: The debut author’s study of ‘toxic masculinity’ was uncomfortable to write, but he says it’s fired with hope that clichéd male behaviour can be unlearned
Grin and bare it – how naked dating shows could strip us of shame
Channel 4’s Naked Attraction puts everyone’s physical goods on display. If only we could all do the same, and banish the sexual fears that can blight first dates
Vajrasana retreat centre review – magnificent, modern Buddhist haven
From the peaceful water garden to the sparkling shrine room, this Suffolk meditation complex fuses the exotic with the agricultural