Mental health
Back to Bedlam: Patrick Skene Catling on the book that makes madness visible
Madness is an ancient, evidently inscrutable mystery, often regarded with superstitious fear, yet can provide a refuge from reality. Sometimes,…
How we drive our children mad
If Britain has a crisis in children’s mental health, it’s easy to see why
Let Greece leave the eurozone
To listen to Greek government ministers addressing the outside world during their breaks from negotiations with eurozone leaders this week,…
The cult of 'mindfulness'
Separating meditation from faith might not be as harmless as it seems
Churchgoing is good for you (even if you don’t believe in God)
And that’s true whether or not you believe in God
The Shock of the Fall is a worthy Costa Book of the Year
About 30 pages in and unable to find my bearings, I flipped to the end of this novel — well,…
If Philip Seymour Hoffman wasn’t happy, what hope is there for us?
Celebrity deaths have no decorum. From Elvis on his toilet to Whitney face down in her bathtub, their last moments…
