Monday, 7 October 2024

Main Character Syndrome

Why romanticizing your own life is philosophically dubious, setting up toxic narratives and an inability to truly love.




The Joy of Foraging

Offering an escape from industrial foods, foraging nourishes the soul and body, but it needs democratic access to the land.



‘Antiracism’ is Coming for Medical Science

A seemingly unquestionable premise is tearing apart medicine.



The Cult of Wellness

Torontonians are swapping the coke-fuelled, booze-soaked club scene for cold plunges, sobriety and superfood smoothies. Inside the expensive, obsessive, addictive quest for a perfect life.



A Licence for Everything

British government creates mandatory chicken register.



The Food of Space Travel Could Be Based on Rocks

Scientists are studying whether future astronauts on deep-space journeys could transform compounds in asteroids into food.



On the Moral Status of Addicts

They have become a potent American metaphor.