The Many Roles of Sunil Dutt
Through many personal tragedies, this favourite matinee idol finds strength and solace in helping others
22 Rivers Across 22 States in 22 Months
A lone canoeist crosses America in search of what binds us together
A Lesson in Criticism
I was brimming over with self congratulations when I met the theatre manager. His words simple as they were, hit me like a harpoon
Is There a Case for Climate Austerity?
Ensuring we meet a different future from the one we are currently expecting will mean battling the monumental global threat of climate change. This, argues Rajan Mehta, author of Backstage Climate: The Science and Politics Behind Climate Change, will require large scale systemic changes as well as a willingness of individuals to make sacrifices for the greater good.
How Exercise Releases 'Hope Molecules' in your Body
Scientists have now made it official: Research has found a direct connection between movement and mood.
I Think, Therefore, I Spam ...
... has become the way forward for too many e-mail pests. Here’s how I deal with them every single day
A Symphony of Irritation
I think we all suffer from some from of misophonia. Who doesn’t have a sound or two that sends them over the edge? For example, who can bear the slurping of soup?
To Rescue Lost Animals, She Climbs into Places Most of us Avoid
Callie Clemens was close to falling asleep when an emergency message on the Facebook page she runs—Lost & Found Pets of Spring Branch & Spring Valley—caught her eye. Whimpers had been heard from inside a nearby storm drain, so there was likely a puppy—maybe more than one—stuck down there.
The Unbelievable Mr Ripley
The creator of Believe It or Not had an insatiable curiosity about strange and astonishing facts
Art in Focus: Henri Cartier-Bresson's Refugees Performing Exercises, Kurukshetra, India
1947, Gelatin silver print, 11 ¾ x 15 ⅝ in
Who's Getting Colon Cancer?
With rates rising among younger people, testing should start sooner
We ask Esther Duflo: Is Poverty Alleviation Truly Possible?
We ask economist and Nobel laureate Esther Duflo
How Dance can be Good for your Mind, Body, and Soul
Growing evidence shows that dancing can boost brain health and help manage symptoms of neurocognitive and movement disorders, including Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis (MS), Alzheimer’s, dementia and brain injury.
Agatha Christie: Murder by the Book
More widely read than any other English writer, she baffled the world with masterly tales of murder and remained something of a mystery herself