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London’s greatest threat
Forget all the big health scares of recent decades. One widespread epidemic is on the rise that threatens many of us – especially in London – and we're largely unaware.
In an age of tolerance, why is there so much hostility?
We like to think we live in an enlightened age, where each of us has the freedom to form our own opinions. Why then, instead of existing peacefully alongside one another, do we vehemently condemn any who dare to hold a different opinion as wrong? On any number of issues we so often feel that we alone have all the right answers. But is there anything wrong with that?
For a moment, the darkness
Some things are better in the dark. The dimming of the lights creates a sense of atmosphere and anticipation, and heightens the emotions associated with a romantic meal or a scary story. Halloween embraces all things dark, but it also points to the light that inevitably follows.
Christianity: a white man’s religion?
It’s Black History Month, where we reflect on the past contributions of black people in society. Christianity has often played a major role—but is it essentially a white man’s religion?
Why is everyone trying to ruin my commute?
Rants about cyclists, sweaty tube carriages and oblivious pedestrians are easy to orchestrate. But here's the reality few Londoners are willing to acknowledge...
Guns and the price of freedom
As America reels after another mass shooting, and people around the world ask why they don't impose stricter gun laws, Jennie Pollock looks at why they don't, and how we're all really the same at heart.
Money, money, money
Money makes the world go round.’ So sang Liza Minelli in the 1970s hit Cabaret. When we get down to it, many of us measure our life, our happiness and even our future prospects by our wealth. Why is money so important to us?
Confessions of a 26-year-old virgin
This guy claims to have found something better than sex! Joker. But seriously, is he right?
The wanton act of reading in bed
Community is hard. But have you ever noticed how the hardest things are often the most rewarding?