Miss Austen: the TV show about the Georgian writer’s life embraces her love of fiction: At the heart of the BBC’s new series Miss Austen is a fictional Cassandra Austen (played by Keeley Hawes). Reviews have stressed that the real life Cassandra’s destruction of her sister Jane Austen’s letters has been considered one of the …
How the world fell in love with plastic without thinking through the consequences – podcast: Joaquin Traverso Traverso/Shutterstock Every year, 400 million tons of plastic are produced worldwide, and every year, approximately 57 million tons of plastic pollution is created. And yet in November, the latest round of negotiations on the first legally binding international …
The emotional toll of dating apps and why they’re no longer about finding love – podcast: Nicoleta Ionescu/Shutterstock Dating apps are having a rocky moment. In February, Bumble said it would lay off 30% of its workforce after disappointing results in 2023. Match Group, which has struggled to maintain paying subscribers for its most popular …
Love Island contestant Patsy Field has Erb’s Palsy –here’s what you should know about the condition: ITV Fetch the popcorn – Love Island is back on our screens again and that can only mean one thing: a summer of fake tans, “Turkey teeth” and underboob-baring bikinis. Love Island may be one of the most popular …
You Are Here by David Nicholls – a touching tale of finding love and connection in nature: Forgem/Shutterstock Coming soon after the release of the Netflix version of One Day, David Nicholls’ latest novel is another bitter-sweet homage to skewed romance. While the lovers in One Day are divided by class and aspiration, in You …
People love to vote in a new democracy – and then they rapidly lose interest: Poland’s recent election has been hailed as a great triumph of democracy in a global environment of democratic backsliding. It brought to power a coalition of pro-democratic forces led by Donald Tusk, the former president of the European Council. This …
Napoleon is a hilarious love story – what you should watch this week: This article was first published in our email newsletter Something Good, which every fortnight brings you a summary of the best things to watch, visit and read, as recommended and analysed by academic experts. Click here to receive the newsletter direct to your …
Frozen’s 10th anniversary: how the musical reignited our love for sing-along cinema: Disney Media Ten years ago a musical phenomenon hit our screens, one which captured the hearts of a large and diverse audience and whose songs have already become classics. The 2013 film Frozen is now widely recognised as one of the most memorable …
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Past Lives: a luxurious and lingering portrayal of lost love and identity in the Korean diaspora: Past Lives is Celine Song’s debut film about Nora and Hae Sung who were deeply connected in childhood. The film focuses on them reuniting as adults after a long separation. The film introduces global audiences to the Korean Buddhist …
Love or hate TikTok’s viral bottle-smashing trend? A neuroscientist explains what that says about your brain: Alberto Pardo Gomez/Shutterstock Millions of TikTok users are watching videos of the viral bottle-smashing trend, in which bottles and jars filled with drinks or food are rolled down steps before smashing. Some of these viewers seem to be watching …
The Summer Book, Tove Jansson’s novel about love, family and nature, will make you nostalgic for your own childhood: A short novel of rare beauty, Tove Jansson’s The Summer Book (1972) tells the story of Sophia, a six-year-old girl spending the summer with her grandmother on a remote island in the Gulf of Finland. Jansson is …
The evolutionary reasons humans love pets – and nine benefits of having one: Evgeniy Goncharov photo/Shutterstock We’ve all read stories about owners’ love for their pets, but you might be taken aback to hear how some people are willing to spend thousands of pounds on vet care for small animals like guinea-pigs and hamsters. A …
You’ve lost someone you love: 4 signs you may need to seek grief counselling: Talking helps you access your internal resources. Getty Images Grief is a natural response to losing something you felt a bond with. This loss ranges from death to the end of a relationship. It could also be the loss of an …
Bed rotting: the social media trend the Victorians would love, especially writer Elizabeth Gaskell: Brooklyn Museum/Wikimedia Social media has created a number of crazes recently under the theme of “wellness” and the latest, it seems, is “bed rotting”. It involves retreating to bed, indulging in snacks and TV, ignoring life’s responsibilities, and only emerging again …
Sex, money and love: what South African university students say about romance and dating in a material age: Young women are not, as some believe, passive sexual beings. DavideAngelini/Shutterstock Transactional sex – the exchange of consensual sex for material support like gifts, money or food – occurs on university campuses in many parts of the …
Politicians love to appeal to common sense – but does it trump expertise?: Common sense is broadly defined as a shared set of beliefs and approaches to thinking about the world. elenabsl/Shutterstock Politicians love to talk about the benefits of “common sense” – often by pitting it against the words of “experts and elites”. But …
Before and after the Nakba: Palestinian literature of resistance and love for a lost homeland: Palestinian novelist and intellectual Ghassan Kanafani was assassinated by Mossad in 1972. Twitter When a society experiences oppression and trauma, literature helps its people by giving them a voice and reinforcing their identity. It gives the trauma those people have …