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Arts and CultureView more

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Alice Munro, master of the short story: superlative tales that exalt the drama of the everyday

• MuseVibe

5 min read

Charles Dickens did not invent Christmas – but his seasonal ghosts are still relevant

• Cultural Threads

12 min read

How do you read a poem? Embrace the sound, the strangeness and the ambiguity

• MuseVibe

6 min read

William Shakespeare: archaeology is revealing new clues about the Bard’s life (and death)

• Cultural Threads

10 min read

ChatGPT and the movie ‘Her’ are just the latest example of the ‘sci-fi feedback loop’

• MuseVibe

11 min read

The biblical character who goes ‘down the rabbit hole’ into an alternate reality − just like Alice in Wonderland

• MuseVibe

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Charles Dickens and the push for literacy in Victorian Britain

• Cultural Threads

7 min read

Jane Austen’s curious banking story makes her an apt face for the £10 note

• Cultural Threads

7 min read

Five Irish novelists to read while you wait for the new Sally Rooney novel, Intermezzo

• MuseVibe

6 min read

Shakespeare plays key role in teaching children to take creative leaps

• Cultural Threads

Health & WellbeingView more

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Crucial topics are missing from teens’ education on sex and reproductive health in England

• LifeCare Hub

7 min read

Getting fit to fight cancer

• Wellness Journey

7 min read

Young cancer survivors in Europe get increased post-cure help

• Wellness Journey

9 min read

Are cats good for our health?

• LifeCare Hub

5 min read

Brain on the move – studying the brain in motion offers new insights into Parkinson’s disease

• LifeCare Hub

7 min read

Taking the bite out of snake venom

• Wellness Journey

6 min read

Kids’ fitness is improving, but they still aren’t as fit as their parents were

• LifeCare Hub

7 min read

The health powers of birdsong, breezes and bushes

• Wellness Journey

7 min read

Trying to lose weight? Here’s why your genetics could be just as important as your exercise regime

• LifeCare Hub

6 min read

Pioneering care for preemies – from artificial placentas to brain-healing stem cells

• LifeCare Hub

EconomyView more

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Can you change your mind after you buy a house?

• FinEdge

7 min read

Running for US president is a costly business – here’s how the candidates raise money

• MoneyPath

6 min read

Goodwill created a new high school for dropouts − it led to better jobs and higher wages

• FinEdge

9 min read

America’s dairy farms are disappearing, down 95% since the 1970s − milk price rules are one reason why

• FinEdge

6 min read

Sportswashing is just about everywhere – but it may be backfiring on the countries that do it

• MoneyPath

8 min read

How solar storms play havoc with our lives

• MoneyPath

7 min read

The arts are being sidelined in the cost of living crisis. It’s time we stopped framing them as a luxury

• FinEdge

7 min read

Millions benefited from mortgages fixed at low prices – now many are struggling with much higher monthly payments

• FinEdge

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Target just became the latest US retailer to stop accepting payment by checks. Why have so many stores given up on them?

• FinEdge

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A carry crash also kicked off the global financial crisis 17 years ago — here’s why it’s unlikely to get as bad this time

• MoneyPath

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