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Caitlin Moran: I think we’re about to reach and pass peak despair

The award-winning columnist and author on waving goodbye to a million followers, why anxiety is a state not an identity, and the Paul McCartney-endorsed

September 16, 2026

HEALTH·MORALITY

Antony Szmierek: Creativity feels magic to me, something powerful and frightening to the people who need to be frightened

The rapidly rising Manchester-based musician on sensitivity, censorship and why power always fears the arts.

November 27, 2025

CREATIVITY·MORALITY·POWER

Hollie McNish: We pretend we’re free, but we follow rules we never chose

The poet and author on why more us should interrogate things society tells us are normal.

November 1, 2025

CREATIVITY·MORALITY·POWER

Marcus Brigstocke: It started to bother me that testosterone, a hormone in my body, has become shorthand for something bad

The comedian on masculinity, male mental health and why figures like Andrew Tate appeal to teenage boys.

May 5, 2025

EDUCATION·MORALITY

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