A memoir by a convicted murderer illustrates that prison can be a place of rehabilitation.
The rise of humour drawn from awkwardness and embarrassment reaches a new zenith with two American programmes.
A Q&A with stand up comedian Sara Pascoe.
Laurie Taylor reminisces about the arguments he's had with true believers.
Laurie Taylor remembers a friend with a penchant for psychotherapy.
We have worn makeup for thousands of years despite puritanical condemnation and the scorn of radical feminists. Why?
At heart, Juliet Jacques' transgender coming-out story is about what it's like to be an outsider.
Imaginatively amplified stories of comic disaster have given way to bland shots of people’s faces, says Laurie Taylor.
Control of the self should not be underestimated as a form of power.
The meaning of “alcoholism” is disputed. But seven years ago I realised I had a choice: to drink and die, or to stop drinking and live.