Musa Okwonga asks what's behind football's on-pitch displays of devotion
Les Back has some suggestions of which books not to take on vacation
We can't do without our private places to read and think, says novelist Philip Pullman
Andrew Mueller enters the world of consultancy
Owen Hatherley embraces the society of the body
Men are living longer than ever before. But, asks Sally Feldman, is that any cause for rejoicing?
Laurie Taylor balances his chakras
Keith Kahn-Harris enjoys Barbara Ehrenreich's antidote to positive thinking
Louise Foxcroft finds a portrait of famous hypochondriacs really hits a nerve
Brenda Maddox celebrates the distinguished life of her husband in a tent in Wales, with Richard Dawkins and Dylan Thomas