Sally Feldman sticks a few pins in the ancient custom of cursing
Did the godfather of evolution finally renounce his theory? As Darwin Day approaches Padraig Reidy delves into the many shameful rumours of deathbed recantation
Simon Hoggart refines his palate
How can something that tastes so good be so bad? Sally Feldman succumbs to the secret seduction of sweets
David Ramey sticks a pin in the argument for acupuncture
Can doffing change the world? Pádraig Reidy joins Civilise the City in its march against vulgarity
Jenni Murray welcomes an unexpected force for feminism
Our attitude towards transvestism says more about us than we realise, writes Charlotte Suthrell
Bill Durodie wonders what makes us all so anxious
No carbs is the new Hail Mary. Sally Feldman discovers why diets are dangerous for humanists