Book review: The Story of the Forest by Linda Grant
The novel is a powerful reminder of the many reasons people move and how generational memories shape our identities
Culture
The magic of cosmic harmonies
Thanks to Nasa, you can now hear a black hole sing
In a word: Resign
Resigning is all the rage
The Barbie movie: Is everything worthy of cultural critique?
"I caught myself wondering what wave of feminism Barbie felt closest to... What on earth was I on about?"
Book review: Shy by Max Porter
Max Porter's latest novel explores the all-consuming nightmare of a young person morphing from an apparently happy child into an unpredictable and troubled teenager
In a word: Kangaroo court
What do kangaroos have to do with dodgy justice?
Call me maybe
Love it or hate it, the voice note is here to stay. Can it ever be as intimate as the telephone?
A history of women’s desire
From medieval times to our own, women have always defied the rules of sex and relationships
Book review: Surrender by Bono
How Mikhail Gorbachev pitched up on Bono's Dublin doorstep clutching an enormous teddy bear, and other stories
Book review: Victory City by Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie's new novel is an epic tale with a feminist slant that speaks to his belief in the power of the written word