Finally, some good news on FGM
Up to 20,000 girls in the UK are at risk of suffering genital mutilation, and more than 60,000 women already live with the consequences of these illegal procedures, yet there…
Mind, Body & Life
Flaming swords & gossamer wings
Though belief in religion is on the wane, angels have never been more popular. Why’s that? asks Sally Feldman
Q&A: Isy Suttie
We talk to the comedian, songwriter and actor Isy Suttie, who plays Mark’s kooky girlfriend Dobby in Channel 4’s Peep Show
Stone cold drunk
Laurie Taylor has a drinking problem
Wild Love
Forget these aloof A-listers of the animal world. For a really profound relationship with nature fall head over heels for the hedgehog next door, just like Hugh Warwick
Top 5 myths of Self-Help
‘Emotional intelligence’, ‘inner child’, ‘self-actualisation’ – the language of popular psychology has infiltrated every level of our culture, and persuaded us to let it all out to reach our life…
Cereal offenders
What have religion and porridge got in common? (No, it’s nothing to do with being thick, or intellectually sloppy, and nor is it related to how its makers are constantly…
How to look good dead
Want to be remembered once you've bought the farm and shuffled off your mortal coil? Never fear, Rory Fenton has some handy hints for how leave your mark
Angels, unicorns and how I ruined my Amazon recommendations
A forthcoming New Humanist feature took me into a bizarre strand of New Age healing. Are these people for real?
Body scam
After the binge comes the purge. But, warns Sarah Ditum, forgo the flashy trainers and ditch the detox – there is another way