Onions in your navel
Sally Feldman sticks a few pins in the ancient custom of cursing
Mind, Body & Life
Freudian trip
Peter Kerr-Jarrett takes a couch trip
What’s the point?
David Ramey sticks a pin in the argument for acupuncture
All a big mistake
Did the godfather of evolution finally renounce his theory? As Darwin Day approaches Padraig Reidy delves into the many shameful rumours of deathbed recantation
Heady Stuff
Simon Hoggart refines his palate
Bullseyes, Black jacks and Nelson’s Balls
How can something that tastes so good be so bad? Sally Feldman succumbs to the secret seduction of sweets
Charm offensive
Can doffing change the world? Pádraig Reidy joins Civilise the City in its march against vulgarity
Saints and Slimmers
No carbs is the new Hail Mary. Sally Feldman discovers why diets are dangerous for humanists
Happy Fathers’ Day
Jenni Murray welcomes an unexpected force for feminism
Panic in the streets
Bill Durodie wonders what makes us all so anxious