11 things you didn’t know you could do with Sudocrem
Sudocrem might not make the most glamorous addition to your bathroom shelf, but there’s a whole lot of miracles hidden away in that little tub.…
50 books every child should read before their 16th birthday
In honour of one of our favourite days of the year, World Book Day, Sainsburys have created a list of the top 50 books for…
How Not To Worry: Timeless 1934 Advice on Controlling Anxiety and Mastering Life
“We must gain victory, not by assaulting the walls, but by accepting them.” BY MARIA POPOVA As far as vintage finds go, they hardly get…
Mum issues choking warning after 10-year-old daughter swallows part of her fidget spinner
Kellie Rose Joniec from Texas shared the worrying story on her Facebook page to make families aware of how easily this new craze of toys…
The Evolutionary Mystery of Left-Handedness and What It Reveals About How the Brain Works
From Medieval sword-fighters to Broca’s brains, or why the hand may hold the key to the link between creativity and mental illness. BY MARIA POPOVA…
A Simple Exercise to Increase Well-Being and Lower Depression from Martin Seligman, Founding Father of Positive Psychology
You’ll need pen, paper, and a silencer for cynicism. BY MARIA POPOVA “When [a man] has fair health, a fair fortune, a tidy conscience and…
The Vampire Problem: A Brilliant Thought Experiment Illustrating the Paradox of Transformative Experience
“Many of [life’s] big decisions involve choices to have experiences that teach us things we cannot know about from any other source but the experience…
John Steinbeck on Falling in Love: A 1958 Letter
“If it is right, it happens — The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.” BY MARIA POPOVA Nobel laureate John Steinbeck…
The Banality of Evil: Hannah Arendt on the Normalization of Human Wickedness and Our Only Effective Antidote to It
“Under conditions of terror most people will comply but some people will not… No more is required, and no more can reasonably be asked, for…
Husband demands divorce in letter to wife, but her brilliant reply makes him regret every word
In a world that can thusly appear to be terrible, genuine or exhausting, an amusing story is always welcome. I don’t know whether you’ve read…