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More than a red dress: learning what love is
(4 minute read) In her second article on love, Nicole Law explains that love must go beyond attraction and desire to truly seek the good of the other.
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Putting love before pleasure
(3 minute read) Modern society has failed to understand what true love is, argues Nicole Law.
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Don’t kill to save the NHS
(2 minute read) Ben Weller argues that proposals to legalise euthanasia in Scotland in order to ease the financial burden on the National Health Service put the institution above human lives.
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Walking with the dead in Krakow
(4 minute read) Adam Brocklehurst finds the elegant city as disturbing as the nearby death camp and asks himself why.
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Mental health in Africa: the stigma and the suffering
(4 minute read) It’s time to face up to the real mental health issues on the African continent, argues Caleb Onah.
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What’s in a coronation?
(4 minute read) Alex Osborn examines just some of the many considerations which need to be thought about when Charles is crowned king this Saturday.
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Love is for life, not just for Valentine’s Day
(4 minute read) Nicole Law didn’t expect that a heavy tome about love would prepare her so well for the annual February 14 romance-fest.
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Pretty Hurts: The cult of (physical) beauty in Brazil
(9 minute read) When bodily beauty matters as much as it does in a country like Brazil, the cost can be not only financial but also personal. Bianca Costa Sales explains.
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Learning to disagree without being disagreeable in five steps … or rather in five fingers
(9 minute read) Italian author and broadcaster Bruno Mastroianni offers a humorous but thoughtful guide to respectful dialogue using an unusual prop - the fingers of his hand.
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In praise of the Round Table
(7 minute read) Rosie Black reveals how a piece of furniture can be transformed into a university of life.
