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Sinister sounds: How the phonetics of scare words amplify their meaning
John Kline reflects on how scare words like ‘racist’ and ‘hate’ are designed to rattle us.
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The Philippines: life beyond elections
Mary Aileen D. Bacalso can barely contain her grief as she fears her homeland will return to a period of brutality and unrest.
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Editorial: Life in miniature
(2 minute read) Small is beautiful, thinks Tascha Von Uexkull, at least as far as books are concerned.
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Adulthood’s elusive instruction manual
It’s time to learn to take chances in life, says Nicole Law.
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Wading into Roe vs Wade
What a leaked judgement means - and doesn’t mean - for America’s abortion laws. Catherine Robinson explains.
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Is forgiveness overrated?
Maddy Fry’s visit to the cinema prompts her to ask some very uncomfortable questions about forgiveness.
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Revelations
Three poems, three different experiences of seeing. By Monica Sharp, Richard Bauckham and Joseph Evans.
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Editorial: Game of thrones: our fascination with the royals
(3 minute read) Joseph Evans asks if we’re expecting too much of modern monarchy, and whether instead we should expect more of ourselves.
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Embracing the scars
(3 minute read) Nicole Law says we need to acknowledge and embrace our sadness when we lose someone we love.
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Long to reign over us?
(5 minute read) Alex Osborn gives Queen Elizabeth II a near perfect report card but has concerns about the future of the British monarchy.
