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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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Immigration: Distinguishing heat from light
(8 minute read) Lisa Fraser attempts the impossible by offering a non-partisan approach to immigration. Read on and see if you can spot your own prejudices.
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A history of cold stones and warm breath
(5 minute read) Adam Brocklehurst finds ecclesiastical magnificence on a main road in Manchester.
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Portraits of beauty and corruption: the danse macabre of the Countess of Castiglione
(3 minute read) Adam Brocklehurst comes face to face with the disfiguring power of time.
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The poor philanthropist
(3 minute read) Adam Brocklehurst discovers a man who sought to stay poor to give to the poor.
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Easy taxes
(3 minute read) Jack Rowlett offers some simple suggestions to ease the UK’s financial predicament.
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“Our egos do not always have to be in the firing line.”
(4 minute read) Self-worth shouldn’t become self-entitlement, argues Roshaney Aftab.
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How governments control religion
(3 minute read) Brandon Reece Taylorian examines the subtle tool exercised by states to control faith groups.
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Who cares?
(7 minute read) Maddy Fry exposes Britain’s broken social care system.
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What to do when you don’t fit in
(5 minute read) Monica Sharp on the awkwardness of not ‘belonging’.
