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The hidden meaning of Christmas art
(5 minute read) Carolyn Morrison offers a guide to the meaning and message of Christmas through five very different artworks, from Bruegel to Banksy.
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Joy to the world
(3 minute read) In adulthood festive joy is changed, not ended, as Marie McCoy discovers.
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Rehabilitating kindness
(5 minute read) It’s time to reclaim a forgotten virtue, says Edmund Adamus.
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The art of waiting well
(2 minute read) Nicole Law learns the hardest lesson of Advent.
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Is the four-day working week a pipe dream or reality?
(3 minute read) Stefan Hatfield looks into the future to predict how working life will change in coming years.
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From pagan Yule to carols and cribs
(8 minute read) Jasmine Jones uncovers the history of Christmas as we know it, from pagan Yule to carols and cribs.
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Migrants turned into political weapons
(4 minute read) The suffering of migrants in Poland highlights the horror of human trafficking and its use as a weapon of political destabilisation. Concepción Lozano reports.
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We wish you a thoughtful Christmas
(2 minute read) Nicole Law offers some practical ideas on how to make the upcoming festivities more human and more authentic.
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Who are you? And why it matters!
(4 minute read) Monica Sharp offers an insight into identity - as an American in Italy she feels we all need to be citizens of the world.
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Thank you for … everything
(5 minute read) Edward Kendall delves into the growing trend to cultivate gratitude.
