The Conversation

SIJUN SHEN and VIVIENNE LEWIS on why online food consumption videos could fuel food fixations You might have come across #EatWithMe videos on TikTok, which typically feature young women eating ...

By Naja Later There’s always been something queer about vampires. Vampire stories are traditionally rife with dark desires and invisible secrets from their early canonisation in popular culture. But ...

A new exhibition explores how Carla Zampatti saw her designs as a tracker of feminism says PETER MCNEIL Carla Zampatti is often referred to as ‘Carla’ by friends and those ...

By Omar Khaled Abdelrahman, Christmas is a period for celebrating our relationships with family and friends – a time filled with nostalgia and sentimentality. Of course for many people it’s ...

By Vanessa Marr Mothers in fairy tales have a way of being absent, typically through untimely deaths (think Cinderella, Snow White or Beauty and the Beast) or thanks to storylines ...

By Ruth Ogden Think back to your childhood. December was the longest of months. It might have been filled with rehearsing school nativity performances, writing up your wishlist and savouring ...

Raw vegan diet may be risk to your health – here’s why By Laura Brown Vegan diets have become increasingly popular over the years, especially among people looking to improve ...

By Karen Lury The 2022 John Lewis Christmas advert is much like a Christmas present from a relative who doesn’t know you well. Well-meaning, beautifully wrapped, but you kind of ...

By Kylie Message Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans at the National Gallery of Australia are just the latest artistic target of climate protesters, who have been throwing soup, ...

What position should I sleep in ask CHRISTIAN MORO and CHARLOTTE PHELPS After 50 years of research, eminent Stanford University sleep researcher William Dement reportedly said the only solid explanation he ...

By Fanette Pradon As well as being Scotland’s largest city, Glasgow was its industrial heart. Central to the civic story, is the River Clyde, famed as a global shipbuilding ...

By Kerry Smith and Emma Garnett Responsible for roughly a third of the UK’s diet-related carbon emissions, the consumption and production of meat is a substantial contributor to climate ...

By Ella Tennant A woman in Suzhou, China, was reportedly detained recently for “provoking trouble”. Her alleged crime was being spotted outside wearing a kimono. The woman was dressed like ...

By Barry Markovsky Would you think it weird if I refused to travel on Sundays that fall on the 22nd day of the month? How about if I lobbied the ...

BRADLEY ELLIOTT on how to maintain it after middle age While it’s almost unnoticeable to begin with, nearly every cell, organ and biological process gets a little bit worse ...

By Rebeca Pardo Cutting your hair or letting it grow, dyeing it or showing off they grey, sporting a mane or covering it. These are everyday acts with which millions ...

Vegetables and moderation are more deeply rooted in America’s early history than gluttony says MAURIZIO VALSANIA Dude food is on a roll in America. Gargantuan pizzas, footlong subs, high-stacked ...

By Esmé Louise James From the day it first graced our screens, the Game of Thrones franchise became infamous for depicting rather shocking and taboo sexual proclivities. From incest and ...

By Aliakbar Gholampour Building materials and construction generate about 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Much of these emissions are due to the environmentally unfriendly process of producing ordinary Portland cement, ...

By Victoria Honeyman THE CONVERSATION – When Rishi Sunak lost to Liz Truss in the first Conservative Party leadership race of 2022, few were surprised. Many of the people given the chance ...

As the incoming UK prime minister, Rishi Sunak has the immediate advantage of perceived success in his two years as chancellor. His tenure ended last July when he resigned due ...

By Michele Ruyters, Greg Stratton and Jarryd Bartle Netflix’s recent series Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story has stirred controversy over its apparent glamourisation of a serial killer and perceived ...

ALEX JOHNSTONE looks at the new research that points to why It’s long been popular advice for people looking to lose weight to avoid late night snacking. It’s ...

By Oli Mould Waves of controversy were sparked recently when the Just Stop Oil activists threw tomato soup over Van Gogh’s Sunflowers at the National Gallery in London. Although ...