"She would appear in my sexual fantasies": what does it mean when you're attracted to your therapist?
I was half-watching the latest season of the Netflix romcom Nobody Wants This when things suddenly got interesting. Spoiler alert:…
Myth, monsters, and making sense of a disenchanted world: why everyone is turning to fantasy.
Fantasy doesn’t need defending. It’s one of the great cultural forms of our time—pervasive, everywhere. You could even call it…
Are we diagnosing mental illness too often?
My psychological research doesn’t usually lend itself to comedy, but recently, during a standup show in London, those two worlds…
The Hidden Environmental Cost of the Winter Olympics
At the foot of the mountains, along the riverbanks in Cortina, there once stood a forest. It was filled with…
Furious Trump imposes global 10% tariff after Supreme Court ruling on trade powers.
On Friday, Donald Trump sharply criticized the Supreme Court justices who blocked his use of tariffs, labeling them a “disgrace…
Does Nigel Farage have an issue with how he relates to or speaks about women?
Nigel Farage’s dismissal of a journalist this week, telling her to “write some silly story … and we won’t bother…
Gisèle Pelicot on rape, courage, and her ex-husband: "Everyone loved him. That's what is so terrifying."
At Gisèle Pelicot’s new home on Île de Ré off France’s Atlantic coast, she enjoys brisk walks along the beach…
The Palace would not object to removing Andrew from the line of succession.
Buckingham Palace will not block efforts to remove Prince Andrew from the line of succession, according to the Guardian, as…
Nobel laureate invents machine that extracts water from dry air
A Nobel laureate’s environmentally friendly invention, which provides clean water when central supplies are disrupted by hurricanes or drought, could…
Sex first, dinner later: what can singles in Oslo, Berlin, Paris and Rome teach me about dating?
Last year, after a breakup, I dove headfirst into online dating. I began experimenting with mirror selfies and spent entire…