Opinion | How Should I Respond to Creepy Questions About My Friend’s Race?

You can’t assume you know how your friend will feel about these questions. Your first step should be to find out.

Opinion | We Weren’t Happy Before the Pandemic, Either

Covid-19 has forced us to take a close look at our lives. Many of us don’t like what we see.

Opinion | On Embracing Faith, or Rejecting It

Readers react to Ross Douthat's invitation to “think yourself into” religious faith. Also: Working mothers; how to make friends.

Now Going Viral: Meeting Online Friends in Real Life

Marissa Meizz became a TikTok meme after her friends excluded her from a birthday party. She decided to do something about it.

Old Books & Things..: Image

A blog of old books and interesting items we have in our antiquarian bookshop in Whitehaven, Cumbria. We have been finding new homes for old books for FIFTY years 1970-2020. 99.9% of the photos are of our own old books maps and prints, all of...

Opinion | What We Are Not Teaching Boys About Being Human

It turns out that there is a bizarre absence of fully realized human beings in my sons’ fictional worlds.

Love Letter: Finding Unconditional Love in a Plush World

And: Legally married at last.

How to Build Resilience in Midlife (Published 2017)

There are active steps you can take during and after a crisis to speed your emotional recovery.

Making Friends With Other Parents Is Like Dating

To build up your tribe, go where other parents are and pursue connections without heavy expectations.

How to Support Your Shy Kid

So she can embrace her strengths and emerge from her shell the healthy way.

The Best Investment of All: The People You Love the Most

If you’re emerging from the pandemic in better financial shape than before, ask yourself this: What will you spend to renew your bonds, and how will you do it?

Getting by With a Little Help Finding Friends

Lonely after emerging from quarantine or in a new city? Apps, private clubs and social networks are ready to fix you up with a new bestie.

How to Rearrange Your Post-Pandemic ‘Friendscape’

Re-entry offers an opportunity to choose which relationships we wish to resurrect and which are better left dormant.

Why Teens Need a Break This Summer

The pandemic has been the psychological workout of their lives. The next few months can be a time of recovery.

Opinion | The Great Unmasking

After Covid, a better life is possible.

It Might Be Time to Break Up Your Pandemic Pod

Yes, you really need to start seeing other people.