Your ads will be inserted here byEasy AdSense.Please go to the plugin admin page to paste your ad code. Laura Barnett Health act … members of Old Vic New Voices in rehearsal for Epidemic. Photograph: Guilherme Zühlke O’Connor In a chilly, high-windowed room, a young man is being pursued by four black dogs. They...
Along with prescription drugs, internet porn, computer games and dozens of other consumer items, we are forming an intimate relationship with sugary snacks that supplements and complements the “traditional” addictions to alcohol, gambling and illegal drugs. These new objects of desire may not be...
Oliver Burkeman Illustration: Geoff Grandfield for the Guardian For obvious reasons, it’s entirely appropriate that a book entitled The Underachiever’s Manifesto never really became a huge seller. Written by an American doctor named Ray Bennett – not the kind of doctor whom I’d necessarily want if I...
There are more experimental pairings available too. Everyone knows that a Bloody Mary goes perfectly with brunch, but Soho restaurant Randall & Aubin has taken the happy marriage a step further. For weekends throughout May, chef-patron Ed Baines has devised a menu of five...
Rebecca Smithers, consumer affairs correspondent Traffic-light labelling allows consumers to see how much salt and fat are in products. Photograph: PA Inconsistent and confusing labels on best-selling sandwiches on the high street are making it difficult for shoppers to make meaningful comparisons and choose...