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People dining at long tables adorned with blue tablecloths in a narrow, lantern-lit street lined with old buildings and blue-and-white flags.

Community

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Take a seat: the long table is an antidote to loneliness

While some consider the long, shared dining table outdated or inconvenient, it is actually a powerful social tool

by Antone Martinho-Truswell

A person cooks mushrooms in a pan on a stove with pasta in a colander and various ingredients spread on the kitchen counter.

Eating disorders

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Learning to cook taught me that self-care isn’t selfish

In healing my relationship with food and cooking, I saw how caring for myself was the first step toward caring for others

by Céline Leboeuf

A child is offering a plate of homemade cookies

The body and physical health

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What I wish more people knew about deadly allergic reactions

Living with a deadly food allergy, I’ve discovered staying safe involves navigating other people’s doubts and expectations

by Hannah Waldfogel

Hands clapping flour over a ball of dough on a floured surface with a wooden rolling pin nearby, in a dark background setting.

Food and drink

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If you don’t fancy mindfulness, then try cooking instead

When overwhelmed I schedule in a cooking day: playful, daring and full of memories. Beats any other stress-reliever for me

by Chloe Faure

Close-up of a cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato, pickles, red onion, and sauce in a sesame seed bun.

Ethics

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A fake-meat burger, a sex doll and a thought experiment

How is enjoying a burger, even if it’s one made of fake meat, different from enjoying a female, even if she’s a sex doll?

by Rebecca Lowe

People eating chips with various sauces in cardboard trays, standing outdoors on paving stones with a crowd in the background.

The body and physical health

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Practise ‘intuitive eating’ and feel a lot happier about food

Practise ‘intuitive eating’ and free yourself from worrying about food and the ricochet between dieting and indulging in it

by Charlotte H Markey

A rustic room with six people engaged in various activities, drinking, eating, and conversing with a large jug on the floor and playing cards scattered around.

Drugs and psychedelics

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What can Kant tell us about the perils and promise of booze?

Drinking like a philosopher: what does Immanuel Kant have to say about the role of intoxication in our overlooked lives?

by Matthew Perkins-McVey

Man holding a glass of beer, inspecting it in front of stacked wooden barrels in a dimly lit cellar.

Pleasures and pastimes

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The brewer, the yeast, and the boundaries of human agency

The brewer and the yeast: why brewing beer sheds light on the philosophical debate about the boundaries of human agency

by Andrei A Buckareff

A boy eats at a table while a smiling woman holds a kitten in a rustic kitchen with peeling walls and various items on a counter.

Food and drink

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La cucina povera delivers the fare we need to sustain us now

La cucina povera made do with whatever was available in nonna’s kitchen garden, and remains the perfect fare for our times

by Louise Fabiani

Illustration of a man in a spacesuit contemplating a small pill; background features images of a naked woman and a steak.

Food and drink

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What our fantasies about futuristic food say about us

Once ‘future foods’ were powdered and automatic, but times change and today they have become about speed and social justice

by Kelly Alexander

A historical painting showing three people, one standing with a fan and two seated, each holding a flower; vibrant clothing and a colourful background.

Artists and art history

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The art of Mughal India is best appreciated with all the senses

Experience the multiple layers of sensory pleasure and meaning conveyed through scented flowers in the art of Mughal India

by Bharti Lalwani & Nicolas Roth

A shot glass with a golden liquid and foam on top sits on a reflective surface with blurred colourful lights in the background.

Altered states

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Here’s to my lovely, incandescent relationship with alcohol

Liquid gold, social pass, window on to the past, filter of life experience: my love affair with alcohol has no downside

by Anandi Mishra