Why go to Glastonbury, or any major summer festival? The latest research suggests it could change your life
“If depression is grinding to an exhausted standstill, anxiety is the terror of ever getting started”. William Davies on the anxious generation
The science of beauty: how aesthetics can boost your mood and cognition—and save you from a crash landing
Sound thinking: how the resonances of music and sound go deeply into the places that need to heal, with Alexandre Tannous
In 2024, do most men still lead lives of quiet desperation? A new documentary, Silent Men, seeks some answers among the taciturn
Youth activists are now real agents of change at global climate summits - and winning through "lawfare"
Alternative Editorial: Five Observations On The UK General Election Debate
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How artistic organisations can express their role in helping the survival of biodiverse and human life on this troubled planet
Alternative Editorial: Alternative Manifesting
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“I feel I am valued in my society, that I can contribute valid ideas, that I have something to share”. Irish artists report the benefits of basic income
From a 1978 Japanese tv interview, Patti Smith comes with a perennial message: “*This* is your Golden Age…the time to flower is now”
Edinburgh City Council bans advertising of high-carbon products in council spaces - as well as arms manufacturers
It’s not vehemence towards a system, but a sense that a better system is possible, that makes it shift (says Charlie Leadbeater)
Alternative Editorial: Is Winning For Losers?
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Radical Optimism is Dua Lipa’s philosophy for dealing with life’s chaos – but radical openness is a better approach
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Rekindle, Reclaim, Roots... From her Manchester base, Ruth Ibegbuna aims to bridge class, social and cultural divides in the UK
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Alternative Editorial: Resist The Devil We Know
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An “integral journalism” would expose people to more complex information, healthier discourse, and inspiration for transformation