David Graeber was a joyful, celebratory individual. He was enthusiastic, talkative, and brimming with excitement about the possibilities presented by the ideas and ideologies he engaged with. Every time we met, whether in New Haven in the early 2000s or London a few years before his passing in 2020, he exuded the same energy: radiant, … Read more
Is there a book that brings you comfort when you read it? We’re interested in hearing your suggestions. Share your favorite comfort read below, and we’ll feature a selection of them in the Guardian’s Bookmarks newsletter. Share your experience You can share your comforting reading recommendations using this form. Your responses are secure and encrypted, … Read more
The weather is cooling as we recommend sagas of literary frenemy-ship, skewing satires centuries apart, and the stories of superstars like Cher and Taylor Swift in our November list. The Man in the Banana Trees, Marguerite Sheffer (November 5) Winner of the Iowa Short Fiction Award, Marguerite Sheffer’s debut short story collection blends surreal, fantasy, … Read more
“Sexual liberation must mean freedom to enjoy sex on our terms, to say what we want, not what we are pressured or believe we are expected to want,” writes Gillian Anderson in the introduction to Want, the collection of essays about sexual fantasies she curated. It’s not a new idea – in fact, Want is … Read more
The popular British singer-songwriter Raye has announced that her upcoming second album will face delays due to a unfortunate incident involving the theft of her car, which contained all her songwriting materials. Taking to Instagram, Raye shared her disappointment, stating: “My car was stolen with all my songwriting books in the trunk, so unfortunately, there … Read more
Overall, the use of magic mushrooms and psilocybin in treating cluster headaches is a fascinating and promising area of research. Despite the stigma and legal restrictions surrounding these substances, the experiences of patients like Bob Wold and the results of studies like those conducted at Yale suggest that there is real potential for these treatments … Read more
Here are some facts: climate change is real, catastrophic and anthropogenic. Global warming is not a hoax, is happening at an unprecedented rate and is not part of natural fluctuations in global temperatures over geological time. You’d be hard pressed to find a climate scientist who would disagree significantly with anything in the previous two … Read more