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Three Essays on Flight
If we were tasked with showing a visiting Martian the best of human capacities, we could do worst than to take them to the airport for a look around.
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Henri Rousseau
The artist Henri Rousseau — who had no formal training, and who only began painting seriously in his forties — was ridiculed by the critics of his day. Yet he is now celebrated as a visionary genius.
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Charles Dickens’s Secret
Almost no other writer has ever been quite as successful as Charles Dickens. But Dickens spent most of his life hiding a terrible secret — one that helps to shed light on his peculiar genius…
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There are relationships which begin with great enthusiasm and love on both sides – but where after a while, one…
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What’s the Bit of Therapy That Heals You?
It’s widely assumed that there is something about psychotherapy that has the power to heal. But exactly what this might…
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What is Sexual Perversion?
The term ‘sexual perversion’ first came into use in the 19th century to describe erotic practices taken by psychologists to…
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A Rule to Help Your Relationship
A basic principle to guarantee the health of any relationship is that we should try always to stick as close…
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The Heroism of Leaving a Relationship
In The Odyssey, an epic poem from the 8th century B.C. attributed to the Greek writer Homer, the brave and…
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The Problems of Miniature Adults
Much praise is sometimes heaped on a distinctive sort of child; one who resemble an adult in miniature adult. This…
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What Some Childhoods Don’t Allow You to Think
A measure of a childhood lies in how many thoughts it allows us to have. The more difficult it is,…
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Those Who Have to Wait for a War to Say ‘I Love You’
Some of the most poignant scenes in films are when – with death approaching – a person turns to someone…
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Exquisite Agony in Love
When we think of a ‘bad relationship’, the mind tends naturally to go towards the darkest and most appalling scenarios:…
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What’s the Bit of Therapy That Heals You?
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What is Sexual Perversion?
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A Rule to Help Your Relationship
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The Heroism of Leaving a Relationship
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The Problems of Miniature Adults
Self-Knowledge
What Some Childhoods Don’t Allow You to Think
Relationships
Those Who Have to Wait for a War to Say ‘I Love You’
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