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ON RINGS AND HAND-WRINGING
Fewer Americans are getting married, yet the institution itself has only become more fascinating. Emily Gould considers some recent books on women and marriage ... read more »
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A NEUROLOGIST STRIKES A NERVE
Switzerland has been gripped by the story of a senior consultant with light fingers in his genes. Laura Spinney reports from Lausanne ... read more »
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BEDSIDE TABLE: BOOKS ON CHRISTIANITY
The Economist's religious-affairs correspondent on his seasonal reading-list ... read more »
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WHAT DO PHILOSOPHERS BELIEVE?
And what do people ask them in mid-air? Anthony Gottlieb decodes an unusual opinion poll ... read more »
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FIVE BOYS: THE STORY OF A PICTURE
For 70 years, this picture has been used to tell the same story – of inequality, class division, “toffs and toughs”. As an old Etonian closes in on Downing Street, it is being trotted out again. But what was the story behind it? Ian Jack investigates ... read more »
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MEXICO'S HIDDEN BLACKS
The black descendants of slaves in Mexico struggle against entrenched racism. Alexis Okeowo explores the so-called first free slave town in the Americas ... read more »
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JUST MARRY HIM?
Lori Gottlieb is raising a furore among women with her new book "Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr Good Enough". But her original article in the Atlantic provoked some sympathy from Adelle Waldman, whose response is republished here ... read more »
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