Book of the Day Our fatal addiction to narrative Once, stories helped us make sense of reality, argues Peter Brooks – now they have devoured it. By Alice Robb
Anna Wiener’s Uncanny Valley: an insightful memoir of San Francisco startup culture Wiener is a keen social observer and scene-setter, especially attuned to the hypocrisies of the hubristic young men of… By Alice Robb
Leslie Jamison’s Make it Scream, Make it Burn: confessions of an ex-bad girl For her first essay collection, Jamison mined the wounds of her restless twenties. Now she’s sober, married and successful… By Alice Robb
The women transfixed by violent crime The people declaring themselves #truecrimeaddicts or #murderinos., downloading podcasts with names like My Favorite Murder or True Crime Girl… By Alice Robb
Personal Story: On the pleasures of lucid dreaming Such dreams can provide a high as intense as psychedelics, and even deliver sexual gratification. By Alice Robb
Advice columns are thriving – but are they actually doing any good? Studies show that we often ignore the advice of others even when we've asked for it. By Alice Robb
The kindness of strangers: the extreme end of altruism When Larissa MacFarquhar told people she was working on a book about extreme altruists, she was asked the same,… By Alice Robb
The new spinster: Kate Bolick proves there’s no need to pity unmarried women With record numbers of us choosing to stay single, Bolick's new book explores what it means for a woman… By Alice Robb
Short men make better boyfriends and husbands They’re less likely to divorce and they do an extra hour of housework each week. By Alice Robb