Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
Pain is inevitable, but is suffering optional? Joanna reviews Keefe’s chilling account of the lives lost and profits gained from America’s opioid epidemic.
Recovery: The Lost Art of Convalescence
Olivia reviews Dr Gavin Francis’s book on how medicine can better integrate a holistic and compassionate approach to recovery and chronic illness, and shares her thoughts on his recent seminar at the Wellcome Trust.
The drawbacks of applying a Western lens to the trauma of South Asian immigrants
Pallavi inaugurates our magazine’s Agora section by reflecting on Kate and Mohammad’s cultural psychology essays from our Gradients issue.
Know My Name
With empathy and compassion, Grace discusses Chanel Miller’s reclamation of her own narrative while confronting the harsh realities of the American justice system.
The Story of Your Life
How our reviewer’s olfactory explorations led her to a perspective-shifting book. Alexis reviews The Story of Your Life, a work by perfumer and former psychotherapist Mandy Aftel.
Soundtrack To The Struggle
What’s old is new again. Sarah shares her perspective on Lowkey’s sophomore album and the thematic prescience of its decade-old messages in more recent events.
Food Rules: An Eater's Manual
I got (food) rules, I count ‘em: Alexis reviews Michael Pollan’s digest on digestion and the 64 principles guiding his approach to nutrition and health.