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Foraging for a taste of the past

Follow tips from a professional forager to recreate delicious 18th-century recipes from plants growing wild in parks and on urban wasteland.

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Fashion for an unruly body

One weekend, just before an operation to correct her scoliosis, Rosalind Jana stopped trying to hide her body. Read how those two days helped her step into the future.

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The desire for lighter skin

Discover why some Black people feel more attractive with lighter skin. Ngunan Adamu speaks to three women who explain how they got hooked on skin bleaching.

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Deadly doses and the hardest of hard drugs

The invention of the modern hypodermic syringe meant we could get high – or accidentally die – faster than before. Find out how this medical breakthrough was adapted for deadly uses.

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  • Holly (Ilex aquifolium): leaves and berries. Watercolour drawings.
  • A thrush eating berries. Etching by W. Hayes, ca. 1775.
  • A fruiting plant with red berries, possibly of the Caprifoliaceae family. Watercolour.
  • Bright, cherry-red berries, with green leaves. Painting by a Chinese artist, ca. 1850.
  • A branch of holly (Ilex species) with blue berries and three ito mushrooms (Armillaria matsutake). Watercolour.
  • Smilacina racemosa Desf. syn. Maianthemum racemosum (L.)Link Convallariaceae. False Spikenard, False Solomon's Seal, Scurvy berries, Treacle berries. Herbaceous perennial. Distribution: North America. Austin (2004) reports on Native American traditional usage: Cold infusion of the roots for sore eyes (Cherokee)
  • Three fruiting plant stems, including a rose, a liliaceous plant and a tree with red berries. Watercolour.
  • Above: calligraphy by Saigō Takamori; below, an extravagant peony and branch with berries, by Taki Katei. Colour woodcut, 1880/1881.
  • A workshop in which oils are made from trees, nuts, berries etc. for foodstuffs and medicines. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • Porridge with yoghurt and berries : a quick and yummy breakfast ... : Change4life / [produced by COI for the Department of Health].
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