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Don’t call me a strong Black woman

Her upbringing taught Jaydee Seaforth that she could never show pain or weakness, even when her internal distress was extreme. Find out how she learned to listen to her body.

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In the tracks of Derek Jarman’s tears

Researcher E K Myerson shares her moving encounters with the personal papers of artist and filmmaker Derek Jarman.

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Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀’s prescription for writing

The Wellcome Book Prize shortlisted author of ‘Stay With Me’ answers five questions on health, inspiration and storytelling.

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Getting sexy with cinnamon

Add some flavour to your love life with this spice. It will warm up more than just your buns.

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  • A barber shaving a man in a candlelit bedroom. Engraving by T. Hosemann.
  • A new-born baby being baptised by a midwife in the mother's bedroom. Etching by B. Picart.
  • A Japanese erotic scene of a man propositioning a woman for sex in a bedroom. Ceramic tile by Japanese craftsman.
  • A Japanese erotic scene of a man and a woman having sexual intercourse in a bedroom. Ceramic tile by Japanese craftsman.
  • Two hunters with hounds have entered a bedroom to summon another hunter whose wife does not want him to leave. Mezzotint, 17--.
  • A bedroom in a palace: a queen or noblewoman is sitting at a dressing table being dressed by her maids. Engraving, 18--.
  • A Japanese erotic scene of a man and a woman about to have sexual intercourse in a bedroom. Ceramic tile by Japanese craftsman.
  • Two physicians outside the bedroom of a desperately sick man: each physician invites the other to enter first. Coloured lithograph by J.B., 18--.
  • A bedroom in which a woman and a man in silhouette face each other with arms engaged; an advertisement for the Brent HIV centre. Lithograph.
  • A bedroom in which a woman stands with her hand touching the chest of a man in silhouette; an advertisement for the Brent HIV centre. Lithograph.
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