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The Martians are coming

For over a hundred years, antagonistic alien invaders have been a popular focus for the imagined end of the world. But the destructive consequences of human behaviour is far more frightening.

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Chemical highs and psychedelic research

Could recreational drugs make you happy? Kate Wilkinson explores why keen clubber Simon believes taking psychedelics has helped him develop as a person.

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Butch drag in the builders’ caff

Two men in a café dressed in practical workwear might seem indistinguishable, but closer inspection reveals layers of complex, nuanced identity.

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How to be poor and happy

Money, security, self-sufficiency and charitable giving have long been linked to happiness. But what if you’re working class?

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  • "Oh! there's something in my eye!..." by Hunt after 'Ego' (pseudonym of M. Egerton)
  • A hypochondriac with something in his eye. Coloured aquatint by F.C. Hunt after Ego (M. Egerton), ca. 1825.
  • A hypochondriac with something in his eye. Coloured aquatint by F.C. Hunt after Ego (M. Egerton), ca. 1825.
  • A surgeon-apothecary shouts back from an open window at a request for a night-visit to a patient, sending pot plants and a cat flying. Coloured aquatint by H. Pyall after M Egerton (Ego), 1827.
  • Saint Francis of Assisi receiving the stigmata of Christ from the seraph. Engraving by Agostino Carracci, 1586.
  • Christ as the vine; the Apostles and Evangelists as branches. Engraving.
  • Saint Nicholas. Oil painting.
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child. Engraving by J. Sadeler.
  • An ill man taking a gargling mixture for a sore throat. Coloured aquatint by H. Pyall after M. Egerton, 1827.
  • St. Francis receiving the stigmata.
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