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What happy endings teach us in childhood

Kate Wilkinson explores why, in quest fiction, good must triumph over evil, and what that means both for childhood dreams and adult realities.

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The secrets your teeth hold

Discover how innocuous-looking human teeth hold a wealth of hidden information about our diet, health and evolution.

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Lustmord and the three perspectives of murder

Artist Jenny Holzer's work shines a light on the three perspectives of sexual murder: the victim, the perpetrator and the observer.

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Keeping death close

Scattering her father’s ashes, Lauren Entwistle found herself longing for something physical that proved he once was a living, breathing person. Here she reflects on the objects that help us to grieve and remember.

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  • Ring; Persian or Arabic.
  • Cheese Ring, Cornwall. Photograph.
  • Thomas Ring. Lithograph by R. J. Lane, 1811.
  • Onion ring
  • Stethoscope with rubber ring as percussor. A grooved, but ring missing, B grooved, but ring missing, Burrows, Arnold, circa 1895
  • Astronomical Ring of an unusual type, signed "Butterfield Paris". Undated, circa 1690. This instrument is closer to an equinoctial ring dial than most astronomical rings.
  • John Ring. Stipple engraving by J. Rogers, 1824, after S. Drummond.
  • Ring-shaped anode, first special type of tube for x-rays.
  • Electro-galvanic ring.
  • Onion ring, illustration
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