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Smoking and the pleasure principle

Cigarettes gifted ex-smoker David Jesudason coughing, wheezing and fatigue, yet they also gave him pleasure. Here he unpicks his fluctuating attitudes towards lighting up.

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Thomas Sankara and the stomachs that made themselves heard

Thomas Sankara’s vision to transform farming and health in Burkina Faso turned to dust with his assassination. Perry Blankson highlights the considerable achievements of Sankara’s brief span in power.

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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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Milk trails round Euston

Where cows once grazed near Wellcome Collection in London, baristas now froth their milk. Esther Leslie uncovers Euston’s dairy-based urban history.

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  • Five women enjoying an Afghan meal.
  • Family sharing a meal in Thailand
  • Linseed Meal.
  • Katie says... : Oxo gives a meal man-appeal!.
  • Katie says... : Oxo gives a meal man-appeal!.
  • Ladies of the royal harem enjoying an Afghan meal. Kabul
  • Ladies of the royal harem enjoying an Afghan meal. Kabul
  • Spratts patent "pure fibrine" poultry meal & poultry appliances / [Spratt's Patent]
  • Spratts patent "pure fibrine" poultry meal & poultry appliances / [Spratt's Patent]
  • St Mary's Hospital, Plaistow: children having a meal outdoors. Photograph, 1904.
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