What happens to pop stars after their 15 minutes of fame – the ugly truth
“Pop music is supposed to be fleeting; likewise, its players,” writes Nick Duerden of “an industry obsessed with the idea of novelty”. But what happens to pop…
I’ve tried everything to break my TV addiction – even hypnosis
It was the moment I realised that my viewing habits had gone from a harmless pastime to help me get through lockdown into something else; something that…
The rise of the TikTok toddler
As with everyone, pre-schoolers are susceptible to the surge in dopamine – the feel-good chemical produced in the brain – that smartphone apps produce. “The body seeks…
It’s time to dispel the stigma that surrounds addiction
Most of us know someone who has struggled with addiction in one form or another. Many families will be affected by it at some point along the…
How easy is it to forge a million-dollar Basquiat painting?
It sounds like something out of a thriller film. Twenty-five previously unseen paintings by Jean-Michel Basquiat, dating from the height of his career, are found in an…
Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes review: a sparky, plottier sequel to her 1998 hit Rachel’s Holiday
Rachel’s Holiday, perhaps the best loved of all Marian Keyes’s wise and witty novels, was published in 1998 – the same year that Sex and the City…
Dear Richard Madeley: ‘My family ignore one another and live on their phones. What should I do?’
Dear Richard, After the washout of Christmas, I was relieved to have my family to stay in January, but everyone was on their phones or tablets the…