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Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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14 days ago

My schoolmates mocked me for being a UPF-free, ‘weird lunchbox’ kid. Turns out my mum was right all along

In the 90s my mum embarrassed me with her rejection of ultra-processed foods – but the growing body of evidence about them is vindicating her

A very specific childhood experience arose from being a “w…

20 days ago

If holding a grudge is wrong, why does it feel so right? Just ask Margaret Atwood | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

In a culture of therapy-approved ‘forgiveness’, the author’s new memoir shows how hilarious long-delayed vengeance can be

“A lot of people have died, so I can actually say these things without destroy…

39 days ago

Do we really expect five-year-olds to sit at desks? I want a school that understands play is learning | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

In England, young children go from glitter clay and building dens to classrooms a Victorian would recognise – and that system is failing many of them

“Childhood doesn’t end the day you turn five,” Ru…

49 days ago

Spare us from romcom Austen. Give me the dark side of 19th-century life any day | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

New adaptations of Emma, Pride and Prejudice and Charlotte Brontë’s Wuthering Heights explore slavery, pervy nuns and death in childbirth. Count me in!

News that Andrew Davies – the man behind the nat…

56 days ago

Parents who film their children crying for clicks should take a good look at themselves | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Toddlers have big feelings. But sharing their tantrums and pain on social media is not a ‘teachable moment’. It’s cruel

There’s a song that’s been in my head all week, and no, it’s not from Taylor Swi…

64 days ago

I bought my cat a lead – and I was quickly humbled | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The news that one in six UK cat owners use them baffles me: who are all these cooperative, compliant cats trotting down the street beside their owners?

The news that almost one in six cat owners in th…

70 days ago

Autistic people could teach Donald Trump a thing or two about focus, facts and empathy | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

While not without its challenges, autism isn’t a curse to be cured of, as the likes of the US president and RFK Jr want us to believe

Donald Trump’s claims about autism deserve as little oxygen as pos…

77 days ago

Let’s stop asking why women aren’t having children and ask, for once: why aren’t men? | Rhiannon Lucy Coslett

On the whole, men I’ve spoken to – like women – want children. But a host of issues, from housing to mental health, is getting in the way

“Why aren’t women having babies?” It’s the question on everyon…

84 days ago

Art lovers rejoice: the National Gallery can finally show us when painting really gets exciting | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Curators can now chart the seismic shifts in 20th-century art – and include more works by women and artists of colour

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3 months ago

It’s the great grandparent revolt – and it shows we parents aren’t the only ones burnt out by family life | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Politicians are scrabbling to raise birthrates, but when the older generation is the only childcare safety net, that’s a problem

‘Enslaved grandparent syndrome” – sounds extreme, doesn’t it? But that…

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