Is Facebook Live a monster that's out of control?
Changing the world - but not in the way that was hoped
Facebook’s betting big on everyone streaming their lives in real time, but has it unleashed something darker?
How to keep your resolutions
Sheer determination to behave differently is not the only way to change your habits: you could start by making the goal easier in the first place, says Oliver Burkmen. Plus, we got specific tips for you on everything from writing a novel to quitting sugar.
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This year’s biggest book adaptations
Which titles should you read before you watch?
From Margaret Atwood’s A Handmaid’s Tale to Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting sequel Porno, a host of bestsellers will be adapted for film and TV this year. Here’s our guide to which ones to enjoy on the page before the screen
A human rights activist, a secret prison and Xi Jinping’s new China
‘Most dictatorships are very clumsy, raw, inelegant. But this one isn’t’
Peter Dahlin spent 23 days in a ‘black prison’ in Beijing, where he says he was deprived of sleep and questioned with a ‘communication enhancement’ machine. He recounts his story
How do I turn a social media crush into a date?
There is a dance one performs to turn an “internet friend” into something more
How do you move Twitter banter on to a real-life get-together? And, if it’s horrible, how do you cast the person back into the internet?
What I’ve learned from a month sleeping rough
‘Society has dehumanised homeless people’
Medical student James Beavis spent his Christmas on the streets of London to raise money for – and try to better understand – those who end up in this situation
I spent a day in a VR headset, it was horrible
There were some upsides, beyond searing masochism
Alex Hern wanted to get closer to his work by spending a day in a VR world. Future of employment, or a digital headache?
The monks of Mount Athos
Photo essay: Life on a holy mountain
The spiritual capital of the Orthodox Christian world, Mount Athos, is home to 20 monasteries and approximately 2,000 monks. Photographer Rick Findler visited the oldest surviving monastic community in the world
Embrace the 80s with almond waffles
How to make a waffles that taste like home
Did you inexplicably receive a waffle maker for Christmas? Bee Wilson will help you get some use out of it with her delicious waffle recipe
