Laura Dockrill on parenting, paranoia and postpartum psychosis: I thought Id been hijacked by

 Posted on April 9, 2024  |  13 minutes  |  2636 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

‘I’m grateful now that my illness was as bombastic as it was because everybody couldn’t help but stop and pay attention’ … Dockrill. Photograph: Alicia Canter/The Guardian‘I’m grateful now that my illness was as bombastic as it was because everybody couldn’t help but stop and pay attention’ … Dockrill. Photograph: Alicia Canter/The GuardianThe G2 interviewMental healthInterviewLaura Dockrill on parenting, paranoia and postpartum psychosis: ‘I thought I’d been hijacked by a devil’Emine SanerA month after the birth of her son, the writer, poet and illustrator was on suicide watch in a psychiatric ward, experiencing severe delusions. [Read More]

Magdalena Abakanowicz obituary | Sculpture

 Posted on April 9, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  1046 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

SculptureObituaryMagdalena Abakanowicz obituarySculptor acclaimed internationally after overcoming a privileged background to establish a successful career in communist PolandThe Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz, who has died aged 86, could trace her lineage back to Genghis Khan. At least, that was the family legend. As a child in the 1930s, she had privileges that were soon to be destroyed by the second world war and its aftermath. Yet, despite her background, she managed to launch a highly successful career in communist Poland, eventually gaining an international reputation for her evocative textile sculptures of the human figure. [Read More]

Swuit up: 'I think sweat material formalwear was inevitable'

 Posted on April 9, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  752 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

A tailored activewear blazer and pant set from Australian brand Lorna Jane. Photograph: Lorna JaneA tailored activewear blazer and pant set from Australian brand Lorna Jane. Photograph: Lorna JaneThe upliftFashionTailored tracksuits have gone from sitcom punchline to material reality – what could be more 2020? In an episode of the highly underrated sitcom New Girl, Nick (Jake Johnson) and Schmidt (Max Greenfield) invent the Swuit™ – “A suit made entirely of sweatsuit material. [Read More]

The Power of Trees by Peter Wohlleben review out of the woods

 Posted on April 9, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  732 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

Science and nature booksReviewThe charismatic forester argues that trees can be a powerful weapon in the fight against climate change – so long as we leave them alone Elon Musk has offered a prize of $100m for the best carbon capture and sequestration proposal. I can save his committee a lot of time. The money should go to Peter Wohlleben, the German forester whose book The Hidden Life of Trees was the most improbable and encouraging blockbuster of 2015. [Read More]

The wait was far from over when trying to get a Railbookers refund

 Posted on April 9, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  242 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

Your problems, with Anna TimsMoneyThe site had not paid our Paris hotel; the hoteliers then charged my credit card nearly €900 My wife and I paid £1,886 for a package holiday with Railbookers. Our four-star hotel in Paris took an imprint of our card on arrival in case of any extras. Two weeks later, I found the hotel had debited €896.04 from my account. It explained it had received no payment from Railbookers. [Read More]

100 ways you can make the world a better place

 Posted on April 8, 2024  |  8 minutes  |  1534 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Life and styleTo read an updated, 2022 version of this article click here 1 If you buy something from a charity shop, pay double. 2 Carry stress balls to squeeze when you feel under pressure. 3 Use your umbrella with manners. 4 Buy your electricity from a supplier who uses only sustainable resources. 5 Give your Lottery money to a good cause (only 28p of every £1 you spend goes to charity). [Read More]

Allan Simonsen's death at Le Mans to be classed as a racing incident | Le Mans 24 Hours

 Posted on April 8, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  704 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

Le Mans 24 Hours This article is more than 10 years oldAllan Simonsen's death at Le Mans to be classed as a racing incidentThis article is more than 10 years old Tom Kristensen takes ninth win as Audi claim victory Investigation continues into first-day fatalityThe French legal investigation by the attorney and police into the death of Danish driver Allan Simonsen in the opening stages of the Le Mans 24 hours were continuing after the race came to its conclusion on Sunday, although early indications are that it will not be a lengthy process and that the accident will be attributed to a racing incident. [Read More]

Ben Jennings on the US anti-abortion movement cartoon | Opinion

 Posted on April 8, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  66 words  |  Valentine Belue

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Dominica creates worlds first marine protected area for sperm whales | Whales

 Posted on April 8, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  715 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Whales This article is more than 2 months oldDominica creates world’s first marine protected area for sperm whalesThis article is more than 2 months oldNearly 300 sq miles of water on west of Caribbean island to be designated as a reserve for endangered animals The tiny Caribbean island of Dominica is creating the world’s first marine protected area for one of Earth’s largest animals: the endangered sperm whale. Nearly 300 sq miles (800 sq km) of royal blue waters on the western side of the island nation that serve as key nursing and feeding grounds will be designated as a reserve, the government announced on Monday. [Read More]

Mystery of the walrus spotted on rocks on the Welsh coast

 Posted on April 8, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  774 words  |  Kary Bruening

Animal behaviour This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldExperts have different theories as to how the cow-sized Arctic animal ended up so far south It could have been the incongruity of the walrus turning up on the Welsh coast. Or perhaps it was the discovery that the creature appeared to be on something of a tour of the British and Irish Isles while the human population remained in lockdown, their own chances of a foreign getaway shrinking daily. [Read More]