- Fear of flying: The literary progress of Ray Bradbury
- Funny business: The serious search for humour in early English history
- Affirmative action: Rethinking the limits of consent
- A secret, but not a crime: Why women’s anger and frustration could only find an outlet in their diaries
- Solitary confinement: Three writers describe the toll taken by loneliness
- Church and state: Was Spinoza’s Enlightenment so radical after all?
- Women much missed: Thomas Hardy had a profound sympathy for his female characters, but not his wives
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There are regular features, such as cartoons, a weekly literary crossword and quiz, a regular online column looking at the ethical issues today, a Poem of the Week, where the TLS revisits original poetry from its Archive, and Letters to the Editor.
In the week of 26th April 2024, the TLS includes contents such as:
- Shifting plates: The foundation text and history of the Mormons by Seth Perry (Religious Culture, Book Review)
- Brutal kinds of beauty: A Native American family from 1864 to the present day by Sana Goyal (Fiction, Book Review)
- Shelter from the storm: Choosing between the convent and a life in the world by Astrid Edwards (Fiction, Book Review)
- Splendid isolation: Three women writers who swapped London for a calmer life in the country by Vanessa Curtis (Biography, Book Review)
- Evictions by Michael Longley (Original poems)
- A visit from Mr Milton: A personal, cultural and historical record of West Sussex by Alice Albinia (Autobiography, Book Review)
- Just be yourself:Is personal identity merely a social construct? by Jay L. Garfield (Social and Cultural Studies, Book Review)
- Growing pains: Can humanity raise global living standards without burning fossil fuels? by Edward Chancellor (Economics, Book Review)
- Heated debates: And other ways to change your mind by Ian Sansom (Afterthoughts, Column)
- and LOTS more!
So there are lots to immerse yourself in with articles on Fiction, Arts, Original Poems, Afterthoughts, In Brief (that's articles which get straight to the point), and podcasts, too - you can see what's included in the week of 26th April 2024 here. So there's a huge amount to immerse yourself in and discover and think about!
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In March 2024, some highlights from the TLS were:
You can view more TLS Highlights here to get a further idea of some of other content which the TLS has included.
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