How we live

In search of the world’s coolest shades

One shop in London is devoted to rare Ray-Bans and German Cazals. The couple behind it describe their ‘scavenger’s antennae’ and eyewear addiction

‘Skin hunger’ is a touchy subject

‘Skin hunger’ is a sensation felt from a lack of physical contact. But platonic touch is not an easy need to get met…

The game in which democracy is defined by a roll of dice

A board game re-enactment of the US Capitol riots is a twisted form of catharsis for disaffected liberals

How a Japanese phone box changed the way we grieve

After a 9.1-magnitude earthquake hit northeast Japan in 2011, a phone box in a retiree's garden became a place for thousands to mourn, and speak to the dead. Then, it kickstarted a global phenomenon