Undone

Vincent Deary is a clinical and academic specialist in fatigue, in the ways in which we might be mentally and physically spent by life. This book, part memoir of his working practice, part inquiry into the ways in which mental health is undone, is a sequel to an earlier volume, How We Are, published in 2015. The chronology is pertinent. The trajectory of those intervening nine years of austerity, and pandemic, and precarity, serve to make this volume both inevitable and urgent. Sleeplessness and anxiety have been among…

MOSCOW—The opening months of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year drove an increase in oil and natural-gas prices that brought a windfall for Moscow. Those days are over.As the war continues into its second year and Western sanctions bite harder, Russia’s government revenue is being squeezed and its economy has shifted to a lower-growth trajectory, likely for the long term. The country’s biggest exports, gas and oil, have lost major customers. Government finances are strained. The ruble is down over 20%…

Like its fellow awards-giving organisation Ampas (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences), the British Academy of Film and Television Arts has expended considerable energy in recent years in correcting perceived imbalances in the diversity of its nominations and award winners. Hence the consternation Bafta must privately be feeling that no people of colour were voted as winners of its top prizes at the 2023 edition, where German war film All Quiet on the Western Front emerged as the most rewarded, with seven Baftas,…

Self-described sneakerheads bidding up prices for limited-edition kicks sold online have created profits for tens of thousands of entrepreneurial kids and adults.In nine years, Michael Malekzadeh outpaced the crowd to become an American sneaker celebrity. He made more than $300 million in the sneaker resale market, where scarcity and cool have driven runaway prices. Mr. Malekzadeh was known as one of the largest buyers and sellers of exceptional sneakers, including many he…

21 July 2022, Bavaria, Essenbach: Water vapor rises behind sunflowers from the cooling system of the nuclear power plant (NPP) Isar 2.Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesNuclear energy is at an inflection point. Early exuberance about its potential was undercut by a series of devastating and dangerous accidents: Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania in 1979; Chornobyl in Ukraine in 1986; and Fukushima Daiichi in Japan in 2011.But now, thanks to new technology and the increasingly urgent need to fight climate…

‘Women are not perfect. Women are cookie cutters. Women are not just the wife.’ And American actor Angelique Cabral is glad that it has started to reflect on the screen over the perfect imagery that was being painted for long. “Right now, women are at the forefront in the industry,” says Cabral, which she feels is highlighted in the web show, Undone. The show is not only led by three Latinas, but also comes packed with Mexican ancestry through the story of a family. The 43-year-old, who has featured in projects such as…

Constance Marie has witnessed the narrative around women — on-screen and off-screen — change, as she has been a part of Hollywood since her teenage years. The actor, who has done films like Selena (1997) and TV shows including Undone and Switched At Birth, feels the TV landscape in the West is doing a better job of reflecting the evolving realities. “When it comes to changing portrayal of women on screen in Hollywood, I don’t know if we are at the forefront. Maybe not,” says Marie, adding, “But yes, one has to note that,…