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As if the start of January wasn’t depressing enough, this year is predicted to be tougher than most. To help lift the gloom, five commentators each suggest an original, simple idea to revive some of ye olde feelgood factor.

Getting rich quick - and having much more money than you ever need - will look as pointless as taking bodybuilding too seriously, says Clive James.

Tears, tantrums and murder. How maths fires people up

The serious and quirky stories that had you clicking

David Blunkett on how Braille shaped his life by providing him and other blind people with a window on the world.

Our regular column covering the deaths of significant - but lesser-reported - characters in the past month.

Tears, tantrums and murder. Maths is not the cold and calculating exercise people think it is.

You’re a teenager. You want to fit in. But when a pact is sworn in blood, not all make the cut, says Laurie Taylor.

The Magazine’s review of advertising takes a look back at the ads which have stood out, whether for good or bad.

After spending a month living without plastic, could Christine Jeavans carry on with the lessons she learned?