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How much protein is just silly?
Protein pancakes, protein bars, protein yoghurts. Foodstuffs reinforced for our health are in every supermarket aisle now. I’ve got a protein chocolate mousse in my fridge right now. There’s so much protein on offer these days, it’s becoming difficult to judge how much is beneficial and how much is just silly. We’ve asked a dietician to clarify when and why you might need more protein and how to avoid going overboard. She says there’s a difference between “protein
awareness” and tallying every gram of cottage cheese that goes on your plate.
A tomb guarded by life-size sculptures of a man and a woman has been uncovered just outside the gates of Pompeii. The find is exciting for many reasons, one of which is that the pair don’t appear to be man and wife. Instead, the woman is a priestess, an identity that makes this tomb more significant. This is a woman who has status beyond that of a wife, adding new insight to our understanding of ancient gender dynamics.
The Netflix show Adolescence has been a wake-up call for many parents. How many of our young people are getting sucked into incel culture online without us realising? How many more are at risk? The good news is that the show has opened up space for some long overdue conversations about sex, misogyny and masculinity. We’ve got a helpful explainer on what the manosphere is, what some of the slang it has generated means and, most importantly, how to talk to young
people who may be looking at harmful content.
For some weeks, pockets of resistance have been popping up all over the world in response to Donald Trump’s tariff war. Consumers in Canada and Ireland are boycotting US-made goods in favour of local products. Now that so many other countries are being hit by massive tariffs, it’s time to look at how effective these grassroots movements can be.
Also this week, Margot Robbie’s costume designer does her (and Catherine Earnshaw) dirty with a historically inaccurate wedding dress, a climate scientist tries to make the green transition just, and scientists walk a mile in a dog’s…
nose.
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