Can I have my ball back?At the start of 2021 Richard Herring was diagnosed with testicular cancer. For a man whose output includes a stand up tour titled 'Talking Cock' and who regularly interrogates our attitudes towards masculinity, it was a diagnosis that came with additional layers of complexity. Mixing Rich's personal story alongside what defines masculinity and 'maleness' in society, 'Can I Have My Ball Back?' is not your typical cancer memoir. Whether they're nuts, or

the investigation takes on a terrifying dimension

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Evanna confronts all the complexities and contradictions within herself and reveals how she overcame a life-threatening eating disorder

how he discovered an inner peace and the healing power of nature

telling the story behind each stranger than-fiction-location

a life of freedom as a woman and a writer

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fear quickly turns to irritation for the seven strangers trapped inside

and about how we all want to cook now: quick

walking routes

they still hunt seabirds and herd pilot whales for a significant portion of their basic food needs

Marrying an English man and raising two mixed-race children in suburbia