“I wanted to write about love and marriage, houses and children, school runs and shopping and ageing parents. In all these everyday concerns I find the stuff of drama: this is the actual life so many of us are living,” says writer William Nicholson. “The first publisher to read it said to me, ‘It’s wonderful. I’d publish it if you were a woman.'”
Tag: 10.09.11
Should We Include Happiness in The GDP? Probably
The U.S. loves being number one — but is nowhere near that on the happiness scale. Why? And what policies could change that performance?
No Kilts, But Maybe Some Head-Scratching, At The Scottish Ballet
The Scottish Ballet has flourished under its artistic director, who’s wrapping up his 10-year run with the company’s first visit to the U.S. in a few decades. But are the risks he takes in the world of abstract ballet worth it?