Terror in the name of Jesus
Sara Paretsky: Dr George Tiller's murder underlines there is no common ground with anti-abortion zealots
If you only do one thing this week … avoid the mid-afternoon slump
It's halfway between lunchtime and teatime and you're running out of steam. Sandra Haurant has some tips on how to get through the rest of the afternoon
Film on black surgeon in first heart transplant team rekindles controversy
Documentary reopens debate over Hamilton Naki's claim that he took part in world's first heart transplant
My life as a giraffe
Writer Arianne Cohen on the highs and lows of being 6ft 3in
Of stilettoes and socialites
Review: The Towering World of Jimmy Choo by Lauren Goldstein Crowe and Sagra Mceira de RosenElizabeth Day finds this portrait of Jimmy Choo a bit wobbly on its feet
Your desk speaks volumes
Paperback of the week: Snoop: What Your Stuff Says About You by Sam GoslingThe psychology professor's Through the Keyhole deductions are both obvious and intriguing, writes Oliver Marre
Working families: Stuck in the middle
As the 'sandwich generation' juggles the demands of children and elderly parents, Cath Janes says more firms should be aiming to appear on the Top Employers for Working Families list
Me
Review: Me by Mel ThompsonWith this entry in Acumen's diverting 'The Art of Living' series, Thompson tackles the enormous question of what is a self, says Steven Poole
NHS accused of wasting £3m
Value of private clinics used to reduce waiting times called into question after Scottish centre paid for non-treatment
24% of adults ‘risking health through alcohol’
New NHS figures show rise in people admitted to hospital with alcohol-related injuries or conditions, and increase in deaths linked to drinking