Jeremy Hardy: a ferocious talent who radicalised radio comedy

Provocative and political, the stand-up – who has died aged 57 – shook up Radio 4 at a time when it was in danger of resembling a Rotary Club quiz night

If you want children to eat vegetables, don’t tell them they’re evil

The TV ad campaign that casts veggies as villains may be fun, but there are better ways to encourage kids to eat healthily

Drinking your own urine? There’s a Facebook group for that. Two, even

Urine therapy enthusiasts claim that drinking your own pee is a panacea – not an inexcusably filthy way to start the day, as everyone else thinks

Seeking inner peace in a violent, unequal world is not a selfish act

That is, so long as you don’t ignore the outside world, like the Twitter CEO who blithely tweeted from a meditation retreat in Myanmar, says Holly Rigby, a teacher and union activist

Gemma Arterton and Keira Knightley write hardhitting pieces for feminist collection

Arterton reimagines her Bond girl role for the #MeToo era, while Knightley writes frankly about the experience of motherhood

‘The people’s yogi’: how Adriene Mishler became a YouTube phenomenon

With 4 million subscribers and hundreds of thousands more watching free weekly videos, Yoga with Adriene is a social media sensation. What makes her fans so devoted?

Average Briton spends 26 days a year watching on-demand TV

Adults spend eight times longer watching Netflix and iPlayer than exercising, survey reveals

Mumsnet forums are a guilty pleasure, but there are truths, too

Married sex, the limits of hygiene, mothers’ fears and neuroses, the private names they have for genitals – there’s magic in among the horror

‘Pimples are in’ – the rise of the acne positivity movement

From Justin Bieber to Lorde, celebrities and bloggers are going bare-faced on social media and opening up about skin problems. And with 25% of women over 30 experiencing acne, it’s not just a teenage affliction

Instagram is supposed to be friendly. So why is it making people so miserable?

For a growing number of users and mental health experts, the positivity of Instagram is precisely the problem, with its relentless emphasis on promoting ‘perfect’ lifestyles. Should everyone just stop scrolling?