We know that ever woman wants to be thin. Our images of womanhood are almost synonymous with thinness.

From a child's point of view, there is rarely a great time for parents to separate, even if there has been a lot of commotion and fighting.

I think it is one of the capacities of human beings, to create style.

No one leaves a long-term relationship scot-free or without conflict.

I'd like to see much more understanding of emotional issues around hurt, abandonment, disappointment, longing, failure and shame, where they stem from and how they drive people and policies brought into public discourse.

When they took TV to Fiji they found that after 3 years nearly 12 girls out of 100 were over the toilet bowls with bulimia because they felt inferior.

Public intellectuals come from a range of areas and use their expertise to comment more widely than just their field. They want to make a contribution to public space, and they stick their necks out to do it.