Bigger wine glasses make us drink too much, says researcher
Today’s glasses, 450ml compared with 65ml 300 years ago, encourage consumption, Cambridge scientist tells Hay festival
Why do we expect the Olympics to keep on giving?
The much vaunted ‘legacy’ from the 2012 games has not come to pass – maybe we should be happy just to have enjoyed them
Croatia’s summer-long Obonjan festival finally gets going
Despite a disastrous start, Obonjan, a relaxed grown-up festival which takes place on its own Adriatic island, promises to be a special summer event
On Croatia’s Obonjan island wellbeing holidays get a festival twist
Deserted for a decade, this ‘curated island destination’ is set to offer summer-long creativity and wellness breaks with added party atmosphere
Fake It ‘Til You Make It at Edinburgh festival review – divides audience into smilers and sobbers
Bryony Kimmings and Tim Grayburn strike a clever balance between humour and pathos as they recount the latter’s struggle to face his clinical depression
Glastonbury’s Healing Fields: festivalgoer wellbeing is not just for hippies
Glastonbury’s focus on making the world a ‘saner, greener, healthier place’ has grown from new age niche to mainstream concern. At the Green Fields, you can take your pick from gong baths, laughter workshops and partner yoga
Festivals, flights and fulfilment: welcome to the post-digital world
However well-connected it makes us, cyberspace is lonely. That’s why, more and more, we are looking for live experiences
Sundance 2015 review: The Nightmare – documentary shows truth more frightening than fiction
Room 237 documentarian Rodney Ascher takes us into the dark, shows us screaming sufferers of sleep paralysis, then tells us we could well become one of them. Good luck ever resting again
Bridget Christie: ‘It’s trickery, hiding serious bits within a comic framework’
Two years ago she delivered her standup routine to 10 people in a strip club. Now she’s a star of the Edinburgh Fringe and touring the country. She talks biros, big families and why the new pope is ‘bloody marvellous’, writes Mark Lawson
Can a music festival be healthy fun?
Is it possible to eat well, drink less and still have a good time at a festival? Tom Jones tries to have his (carrot) cake and eat it
Travel tips: upmarket Cornish village and the UK’s vintage festivals
Go to the revamped Millendreath in Cornwall, indulge your nostalgia at vintage festivals and the week's best deals
Are the Rolling Stones worth dying for?
John Whale's last big festival was the Isle of Wight in 1970 when he saw Hendrix and the Doors. But he had to see the Stones at Glastonbury this year. However, when he got there the 62-year-old discovered that the breathing apparatus he needs to stay alive when he sleeps wouldn't work
40 consequences of 10 wet summers: what will a decade of rain do to us?
Forecasters have warned that we may need to get used to washout summers, perhaps for the next 10 years. From wildlife to camping to fashion, what will this do to us a nation?
Dr Luisa Dillner’s guide to . . . how to survive a music festival
Carry water, apply sun lotion, wear earplugs, be safe and enjoy yourself