One person yawns, and within moments someone else across the room does exactly the same. It happens in classrooms, offices, living rooms, and even while watching a video. One of the most ordinary human behaviours is also one of the most mysterious. Few bodily actions spread as effortlessly as a yawn. You do not need …
There is something slightly embarrassing about crying during a movie. Not during documentaries. Not during footage of real suffering. But during scenes involving people who do not exist, in worlds that were carefully written by strangers, lit by studio lights, edited with music, and performed on a set surrounded by cameras and microphones. You sit …