In an era of pre-planned perfection and satellite-mapped beaches, have we traded the soul of exploration for the safety of an itinerary? Evan England weighs the democratic ease of modern travel against the high-stakes gamble of his grandfather’s generation, asking if it’s still possible to be truly surprised by a world we’ve already seen on Instagram.

Daily orgasms might not help you conjugate French verbs or fix your to-do list, but they might just be the ultimate biological reset and a masterclass in the language of the body. Lex Duff explores why sometimes the most satisfying conversation you can have is the one you have with yourself (or someone you like just as much).

Winning the Newgrange lottery is the spiritual equivalent of scoring front-row seats to the Eras Tour. Devon Miller takes us deep into a five-thousand-year-old passage tomb to witness a 15-minute miracle, discovering that some mysteries are better left un-conjugated and simply felt.

Photographer Jacques Olivier lets us inside his visual essay and his yearning to the summer that awaits in the Cyclades.

Home may be a shifting horizon but a bowl of handmade pasta has a way of grounding the soul in the present, writes Carinne Geil Botta as she explores the tastes of nostalgia in Edinburgh.

Photographer and Director Andrew Willis takes us inside the belly of the Parisienne beast in argument for the revolution of old school attire - the tuxedo.

Who knew avocados softening in a bin could feel so erotic? Poet Laura Jean Henebry explores the 'sacred tomes' of physical connection, proving that when the yearning is this deep, breaking thirty-two bones wouldn’t hurt at all.

Flights might be a necessary evil of thigh-rubbing and tin cans, but a long ferry or a dirt-road detour is where the soul actually catches up. This love letter by Emma Lavelle is to the 'in-between', proving that sometimes the most important part of getting there is taking the long way