The ObserverYoung people This article is more than 8 months oldBoomers, you’ve done OK – but don’t expect undying affection from us millennialsThis article is more than 8 months oldMartha GillYounger people can only watch in envy as older generations are tempted into golden early retirement
The marshmallow test was invented when the boomer generation was young. It tested the ability to delay gratification. Children who could hold off eating a marshmallow placed in front of them would get two, proving they had the self-control requisite to become concert cellists, scientific geniuses or presidents of the US. Read More...
Sarah B: ‘Deciding to have the tattoo done was an empowering act in itself.’ Photograph: Kate PetersSeven women tell Gem Fletcher why getting inked after breast cancer made them feel whole again
Sarah B, ColchesterI found a hardening in my breast in 2005, and although my GP wasn’t concerned, he sent me to get it checked out. It was a total shock when I found out I had stage 2 breast cancer. Read More...
Spain This article is more than 7 years oldLong lunch: Spanish civil servant skips work for years without anyone noticingThis article is more than 7 years oldJoaquín García failed to show up for his job at the water board for at least six years – and possibly as many as 14
Only when Joaquín García, a Spanish civil servant, was due to collect an award for two decades of loyal and dedicated service did anyone realise that he had not, in fact, shown up to work for at least six years – and possibly as many as 14. Read More...
