Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Loneliness has followed me my whole life,” says Robert De Niro’s character, Travis Bickle, in Taxi Driver. “Everywhere. In bars, ...

In the article “Hello stranger” (G2, 6 January), Bethan Harris of the Loneliness Lab suggests finding ways to “design loneliness out of cities”. I have a better idea – don’t design it in in the first ...

In the critically acclaimed The Lonely City (2017), the writer Olivia Laing extolled the pleasures as well as the pains of loneliness, identifying loneliness as a creative enterprise as well as a ...

Even though I had friends, I was still lonely. My friends didn’t understand my reactions. There was a huge void inside me. These are some of the ways that people describe feeling alienated after ...

In this third multi-play show of Pinter at the Pinter — a season celebrating Harold Pinter’s mastery of short drama (read our reviews of Pinter One and Pinter Two) — the focus is on loneliness and ...

Loneliness is often seen as a modern epidemic—fueled by social media, digital detachment, and the fast pace of urban life. But the truth is, loneliness isn’t new. It has always been a part of the ...

At what can be one of the loneliest times of year, a historian of emotion picks the best books about a modern malady Loneliness is everywhere. Or so it seems. It’s been described in medical terms, as ...

A Booker shortlist, a small press wave, a generation of writers in their thirties. Loneliness has become the quiet centre of ...

In contemporary cultural discourse, much attention has been given to the importance of community. Humans have a fundamental need for belonging and social connection. Research consistently indicates ...

The 22 films were selected from 205 submissions across 18 countries by an international jury as finalists in the AI short film competition AIsolation. The films explore themes such as gender roles, ...