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Coronavirus and Convention

Adam Gopnik discusses how the pandemic is bringing out our most conventional behaviours.

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Legacy Bottle Opener

Will Self discusses how the pandemic has affected our views of inheritance.

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A Hazy Shade of Winter

Rebecca Stott tells the story of 536 AD - the year the sun 'disappeared'.

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The Big Benefits of Smallness

Linda Colley on why being a small nation can be an advantage.

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Gender in the Blender

Bernardine Evaristo reflects on changing attitudes to gender.

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The End of Progress?

Will Self reflects on how the pandemic could affect our perception of human progress.

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Tolerance: the Unfashionable Virtue

John Gray discusses why he believes liberals are turning their backs on tolerance.

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A Fine Line

Adam Gopnik on why, during the pandemic, there's a fine line between clever... and stupid.

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Thinking Otherwise

Michael Morpurgo questions whether we are educating our children or programming them.

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Having the 'Wrong' Politics

Zoe Strimpel discusses growing divides between our social groupings.

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Conspiracy Theories and a Good Hair Cut

Sarah Dunant on QAnon... and conversations with her hairdresser.

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What's the Magic Number?

Tom Shakespeare discusses our changing attitudes to risk.

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The Pro-Mask Movement

Bernardine Evaristo on why wearing a mask these days is the least we can do.

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Reflections on My Mother's Kenwood Mixer

Rebecca Stott on memories of Angel Delight, Smash powder and an invaluable device.

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The Great Conjunction

Adam Gopnik reflects on the appearance of Jupiter in the skies over Manhattan.

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Brief Encounters

Will Self advocates a novel practice for our times.

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Pets Aren't People!

Zoe Strimpel examines why we've become so passionately obsessed with dogs.

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Don't Mention the War

Howard Jacobson with his personal reaction to a monumental week in US politics.

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Perpetual Lockdown

Sara Wheeler on lockdown for her brother, severely learning disabled, and others like him

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Experience Trumps Facts

David Goodhart defends objective facts over personal experience.

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Loving the Body Fat-tastic

Bernardine Evaristo reflects on body image and the fashion industry.

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Edible Architecture

Will Self on why he's decided to "eat" buildings

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Confessions of an Anti-Clasper

Howard Jacobson reflects on hugging, past and present.

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Off the Map

Sara Wheeler on navigating unmapped territory.

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Spiritual Pick and Mix

Bernardine Evaristo reflects on spirituality and syncretism.

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New Year Letter from New York

Adam Gopnik on the bitter-sweet joys of cycling round Central Park.

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A Turning Point for Democracy?

Adam Gopnik attempts to make sense of events in Washington this week.

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Whose Free Speech?

John Gray argues that social media bans on Donald Trump pose many risks.

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The Power of Slow Storytelling

Rebecca Stott on why stories told over time seem so fitting for lockdown.

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Sacking the Capitols

Sarah Dunant imagines how the storming of the US Capitol building might go down in history

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