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Inhaling History
Sarah Dunant on the romance of writing history.
Recline-gate
To recline - or not to recline - your seat on an aeroplane? Adam Gopnik on "recline-gate"
What to do?
Tom Shakespeare asks how best to confront difficult situations.
Empty-nesters and gangsters
Adam Gopnik on his children leaving home and becoming an "empty nester".
Cause for Hope
Michael Morpurgo on hunkering down in his cottage... waiting for coronavirus to pass.
Fighting infection with imagination
Sarah Dunant on how imagination will be a vital tool to deal with social distancing.
Seven Degrees of Solitude
Adam Gopnik on life in lockdown in New York.
Grandad We Love You
Tom Shakespeare on becoming a grandad for the first time.
On Not Finishing
Rebecca Stott reflects on unfinished projects.
A Few Good Trade Offs
Zia Haider Rahman discusses the moral questions facing us in lifting the lockdown
Cultural success and the Aboriginals
Will Self ponders what lessons Aboriginal culture might have for the days of pandemic.
On Risk
AL Kennedy on how we perceive risk.
My Mother
Howard Jacobson on his mother's life - and death.
In Praise of Cleaning
Will Self on the Great British Wipe-Up.
Waiting
Rebecca Stott reflects on how it feels being out of kilter with time.
I Like It Here
Howard Jacobson takes a wry view of life under lockdown.
Inside Out
David Goodhart examines our changing attitudes to authority.
The end of university as we know it?
Mary Beard asks: Has the iconic university lecture had its day?
A Word of Advice
Zia Haider Rahman reflects on the comment "If you don't like it here you can always leave"
Why Black Lives Matter
Bernardine Evaristo discusses how we historicise the past
Coronavirus and Convention
Adam Gopnik discusses how the pandemic is bringing out our most conventional behaviours.
Legacy Bottle Opener
Will Self discusses how the pandemic has affected our views of inheritance.
A Hazy Shade of Winter
Rebecca Stott tells the story of 536 AD - the year the sun 'disappeared'.
The Big Benefits of Smallness
Linda Colley on why being a small nation can be an advantage.
Gender in the Blender
Bernardine Evaristo reflects on changing attitudes to gender.
The End of Progress?
Will Self reflects on how the pandemic could affect our perception of human progress.
Tolerance: the Unfashionable Virtue
John Gray discusses why he believes liberals are turning their backs on tolerance.
A Fine Line
Adam Gopnik on why, during the pandemic, there's a fine line between clever... and stupid.
Thinking Otherwise
Michael Morpurgo questions whether we are educating our children or programming them.
Having the 'Wrong' Politics
Zoe Strimpel discusses growing divides between our social groupings.
Conspiracy Theories and a Good Hair Cut
Sarah Dunant on QAnon... and conversations with her hairdresser.