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Cause for Hope

Michael Morpurgo on hunkering down in his cottage... waiting for coronavirus to pass.

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Fighting infection with imagination

Sarah Dunant on how imagination will be a vital tool to deal with social distancing.

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Seven Degrees of Solitude

Adam Gopnik on life in lockdown in New York.

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Grandad We Love You

Tom Shakespeare on becoming a grandad for the first time.

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On Not Finishing

Rebecca Stott reflects on unfinished projects.

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A Few Good Trade Offs

Zia Haider Rahman discusses the moral questions facing us in lifting the lockdown

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Cultural success and the Aboriginals

Will Self ponders what lessons Aboriginal culture might have for the days of pandemic.

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On Risk

AL Kennedy on how we perceive risk.

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My Mother

Howard Jacobson on his mother's life - and death.

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In Praise of Cleaning

Will Self on the Great British Wipe-Up.

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Waiting

Rebecca Stott reflects on how it feels being out of kilter with time.

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I Like It Here

Howard Jacobson takes a wry view of life under lockdown.

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Inside Out

David Goodhart examines our changing attitudes to authority.

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The end of university as we know it?

Mary Beard asks: Has the iconic university lecture had its day?

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A Word of Advice

Zia Haider Rahman reflects on the comment "If you don't like it here you can always leave"

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Why Black Lives Matter

Bernardine Evaristo discusses how we historicise the past

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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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