‘A Chain of Stupidity’: the Skripal Case and the Decline of Russia’s Spy Agencies
“The new hero of journalism was no longer a grizzled investigator burning shoe leather, à la All the President’s Men, but a pasty-looking kid in front of a MacBook Air.”
The End of Tourism?
“Covid-19 has exposed the flaw in the model of elite tourism with a conscience. There is no plan B.”
“Like a Tap Being Turned Off”: Music Magazines Fight for Survival in UK
With no concerts to sell ads for and few shops open to sell print issues, British music magazines such as Q, Uncut, and Mojo are suffering and considering their options for survival.
The Man in the Iron Lung
“When he was six, Paul Alexander contracted polio and was paralysed for life. Today he is 74, and one of the last people in the world still using an iron lung. But after surviving one deadly outbreak, he did not expect to find himself threatened by another.”
‘The Past Six Weeks Have Been Unlike Anything I’ve Known’: a GP on How the Pandemic Has Changed His Work
Coronavirus has changed every aspect of Gavin Francis’ life at his doctor’s practice in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Long Journey Home: The Stranded Sailboats in a Race to Beat the Hurricanes
We heard about the cruise ships — but Covid-19 has also marooned people living on small boats worldwide.
‘Feasting on Fantasy’: My Month of Extreme Immersion in Disney+
“Proudest parenting moment of lockdown so far? When the six-year-old requested to watch Honey, I Shrunk the Kids for a second time. If that is the peak of my home-schooling efforts, which it undoubtedly is, I’ll take it.”
Margaret Atwood’s Lockdown Diary: Life As An Eccentric Self-Isolationist
“How to make firelighters, combat squirrels and conduct a rubber chicken choir … the author shares practical tips from lockdown in Canada.”
I’ve Fled New York with My Wife, Kids and Dog – Just as my Ancestors Fled the 1918 Pandemic
After covering the plights of refugees around the world as a journalist, Bryan Mealer finds himself a refugee, fleeing New York City for his childhood home of west Texas — where his great-grandmother and her oldest daughter died in the influenza epidemic of 1918.
Canada mourns Takaya – the lone sea wolf whose spirit captured the world
The life and death of a legendary wolf.