What social distancing taught me about plumbing
David Clifford does prolonged battle with a leak, reluctant plumbers, reluctant social distancers, and his sense of his own DIY capabilities.
A Playlist: For These Distracted Times
Inspired by Thomas Tomkins (1572-1656), John Hopkins has curated a playlist ‘for these distracted times’, from his own compositions and others’.
Turning the tide? Rhetorical lessons for Boris Johnson from WWII
Richard Toye recommends five lessons that Boris Johnson should take from his hero Winston Churchill, as he treats Covid-19 as the defining war of his premiership
Miriam & Youssef: the story of the foundation of Israel
Homersphere’s first exclusive! Steve Waters tells us about his new radio drama Miriam & Youssef, which over 10 episodes explores the foundation of the modern state of Israel.
Finding God online
Religion, like many other aspects of life, is moving online in response to lockdown. As Ramadan begins, Beth Singler joins a Radio 4 panel to discuss religion online, and online religion
A tropical lockdown miscellany
Richard Hickman, academic and artist, is stuck in Singapore. Locked down and bored, he writes on his surroundings, and illustrates his thoughts with his own paintings, new and old
Paintings for our times: Seurat’s Île de la Grande Jatte
Philip Stephenson considers echoes of characters across two paintings by Georges Seurat