Too many stars and too much money is killing television
As Netflix debuts ‘Space Force’, yet another star-studded and eye-wateringly expensive misfire, Adam White wonders if television has lost sight of what we love about the small screen
Why Dave is the best new comedy of 2020
Beneath a barrage of jokes about porn, race, religion, drugs and penises lies a clever and moving series, writes Ed Cumming
Nearly 2m people with lung conditions note improvement in lockdown
The fall in road traffic and industry activity has seen levels of harmful nitrogen dioxide more than halve in some parts of the UK, writes Samuel Lovett
How contact tracing swiftly dealt with a smallpox outbreak in London
Miles Ellingham tells the story of how a smallpox epidemic was averted by his grandfather’s swift and meticulous tracing of contacts in London
Drug trade expected to boom as furloughed criminals prepare for post-Covid world
Traffickers and criminologists tell Borzou Daragahi rising prices and emptied jails create fertile soil for drug trafficking
Woody Allen’s A Rainy Day in New York is a sleazy washout
Even divorced from its director and the accusations that have soured its release, A Rainy Day in New York is a pretentious failure
Trump thinks the army has got his back. He’s about to get a surprise
Protesters have to be protected, writes Robert Fisk – but the question is by whom? And from whom? Like in the Middle East, soldiers are key
Enmity at the gates: Why have rock stars given up on feuding?
Since the days of Blur vs Oasis, bands have become ‘nice’ to the point that it’s a scandal when a musician makes even the mildest critique of their peers. Ed Power looks at the history of the band feud and at the few artists today who aren’t afraid to ruffle some feathers
Elfriede Jelinek’s The Piano Teacher finds no feeling in violent sex
The detailed descriptions of sadomasochistic acts are so visceral that it can be an effort to turn each page, says Annie Lord. You flinch as though a razor were held up to your eyeball
Do you need a face mask and where can you buy one?
A cloth face covering should now be worn in shops and on public transport
7 best books about money: Advice on saving and investing
Get clued up on how to manage your funds with these top titles
How polyamorous people are navigating love in lockdown
Lockdown has forced polyamorous couples into monogamous scenarios that go against their ideologies, writes Olivia Petter
‘I was in quarantine with the man who catfished me’
Karina Mazur had been dating her boyfriend for four months when she discovered he wasn't who he said he was
Mother of George Floyd's daughter calls for justice
'Gianna does not have a father. He will never see her grow up, graduate, he will never walk her down the aisle'