As Britain’s death toll from Covid-19 passes 100,000, there is one burning question: why did so many have to die? Tom Clark, Gaby Hinsliff and Philip Ball chart the persistent failures—from both the chief scientists and the politicians. Former head of the Supreme Court Brenda Hale takes on the human rights sceptics and Rana Mitter asks whether China's grip on Hong Kong means the end of the historic freedoms in the city.
Edgar Degas and Gerhard Richter were born almost 100 years apart, yet their work demands comparison, argues Sebastian Smee. Two major new exhibitions reveal the artists’ shared obsessions
As Wayne McGregor prepares his company for the world premiere of his latest work at Sadler’s Wells, Emma Crichton-Miller profiles one of dance’s great pioneers
Ballet used to be popular with both elite and mass audiences. The Royal Ballet was a centre of world ballet and its profits subsidised the Royal Opera. Now nobody cares
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