Colm Tóibín’s Brooklyn: a New York miniature
By refusing to show off, Costa Book award winner Colm Tóibín has achieved something remarkable: a historical novel that transports its readers while its author stays almost invisible
While lockdowns were arguably necessary, Adam Wagner warns that when governments give themselves drastic powers, they don’t always give them back. Stephen Buranyi uncovers how Big Pharma is using its vaccine success to double down on profit rather than protect us. Gabriel Scally and Sunetra Gupta debate whether it's worth trying to eliminate Covid altogether. Plus: an interview with Carlo Rovelli, master of the universe, while Julia Bell explains how her ex-student got radicalised online.
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