It's a pot noodle of an episode this week. From our favourite pandemic stories around the globe - selected especially to cheer you up - to a bunch of recommendations, a deep-dive into the way we metabolise information now, and a compulsory dwell on Stanley Tucci.
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Links
Book a Migrateful cookery class at migrateful.org
The Vanishing Half, by Brit Bennett - out 2nd June
Brit Bennett and Emma Cline in conversation for Entertainment Weekly https://ew.com/books/author-interviews/brit-bennett-emma-cline-in-conversation/
Robert Pattinson interview by Zach Baron for GQ, US edition https://www.gq.com/story/robert-pattinson-on-batman-tenet-isolation-june-cover
Lockdown with My Gen Z nieces, by Sathnam Sanghera for The Times magazine https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sathnam-sanghera-lockdown-with-my-gen-z-nieces-8bcm9qxcx
Dating After Coronavirus, by Nayeema Raza for The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/18/opinion/coronavirus-dating.html
Here’s how time works now by Eli Grober for McSweeney's: https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/heres-how-time-works-now
A Love In Verse: https://www.aloveinverse.com/
Stanley Tucci's Life in Quarantine, for The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/05/stanley-tuccis-life-quarantine/611557/
Sinéad Burke interview on Desert Island Discs
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A Bumper Spring Book Special
An Author Special About Navigating and Embracing Failure with Elizabeth Day
An Interview With Director Dan Reed About Leaving Neverland
An author special with Fatima Bhutto on radicalism & what the West doesn’t understand about ISIS
A LIVE episode on Emma Thompson’s Open Letter & Discovering Self-Discipline
Separating the Intrinsic from the Extrinsic; & An Author Special with Candice Carty-Williams
The Complicated Case of Shamima Begum; & Why The ‘Tortured Artist’ Debate Should Be Retired
Valentine's Day, Liam Neeson's Race Row & A Most Literary Liar
Fyre Festival, Sex Education & A Bumper Book Chat
A Pretty Daft End to 2018
A Jolly Christmas Special
Why We Should Be Cautious Of Banning Songs; & The Internet’s Abuse Against Women
A LIVE Episode on 'Emotional Labour' - The New Gas-Lighting? - & How We Discuss Our Bodies on Social Media
M&S Undiesgate; Lena Dunham's Bare-All Interview; & The Missionary Killed By A Tribe
The Curious Case of Mrs Hinch; & Comedy's Diversity Issue
Collins Word of The Year; Iceland's Banned Xmas Ad; & Why Do 46% of Men Remove Their Body Hair?
A Deep-Dive Into The Epidemic of Anxiety, with Author Olivia Sudjic
We Talk Mini Skirts; Philip Green; & The Role of Injunctions in Modern Society
An Author Special with Lindsey Hilsum, On Marie Colvin and War Journalism
Why 1/3 of Gen Z Don’t Drink; & How Feelings Took Over The World
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