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Jimmy Goes Quietly
The New York newspaperman Jimmy Breslin is one of the last left from an extraordinary era
It Took a Village
A taxi driver eavesdrops on a conversation between two of Chelsea Clinton’s wedding guests
An American in Fulham
‘Dempsey’s late equaliser caused a drowsy American to rise from his sacred couch and send his voice skyward, filled with pure exultation’
Will the green agenda be killed off by the pandemic?
‘Will the green agenda be killed off by the longer-term coronavirus recovery? Or might the closure of so much business, and the cleaner air that results from planes not flying and factories not working, give us extra years to gain control of our environment?’
Why T.S. Eliot still matters
His contemporaries’ reputations have diminished. But Eliot’s has grown: he is the poet who shows us what can be saved from the ruins
Music’s in the house
Rappers have found a role in lockdown: chronicling coronavirus with topical tunes. Most people, though, are rushing to the safety of the past