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5 SimonKuper
The corona gulf dividing
Europe and America
6 Inventory
DaisyHaggard, actor and writer
8 TechWorld
Who is Karen?And whyisshe so
popular onTikTok?
10 RobertShrimsley
Makinganewpolice drama
out ofacrisis
10 Letters
12 Thecoronavirus chancellor
Just sixweeksinto thejob,RishiSunak
haswonpraiseforhis handling of the
Covid- 19 crisis. Butforall hisyouth and
ambition, is it too much,too soon?
ByGeorge ParkerandSebastian Payne
20 The ghostsofSmolensk
Tenyearson from theair crash in
Russia that killedPoland’spresident,
JamesShotterandHenryFoyfind that
political and personal scarsremain
26 Out ofOffice:JonathanSacks
Through good timesand bad, the
UK’sformerchiefrabbi hasfound
solaceinhislifelong passionfor
music.ByLudovic Hunter-Tilney
30 Lightsinthedark
Samuel Jamescapturesthe
ephemeralityoffirefliesinthe
Appalachians. He speaksto
Griselda MurrayBrownabout why
thisworld is nowvanishing
36 RavinderBhogal’srecipe
Rhubarb,pink peppercorn and
pomegranatecrumble
38 Bunkerfood
TimHayward’ssteak Dianeis both
romantic and ironic–perfectforan
isolated datenight
41 JancisRobinson
The conclusion ofatwo-partserieson
investing in wine looksatwaystosell
your collection
44 Honey&Co
Greek sausage stewwith
pepper and tomatoes
43 Games
46 GillianTett
Whywearing masksisthewayforward
@FTMag
CoverillustrationbyBarryFalls
‘This is the moment of all moments
forfaith communities’
Jonathan Sacks, p
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‘Each little insect
telling itsown story’
Photographer SamuelJames
on his firefliesseries, p
‘Aperfectsymphony
ofsweetandsour’
Ravinder Bhogal’srhubarband
pomegranate crumble,p 36