Issue: March 2021

Hannah Betts says colour is the new currency of the C-19 crisis

The sport is now characterised by the conditioned reflex of dishonesty, the bleating of the wronged

A confidential matter: the letters of Richard Strauss and Stefan Zweig, 1931-1935

Barry Turner delves into an illuminating and entertaining insight into Bohemian life in the fast lane

A post-pandemic surge in US asset prices has settled an old economics argument: boosting the money supply does lead to higher prices

John Self says that while writing has always been seen as a vocation, the characters many authors care most about are the ones printed on their royalty statements

Christopher Fildes delves into the latest instalment of the Bank’s long and voluminous history

Michael Prodger recounts the tale of Hergé’s drawing for the cover of the Tintin instalment: The Blue Lotus

Gardens start with a pencil and paper says Hephzibah Anderson

Music has lost its unpredictability, its thrilling fear while sport’s passion shines, says Norman Lebrecht