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Forget the damned culture war. Just give me the culture • As the pandemic peaked and troughed, dogfights over free speech, cancels, race and science took hold. But reconnecting in lockdown with great works of art lit the path to debate that lifts all voices together

Details • This month: Pharrell, stop trying to make Crocs happen! p.56 Trump may lose, but beware US politics’ tin-foil hat takeover p.69 Investigation: Apple’s planet-changing plan p.74

Balloon ride to the stratosphere, anyone? • Space tourists may soon have the option…

Crocs? Really? • They’ve recently been seen on the feet of everyone from Pharrell to Justin Bieber. Stop this madness!

How to manage longer hair • If your hair grew out during lockdown and you decided to keep the extra length, take the advice of our resident barber Joe Mills (joeandco.net) to make it work

Lil Baby is the biggest thing in hip-hop And it’s taken the world by surprise

Covid-19 has NOT KILLED off the office • The truth is it died years ago

This wooden workplace is about to upstage your office • How a new 180-metre tower is disrupting building design

The chopper hopper • Sitting in traffic is for sad sacks. Isn’t it?

Put this address in your little black book • British tailor Thom Sweeney has just opened a superstore in Mayfair and you need it in your life

Still not on board with the veggie revolution? • Buy the new Ottolenghi book and come back to us

The upscale department stores turning shopping into happy hour • As Baccarat at Harrods becomes the latest bar to open inside a retailer, a guide to three top hotspots that will sell you a jacket then mix you a Martini

Head to the best restaurant in town: your place • Big night in? Allow the chefs to bring their kitchens to you. Here are three top-tier meals-in-a-box you can serve up in minutes…

Your rum repertoire is about to get sweeter…

New age drinking • How The Clean Liquor Co reimagined drinks cabinets for a low-alcohol generation

TRUMP may lose in November – but US politics is only going to get WEIRDER • The emergence of the bizarre, satanic-conspiracy-theory-touting ‘QAnon caucus’ in mainstream Republicanism says a lot about where we’re heading. Be afraid…

Do you even mend, bro? • We’re living through uncertain times.Not only are we coexisting with a pandemic, but the globe is warming. That’s why, when it comes to our wardrobes, it’s now all about making do and mending your favourite items rather than simply replacing them. And it’s never been easier to make your best kit last longer – a host of brilliant brands have started offering repair and refresh services on the wares they sell.

Apple has promised a green revolution. But can it deliver? • The tech titan has pledged to go carbon neutral by 2030. The stakes couldn’t be higher – and if it succeeds it could transform the industry

How Sorkin-esque is the new Aaron Sorkin movie?

The second coming of Adam Buxton • The indie comedian has created the best interview podcast on the web. Here he talks personal loss, professional rifts and why writing his book was a form of public therapy

Need to know: The website that predicts tomorrow’s politics

You don’t need another podcast • Internet radio, however, just got interesting

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