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After the explosion
Our Beirut correspondent relives August’s fateful port blast and its harrowing aftermath – and hails the fellowship of the Lebanese.
Shop’s a keeper
If you use your loaf (and pick your pastries wisely) this could be the making of independent food stores.
Ilse Crawford on designing homes for cleanliness, comfort and community
Lockdown has been the ultimate test of our living spaces. Interior designer Ilse Crawford tells us how simplicity, cleanliness and community should inform how housing is developed from now on.
Local hero
Businesses are most resilient when they have strong communities around them.
Built to last
Will the pandemic change our cities? Danish architect Jan Gehl says perhaps. While this moment will pass, we can at least reconsider things like cruise ships and prioritise human connection in our urban spaces.
Missing in action
The suspension of global sport highlights the values it brings: camaraderie, team spirit and how being a lifelong supporter is a form of life support.
Plus point
It’s not all doom and gloom. We should ensure that enforced behaviours can bring about positive changes to the ways we interact.
We will still be social
We might be physically far-flung but our community ties are stronger than ever. This could be an opportune time to seek even more robust connections and strengthen our social health.
