Volume 70 Issue 5 May 2020

The Press in a Mess

Attempts by the US and French governments to buy favourable coverage in British newspapers proved a costly failure.

The State of Myanmar

Myanmar’s colonial legacy includes racial hierarchies and authoritarian government. In the new nation state, not everyone is welcome.

How To Live Forever

The recent discovery of an Anglo-Saxon saint’s relics reminds us of the fragility of human life and the power of hope.

First in Her Field (Work)

The pioneering archaeologist and Oxbridge’s first woman professor, Dorothy Garrod was elected to the Chair of Archaeology on 6 May 1939.