Notebooks

Notebooks are snapshots from our writers, reflecting on current affairs and underappreciated aspects of culture and history.

The American spirit of optimism has largely disappeared. But could it be making a comeback in the shape of a new space race?

Grand Neolithic shafts uncovered near Stonehenge remind us of the fleeting nature of even the most impressive human projects.

The mantra ‘following the science’ has become a commonplace of the coronavirus vocabulary.