The Sunday letter

One email a week, on Sunday morning. It takes about five minutes to read and leaves you with something to think about for the rest of the week.

Each letter includes:

  • The stories we published that week, with a line from the editor on why each one matters.
  • One piece from elsewhere, a paper, essay or archive find, that we could not stop thinking about.
  • What to look for in the night sky this week, written for people with nothing more than their eyes.

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From this week’s letter

All stories