‘It is a different world’: Damien Hirst takes to lockdown life and work

Artist admits he is in a privileged position as rainbow prints go on sale to raise money for charities

Why we’re obsessed with Zoom backdrops: from Anna Wintour to Meryl Streep

The pandemic has forced us to make our private spaces into public ones. Here’s how to get it right

20 apps to up your skills

Want something to show for the weeks you have spent in lockdown? These apps will help you achieve your aims

Five of the best online mapping apps

Plan runs, rides and walks with this selection of navigation aids – all of which allow you create, follow and share hiking and cycling routes

‘It’s great if you’re bored with Netflix’: video art flourishes in lockdown

From dogs’ plums to death metal shrieks, video artworks are finding a new audience hungry for culture that is accessible, original and bizarre