The Lead Digest: Hamnet, Frankenstein and the war in Iran

Our round-up by The Lead’s team of what we’ve been reading, listening to, scrolling and watching each week.

Here at The Lead, we like to consume just as much as we create, which is why we spend a little time each week rounding up our favourite stories, books, podcasts and films we’ve been enjoying.

Ella recommends Max Daly’s latest article on the way those in power use drugs as “the perfect cover story to commit bad deeds and to persecute,” following Trump’s …