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Books

Top 5 books about unreliable therapists, chosen by Graeme Macrae Burnet

Case Study author Graeme Macrae Burnet takes his pick of books exploring the trials and tribulations of opening up

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Books

Windswept & Interesting: My Autobiography by Billy Connolly: One of the greatest storytellers

Billy Connolly’s long and vivid life makes for a joyous memoir, writes Paul Whitelaw.

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Music

You don’t need a penis to be a music producer: the women breaking barriers

It’s so rare to see a female music producer that when Jameela Jamil got a credit on James Blake’s record, many presumed it was because he was sleeping with her. How can one of the most male-dominated professions be rebalanced?

Books

Tenement Kid by Bobby Gillespie review: Primal Scream star strikes a tangible note of melancholy

Music

Pioneering opera about a transgender woman comes to the UK

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Books

The website offering a new way to find diverse children’s books

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Music

From Coldplay to COP26: Is a greener music industry possible?

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Theatre

Get Up, Stand Up! – Arinzé Kene on bringing Bob Marley to the West End

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In praise of the Apple TV hit The Morning Show

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Film

Dear Evan Hansen review: ‘Hard to know what the filmmakers were aiming for’

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Culture

Shappi Khorsandi: ‘I’d tell my 16-year-old self, you have ADHD. That’s why you failed your GCSEs’

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Culture

‘The system is controlled by gatekeepers – Black creators are doing it their own way’

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Culture

‘Culture is who we are and what we do, not something for any sort of elite’

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