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How two men outran the KGB to bring Tetris to the world
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How two men outran the KGB to bring Tetris to the world

An incredible story of subterfuge and dodgy deals – and the unlikely friendship that formed between two software geeks from opposite sides of the Iron Curtain

I thought Noël Coward was dated. How wrong I was
Biography

I thought Noël Coward was dated. How wrong I was

At his greatest, Noël Coward’s rejected Victorian morals to offer alternative designs for living and loving.

Death Watch review: Killer timepieces and the emptiness of consumerism
Dark satire

Death Watch review: Killer timepieces and the emptiness of consumerism

The darkly satirical Death Watch by Stona Fitch does exactly what it says on the tin – you’re not going to want one of these on your wrist

The man who never gave up on peace
Good Friday Agreement

The man who never gave up on peace

‘I’m hopeful because there is anger’ – Naomi Alderman says The Power is an outlet for female rage
interview

‘I’m hopeful because there is anger’ – Naomi Alderman says The Power is an outlet for female rage

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International Transgender Day of Visibility: Top 5 books by trans feminine authors
Trans women

International Transgender Day of Visibility: Top 5 books by trans feminine authors

Lily Savage: British drag pays tribute to a queen
Drag

Lily Savage: British drag pays tribute to a queen

Ed Sheeran vs the music critics: Why he’s so desperately wrong
criticism

Ed Sheeran vs the music critics: Why he’s so desperately wrong

God’s Creatures: Paul Mescal flexes his brogue in artfully bleak Irish family drama
review

God’s Creatures: Paul Mescal flexes his brogue in artfully bleak Irish family drama

BBC Singers: Internationally renowned choir deserved to dodge the axe
Choral

BBC Singers: Internationally renowned choir deserved to dodge the axe

Bass signed by Frightened Rabbit and Death Cab for Cutie auctioned to help Tiny Changes support young people’s mental health
changemakers

Bass signed by Frightened Rabbit and Death Cab for Cutie auctioned to help Tiny Changes support young people’s mental health

Looking back at Paul O’Grady’s ‘blessed’ life and Lily Savage’s legacy
In memory

Looking back at Paul O’Grady’s ‘blessed’ life and Lily Savage’s legacy

Succession is a bracingly difficult watch because we are all Roys, really
opinion

Succession is a bracingly difficult watch because we are all Roys, really

Tetris director Jon S Baird: Tragically, this story is timely
interview

Tetris director Jon S Baird: Tragically, this story is timely

Sian Brooke ‘fell in love with Belfast’ making gritty police drama Blue Lights
Northern Ireland

Sian Brooke ‘fell in love with Belfast’ making gritty police drama Blue Lights

Siobhán McSweeney: ‘I think The Great Pottery Throw Down saved my life’
mental health

Siobhán McSweeney: ‘I think The Great Pottery Throw Down saved my life’

How the Twist ignited Cambodia’s musical golden age
Music

How the Twist ignited Cambodia’s musical golden age

Top 5 books about making a new home, chosen by Anne Youngson
Migration

Top 5 books about making a new home, chosen by Anne Youngson

David Harewood: ‘I would tell my younger self to get prepared. Because life is tough, isn’t it?’
drama

David Harewood: ‘I would tell my younger self to get prepared. Because life is tough, isn’t it?’

Bookshops help us understand humanity’s complexities
Robin Ince

Bookshops help us understand humanity’s complexities

Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton review: ‘Nothing like you’ll expect’
Reading list

Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton review: ‘Nothing like you’ll expect’

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Sorry but The Last Of Us proved video game adaptations are pointless
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Sorry but The Last Of Us proved video game adaptations are pointless

Paris Paloma’s Labour: The story behind the viral soundtrack to ‘female rage’
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Paris Paloma’s Labour: The story behind the viral soundtrack to ‘female rage’

Why goth captures the spirit of our age
subculture

Why goth captures the spirit of our age

James Norton: ‘A Little Life is the scariest thing I’ve ever done’
Interview

James Norton: ‘A Little Life is the scariest thing I’ve ever done’