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Top 5 historical adventures for kids, chosen by bestselling writer MG Leonard
Books

Top 5 historical adventures for kids, chosen by bestselling writer MG Leonard

How the Alsama Project grew from a small Lebanese flat to educate hundreds of teen refugees
Refugees

How the Alsama Project grew from a small Lebanese flat to educate hundreds of teen refugees

This bizarre tale of a snail-obsessed misfit might be the unlikely hit of the Oscars
Film

This bizarre tale of a snail-obsessed misfit might be the unlikely hit of the Oscars

Almost Home: Unique exhibition showcases the 'pain and hope' of women in prison
Art

Almost Home: Unique exhibition showcases the 'pain and hope' of women in prison

Cobra Kai star Ralph Macchio thinks his Karate Kid kick belongs in the Smithsonian: 'It's cinema magic'
TV

Cobra Kai star Ralph Macchio thinks his Karate Kid kick belongs in the Smithsonian: 'It's cinema magic'

We Do Not Part by Han Kang review – scarred with South Korea's trauma and terror
Books

We Do Not Part by Han Kang review – scarred with South Korea's trauma and terror

The Sound of Utopia by Michel Krielaars review – the perils of making music in Stalin's Russia
Books

The Sound of Utopia by Michel Krielaars review – the perils of making music in Stalin's Russia

Heartbroken? Blame capitalism. Author Shon Faye on why so many of us feel like 'failures in love'
Love

Heartbroken? Blame capitalism. Author Shon Faye on why so many of us feel like 'failures in love'

Bros star Matt Goss: 'Me and my brother Luke should get on with having a good time together'
Letter to my Younger Self

Bros star Matt Goss: 'Me and my brother Luke should get on with having a good time together'

From Star Wars to David Lynch: How my obsession with obscure 80s films rewired my tiny brain
Film

From Star Wars to David Lynch: How my obsession with obscure 80s films rewired my tiny brain

The Seed of the Sacred Fig: Inside the Iranian film that a brave cast and crew risked everything for
Film

The Seed of the Sacred Fig: Inside the Iranian film that a brave cast and crew risked everything for

Top 5 Cold War novels, chosen by historian and author Oskar Jensen
Books

Top 5 Cold War novels, chosen by historian and author Oskar Jensen

Artist Stuart Semple on why education in the arts needs an urgent reset: 'It's like battery farming'
Artist Stuart Semple
Art

Artist Stuart Semple on why education in the arts needs an urgent reset: 'It's like battery farming'

Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico review – anatomy of a fake online life
Books

Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico review – anatomy of a fake online life

Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte review – a darkly humorous examination of online lives
Books

Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte review – a darkly humorous examination of online lives

World's most-streamed classical artist Ludovico Einaudi: 'Music was the only way for me to survive'
Letter To My Younger Self

World's most-streamed classical artist Ludovico Einaudi: 'Music was the only way for me to survive'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Why the story of metal is worthy of a Greek tragedy
Metal

Why the story of metal is worthy of a Greek tragedy

Top 5 crime thrillers, chosen by best-selling author and former detective Neil Lancaster
Books

Top 5 crime thrillers, chosen by best-selling author and former detective Neil Lancaster

There's a tragic inevitability with Angelina Jolie's Maria Callas
Music

There's a tragic inevitability with Angelina Jolie's Maria Callas

The Brutalist director Brady Corbet: 'This film will, unfortunately, never not be relevant'
Film

The Brutalist director Brady Corbet: 'This film will, unfortunately, never not be relevant'

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