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New Order's Transmissions podcast digs up wild new stories of the band – and I'm mad for it
New Order in 1989
Music

New Order's Transmissions podcast digs up wild new stories of the band – and I'm mad for it

John David Washington and Danielle Deadwyler: 'When are Black people not in dire straits?'
Danielle Deadwyler as Berniece and John David Washington as Boy Willie in The Piano Lesson
Film

John David Washington and Danielle Deadwyler: 'When are Black people not in dire straits?'

'Don’t judge the person you’re playing': Say Nothing actor Josh Finan on playing Gerry Adams
Josh Finan as Gerry Adams in Say Nothing
TV

'Don’t judge the person you’re playing': Say Nothing actor Josh Finan on playing Gerry Adams

Chris McCausland reveals why he almost turned down Strictly Come Dancing (again)
Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell during their Couple's Choice dance on Strictly Come Dancing
TV

Chris McCausland reveals why he almost turned down Strictly Come Dancing (again)

Barrowbeck by Andrew Michael Hurley review – creepy tales from the valley
Books

Barrowbeck by Andrew Michael Hurley review – creepy tales from the valley

Out There Screaming edited by Jordan Peele review – horror writing of the first order
Review

Out There Screaming edited by Jordan Peele review – horror writing of the first order

We have to find a better way to care for our young people. I hope my play helps start that
Lin Coghlan and Jim Pope

We have to find a better way to care for our young people. I hope my play helps start that

It’s time to honour Fife's political trailblazer Jennie Lee. My play is just the start
Theatre

It’s time to honour Fife's political trailblazer Jennie Lee. My play is just the start

Sells like teen spirit: Nirvana stopping being a band when Kurt Cobain died – now they're a brand
Music

Sells like teen spirit: Nirvana stopping being a band when Kurt Cobain died – now they're a brand

Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie: 'I had a young family – children and hard drugs don’t mix'
Bobby Gillespie
Letter To My Younger Self

Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie: 'I had a young family – children and hard drugs don’t mix'

Democracy has left us all with Democratic Fatigue Syndrome. Here's how to cure it
Politics

Democracy has left us all with Democratic Fatigue Syndrome. Here's how to cure it

Top 5 books about the workplace, chosen by award-winning novelist Ross Raisin
Laptops
Books

Top 5 books about the workplace, chosen by award-winning novelist Ross Raisin

'I've always been a grafter': Strictly Come Dancing's Sam Quek shares lessons from the dance floor
TV

'I've always been a grafter': Strictly Come Dancing's Sam Quek shares lessons from the dance floor

Will Gladiator II be a useful cautionary tale about putting self-serving man-babies in charge?
Paul Mescal in Gladiator II
Film

Will Gladiator II be a useful cautionary tale about putting self-serving man-babies in charge?

Ben Whishaw on the 'quiet political message' running through Paddington: 'I love it'
Film

Ben Whishaw on the 'quiet political message' running through Paddington: 'I love it'

Emily Mortimer: 'Britain can be a tolerant place – but obviously there's times when it isn't'
Film

Emily Mortimer: 'Britain can be a tolerant place – but obviously there's times when it isn't'

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Paddington is a British icon. So why are we all not a bit more like Paddington?
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Paddington is a British icon. So why are we all not a bit more like Paddington?

Harry Hill, Opake, Real Hackney Dave and more design Christmas wrapping paper exclusively for Big Issue
Christmas Wrapping paper

Harry Hill, Opake, Real Hackney Dave and more design Christmas wrapping paper exclusively for Big Issue

'Love is the most powerful emotion there is': Artist Opake on homelessness, addiction and Christmas
Opake
Art

'Love is the most powerful emotion there is': Artist Opake on homelessness, addiction and Christmas

Comedian Kate McKinnon: 'Being yourself is harder than it sounds'
Kate McKinnon
Culture

Comedian Kate McKinnon: 'Being yourself is harder than it sounds'