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Art history

Self-portraits: The surprising history of the selfie

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Review

Okay Days by Jenny Mustard review: Romance as though Sally Rooney didn’t happen

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Bellies by Nicola Dinan review: Compelling and compassionate trans romance

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Urban art

Artists are taking over old supermarkets and derelict buildings. Can they escape artwashing?

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Interview

Sincerity or cynicism? The captivating slipperiness of Ben Folds

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Tony Allen: Inventor of Afrobeat was both technically remarkable and irresistibly funky

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Review

Is Mission: Impossible on Cruise control?

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Letter to my Younger Self

Peter Crouch: ‘Being tall was my superpower’

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Interview

John Rhys-Davies: ‘We learn from our exposure to fear’

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classical

Joseph Bologne and Karl Jenkins: Misrepresented composers, centuries apart

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Fiction

Lákíríboto by Ayodele Olofintuade review: Amidst all the death, we celebrate life

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Fiction

Top 5 novels from Japan, chosen by Nick Bradley

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behind the book

The 18th-century astronomer who sparked a modern love story

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Fiction

A Little Luck by Claudia Piñeiro review: Moments of hope in the dark

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preview

Dolly Parton: ‘I’m not an activist. I’m not a feminist. I’m not any of that and yet I’m all of that’

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Manchester International

Journey into a post-apocalyptic Manchester

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Analysis

Punch a Nazi: The morally certain joy of Indiana Jones, from Raiders to the Dial of Destiny

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pop

Andrew Ridgeley ‘was never envious’ of Wham! friend George Michael’s success

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bangers

Summer songs 2023: Anthems to soundtrack sunny days

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George Michael

Culture

Self-portraits: The surprising history of the selfie

Okay Days by Jenny Mustard review: Romance as though Sally Rooney didn’t happen

Bellies by Nicola Dinan review: Compelling and compassionate trans romance

Artists are taking over old supermarkets and derelict buildings. Can they escape artwashing?

Sincerity or cynicism? The captivating slipperiness of Ben Folds

Tony Allen: Inventor of Afrobeat was both technically remarkable and irresistibly funky

Is Mission: Impossible on Cruise control?

Peter Crouch: ‘Being tall was my superpower’

John Rhys-Davies: ‘We learn from our exposure to fear’

Joseph Bologne and Karl Jenkins: Misrepresented composers, centuries apart

Lákíríboto by Ayodele Olofintuade review: Amidst all the death, we celebrate life

Top 5 novels from Japan, chosen by Nick Bradley

The 18th-century astronomer who sparked a modern love story

A Little Luck by Claudia Piñeiro review: Moments of hope in the dark

Dolly Parton: ‘I’m not an activist. I’m not a feminist. I’m not any of that and yet I’m all of that’

Journey into a post-apocalyptic Manchester

Punch a Nazi: The morally certain joy of Indiana Jones, from Raiders to the Dial of Destiny

Andrew Ridgeley ‘was never envious’ of Wham! friend George Michael’s success

Summer songs 2023: Anthems to soundtrack sunny days

George Michael’s incredible generosity went far beyond Band Aid

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