Culture

Those wounded by the Troubles still walk among us. Their pain is as relevant today as ever
Art

Those wounded by the Troubles still walk among us. Their pain is as relevant today as ever

Artist Colin Davidson writes for Big Issue on his new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, which presents the people changed forever by events in Northern Ireland
Why do people love Bridgerton so much? Because it gives us the gift of society as we wish it was
TV

Why do people love Bridgerton so much? Because it gives us the gift of society as we wish it was

Sananda Maitreya: ‘You don’t have to suffer. You can just choose happiness’
Sanada Maitreya
Letter To My Younger Self

Sananda Maitreya: ‘You don’t have to suffer. You can just choose happiness’

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She-Hulk star Tatiana Maslany: ‘Fear is not necessarily the worst thing to feel’
Film

She-Hulk star Tatiana Maslany: ‘Fear is not necessarily the worst thing to feel’

Top 5 books about women and water, chosen by The Tidal Year author Freya Bromley
Books

Top 5 books about women and water, chosen by The Tidal Year author Freya Bromley

Letter To My Younger Self

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Sananda Maitreya: ‘You don’t have to suffer. You can just choose happiness’
Sanada Maitreya
Letter To My Younger Self

Sananda Maitreya: ‘You don’t have to suffer. You can just choose happiness’

Olly Murs: ‘As soon as I met my wife Amelia I could see her raising a child with me’
Olly Murs
Letter To My Younger Self

Olly Murs: ‘As soon as I met my wife Amelia I could see her raising a child with me’

Olly Murs on mental health and losing Caroline Flack: ‘She visits me in my dreams – it’s lovely’
Olly Murs and Caroline Flack in 2015
Mental health

Olly Murs on mental health and losing Caroline Flack: ‘She visits me in my dreams – it’s lovely’

Labi Siffre: ‘I’ve had far more difficulties in my life due to being a homosexual than being Black’
Labi Siffre
Letter To My Younger Self

Labi Siffre: ‘I’ve had far more difficulties in my life due to being a homosexual than being Black’

TV

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Marge starts a union and fights for workers’ rights in powerful new episode of The Simpsons
TV

Marge starts a union and fights for workers’ rights in powerful new episode of The Simpsons

‘Star Trek teaches us we can be better than we are’: Finding comfort and optimism in Star Trek
William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy in Star Trek in 1967
TV

‘Star Trek teaches us we can be better than we are’: Finding comfort and optimism in Star Trek

Dopesick star Kaitlyn Dever: ‘I realised I can create change with the roles I choose’
TV

Dopesick star Kaitlyn Dever: ‘I realised I can create change with the roles I choose’

Blue Lights co-creator Declan Lawn on ‘massive responsibility of telling Belfast’s stories’
Martin McCann as Stevie Neil, Siân Brooke as Grace Ellis, Katherine Devlin as Annie Conlon, Nathan Braniff as Tommy Foster
TV

Blue Lights co-creator Declan Lawn on ‘massive responsibility of telling Belfast’s stories’

Books

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Why do people love Bridgerton so much? Because it gives us the gift of society as we wish it was
TV

Why do people love Bridgerton so much? Because it gives us the gift of society as we wish it was

Top 5 books about women and water, chosen by The Tidal Year author Freya Bromley
Women and water
Books

Top 5 books about women and water, chosen by The Tidal Year author Freya Bromley

Night Train to Odesa by Jen Stout review – finding defiant beauty amid devastation of war
Books

Night Train to Odesa by Jen Stout review – finding defiant beauty amid devastation of war

Why AI quiz makers like ChatGPT are no match for human ingenuity  
Artificial intelligence

Why AI quiz makers like ChatGPT are no match for human ingenuity  

Interviews

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Sananda Maitreya: ‘You don’t have to suffer. You can just choose happiness’
Sanada Maitreya
Letter To My Younger Self

Sananda Maitreya: ‘You don’t have to suffer. You can just choose happiness’

The 1980s pop sensation has encountered some big names along the way, but the one person he really wishes he’d met was his father
Historian Darrin M McMahon on why we need to rethink equality for the modern age
Books

Historian Darrin M McMahon on why we need to rethink equality for the modern age

She-Hulk star Tatiana Maslany: ‘Fear is not necessarily the worst thing to feel’
Tatiana Maslany Image: Alexei Hay
Film

She-Hulk star Tatiana Maslany: ‘Fear is not necessarily the worst thing to feel’

Film

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She-Hulk star Tatiana Maslany: ‘Fear is not necessarily the worst thing to feel’
Tatiana Maslany Image: Alexei Hay
Film

She-Hulk star Tatiana Maslany: ‘Fear is not necessarily the worst thing to feel’

Love Lies Bleeding director Rose Glass on why women’s muscles are still ‘shocking and subversive’
Katy O’Brian and Kristen Stewart sitting close together in a gym, in Love Lies Bleeding
Film

Love Lies Bleeding director Rose Glass on why women’s muscles are still ‘shocking and subversive’

Much Ado About Dying filmmaker on social care and why we should all be exposed to ‘good deaths’
Uncle David in Much Ado about Dying
Film

Much Ado About Dying filmmaker on social care and why we should all be exposed to ‘good deaths’

Challengers review – Zendaya stars in an absurdly compelling three-way love match
Zendaya and Mike Faist in Challengers
Film

Challengers review – Zendaya stars in an absurdly compelling three-way love match

Music

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Sananda Maitreya: ‘You don’t have to suffer. You can just choose happiness’
Sanada Maitreya
Letter To My Younger Self

Sananda Maitreya: ‘You don’t have to suffer. You can just choose happiness’

Is Taylor Swift making song lyrics more important than ever?
Taylor Swift and some of her lyrics
Analysis

Is Taylor Swift making song lyrics more important than ever?

Olly Murs: ‘As soon as I met my wife Amelia I could see her raising a child with me’
Olly Murs
Letter To My Younger Self

Olly Murs: ‘As soon as I met my wife Amelia I could see her raising a child with me’

‘I’ve done awful things – but I try to be better’: Nadine Shah on addiction, getting it wrong and forgiveness
Nadine Shah wearing a red dress
Music

‘I’ve done awful things – but I try to be better’: Nadine Shah on addiction, getting it wrong and forgiveness

Art

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Those wounded by the Troubles still walk among us. Their pain is as relevant today as ever
Art

Those wounded by the Troubles still walk among us. Their pain is as relevant today as ever

Artist Aasen Stephenson turns leaves into astounding works of art: ‘Nothing beats what nature makes’
The Leaf Man at work in his studio
Art

Artist Aasen Stephenson turns leaves into astounding works of art: ‘Nothing beats what nature makes’

Artist Ray Young: ‘Our government is threatening disabled people’s rights – there’s no compassion’
Theatre

Artist Ray Young: ‘Our government is threatening disabled people’s rights – there’s no compassion’

Remembering Tim Hetherington, a fearless photojournalist and friend who died in Libya
Photojournalism

Remembering Tim Hetherington, a fearless photojournalist and friend who died in Libya

Theatre

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Artist Rhiannon Faith: ‘I refuse to live in a society where someone feels so alone they lose hope’
Rhiannon Faith, choreographer and artistic director of Rhiannon Faith Company
Dance

Artist Rhiannon Faith: ‘I refuse to live in a society where someone feels so alone they lose hope’

New play Capital! explores Edinburgh’s financial history through eyes of Big Issue vendor
Theatre

New play Capital! explores Edinburgh’s financial history through eyes of Big Issue vendor

Hamilton tour review – an urgent production as America needs heroes to rise up
DeAngelo Jones, Shaq Taylor, Billy Nevers and KM Drew Boateng in Hamilton. Photo Danny Kaan
Theatre

Hamilton tour review – an urgent production as America needs heroes to rise up

Cruel Intentions: The ’90s Musical review – nostalgia never felt so wicked
Rhianne-Louise McCaulsky rules the school in Cruel Intentions: The 90s Musical Photo
Theatre

Cruel Intentions: The ’90s Musical review – nostalgia never felt so wicked

Radio

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Uncanny USA podcast host Danny Robins on Bigfoot, UFOs and why Americans scare differently to Brits
Danny Robins on set for Uncanny USA sitting on a rusty car
Podcasts

Uncanny USA podcast host Danny Robins on Bigfoot, UFOs and why Americans scare differently to Brits

Rick Edwards: ‘I assumed I’d embrace being famous. I quickly realised that wasn’t the case’
Rick Edwards
Letter To My Younger Self

Rick Edwards: ‘I assumed I’d embrace being famous. I quickly realised that wasn’t the case’

BBC cuts to local radio are a cost we cannot afford: ‘Vulnerable people rely on radio’
A 1970s radio
Radio

BBC cuts to local radio are a cost we cannot afford: ‘Vulnerable people rely on radio’

Shaun Keaveny: ‘I was burnt out by the callousness and cruelty of this government’
Shaun Keaveny in a white t-shirt, smiling
Interview

Shaun Keaveny: ‘I was burnt out by the callousness and cruelty of this government’