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David Harbour would rather grow up in the time of Stranger Things than be a kid today
David Harbour would rather grow up in the time of Stranger Things than be a kid today
As one of the stars of Stranger Things who actually grew up in the 1980s, David Harbour talks about what being a kid back then was really like – and it turns out he’d have made a great member of the Hellfire Club
Six things we learned from Phoebe Bridgers live at Glasgow Barrowland
Six things we learned from Phoebe Bridgers live at Glasgow Barrowland
As the singer-songwriter heads back out on tour, we find out just how cathartic it is to scream in a room full of 2,000 strangers.
Rainn Wilson emailed Star Trek: Strange New Worlds to say Harry Mudd would ‘fit right in’
Rainn Wilson emailed Star Trek: Strange New Worlds to say Harry Mudd would ‘fit right in’
The actor has played the classic character twice on Star Trek: Discovery and tells The Big Issue that he’s emailed Akiva Goldsman about bringing him back.
Elvis review: The paradox of American myth-making
Elvis review: The paradox of American myth-making
‘A landmark moment’: Arthur Hughes on being the first disabled actor to play Richard III at the RSC
‘A landmark moment’: Arthur Hughes on being the first disabled actor to play Richard III at the RSC
Rowan Atkinson: ‘I always liked the definition of art as the rejection of the status quo’
Rowan Atkinson: ‘I always liked the definition of art as the rejection of the status quo’
Yoga by Emmanuel Carrère review: An intriguing journey with a uniquely inventive writer
Yoga by Emmanuel Carrère review: An intriguing journey with a uniquely inventive writer
Love Island star Brett Staniland on his surprising fight against fast fashion
Love Island star Brett Staniland on his surprising fight against fast fashion
O-T Fagbenle: ‘I’m wary of being involved in the soap opera of politics’
O-T Fagbenle: ‘I’m wary of being involved in the soap opera of politics’
Mr Bean meets Breaking Bad – why Man vs Bee is a comedy masterpiece
Mr Bean meets Breaking Bad – why Man vs Bee is a comedy masterpiece
‘Glastonbury is like Disneyland – when you’re there, you don’t really think of the outside world’
‘Glastonbury is like Disneyland – when you’re there, you don’t really think of the outside world’
Top songs: a guide to Tom Cruise singing cheesy tunes in movies
Top songs: a guide to Tom Cruise singing cheesy tunes in movies
The Lost Girls: ‘This movie represents my own process of growing up’
The Lost Girls: ‘This movie represents my own process of growing up’
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Lightyear: Astronaut Tim Peake reveals five things films get right about space
Lightyear: Astronaut Tim Peake reveals five things films get right about space
Calum Scott: ‘Pouring my heart out is the only way I can write’
Calum Scott: ‘Pouring my heart out is the only way I can write’
Everything Went Fine: A right-to-die story that’s strangely life-affirming
Everything Went Fine: A right-to-die story that’s strangely life-affirming
The Lazarus Project is about the near misses we’ve had with the end of the world, says writer Joe Barton
The Lazarus Project is about the near misses we’ve had with the end of the world, says writer Joe Barton
Can design solve homelessness, the climate crisis and racism?
Can design solve homelessness, the climate crisis and racism?
Everything we know about Squid Game season two, now that it’s official
Everything we know about Squid Game season two, now that it’s official
Filming will begin on Paddington 3 next year as its director and title is confirmed
Filming will begin on Paddington 3 next year as its director and title is confirmed
The enduring friendship between George Michael and The Big Issue
The enduring friendship between George Michael and The Big Issue
Lea Thompson: ‘I love that science fiction can use the future to talk about the present’
Lea Thompson: ‘I love that science fiction can use the future to talk about the present’
Stanley Tucci’s forbidden foods make for mouth-watering TV
Stanley Tucci’s forbidden foods make for mouth-watering TV
In opera Violet, time becomes elastic and society crumbles
In opera Violet, time becomes elastic and society crumbles
DALL-E Mini Explained: New AI generates hilarious and haunting images from text
DALL-E Mini Explained: New AI generates hilarious and haunting images from text
LGBTQ+ icons including Munroe Bergdorf and Bimini Bon Boulash tackle queer homelessness through new portrait series
LGBTQ+ icons including Munroe Bergdorf and Bimini Bon Boulash tackle queer homelessness through new portrait series
Alison Hammond: ‘I knew very little about my own Black history in Britain’
Alison Hammond: ‘I knew very little about my own Black history in Britain’
Sherwood: ‘You have to shine a light on why this happened and how ugly it is’
Sherwood: ‘You have to shine a light on why this happened and how ugly it is’
BetterPod: Hussain Manawer on how society can be better for our mental health
BetterPod: Hussain Manawer on how society can be better for our mental health
Hussain Manawer: ‘From sadness, I created beautiful things’
Hussain Manawer: ‘From sadness, I created beautiful things’
The legendary Brian Auger has a goldmine of tracks and rock anecdotes
The legendary Brian Auger has a goldmine of tracks and rock anecdotes
Borgen star Sidse Babett Knudsen explains how the show proves power corrupts everyone
Borgen star Sidse Babett Knudsen explains how the show proves power corrupts everyone
Why Bo Burnham’s Inside still resonates so much with young adults
