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James Blunt: 'Nostalgia and misery have been my mainstays for over 20 years'
James Blunt: 'Nostalgia and misery have been my mainstays for over 20 years'
James Blunt might be the most self-aware multi-million selling musician out there, and isn't shy about putting the world to rights
How consumerism and colonialism helped make dogs the pets we know and love today
How consumerism and colonialism helped make dogs the pets we know and love today
Grand Theft Hamlet: Why these unemployed actors staged a Shakespeare play inside a video game
Grand Theft Hamlet: Why these unemployed actors staged a Shakespeare play inside a video game
Rumours review – an absurdist satire of the G7 summit that should make us all a bit afraid
Rumours review – an absurdist satire of the G7 summit that should make us all a bit afraid
Ripcord by Nate Lippens review – acid-tongued meditations on middle-aged homosexuality
Ripcord by Nate Lippens review – acid-tongued meditations on middle-aged homosexuality
Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse review – language pared back almost to the bone
Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse review – language pared back almost to the bone
House of the Spirits author Isabel Allende: 'I have regrets – I hurt my family badly'
House of the Spirits author Isabel Allende: 'I have regrets – I hurt my family badly'
Top 5 new queer books, chosen by author Rachel Dawson
Top 5 new queer books, chosen by author Rachel Dawson
People expect the deep ocean to be filled with monsters. This is what it's really like
People expect the deep ocean to be filled with monsters. This is what it's really like
'Last Christmas is woven in the fabric of Christmas': Celebrating 40 years of Wham!'s festive classic
'Last Christmas is woven in the fabric of Christmas': Celebrating 40 years of Wham!'s festive classic
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas? review – spine-tingling scenes alongside camp and chaos
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas? review – spine-tingling scenes alongside camp and chaos
'Alcohol felt like home to us': A mother and daughter's story of alcoholism – and how they overcame it
'Alcohol felt like home to us': A mother and daughter's story of alcoholism – and how they overcame it
BBC 6 Music's Deb Grant: These are the albums, gigs and books that brought me joy in 2024
BBC 6 Music's Deb Grant: These are the albums, gigs and books that brought me joy in 2024
Keane's Tom Chaplin: 'There's a natural sense of perspective that comes with getting older'
Keane's Tom Chaplin: 'There's a natural sense of perspective that comes with getting older'
Nightbitch director Marielle Heller: 'I'm trying to normalise the messy side of menstruation'
Nightbitch director Marielle Heller: 'I'm trying to normalise the messy side of menstruation'
'I don't know if I can get away with this': Inside the making of feel-good queer comedy Smoggie Queens
'I don't know if I can get away with this': Inside the making of feel-good queer comedy Smoggie Queens
Juice by Tim Winton review – asking big questions after the apocalypse
Juice by Tim Winton review – asking big questions after the apocalypse
X Factor star Grace Davies on music, mental health and Liam Payne: 'I'm glad that show isn't on now'
X Factor star Grace Davies on music, mental health and Liam Payne: 'I'm glad that show isn't on now'
Wham!'s Andrew Ridgeley on losing George Michael: 'There's a sadness now to Christmas'
Wham!'s Andrew Ridgeley on losing George Michael: 'There's a sadness now to Christmas'
The truth is we're all sinners – it's how we survive as human beings
The truth is we're all sinners – it's how we survive as human beings
Xena: Warrior Princess star Lucy Lawless: 'To have Lisa Simpson say your name is crazy'
Xena: Warrior Princess star Lucy Lawless: 'To have Lisa Simpson say your name is crazy'
Top 5 books with a hero, chosen by teacher and author Jack Jackman
Top 5 books with a hero, chosen by teacher and author Jack Jackman
These children are going blind – so their parents gave them memories to last a lifetime
These children are going blind – so their parents gave them memories to last a lifetime
Laura Mvula: 'I don't know if I'd be a singer without my family'
Laura Mvula: 'I don't know if I'd be a singer without my family'
Malala Yousafzai on taking on the Taliban and why 'storytelling is the soul of activism'