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Comedian Mark Watson: Life, to borrow a footballing term, is a hard place to get a result
Mark Watson

Comedian Mark Watson: Life, to borrow a footballing term, is a hard place to get a result

Are songs written by robots the sound of Christmas future?
Is artificial intelligence the key to transforming our beloved but dated Christmas tunes? Illustration by Kyle Hilton
Malcolm Jack

Are songs written by robots the sound of Christmas future?

How to celebrate Christmas in style with Outlander's Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish
TV

How to celebrate Christmas in style with Outlander's Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish

Jason Statham is the Cary Grant who could kick your head off
Film

Jason Statham is the Cary Grant who could kick your head off

Michael Sheen: 'I’ve essentially turned myself into a social enterprise, a not-for-profit actor'
Letter To My Younger Self

Michael Sheen: 'I’ve essentially turned myself into a social enterprise, a not-for-profit actor'

Book reviews: The Killing Hills and The Shadows of Men
Book Review

Book reviews: The Killing Hills and The Shadows of Men

Top 5 books about trans lives, chosen by Matt Bates
LGBTQI+

Top 5 books about trans lives, chosen by Matt Bates

How Munya Chawawa makes the internet's fastest comedy spoofs
Comedy

How Munya Chawawa makes the internet's fastest comedy spoofs

The six best things that happened at Stormzy’s Christmas party for the kids of Croydon
Stormzy christmas
A Very Merky Christmas

The six best things that happened at Stormzy’s Christmas party for the kids of Croydon

My one-man mission to build a school – and keep a promise
Jordan Wylie

My one-man mission to build a school – and keep a promise

It's A Wonderful Life became a life-saving guardian angel for star Karolyn Grimes
Christmas

It's A Wonderful Life became a life-saving guardian angel for star Karolyn Grimes

Glen Matlock: ‘I heard The Beatles and immediately wanted to start the Sex Pistols’
Glen Matlock
Punk

Glen Matlock: ‘I heard The Beatles and immediately wanted to start the Sex Pistols’

Soweto Kinch’s pandemic reflections draw parallels with Civil Rights Movement music
Anne Frankenstein

Soweto Kinch’s pandemic reflections draw parallels with Civil Rights Movement music

Jon Snow: Interviewing Margaret Thatcher was a pseudo-sexual experience
Media

Jon Snow: Interviewing Margaret Thatcher was a pseudo-sexual experience

Simon Le Bon: 'I’m very lucky. Solo artists have nobody to tell them they’re being an arsehole'
Duran Duran singer Simon Le Bon
Letter To My Younger Self

Simon Le Bon: 'I’m very lucky. Solo artists have nobody to tell them they’re being an arsehole'

Christmas ghost stories: 5 of the best festive phantoms
christmas ghost stories
Christmas

Christmas ghost stories: 5 of the best festive phantoms

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Top 5 books for rebel girls, chosen by Vivian French
Top 5 Books

Top 5 books for rebel girls, chosen by Vivian French

Where to catch some live Christmas music this year
Claire Jackson

Where to catch some live Christmas music this year

Book reviews: The Fell and The Selfless Act of Breathing
Book review

Book reviews: The Fell and The Selfless Act of Breathing

The past, present and future of Mr Men and Little Miss books as they celebrate their 50th birthday
Adam Hargreaves
Books

The past, present and future of Mr Men and Little Miss books as they celebrate their 50th birthday