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Whistleblowing: Why doing the right thing can come with a devastating cost
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Whistleblowing: Why doing the right thing can come with a devastating cost
Top 5 great books given really great film adaptations – chosen by screenplay writer Moira Buffini
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Top 5 great books given really great film adaptations – chosen by screenplay writer Moira Buffini
Hip-hop pioneers Kneecap on peace, Super Noodles and bringing Irish into the modern day
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Hip-hop pioneers Kneecap on peace, Super Noodles and bringing Irish into the modern day
Nick Cave on wild swimming, sons' deaths and why a broken world can be beautiful at the same time
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Nick Cave on wild swimming, sons' deaths and why a broken world can be beautiful at the same time
The Salt Flats by Rachelle Atalla review – risk-taking and unsettling speculative fiction
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The Salt Flats by Rachelle Atalla review – risk-taking and unsettling speculative fiction
The Black Orb by Ewhan Kim review – pitch-black humour on the brink of chaos
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The Black Orb by Ewhan Kim review – pitch-black humour on the brink of chaos
Nick Cave: 'The worst happened. It maybe made me a little braver'
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Nick Cave: 'The worst happened. It maybe made me a little braver'
Fontaines DC, TikTok crazes and trouser chains: The unsettling return of nu metal, explained
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Fontaines DC, TikTok crazes and trouser chains: The unsettling return of nu metal, explained
Amazonian activist Nemonte Nenquimo on a life under threat and people's ignorance to the rainforest
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Amazonian activist Nemonte Nenquimo on a life under threat and people's ignorance to the rainforest
Top 5 books about obsession, selected by author and academic Marieke Bigg
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Top 5 books about obsession, selected by author and academic Marieke Bigg
Why I love sea turtles – and why we have to save them
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Why I love sea turtles – and why we have to save them
Only The River Flows review – a Chinese crime thriller awash with mystery
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Only The River Flows review – a Chinese crime thriller awash with mystery
Vicky McClure: 'Everybody’s lives are important. No matter where you come from'
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Vicky McClure: 'Everybody’s lives are important. No matter where you come from'
Vulfpeck at Montreux Jazz Festival: 'It's probably the most beautiful place I've ever seen'
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Vulfpeck at Montreux Jazz Festival: 'It's probably the most beautiful place I've ever seen'
Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst review – a poised look at the state we're in
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Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst review – a poised look at the state we're in
Original Willy Wonka actor on viral AI disaster, fame and value of pure imagination
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Original Willy Wonka actor on viral AI disaster, fame and value of pure imagination
I played the yellow Power Ranger on TV. I was floored by how much the show means to people
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I played the yellow Power Ranger on TV. I was floored by how much the show means to people
From Oasis to… who? Why we need help nurturing our next generation of northern music stars
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From Oasis to… who? Why we need help nurturing our next generation of northern music stars
Top 5 revelatory children's books selected by Ukrainian children's author Oksana Lushchevska
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Top 5 revelatory children's books selected by Ukrainian children's author Oksana Lushchevska
1984: The Year Pop Went Queer by Ian Wade review – a celebration of gay visibility in music
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