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Film

Matt Damon: 'Politicians will always stoke the divides between us'

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Books

Libby Scott: 'My autism diagnosis stopped me hating myself'

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Books

It's time to Get Loud for forcibly displaced people

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Art

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Film

Limbo star Amir El-Masry: This film fights racism

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Music

Jackson Browne: 'The best is always yet to come'

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Culture

Will 2021 see the return of the coach holiday?

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Film

Wander star Aaron Eckhart: 'I should do comedies... it’s probably easier'

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Culture

Silver Pride pioneers in overdue celebration of older LGBTQ+ people

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Film

Online harassment: ‘Society is blind to the hatred of women’

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Books

Dream Girl by Laura Lippman: Confusion, trauma and violence

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TV

Love Island 2021: Awkward, weird and disappointing

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Books

The Turnout by Megan Abbott: An edgy and unpredictable tale

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rock

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Books

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Film

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Music

The Olympics need an anthem. Here's what it should be

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Film

Riders of Justice film review: An interrogation of cinematic revenge