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Feminist books: Reading recommendations for smashing the patriarchy
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Feminist books: Reading recommendations for smashing the patriarchy

Everything you thought you knew about farming is wrong
In every farm there is something going on which isn’t at all like you think it is, writes Bella Bathurst. Illustration: Joseph Joyce
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Everything you thought you knew about farming is wrong

Forget Tasmanian tigers, species are still going extinct by the million
Extinction rates are accelerating. Is it futile to hope nature can protect threatened species? Michael Blencowe investigates. Illustration: The Big Issue
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Forget Tasmanian tigers, species are still going extinct by the million

The Four Horsemen are back, but there are modern heroes ready to defend us
The heroes of the modern era are standing by to defend us, writes Dr Emily Mayhew. Illustration: Laurie Avon
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The Four Horsemen are back, but there are modern heroes ready to defend us

Adam Buxton: A host clearly fascinated by his guests
Podcaster Adam Buxton. Image credit: Fabio De Paola / Guardian / Eyevine
Culture

Adam Buxton: A host clearly fascinated by his guests

Anthony Boyle on Danny Boy: ‘No one is above the law’
Anthony Boyle as soldier Brian Wood in Danny Boy. Photo: BBC / Expectation TV / Robert Viglasky
Film

Anthony Boyle on Danny Boy: ‘No one is above the law’

Simon Farnaby on laughter in the time of Covid
A wise bear always keeps a marmalade sandwich under his had and a few laughs up his sleeve. Illustration: The Big Issue
TV

Simon Farnaby on laughter in the time of Covid

Top 5 books written by ghostwriters
Top 5 books written by ghostwriters. Image credit: Books HD / Wikimedia Commons
Books

Top 5 books written by ghostwriters

Hot Stew by Fiona Mozley: A novel with something to say, but what?
Soho, London. Image credit: Gotardo Gonzelz / Flickr
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Hot Stew by Fiona Mozley: A novel with something to say, but what?

25 books for history buffs to read and explore the past
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25 books for history buffs to read and explore the past

Aloe Blacc: 'Working with Avicii was huge’
Aloe Blacc on The Music That Made Me
pop

Aloe Blacc: 'Working with Avicii was huge’

Artificial intelligence: Is AI about to rewrite music history?
Is artificial intelligence about to start rewriting music history? Original photo: Getty/ Frank Micelotta.
Music

Artificial intelligence: Is AI about to rewrite music history?

Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff VanderMeer: Utterly convincing
Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff VanderMeer is out now (4th Estate, £16.99)
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Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff VanderMeer: Utterly convincing

Watch Her Fall by Erin Kelly: Takes the reader to places they don't expect
Erin Kelly’s sumptuous Watch Her Fall tackles Russian Ballet. Image credit: On The Go Tours / Flickr
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Watch Her Fall by Erin Kelly: Takes the reader to places they don't expect

I'm a TV reviewer and have just started watching Line of Duty
Line of Duty is the biggest show on TV. Photo: BBC/Photographer: Steffan Hill
TV

I'm a TV reviewer and have just started watching Line of Duty

Top 5 books about looking the other way
Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey is out now (Europa Books, £16.99)
Books

Top 5 books about looking the other way

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
This is what it's really like being a nomad for 12 years
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Film

This is what it's really like being a nomad for 12 years

Esther Rantzen: 'Strap on your tin helmet and keep going'
Esther Rantzen. Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images
TV

Esther Rantzen: 'Strap on your tin helmet and keep going'

How access to art can help all kids succeed
Illustration: Joseph Joyce
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How access to art can help all kids succeed

Drew McIntyre: 'The times I was knocked down prepared me for any situation'
Drew McIntyre is a two-time WWE champion and the first ever Brit to come out on top
TV

Drew McIntyre: 'The times I was knocked down prepared me for any situation'

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