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How Pickles the dog, an England footballer and homelessness inspired new book
Fara Williams inspired a new children's book on homelessness
Books

How Pickles the dog, an England footballer and homelessness inspired new book

Zanib Mian: 'I didn’t see people like me in books growing up'
Books

Zanib Mian: 'I didn’t see people like me in books growing up'

Inside Mogwai's number one week: 'I've had no sleep'
Mogwai number one
Music

Inside Mogwai's number one week: 'I've had no sleep'

World Book Day: How stories can help children escape lockdown
Escapism will be particularly important for children this World Book Day.
Books

World Book Day: How stories can help children escape lockdown

Thin Places by Kerri Ní Dochartaigh: Heady, bright and difficult to pin down
Books

Thin Places by Kerri Ní Dochartaigh: Heady, bright and difficult to pin down

English National Opera: How music can help you breathe
Image credit: Inhouse illustration
Music

English National Opera: How music can help you breathe

Junior Bake Off: Bullet-proof TV with superb on screen talent
Junior Bake Off is on All 4.
TV

Junior Bake Off: Bullet-proof TV with superb on screen talent

Glasgow Film Festival 2021: Slightly slimmed-down and impressive
Ewen Bremner’s portrayal of Alan McGee is unveiled at the Glasgow Film Festival.
Film

Glasgow Film Festival 2021: Slightly slimmed-down and impressive

The Dark and the Wicked review: Another deeply upsetting nerve-jangler
The Dark and the Wicked is a chilling new twist on the family dynamic.
Film

The Dark and the Wicked review: Another deeply upsetting nerve-jangler

What can 16th-century sailors teach us about resolve in the time of Covid?
The stories of 16th century Arctic sailors 
are testimony to how far human endurance can be stretched, says Andrea Pitzer.
Books

What can 16th-century sailors teach us about resolve in the time of Covid?

Jamal Khashoggi and the new film humanising the man behind the headlines
Jamal Khashoggi and Hatice Cengiz
Film

Jamal Khashoggi and the new film humanising the man behind the headlines

Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite: 'Bands like us don’t normally get to number one'
Mogwai's Stuart Braithwaite with his dog Prince
Music

Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite: 'Bands like us don’t normally get to number one'

Five films not to miss on The Big Issue TV
Here are five offerings that you can watch on The Big Issue TV from launch. Image credit: Mohamed Hassan / Pixabay
TV

Five films not to miss on The Big Issue TV

Documentary film fan? You need The Big Issue TV
The Big Issue has launched a streaming service.
TV

Documentary film fan? You need The Big Issue TV

No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood: Restless and rare talent
Patricia Lockwood came to fame as a Twitter ninja. Image credit: PhotoMIX-Company / Pixabay
Books

No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood: Restless and rare talent

Top 5 books to read while grieving
Books, especially, can play an important part in helping us get over loss. Image credit: Everton Villa / Unspalsh
Books

Top 5 books to read while grieving

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The Owners: Horror that doesn't hold back
The owners is released on February 22. Image credit: Supplied
Film

The Owners: Horror that doesn't hold back

Sophia Loren: 'Little by little, you see the light at the end of the tunnel'
Film

Sophia Loren: 'Little by little, you see the light at the end of the tunnel'

Bessie Smith by Jackie Kay: Contemporary and urgent 25 years on
Bessie Smith by Jackie Kay is out on February 18.
Books

Bessie Smith by Jackie Kay: Contemporary and urgent 25 years on

We need to re-evaluate feminism to address the needs of all women
Illustration: Jospeh Joyce
Books

We need to re-evaluate feminism to address the needs of all women

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