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Jess Glynne on Spice Girls inspiration, girl power and Glastonbury memories
Music

Jess Glynne on Spice Girls inspiration, girl power and Glastonbury memories

K.D Lang: 'Fame changed me. I thought I was prepared for it'
Music

K.D Lang: 'Fame changed me. I thought I was prepared for it'

Viv Albertine: 'The Slits was exhausting and I ended up in hospital'
Music

Viv Albertine: 'The Slits was exhausting and I ended up in hospital'

Rio grand – from Brasil em Concerto to Absolute Bird (via Olivier Messiaen)
Music

Rio grand – from Brasil em Concerto to Absolute Bird (via Olivier Messiaen)

On The Rock's 'Skyscraper' and paunchy middle-aged dad heroism fantasies
Film

On The Rock's 'Skyscraper' and paunchy middle-aged dad heroism fantasies

'Eighth Grade' – Bo Burnham's tale of teenage clicks gets the thumbs-up emoji
Film

'Eighth Grade' – Bo Burnham's tale of teenage clicks gets the thumbs-up emoji

Extraordinary Insects: It's time to give back to Earth's caretakers
Books

Extraordinary Insects: It's time to give back to Earth's caretakers

Only Americans, Jarett Kobek; One Hundred Miracles, Zuzana Růžičková
Books

Only Americans, Jarett Kobek; One Hundred Miracles, Zuzana Růžičková

Coronation Street to show that 'slavery hides in plain sight'
TV

Coronation Street to show that 'slavery hides in plain sight'

Viv Albertine: 'Being in The Slits was pretty dreadful'
Music

Viv Albertine: 'Being in The Slits was pretty dreadful'

Neil Jordan: 'Things can go insane without you knowing how, look at Brexit'
Film

Neil Jordan: 'Things can go insane without you knowing how, look at Brexit'

Slowthai, Fat White Family, Mac Demarco and a history of bad teeth in music
Music

Slowthai, Fat White Family, Mac Demarco and a history of bad teeth in music

The arts overtake agriculture as a UK economic power – but cuts continue
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Art

The arts overtake agriculture as a UK economic power – but cuts continue

'Dragged Across Concrete': Completely robbed by this punishing heist flick
Film

'Dragged Across Concrete': Completely robbed by this punishing heist flick

Michelle Paver's top 5 Gothic thrillers
Books

Michelle Paver's top 5 Gothic thrillers

BBC Proms 2019 goes out of this world with space-themed concerts
Music

BBC Proms 2019 goes out of this world with space-themed concerts

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Ian McEwan: 'We thought we were on the cutting edge of experience. Nonsense'
Books

Ian McEwan: 'We thought we were on the cutting edge of experience. Nonsense'

BBC Radio 3's 'Free Thinking' smartly tackles anxiety and the teenage brain
Radio

BBC Radio 3's 'Free Thinking' smartly tackles anxiety and the teenage brain

November Road, Lou Berney; Little Faith, Nickolas Butler
Books

November Road, Lou Berney; Little Faith, Nickolas Butler

'One Minute Later' has changed people's minds about organ donation
Books

'One Minute Later' has changed people's minds about organ donation

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