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Patrick Edwards' top 5 science fiction books with a topical theme
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Patrick Edwards' top 5 science fiction books with a topical theme

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Larry 'Ratso' Sloman: The songs that made me

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Spotify algorithms are making pop singles shorter – and it's no bad thing

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Sleeper hit – 'Black Widow' finds favour with our critic (when he's awake)

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'The Sisters Brothers' review – strong, silent gunslingers need not apply

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The Umbrella Men
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'The Umbrella Men' fights the misbehaviour of the powerful against the weak

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Art

Oliver Jeffers: 'Patriotism is suspect, but I can get behind cultures'

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Kiefer Sutherland: 'I cried to my dad. I didn't know he was so important'

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John Bird: Let poetry be the answer to these troubled political times

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Coldwar Steve: 'Brexit is devastating. I channel my desperation into images'

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Ralph Fiennes: 'Don’t be complacent. Have the courage to speak your mind'

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'At Eternity's Gate': You'll emerge from the cinema looking at the world anew

Paul Laverty: Tell the story of Yuli in English? Over our dead bodies
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Paul Laverty: Tell the story of Yuli in English? Over our dead bodies

Join the Big Issue Coldwar Steve treasure hunt
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Join the Big Issue Coldwar Steve treasure hunt

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Mark Steel's a genius for spotting the curiosities of our urban landscape

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Joe Quinn
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Ghost Writer: Was it the shock of grief that led me to storytelling?

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The Pine Islands, Marion Poschmann; The Vinyl Frontier, Jonathan Scott
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The Pine Islands, Marion Poschmann; The Vinyl Frontier, Jonathan Scott

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The legacy of Penned Up: How prison literacy changed my life

Ralph Fiennes: 'Don’t lie, don’t deceive. Do your best not to hurt people'
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Ralph Fiennes: 'Don’t lie, don’t deceive. Do your best not to hurt people'

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Get your hands on The Big Issue's exclusive Coldwar Steve Cover Collection

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