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'In the Fade' – Diane Kruger excels in tale of far-right violence and revenge
Film

'In the Fade' – Diane Kruger excels in tale of far-right violence and revenge

Let's think before we rip up and start again – on the tactile legacy of pop
Music

Let's think before we rip up and start again – on the tactile legacy of pop

'Love Island' is so, so much dumber than your traditional ITV2 idiot buffet
TV

'Love Island' is so, so much dumber than your traditional ITV2 idiot buffet

Children's author Michael Rosen on how to have a laugh with your inner child
Books

Children's author Michael Rosen on how to have a laugh with your inner child

The Old Religion, Martyn Waites: Steve Cavanagh, Thirteen
Books

The Old Religion, Martyn Waites: Steve Cavanagh, Thirteen

Police have banned a London rap group from making drill music
Music

Police have banned a London rap group from making drill music

More than 400 indie bookshops are celebrating Independent Bookshop Week
Books

More than 400 indie bookshops are celebrating Independent Bookshop Week

Street Art: Chris Bird's art represents his attempts to survive
Art

Street Art: Chris Bird's art represents his attempts to survive

Bob Mortimer: "My doctor told me that I would have heart attack on stage"
TV

Bob Mortimer: "My doctor told me that I would have heart attack on stage"

The bacchanalian disco inferno of Studio 54 was too hot to handle for some
Culture

The bacchanalian disco inferno of Studio 54 was too hot to handle for some

Schools in Scotland are replacing library staff with their own students
group of elementary school kids and their teacher lying down while working in the library
Books

Schools in Scotland are replacing library staff with their own students

Four decades into his career Nick Cave shows no sign of decline
Music

Four decades into his career Nick Cave shows no sign of decline

Classical activists are fighting to keep music in the school system
Music

Classical activists are fighting to keep music in the school system

Cressida Cowell: "I always felt I could never measure up to my dad"
Books

Cressida Cowell: "I always felt I could never measure up to my dad"

Street Art: Steve Mcintosh combines architecture with otherworldliness
Art

Street Art: Steve Mcintosh combines architecture with otherworldliness

Ska legend Jimmy Cliff: "It was difficult when I first came to England"
Music

Ska legend Jimmy Cliff: "It was difficult when I first came to England"

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
David Byrne on 'American Utopia' and the importance of outsider art
Music

David Byrne on 'American Utopia' and the importance of outsider art

Get your exclusive Snow Patrol 7-inch single here, only with The Big Issue
Music

Get your exclusive Snow Patrol 7-inch single here, only with The Big Issue

'McQueen' is another fine cut in the recent fashion of haute couture movies
Film

'McQueen' is another fine cut in the recent fashion of haute couture movies

DIY suffragettes are marching for equality 100 years after women won the vote
Bedford Creative Arts
Culture

DIY suffragettes are marching for equality 100 years after women won the vote

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