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

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

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

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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
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Culture

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

Frank Turner on music, social media, and the persistent mental health crisis
Music

Frank Turner on music, social media, and the persistent mental health crisis

Former homeless writers on the lasting impact of Orwell's 'Down And Out'
Books

Former homeless writers on the lasting impact of Orwell's 'Down And Out'

You can now watch every single episode of Doctor Who on BBC iPlayer
Jodie Whitaker as Doctor Who
TV

You can now watch every single episode of Doctor Who on BBC iPlayer

Big Narstie on our generation's dangerous cycle of mental health troubles
Big Narstie
Music

Big Narstie on our generation's dangerous cycle of mental health troubles

Theory of Bastards, Audrey Schulman: I Still Dream, James Smythe
Books

Theory of Bastards, Audrey Schulman: I Still Dream, James Smythe

Wilbur Smith says his 16-year-old self would reckon he's a 'jammy sod'
Books

Wilbur Smith says his 16-year-old self would reckon he's a 'jammy sod'

Jesse Ball, Census: Alejandro Zambra, Not to Read
Books

Jesse Ball, Census: Alejandro Zambra, Not to Read

Tokio Myers: "Life is about being happy"
Tokio Myers
Music

Tokio Myers: "Life is about being happy"

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Ben Myers, Under the Rock; Dan Tyte, The Offline Project
Books

Ben Myers, Under the Rock; Dan Tyte, The Offline Project

Don't let the daftness of 'L’Amant Double' trouble you – just surrender
Film

Don't let the daftness of 'L’Amant Double' trouble you – just surrender

Judgment, nipple pain and failed sex – 'The Letdown' is motherhood laid bare
TV

Judgment, nipple pain and failed sex – 'The Letdown' is motherhood laid bare

Flash forward 50 years and the Stones' most played song lives on and on
Music

Flash forward 50 years and the Stones' most played song lives on and on

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