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A View, From a Bridge is the social media sensation where strangers reveal all on an old, red phone
Social media

A View, From a Bridge is the social media sensation where strangers reveal all on an old, red phone

Cricket legend James Anderson: 'It doesn't get better than winning the Ashes in Australia'
Letter To My Younger Self

Cricket legend James Anderson: 'It doesn't get better than winning the Ashes in Australia'

James Arthur gets candid about mental health with young superfan: 'I struggled with fame'
Onside Takeover

James Arthur gets candid about mental health with young superfan: 'I struggled with fame'

Top 5 books set in rural Canada, chosen by author Tristan Hughes
Books

Top 5 books set in rural Canada, chosen by author Tristan Hughes

Labelling toxic masculinity as 'incomprehensible' is a cop out – here's why
Toxic masculinity

Labelling toxic masculinity as 'incomprehensible' is a cop out – here's why

'This has been my shelter': Powerful exhibition spotlights artists with experience of insecure housing
Art

'This has been my shelter': Powerful exhibition spotlights artists with experience of insecure housing

Ben and Imo: Restoring the legacy of Imogen Holst
Classical music

Ben and Imo: Restoring the legacy of Imogen Holst

Rosie Jones: 'My disability benefits have been cut – but I'm one of the lucky ones'
TV

Rosie Jones: 'My disability benefits have been cut – but I'm one of the lucky ones'

SuperFantastic! It's a retro superhero summer as Superman and the Fantastic Four face off
Film

SuperFantastic! It's a retro superhero summer as Superman and the Fantastic Four face off

A short history of film, social realism and raw talent
Film

A short history of film, social realism and raw talent

In Transit by Brigid Brophy review – decades ahead of its time
Books

In Transit by Brigid Brophy review – decades ahead of its time

Bone Horn by Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain review – a gloriously absurd detective story
Books

Bone Horn by Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain review – a gloriously absurd detective story

From Pavements to Searching for Sugar Man: The most enchanting music docs to watch right now
Music

From Pavements to Searching for Sugar Man: The most enchanting music docs to watch right now

From the utterly profane to the thoroughly sacred: How football chants became the folk music of today
Football

From the utterly profane to the thoroughly sacred: How football chants became the folk music of today

Top 5 books about food, chosen by Carnivore author K Anis Ahmed
Books

Top 5 books about food, chosen by Carnivore author K Anis Ahmed

St Denis Medical star Wendi McLendon-Covey: 'Lounging seats in movie theatres is a big mistake'
TV

St Denis Medical star Wendi McLendon-Covey: 'Lounging seats in movie theatres is a big mistake'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Tornado director John Maclean: 'There aren't many samurai Westerns set in Britain'
Film

Tornado director John Maclean: 'There aren't many samurai Westerns set in Britain'

Cynthia Erivo: 'The moment I came out as queer, that's when everything made sense'
Letter To My Younger Self

Cynthia Erivo: 'The moment I came out as queer, that's when everything made sense'

Ten years of Penned Up: The inside story of a literary festival for people in prison
An inmate at HMP Erlestoke holding the book The Lost Boyz at Penned Up 2025
Literature

Ten years of Penned Up: The inside story of a literary festival for people in prison

'It's an emergency': Why artist Stuart Semple is giving £30k of art supplies to 50 schools in one day
Artist Stuart Semple
Art

'It's an emergency': Why artist Stuart Semple is giving £30k of art supplies to 50 schools in one day

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