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Forget Xenomorphs: The real threat in Alien was wage inequality and corporate greed
FIlm

Forget Xenomorphs: The real threat in Alien was wage inequality and corporate greed

Breaking by Mic Wright review – insider insights into the grubby world of right-wing media
Books

Breaking by Mic Wright review – insider insights into the grubby world of right-wing media

Robert Shaw, An Actor's Life on the Set of Jaws… by Christopher Shaw Myers review – a vivid family saga
Books

Robert Shaw, An Actor's Life on the Set of Jaws… by Christopher Shaw Myers review – a vivid family saga

Alien: Earth star Alex Lawther: 'People like Greta Thunberg are why humans deserve to survive'
TV

Alien: Earth star Alex Lawther: 'People like Greta Thunberg are why humans deserve to survive'

Russell T Davies: 'As we face a Reform government, the gay community should be revolting in terror…'
Cucumber creator Russell T Davies and star Vincent Franklin
TV

Russell T Davies: 'As we face a Reform government, the gay community should be revolting in terror…'

Comedian Rob Auton on staying motivated at the Edinburgh Fringe: 'The effort is the best part'
Edinburgh Fringe

Comedian Rob Auton on staying motivated at the Edinburgh Fringe: 'The effort is the best part'

How the Trainspotting soundtrack changed the world
Music

How the Trainspotting soundtrack changed the world

Top 5 books on Scandinavia, chosen by polar geopolitics expert Elizabeth Buchanan
Books

Top 5 books on Scandinavia, chosen by polar geopolitics expert Elizabeth Buchanan

This prison theatre project prepares young offenders for life on the outside: 'Art can be a game changer'
Prisons

This prison theatre project prepares young offenders for life on the outside: 'Art can be a game changer'

Use the Words You Have by Kimberly Campanello review – captivating poetic sensibilities
Books

Use the Words You Have by Kimberly Campanello review – captivating poetic sensibilities

The Ha-Ha by Jennifer Dawson review – a spry and contemporary overlooked classic
Books

The Ha-Ha by Jennifer Dawson review – a spry and contemporary overlooked classic

Human presenter Ella Al-Shamahi: 'I used to be a creationist missionary – now I trust the science'
Documentary

Human presenter Ella Al-Shamahi: 'I used to be a creationist missionary – now I trust the science'

Rising star Gordi: 'Love can be a complicated thing. Especially for a queer person'
Gordi
Music

Rising star Gordi: 'Love can be a complicated thing. Especially for a queer person'

The last 150 years of pop culture would've been dull without female fandom – just ask The Beatles
Pop culture

The last 150 years of pop culture would've been dull without female fandom – just ask The Beatles

The One Show's Alex Jones: 'I always wanted to be a mother. To have a child is a complete gift'
Letter To My Younger Self

The One Show's Alex Jones: 'I always wanted to be a mother. To have a child is a complete gift'

Oasis might've reformed for the money – but who can blame them?
Oasis

Oasis might've reformed for the money – but who can blame them?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Top 5 holiday romance novels chosen by author Kimberly Campanello
Books

Top 5 holiday romance novels chosen by author Kimberly Campanello

Monster of Jazz Festival founder Wojtek Mazolewski: 'Jazz is freedom. That’s how I see and feel it'
Music

Monster of Jazz Festival founder Wojtek Mazolewski: 'Jazz is freedom. That’s how I see and feel it'

Savages review – a deeply political film designed to raise awareness of Indigenous rights
Film

Savages review – a deeply political film designed to raise awareness of Indigenous rights

I bought Brixton Academy for £1
Live music

I bought Brixton Academy for £1