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Spades, moustaches and 3D Tetris: The secrets of Glastonbury's legendary Block9 revealed
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Spades, moustaches and 3D Tetris: The secrets of Glastonbury's legendary Block9 revealed
Superstar Arts: This charity gives people with learning disabilities the chance to create
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Superstar Arts: This charity gives people with learning disabilities the chance to create
'It's not boring s**t for old people': How Glastonbury is trying to get festivalgoers to use their vote
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'It's not boring s**t for old people': How Glastonbury is trying to get festivalgoers to use their vote
CBeebies star George Webster: 'If we were all the same the world would be very boring'
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CBeebies star George Webster: 'If we were all the same the world would be very boring'
Jeff Nichols on The Bikeriders, punk rock and what makes Austin Butler a 'stone cold movie star'
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Jeff Nichols on The Bikeriders, punk rock and what makes Austin Butler a 'stone cold movie star'
A world without cinema is a world I don't want to live in
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A world without cinema is a world I don't want to live in
'Music is an important creative outlet': IDLES answer questions from superfan with Angelman syndrome
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'Music is an important creative outlet': IDLES answer questions from superfan with Angelman syndrome
From stars of children's books to the best in crime writing: Here's the best UK book festivals in 2024
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From stars of children's books to the best in crime writing: Here's the best UK book festivals in 2024
'No song written about football is actually any good': The best and worst Euro 2024 songs, ranked
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'No song written about football is actually any good': The best and worst Euro 2024 songs, ranked
Blue Note Records opens first ever Glasgow store as jazz festival fever hits town
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Blue Note Records opens first ever Glasgow store as jazz festival fever hits town
How world's first drag troupe with Down's syndrome is breaking boundaries for people with disabilities
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How world's first drag troupe with Down's syndrome is breaking boundaries for people with disabilities
Line of Duty's Martin Compston: 'I've been dreaming of going to the Euros since I was 14'
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Line of Duty's Martin Compston: 'I've been dreaming of going to the Euros since I was 14'
Can the story of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol show us a way through the climate crisis?
![The cast of new play Kyoto in rehearsals](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Kyoto-Rehearsal-pic1.jpg?w=768)
Can the story of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol show us a way through the climate crisis?
John Cale on The Velvet Underground, teaching Bowie the viola and why drugs aren't the creative stimulant
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John Cale on The Velvet Underground, teaching Bowie the viola and why drugs aren't the creative stimulant
'The threat to our rights': Women share what keeps them awake at night in honour of Ulysses' Molly Bloom
![Illustration by Chris Bentham](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1619_Books_JJ_MOLLY2.jpg?w=768)
'The threat to our rights': Women share what keeps them awake at night in honour of Ulysses' Molly Bloom
Blur: To The End review – poignant new music film shows a band of brothers reunited
![Alex James and Damon Albarn in new documentary blur: To The End](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Blur-documentary-HERO.jpg?w=768)
Blur: To The End review – poignant new music film shows a band of brothers reunited
'Future is as shaky as its ever been': Will Baillie Gifford funding row kill our book festivals?
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'Future is as shaky as its ever been': Will Baillie Gifford funding row kill our book festivals?
How books can help children understand the crushing challenges of poverty
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How books can help children understand the crushing challenges of poverty
Why Sasquatch Sunset is so much more than just a gross-out comedy in Chewbacca drag
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