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Libby Scott: ‘My autism diagnosis stopped me hating myself’
Libby Scott: ‘My autism diagnosis stopped me hating myself’
It’s time to Get Loud for forcibly displaced people
It’s time to Get Loud for forcibly displaced people
Edinburgh International Festival set to bring light at the end of the tunnel
Edinburgh International Festival set to bring light at the end of the tunnel
Wander star Aaron Eckhart: ‘I should do comedies… it’s probably easier’
Wander star Aaron Eckhart: ‘I should do comedies… it’s probably easier’
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Online harassment: ‘Society is blind to the hatred of women’
Online harassment: ‘Society is blind to the hatred of women’
Dream Girl by Laura Lippman: Confusion, trauma and violence
Dream Girl by Laura Lippman: Confusion, trauma and violence
Love Island 2021: Awkward, weird and disappointing
Love Island 2021: Awkward, weird and disappointing
The Turnout by Megan Abbott: An edgy and unpredictable tale
The Turnout by Megan Abbott: An edgy and unpredictable tale
Kat Von D: People know me for tattoos and makeup but music is my love
Kat Von D: People know me for tattoos and makeup but music is my love
Aisling Bea: This Way Up was ‘like trying to light a barbecue in a storm’
Aisling Bea: This Way Up was ‘like trying to light a barbecue in a storm’
Vicky Krieps: Lockdown proved time is our deepest fear
Vicky Krieps: Lockdown proved time is our deepest fear
Riders of Justice film review: An interrogation of cinematic revenge
Riders of Justice film review: An interrogation of cinematic revenge
Street Cat Bob memorial unveiled by James Bowen: Exclusive video
Street Cat Bob memorial unveiled by James Bowen: Exclusive video
Mosley: An engaging documentary that tickles around the rough edges
Mosley: An engaging documentary that tickles around the rough edges
The Kominsky Method: a warm but honest portrayal of age
The Kominsky Method: a warm but honest portrayal of age
The Coward: Riotously funny testament to our ability to forgive
The Coward: Riotously funny testament to our ability to forgive
Peter Ackroyd: ‘When I was young I wanted to be Pope’
Peter Ackroyd: ‘When I was young I wanted to be Pope’
William Shatner: Humanity won’t survive to reach a Star Trek future
William Shatner: Humanity won’t survive to reach a Star Trek future
The Mad Women’s Ball examines feminism and hysteria
The Mad Women’s Ball examines feminism and hysteria
Nowhere Special: ‘James Norton’s special performance of repressed emotion’
Nowhere Special: ‘James Norton’s special performance of repressed emotion’
True Crime Story by Joseph Knox: Post-modern playfulness
True Crime Story by Joseph Knox: Post-modern playfulness
Bringing together music and yoga to improve wellbeing
Bringing together music and yoga to improve wellbeing
Ascension by Oliver Harris: Breaking the crime fiction mould
Ascension by Oliver Harris: Breaking the crime fiction mould
Joanna Neary and John Hegley: More of these original voices, please
