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Intersex people are treated like 'freaks of nature' and a 'problem' to be solved. That needs to change
LGBTQ+ rights

Intersex people are treated like 'freaks of nature' and a 'problem' to be solved. That needs to change

Big Issue's Venue Watch helps save Woking's only grassroots music venue: 'It's a big win'
Live band on stage at the rescued grassroots music venue Phoenix Cultural Centre
Venue Watch

Big Issue's Venue Watch helps save Woking's only grassroots music venue: 'It's a big win'

English Teacher on the power of diversity and how grassroots venues keep music from becoming boring
English Teacher - 2024's Independent Venue Week ambassadors
Music

English Teacher on the power of diversity and how grassroots venues keep music from becoming boring

'When you have nothing you have everything': The fascinating story of two men who live outside
Books

'When you have nothing you have everything': The fascinating story of two men who live outside

Independent Venue Week 2024: Without grassroots music venues, there'd be no Madonna
Venue Watch

Independent Venue Week 2024: Without grassroots music venues, there'd be no Madonna

How British composer Karl Jenkins brought the world together
Karl Jenkins
Music

How British composer Karl Jenkins brought the world together

The sure-fire way to getting your book published, according to one of UK's top literary agents
How to make this the year you finally get publishedHow to make this the year you finally get published.
Books

The sure-fire way to getting your book published, according to one of UK's top literary agents

George Clarke: 'My absolute driver for the rest of my days will be the f**king housing crisis'
George Clarke
TV

George Clarke: 'My absolute driver for the rest of my days will be the f**king housing crisis'

Top 5 books with a sense of place and community, chosen by writer and journalist Aniefiok Ekpoudom
Books

Top 5 books with a sense of place and community, chosen by writer and journalist Aniefiok Ekpoudom

Domino Day star Siena Kelly: 'The society we live in turns powerful women into monsters'
Siena Kelly in Domino Day
TV

Domino Day star Siena Kelly: 'The society we live in turns powerful women into monsters'

'No mean feat': How Leeds grassroots venue The Wardrobe defied the odds to celebrate 25 years
A young man crowdsurfing at The Wardrobe Leeds
Venue Watch

'No mean feat': How Leeds grassroots venue The Wardrobe defied the odds to celebrate 25 years

American Fiction review – a satirical take on novel writing with Jeffrey Wright
Jeffrey Wright and Erika Alexander in American Fiction
Film

American Fiction review – a satirical take on novel writing with Jeffrey Wright

Harry Plotter and the Goblet of Fear: How The Traitors became the most unmissable show on TV
Harry in The Traitors
TV

Harry Plotter and the Goblet of Fear: How The Traitors became the most unmissable show on TV

Masters of the Air author Donald L Miller: Tom Hanks, the bomber boys and me
Callum Turner (left) and Austin Butler in Masters of the Air
TV

Masters of the Air author Donald L Miller: Tom Hanks, the bomber boys and me

At least two grassroots music venues closing each week
Fatboy Slim cheers at excited audience in grassroots music venue the Adelphi
Venue Watch

At least two grassroots music venues closing each week

Cruel Intentions: The '90s Musical review – nostalgia never felt so wicked
Rhianne-Louise McCaulsky rules the school in Cruel Intentions: The 90s Musical Photo
Theatre

Cruel Intentions: The '90s Musical review – nostalgia never felt so wicked

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
This is everything to look out for in the world of jazz in 2024
Music

This is everything to look out for in the world of jazz in 2024

'Small is beautiful': How independent bookshops plan to survive – and thrive – in 'volatile' times
Books

'Small is beautiful': How independent bookshops plan to survive – and thrive – in 'volatile' times

Stunning portrait of Big Issue vendor 'shows the power of art' to tackle homelessness
Shane Record's painting of Big Issue vendor Raheem Ahmed
Art

Stunning portrait of Big Issue vendor 'shows the power of art' to tackle homelessness

LeAnn Rimes on powerful women, making mistakes and giving voice to her late gay uncle
LeAnn Rimes
Letter To My Younger Self

LeAnn Rimes on powerful women, making mistakes and giving voice to her late gay uncle

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