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Happy Days icon Henry Winkler: 'The Fonz gave me opportunity – but then he took opportunity away'
henry winkler the fonz
TV

Happy Days icon Henry Winkler: 'The Fonz gave me opportunity – but then he took opportunity away'

Jodie Comer on taking up space as a woman and advice she received from Killing Eve co-star
Jodie Comer carrying a baby
Film

Jodie Comer on taking up space as a woman and advice she received from Killing Eve co-star

To the Dogs by Louise Welsh review – a propulsive campus thriller
Books

To the Dogs by Louise Welsh review – a propulsive campus thriller

Top 5 books featuring doppelgängers – chosen by acclaimed Rabbit Hole author Kate Brody
Doppelgangers
Books

Top 5 books featuring doppelgängers – chosen by acclaimed Rabbit Hole author Kate Brody

Emma Stone's new film Poor Things is a fantastical discovery of mind, body and world
Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo star in Poor Things
Film

Emma Stone's new film Poor Things is a fantastical discovery of mind, body and world

Dead Ink Books: Why we will never publish in the mainstream
Books

Dead Ink Books: Why we will never publish in the mainstream

Halfway House by Helen FitzGerald review – a masterclass in blackly comic horror
Books

Halfway House by Helen FitzGerald review – a masterclass in blackly comic horror

2023 was brutal for UK music venues with at least one closing per week. We must fight to save them
Idles singer Joe Talbot performs at grassroots music venue Moles
Venue Watch

2023 was brutal for UK music venues with at least one closing per week. We must fight to save them

Truelove star Lindsay Duncan: 'What's happening in the UK is shameful. There's serious neglect'
Phil (Lindsay Duncan) and Ken (Clarke Peters). Image: James Pardon/CHANNEL 4/BBC Studios/Clerkenwell
TV

Truelove star Lindsay Duncan: 'What's happening in the UK is shameful. There's serious neglect'

Jason Donovan on how Kylie inspired his pop career and Joseph opened the door to the stage
Jason Donovan smiling
The Music That Made Me

Jason Donovan on how Kylie inspired his pop career and Joseph opened the door to the stage

Punk poet John Cooper Clarke: 'The drugs? Well, obviously keep away from all that s**t'
John Cooper Clarke. Portrait by Bryan Ledgard
Letter to My Younger Self

Punk poet John Cooper Clarke: 'The drugs? Well, obviously keep away from all that s**t'

From poltergeists to Paddington: Here's all the films to look forward to in 2024
Chris Hemsworth in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Film

From poltergeists to Paddington: Here's all the films to look forward to in 2024

Iwan Rheon on new Viagra drama Men Up: 'If men talked about their feelings things would be easier'
Iwan Rheon as Meurig Jenkins in Men Up
TV

Iwan Rheon on new Viagra drama Men Up: 'If men talked about their feelings things would be easier'

Rick Astley: 'Too much power in the hands of very rich individuals doesn't feel right'
Rick Astley
Music

Rick Astley: 'Too much power in the hands of very rich individuals doesn't feel right'

I was lost, uncomfortable in my own skin and using drugs to escape – until music saved my life
Kxllswxtch
Kxllswxtch

I was lost, uncomfortable in my own skin and using drugs to escape – until music saved my life

Our essential guide to the best TV shows of 2023: From The Last of Us to Succession
Collage of the stars of the Big Issue's best TV shows this year
TV

Our essential guide to the best TV shows of 2023: From The Last of Us to Succession

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
BBC cuts to local radio are a cost we cannot afford: 'Vulnerable people rely on radio'
A 1970s radio
Radio

BBC cuts to local radio are a cost we cannot afford: 'Vulnerable people rely on radio'

All the ways Big Issue has influenced popular culture: From Oasis to Killing Eve and The Crown
Sandra Oh looks at an ipad
Culture

All the ways Big Issue has influenced popular culture: From Oasis to Killing Eve and The Crown

An ultimate guide to the best books of 2023 – as chosen by esteemed Big Issue critics
Illustration of a face and an eye shape
Books

An ultimate guide to the best books of 2023 – as chosen by esteemed Big Issue critics

The Big Issue Christmas quiz: Who said it – Donald Trump or Suella Braverman?
Donald Trump and Suella Braverman
Christmas

The Big Issue Christmas quiz: Who said it – Donald Trump or Suella Braverman?

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