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Culture

What can human creators learn from grasses, the 'sleeping beauties' of our natural world?
A hand grasping some grasses
Evolution

What can human creators learn from grasses, the 'sleeping beauties' of our natural world?

The Long Form by Kate Briggs: Profoundly ambiguous, wonderfully unstructured
The Long Form book cover
review

The Long Form by Kate Briggs: Profoundly ambiguous, wonderfully unstructured

The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng review: Compelling drama set in the shadow of Empire
Historical fiction

The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng review: Compelling drama set in the shadow of Empire

Gary Lineker had the government scared. They should have been worrying about Casualty
TV gets political

Gary Lineker had the government scared. They should have been worrying about Casualty

Sally Phillips: 'I had to go through this revelation that I'm no good at acting'
Sally Phillips
Letter to my younger self

Sally Phillips: 'I had to go through this revelation that I'm no good at acting'

Grenfell by Steve McQueen review: A powerful and haunting reminder
Birds-eye shot overlooking the green pastures and misty blue sky in an opening shot for the Grenfell film by Steve McQueen
Art

Grenfell by Steve McQueen review: A powerful and haunting reminder

Danny Robins on the return of Uncanny: ghostly monks, poignant poltergeists and famous UFOs
Danny Robins, the man behind Uncanny
ghosts

Danny Robins on the return of Uncanny: ghostly monks, poignant poltergeists and famous UFOs

Cash Carraway on Rain Dogs: 'We always see working-class stories through a middle-class gaze'
Fleur Tashjain and Daisy May Cooper as Iris and Costello Jones in Rain Dogs
interview

Cash Carraway on Rain Dogs: 'We always see working-class stories through a middle-class gaze'

Michael Bublé: 'I had a sense that I was unique'
Michael Bublé singing on stage
Music

Michael Bublé: 'I had a sense that I was unique'

Freema Agyeman: 'I miss a good pub and I miss a good queue'
Freema Agyeman
Dreamland

Freema Agyeman: 'I miss a good pub and I miss a good queue'

Siobhán McSweeney: 'I just want to dance in the street and lick people's faces'
interview

Siobhán McSweeney: 'I just want to dance in the street and lick people's faces'

Thirsty Animals review: A dystopian future 'impeccably depicted'
Thirsty Animals
Dystopian fiction

Thirsty Animals review: A dystopian future 'impeccably depicted'

How two men outran the KGB to bring Tetris to the world
Tetris pair Pajitnov and Rogers
exclusive

How two men outran the KGB to bring Tetris to the world

I thought Noël Coward was dated. How wrong I was
Noel Coward
Biography

I thought Noël Coward was dated. How wrong I was

Death Watch review: Killer timepieces and the emptiness of consumerism
Death Watch
Dark satire

Death Watch review: Killer timepieces and the emptiness of consumerism

The man who never gave up on peace
John Hume
Good Friday Agreement

The man who never gave up on peace

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
‘I'm hopeful because there is anger’ – Naomi Alderman says The Power is an outlet for female rage
Toni Collette as Margot Cleary in The Power.
interview

‘I'm hopeful because there is anger’ – Naomi Alderman says The Power is an outlet for female rage

International Transgender Day of Visibility: Top 5 books by trans feminine authors
Trans flag eyeshadow
Trans women

International Transgender Day of Visibility: Top 5 books by trans feminine authors

Lily Savage: British drag pays tribute to a queen
Lily Savage on the Big Breakfast
Drag

Lily Savage: British drag pays tribute to a queen

Ed Sheeran vs the music critics: Why he's so desperately wrong
Ed Sheeran at the Berlinale
criticism

Ed Sheeran vs the music critics: Why he's so desperately wrong

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