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Aleister Crowley and the secret history of UK witches in World War II
Witches of World War II:
history

Aleister Crowley and the secret history of UK witches in World War II

Gina Yashere: For UK Black comics it's a nightclub policy – 'one in, one out'
Gina Yashere
racism

Gina Yashere: For UK Black comics it's a nightclub policy – 'one in, one out'

Robert Carlyle says the UK has had enough of the Tories as The Full Monty arrives on Disney+
Robert Carlyle
Politics

Robert Carlyle says the UK has had enough of the Tories as The Full Monty arrives on Disney+

The governments who called on sci-fi writers to predict the future
Illustration of sciency things
military

The governments who called on sci-fi writers to predict the future

Goodbye Eastern Europe: Finding the remains of a lost world
History

Goodbye Eastern Europe: Finding the remains of a lost world

Top 5 books about queer teenage romance, chosen by Helen Palmer
Two young people holding hands
LGBT+

Top 5 books about queer teenage romance, chosen by Helen Palmer

Shirley Collins: Heartbreak stole my voice. Singing again is extraordinary
Shirley Collins
Letter to my Younger Self

Shirley Collins: Heartbreak stole my voice. Singing again is extraordinary

How classical music is finally taking Pride in its LGBT+ composers
Pears and Britten outside Crag House with their dog Jove as a puppy. Photographer: unknown
pride

How classical music is finally taking Pride in its LGBT+ composers

Quiet Fires by andriniki mattis review: Realities of living as a transgender Black person in America
Poetry

Quiet Fires by andriniki mattis review: Realities of living as a transgender Black person in America

A Flat Place by Noreen Masud review: Finding a sense of self in landscapes
nature

A Flat Place by Noreen Masud review: Finding a sense of self in landscapes

The Little Mermaid modernises the story by going back to the 1837 original, says director Rob Marshall
Halle Bailey as Ariel in The Little Mermaid
Film

The Little Mermaid modernises the story by going back to the 1837 original, says director Rob Marshall

Can Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse save us from multiverse fatigue?
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Analysis

Can Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse save us from multiverse fatigue?

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Kitchen disco heroine challenges what it means to be a working mum
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Interview

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Kitchen disco heroine challenges what it means to be a working mum

The Gallows Pole 'reflects what the country is going through now' says Shane Meadows
Michael Socha and Sophie McShera in The Gallows Pole
Interview

The Gallows Pole 'reflects what the country is going through now' says Shane Meadows

Arctic Monkeys team up with Big Issue to produce unique tour programme
news

Arctic Monkeys team up with Big Issue to produce unique tour programme

Sydney Sweeney on the Reality of life as a whistleblower
Sydney Sweeney
Reality

Sydney Sweeney on the Reality of life as a whistleblower

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Shirley Collins tells how 'heartbreaking' divorce stole her singing voice
Shirley and Dolly Collins
Sexism

Shirley Collins tells how 'heartbreaking' divorce stole her singing voice

Top 5 books set in Berlin, chosen by Emma Venables
Berlin television tower
Berlin

Top 5 books set in Berlin, chosen by Emma Venables

Big Swiss review: For once, a genuinely hilarious comic novel
Big Swiss book cover
Comic novel

Big Swiss review: For once, a genuinely hilarious comic novel

Monsters review: Do we separate the art from the artist, or boycott the work entirely?
Monsters book cover
Problematic art

Monsters review: Do we separate the art from the artist, or boycott the work entirely?