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Rise and Fall is a microcosm for our whole class-obsessed country
Rise and Fall contestants
capitalism

Rise and Fall is a microcosm for our whole class-obsessed country

Enid Blyton’s racism doesn’t deserve to be in libraries. Read Terry Pratchett instead
Unlike Enid Blyton, Terry Pratchett is not likely to get cancelled any time soon
literature

Enid Blyton’s racism doesn’t deserve to be in libraries. Read Terry Pratchett instead

Forgotten African heroes of the Second World War
Illustration of a soldier
first person

Forgotten African heroes of the Second World War

Top 5 books that examine a cold case, chosen by Janice Hallett
Cold case: a neon-light question mark
recommended

Top 5 books that examine a cold case, chosen by Janice Hallett

Charity shop vinyl tells the story of our musical journey
Charity shop vinyl
Music

Charity shop vinyl tells the story of our musical journey

Brutes by Dizz Tate review: Disrupting the 'missing girl' trope
Brutes by Dizz Tate
fiction

Brutes by Dizz Tate review: Disrupting the 'missing girl' trope

Voyager by Nona Fernandez review: Memory as an act of rebellion
Voyager: Constellations of Memory by Nona Fernandez
memoir

Voyager by Nona Fernandez review: Memory as an act of rebellion

'I can’t put your accent on the radio': Edith Bowman reveals snobbery she faced starting out
Edith Bowman
Culture

'I can’t put your accent on the radio': Edith Bowman reveals snobbery she faced starting out

From living in his car to winning Strictly – Hamza Yassin risked everything for mother nature
Hamza Yassin on a walk in Pollok Park
profile

From living in his car to winning Strictly – Hamza Yassin risked everything for mother nature

The Gary Lineker row shows television is still powerful
Match Of The Day host Gary Lineker outside his home in London
opinion

The Gary Lineker row shows television is still powerful

The Crown: New series to show Princess Diana and Prince William selling The Big Issue
Elizabeth Debicki, Will Powell, Senan West, Dominic West in series five of The Crown
TV

The Crown: New series to show Princess Diana and Prince William selling The Big Issue

‘I spent a year in a refugee camp’: Immigrant stories take centre stage at the Oscars 2023
Ke Huy Quan kisses his Oscar statuette as he accepts the award for best performance by an actor in a supporting role for Everything Everywhere All at Once at the Oscars 2023. Photo: AP /Chris Pizzello
diversity

‘I spent a year in a refugee camp’: Immigrant stories take centre stage at the Oscars 2023

Oscars 2023: Why we should celebrate Everything Everywhere All At Once
Michelle Yeoh in Everything Everywhere All At Once. Photo: A24
Awards season

Oscars 2023: Why we should celebrate Everything Everywhere All At Once

Edith Bowman: 'It would be unbelievable to the teenage me that I ended up being on the telly'
Edith Bowman
Letter To My Younger Self

Edith Bowman: 'It would be unbelievable to the teenage me that I ended up being on the telly'

Is Lydia Tár based on a real person?
Cate Blanchett as Lydia Tár
Film

Is Lydia Tár based on a real person?

Alan Lomax created a 'global jukebox' for us all
Alan Lomax
Alan Lomax

Alan Lomax created a 'global jukebox' for us all

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Top 5 state-of-the-nation books, chosen by Ayòbámi Adébáyò
Globe map of the world
reading list

Top 5 state-of-the-nation books, chosen by Ayòbámi Adébáyò

Meet Me In The Bathroom reminds me how lucky I was to live through a proper epoch in music
A crowded dancefloor in New York
Music

Meet Me In The Bathroom reminds me how lucky I was to live through a proper epoch in music

Mammals have a surprising secret history – forget everything you thought you knew
Illustration of rodent-like mammals
natural history

Mammals have a surprising secret history – forget everything you thought you knew

The Speculations of Country People review: Majella Kelly's poems of desire
The Speculations of Country People by Majella Kelly
Poetry

The Speculations of Country People review: Majella Kelly's poems of desire

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