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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

‘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

God's Creatures: Paul Mescal flexes his brogue in artfully bleak Irish family drama
Paul Mescal as Brian O’Hara and Emily Watson as his mother Aileen in God's Creatures.
review

God's Creatures: Paul Mescal flexes his brogue in artfully bleak Irish family drama

BBC Singers: Internationally renowned choir deserved to dodge the axe
Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers at Glasgow’s City Halls.
Choral

BBC Singers: Internationally renowned choir deserved to dodge the axe

Bass signed by Frightened Rabbit and Death Cab for Cutie auctioned to help Tiny Changes support young people’s mental health
Tiny Changes continues the legacy of Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchison
changemakers

Bass signed by Frightened Rabbit and Death Cab for Cutie auctioned to help Tiny Changes support young people’s mental health

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Looking back at Paul O'Grady's 'blessed' life and Lily Savage's legacy
Paul O'Grady spoke to The Big Issue about his love of dogs and mixed feelings on Lily Savage Photo: Kirsty Mattsson
In memory

Looking back at Paul O'Grady's 'blessed' life and Lily Savage's legacy

Succession is a bracingly difficult watch because we are all Roys, really
Succession
opinion

Succession is a bracingly difficult watch because we are all Roys, really

Rentaghost: Which 90s indie band ripped off a kids TV classic for their one big hit?
Rentaghost
Investigation

Rentaghost: Which 90s indie band ripped off a kids TV classic for their one big hit?

Tetris director Jon S Baird: Tragically, this story is timely
Taron Egerton, Sofia Lebedeva and Nikita Efremov in
interview

Tetris director Jon S Baird: Tragically, this story is timely

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