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Top 5 books about superhuman running challenges, chosen by Nick Butter
Silhouette of a man running with sky and mountains in the background
Running

Top 5 books about superhuman running challenges, chosen by Nick Butter

Pulp at TRNSMT, Glasgow: Class anger made transcendent
Pulp at TRNSMT
review

Pulp at TRNSMT, Glasgow: Class anger made transcendent

Self-portraits: The surprising history of the selfie
Jan van Eyck self portrait, 1433
Art history

Self-portraits: The surprising history of the selfie

Okay Days by Jenny Mustard review: Romance as though Sally Rooney didn't happen
Okay days book cover
Review

Okay Days by Jenny Mustard review: Romance as though Sally Rooney didn't happen

Bellies by Nicola Dinan review: Compelling and compassionate trans romance
Bellies book cover
review

Bellies by Nicola Dinan review: Compelling and compassionate trans romance

Artists are taking over old supermarkets and derelict buildings. Can they escape artwashing?
A sculpture exhibition attended by lots of people
Urban art

Artists are taking over old supermarkets and derelict buildings. Can they escape artwashing?

Sincerity or cynicism? The captivating slipperiness of Ben Folds
Ben Folds sitting on a piano
Interview

Sincerity or cynicism? The captivating slipperiness of Ben Folds

Tony Allen: Inventor of Afrobeat was both technically remarkable and irresistibly funky
jazz is dead: drummer Tony Allen
review

Tony Allen: Inventor of Afrobeat was both technically remarkable and irresistibly funky

Is Mission: Impossible on Cruise control?
Hayley-Atwell and Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.
Review

Is Mission: Impossible on Cruise control?

Peter Crouch: 'Being tall was my superpower'
Peter Crouch at Anfield
Letter to my Younger Self

Peter Crouch: 'Being tall was my superpower'

An Elemental problem at the heart of Pixar
Animated illustration of characters Wade, Ember and Ember's mother brook
Analysis

An Elemental problem at the heart of Pixar

John Rhys-Davies: 'We learn from our exposure to fear'
John Rhys-Davies in a blue jacket and pink tie
Interview

John Rhys-Davies: 'We learn from our exposure to fear'

Joseph Bologne and Karl Jenkins: Misrepresented composers, centuries apart
Kelvin Harrison Jr as Joseph Bologne playing a violin
classical

Joseph Bologne and Karl Jenkins: Misrepresented composers, centuries apart

Lákíríboto by Ayodele Olofintuade review: Amidst all the death, we celebrate life
Lakiriboto cover
Fiction

Lákíríboto by Ayodele Olofintuade review: Amidst all the death, we celebrate life

Top 5 novels from Japan, chosen by Nick Bradley
Japanese pagoda
Fiction

Top 5 novels from Japan, chosen by Nick Bradley

The 18th-century astronomer who sparked a modern love story
Illustration of a woman, a zebra and a man with a telescope
behind the book

The 18th-century astronomer who sparked a modern love story

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
A Little Luck by Claudia Piñeiro review: Moments of hope in the dark
A Little Luck by Claudia Piñeiro book cover
Fiction

A Little Luck by Claudia Piñeiro review: Moments of hope in the dark

Dolly Parton: 'I'm not an activist. I'm not a feminist. I'm not any of that and yet I'm all of that'
Dolly Parton playing an electric guitar
preview

Dolly Parton: 'I'm not an activist. I'm not a feminist. I'm not any of that and yet I'm all of that'

Journey into a post-apocalyptic Manchester 
We Cut Through Dust interactive walking tour. A man on a phone and a neon sign says I LAY IN A RAGE AND LEFT AT FIRST LIGHT
Manchester International

Journey into a post-apocalyptic Manchester 

Anya Chalotra says she's been changed by playing Yennefer in The Witcher
Anya Chalotra plays Yennefer in The Witcher Image: Netflix
The Witcher

Anya Chalotra says she's been changed by playing Yennefer in The Witcher