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Leila Farzad: I didn't see people that looked like me on TV growing up
Leila Farzad stars on new BBC police drama Better Image: BBC/Sister Pictures
TV

Leila Farzad: I didn't see people that looked like me on TV growing up

Sam Smith’s Brit Awards look is part of a long tradition of brilliant pop 'attention seeking'
Sam Smith arrives for the 2023 BRIT Awards ceremony at The O2 arena in London. Image: Andy Rain/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
fashion

Sam Smith’s Brit Awards look is part of a long tradition of brilliant pop 'attention seeking'

Colonialism's ghosts of the Caribbean
Children dressed up to play jab-jab in Trinidad
first person

Colonialism's ghosts of the Caribbean

The Gold star Jack Lowden: Saoirse Ronan does a better Scottish accent than me
Nicola Sturgeon, Saoirse Ronan and The Gold star Jack Lowden at the Scottish premiere of Mary Queen of Scots at Edinburgh castle. Credit: Euan Cherry/WENN
celebrity

The Gold star Jack Lowden: Saoirse Ronan does a better Scottish accent than me

Top 5 books about birds, chosen by Jasmine Donahaye
Illustration of birds in a tree
Books

Top 5 books about birds, chosen by Jasmine Donahaye

The Mountain in the Sea review: Ray Nayler's 'refreshing approach' to alien first contact
Tentacles
debut novel

The Mountain in the Sea review: Ray Nayler's 'refreshing approach' to alien first contact

Behind the wild man of Vienna: Who was the real Beethoven?
Beethoven
Classical music

Behind the wild man of Vienna: Who was the real Beethoven?

Our ocean is in crisis, but here's how we can turn the tide
marine illustration of whales and a boat
environment

Our ocean is in crisis, but here's how we can turn the tide

The Terraformers review: 'A remarkable piece of world building'
An alien landscape
Sci-fi

The Terraformers review: 'A remarkable piece of world building'

Pitchfork's viral Måneskin review reminds us music criticism can be savagely entertaining
Måneskin at Eurovision
Rock

Pitchfork's viral Måneskin review reminds us music criticism can be savagely entertaining

Jack Lowden on BBC thriller The Gold: 'It was sort of ridiculous, but also dangerous'
Jack Lowden
heist

Jack Lowden on BBC thriller The Gold: 'It was sort of ridiculous, but also dangerous'

Burt Bacharach: What the world needs now is a celebration of his best songs
Burt Bacharach with Dusty Springfield on the Burt Bacharach Show, 1970.
legacy

Burt Bacharach: What the world needs now is a celebration of his best songs

Uniting against housing injustice: Class Act by SPID Theatre review
Water damage at Kensal House Community Rooms. Photo: SPID
Activism

Uniting against housing injustice: Class Act by SPID Theatre review

Soho Big Issue seller André is on a mission to publish his novel – here's how you can get involved
Big Issue seller André Rostant Photo: Dale Brodie
crowdfunding

Soho Big Issue seller André is on a mission to publish his novel – here's how you can get involved

Don’t call me a snowflake! Why we should treat mental health the same as our physical wellbeing
No one calls Jill Scott a snowflake for looking after herself. Photo: Leila Coker/AP/Shutterstock
wellbeing

Don’t call me a snowflake! Why we should treat mental health the same as our physical wellbeing

Rufus Sewell is too hot to play Prince Andrew (but he still won’t be sweating in new Netflix film Scoop)
Rufus Sewell and Prince Andrew
TV

Rufus Sewell is too hot to play Prince Andrew (but he still won’t be sweating in new Netflix film Scoop)

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The Coronation Celebration Playlist is the worst possible representation of Britain
Michael Bublé, Coldplay, Take That and Tom Jones feature on the Coronation Celebration Playlist
Monarchy music

The Coronation Celebration Playlist is the worst possible representation of Britain

What ABBA tells us about the sound of being human
ABBA singing Super Trouper - what does it tell us about the sound of being human?
heirlooms

What ABBA tells us about the sound of being human

Grammys 2023: Why Harry Styles beating Beyoncé isn't really a surprise
Harry Styles collects the award for Album of the Year at the Grammys 2023. Photo by Rob Latour/ Shutterstock
Awards

Grammys 2023: Why Harry Styles beating Beyoncé isn't really a surprise

Sophie L Morgan: 'It’s radical being visible'
Sophie L Morgan
Letter to my Younger Self

Sophie L Morgan: 'It’s radical being visible'