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X by Davey Davis review: A lesson in depravity to cleanse the soul
Nightclub
Book reviews

X by Davey Davis review: A lesson in depravity to cleanse the soul

Iranian ‘gangster’ regime must change, says refugee pop star Shab
Iranian pop star Shab
political pop

Iranian ‘gangster’ regime must change, says refugee pop star Shab

Polygamy to Dunkin' Donuts: 7 insights from Bob Dylan's new book The Philosophy of Modern Song
The Philosophy of Modern Song by Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan

Polygamy to Dunkin' Donuts: 7 insights from Bob Dylan's new book The Philosophy of Modern Song

Kazuo Ishiguro: 'We need better leaders'
Kazuo Ishiguro
On screen

Kazuo Ishiguro: 'We need better leaders'

Bill Nighy: 'Everyone can make a difference if we cooperate'
Bill Nighy
Film

Bill Nighy: 'Everyone can make a difference if we cooperate'

Top 5 books for extra-curious minds
Gregor McGregor
recommended

Top 5 books for extra-curious minds

Weird art, bizarre paintings and history's strange fascinations
Vertumnus by Giuseppe Arcimboldo
oddities

Weird art, bizarre paintings and history's strange fascinations

The Storm is Here by Luke Mogelson review: An explosive state of the nation address
Luke Mogelson's book focuses on the political turmoil the USA has lived through in recent years.
Books

The Storm is Here by Luke Mogelson review: An explosive state of the nation address

This is What it Sounds Like by Susan Rogers & Ogi Ogas review: Sound and visionary thinking
New Hampshire sister act The Shaggs feature in This is What it Sounds Like by Susan Rogers & Ogi Ogas. Photo: Wikipedia
non-fiction

This is What it Sounds Like by Susan Rogers & Ogi Ogas review: Sound and visionary thinking

Motherthing review: A little horror for Halloween
light streaming through a basement window
Book reviews

Motherthing review: A little horror for Halloween

'The system isn’t an accident': How a playwright is forcing us to ask questions about the hostile environment
A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain
Theatre

'The system isn’t an accident': How a playwright is forcing us to ask questions about the hostile environment

Antoine de Caunes: 'I'm glad Bruce Springsteen never saw Eurotrash'
Antoine de Caunes
TV

Antoine de Caunes: 'I'm glad Bruce Springsteen never saw Eurotrash'

Ludovico Einaudi: A meditative balm to the daily grind
Ludovico Einaudi
classical music

Ludovico Einaudi: A meditative balm to the daily grind

This is Gwar interview: 'We are the real Spinal Tap'
Gwar guitarist Balsac the Jaws of Death
Film

This is Gwar interview: 'We are the real Spinal Tap'

Top 5 books by music industry insiders, chosen by Tana Douglas
Beastie Boys in 2009
recommended

Top 5 books by music industry insiders, chosen by Tana Douglas

The Big Issue publishes new Letter to My Younger Self book, this time featuring inspirational women
Letter to My Younger Self: Inspirational Women
Letter To My Younger Self

The Big Issue publishes new Letter to My Younger Self book, this time featuring inspirational women

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The witch is a post-#MeToo icon of defiance, solidarity and creativity
Group of women dressed as witch coven reading spell book in forest.
Culture

The witch is a post-#MeToo icon of defiance, solidarity and creativity

Author Jonathan Melville: My trip behind the scenes of classic movie Local Hero
Local Hero illustration
Books

Author Jonathan Melville: My trip behind the scenes of classic movie Local Hero

Steven Pinker: 'I'm a lucky person, my life has gone pretty well'
Steven Pinker
Books

Steven Pinker: 'I'm a lucky person, my life has gone pretty well'

Tidings of comfort and joy: Our Christmas Kids Cover Competition is open!
Big Issue Kids Cover Competition winners
Kids cover competition

Tidings of comfort and joy: Our Christmas Kids Cover Competition is open!

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