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Richard Hawley: When they asked to use my songs in Ridley I told them to f*** off
Music

Richard Hawley: When they asked to use my songs in Ridley I told them to f*** off

Why I ran 35 marathons in 35 days
Alan Corcoran running
Books

Why I ran 35 marathons in 35 days

Top 5 sci-fi romances, chosen by Omara Williams
Space
Top 5 Books

Top 5 sci-fi romances, chosen by Omara Williams

Tasting Sunlight by Ewald Arenz review: Two damaged souls healed by a beautiful bond
gardening hands
Book reviews

Tasting Sunlight by Ewald Arenz review: Two damaged souls healed by a beautiful bond

Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner talks The Car and 20 years of the band with Martin Compston
Arctic Monkeys with Martin Compston
Arctic Monkeys

Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner talks The Car and 20 years of the band with Martin Compston

A surprising dark secret in Dartmoor prison
illustration of a history book
Books

A surprising dark secret in Dartmoor prison

Sean Bean and Nicola Walker's Marriage makes me feel like part of a Hollywood power couple
TV

Sean Bean and Nicola Walker's Marriage makes me feel like part of a Hollywood power couple

Re-Sisters by Cosey Fanni Tutti review: The women undermined and ostracised in their time
Cosey Fanni Tutti performs in Berlin
Book reviews

Re-Sisters by Cosey Fanni Tutti review: The women undermined and ostracised in their time

Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power star Sophia Nomvete: ‘Everyone could benefit from thinking like a dwarf’
Sophia Nomvete plays Princess Disa in Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Photo: Ben Rothstein/Prime Video
Lord of the Rings

Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power star Sophia Nomvete: ‘Everyone could benefit from thinking like a dwarf’

Muse: Will of the People review – 'Mad, bad, dangerous, and unreasonably good fun'
Muse Will of the People album cover
Album review

Muse: Will of the People review – 'Mad, bad, dangerous, and unreasonably good fun'

Johnny Harris hails Jawbone's redemptive power
Johnny Harris
Culture

Johnny Harris hails Jawbone's redemptive power

Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power stays true to Tolkien’s environmental message says Elrond actor Rob Aramayo
Rob Aramayo plays Elrond in Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
TV

Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power stays true to Tolkien’s environmental message says Elrond actor Rob Aramayo

Otessa Moshfegh's Lapvona review: Comic, compelling and pulsing with perversity
candles
Book reviews

Otessa Moshfegh's Lapvona review: Comic, compelling and pulsing with perversity

Michael Flatley on writing, directing and starring in his spy thriller Blackbird
Film

Michael Flatley on writing, directing and starring in his spy thriller Blackbird

Sayaka Murata's Life Ceremony: A fairly mixed bag of strange and grotesque tales
Ramen bowl
Book reviews

Sayaka Murata's Life Ceremony: A fairly mixed bag of strange and grotesque tales

Top 5 books on migration by women, chosen by Sophie Buchaillard
syrian migrants
Top 5 books

Top 5 books on migration by women, chosen by Sophie Buchaillard

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Head trauma: The dark shadow looming at the heart of contact sport
illustration of a rugby ball
Books

Head trauma: The dark shadow looming at the heart of contact sport

Top 5 funny books for kids, chosen by Anthony Horowitz
Child in a library
Top 5 Books

Top 5 funny books for kids, chosen by Anthony Horowitz

The Memory Librarian by Janelle Monáe: A clarion call for disenfranchised people
Janelle Monae
Book reviews

The Memory Librarian by Janelle Monáe: A clarion call for disenfranchised people

BetterPod: William MacAskill explains what we owe the future
William MacAskill: Why should we care about future people?
philosophy

BetterPod: William MacAskill explains what we owe the future

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