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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

Jon Ransom's letter to his 16-year-old self: 'It's about to get rough. There's no way around it'
Jon Ransom illustration
Books

Jon Ransom's letter to his 16-year-old self: 'It's about to get rough. There's no way around it'

Act now to stop Terminator future, says ethicist William MacAskill
Act now to stop Terminator future, says ethicist William MacAskill
podcast

Act now to stop Terminator future, says ethicist William MacAskill

Top 5 books about wizards and witchcraft, chosen by Malcolm Gaskill
woodland
Top 5 Books

Top 5 books about wizards and witchcraft, chosen by Malcolm Gaskill

Destruction of the Amazon: 'Let people know what is happening. Shout it loud'
Red Road Green
Books

Destruction of the Amazon: 'Let people know what is happening. Shout it loud'

You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty review: An easy read which fails to strike home
people drinking wine and talking
Book reviews

You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty review: An easy read which fails to strike home

Why I mapped the whole of Scotland by hand
Atlas of Scotland
Books

Why I mapped the whole of Scotland by hand

Book reviews: Three Assassins and Devil House
Night time Tokyo
Book reviews

Book reviews: Three Assassins and Devil House

Aidan Turner: 'It does feel like there is change happening'
Aidan Turner
TV

Aidan Turner: 'It does feel like there is change happening'

Chad Orzel: What happened to history's missing 10 days?
clock face
Books

Chad Orzel: What happened to history's missing 10 days?

Martin Compston on Arctic Monkeys: 'There are no egos'
Alex Turner and Martin Compston
Exclusive

Martin Compston on Arctic Monkeys: 'There are no egos'

Let this 99-year-old nun be your introduction to Ethio-jazz
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou
Music

Let this 99-year-old nun be your introduction to Ethio-jazz

Book reviews: The Second Cut and The Anomaly
dark streets of Glasgow
Book reviews

Book reviews: The Second Cut and The Anomaly

Barrister Sam Fowles: Beware the authoritarians stealing our democracy
Illustration: Sunak and Truss whackamole
Books

Barrister Sam Fowles: Beware the authoritarians stealing our democracy

Top 5 books on Scotland's witches and myths, chosen by Helen Fields
Witches and spell book
Top 5 Books

Top 5 books on Scotland's witches and myths, chosen by Helen Fields

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Lessons by Ian McEwan review: Few can turn a phrase so exquisitely
Piano player
Book reviews

Lessons by Ian McEwan review: Few can turn a phrase so exquisitely

Sharon Horgan: 'Divorce can be a really helpful, handy thing'
Sharon Horgan
Letter to my Younger Self

Sharon Horgan: 'Divorce can be a really helpful, handy thing'

Sojourn by Amit Chaudhuri review: Brief encounters with the eclectic life of a city
Berlin cityscape
Books

Sojourn by Amit Chaudhuri review: Brief encounters with the eclectic life of a city

EIFF highlights: From naked New Zealanders to Korean car chases
Naked hitchhikers in Nude Tuesday
Film

EIFF highlights: From naked New Zealanders to Korean car chases

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