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Robin Ince: hurricanes and hangovers
Beans and toast
Culture

Robin Ince: hurricanes and hangovers

'Eloise is fuming!' – Claudia Jessie reacts to the finale of Bridgerton’s second season
Claudia Jessie as Eloise and Nicola Coughlan as Penelope in Bridgerton. Picture: Netflix
Bridgerton

'Eloise is fuming!' – Claudia Jessie reacts to the finale of Bridgerton’s second season

Will Smith's Oscars slap has sparked some much needed conversations about toxic masculinity, ableism and more
Oscars 2022

Will Smith's Oscars slap has sparked some much needed conversations about toxic masculinity, ableism and more

More polite than passionate: has Bridgerton lost its sparkle?
TV

More polite than passionate: has Bridgerton lost its sparkle?

Russell Brand: 'Look into my eyes and see if you think I'm telling you the truth'
Russell Brand, photo supplied
Exclusive interview

Russell Brand: 'Look into my eyes and see if you think I'm telling you the truth'

Muse to play show in support of The Big Issue
Muse, credit: Nick Fancher
The Big Issue

Muse to play show in support of The Big Issue

This week's Big TV Picks: Stanley Tucci, Bridgerton and two classics on catch-up
Big TV Picks

This week's Big TV Picks: Stanley Tucci, Bridgerton and two classics on catch-up

Chilean Poet by Alejandro Zambra review: A dazzling jewel from a true original
Man and woman embrace
Books

Chilean Poet by Alejandro Zambra review: A dazzling jewel from a true original

Alex Winter: 'Keanu and I never thought Bill & Ted was going to be a big movie'
Alex Winter
Letter To My Younger Self

Alex Winter: 'Keanu and I never thought Bill & Ted was going to be a big movie'

The Worst Person in the World: A coming-of-age tale with a misleading title
The Worst Person in the World
Graeme Virtue

The Worst Person in the World: A coming-of-age tale with a misleading title

Cymande – the most influential band you've never heard of
Cymande
Music

Cymande – the most influential band you've never heard of

The directors of Lead Me Home want to bring the film's homeless stars to the Oscars
Lead Me Home
Homelessness

The directors of Lead Me Home want to bring the film's homeless stars to the Oscars

Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart review: a contemporary literary hoot
In Our Country Friends, the protagonists leave locked down New York for a country pile upstate Photo: Clay LeConey / Unsplash
Books

Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart review: a contemporary literary hoot

Skunk Anansie’s Skin: ‘Rage Against the Machine gave me permission to be political’
Skin from Skunk Anansie
The Music That Made Me

Skunk Anansie’s Skin: ‘Rage Against the Machine gave me permission to be political’

Morgana Robinson: 'I'm the giant bogey that everyone sticks to'
Morgana Robinson
TV

Morgana Robinson: 'I'm the giant bogey that everyone sticks to'

Skint: the BBC's new series of monologues are informed by lived experience of poverty
TV

Skint: the BBC's new series of monologues are informed by lived experience of poverty

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Then Barbara Met Alan – a revolutionary love story
Then Barbara met Alan
TV

Then Barbara Met Alan – a revolutionary love story

Top Boy's Saffron Hocking: 'The show is so popular because it's real'
Image of Saffron Hocking in Top Boy
Top Boy

Top Boy's Saffron Hocking: 'The show is so popular because it's real'

This week's Big TV Picks: Skint, Then Barbara Met Alan and Top Boy
Big TV Picks

This week's Big TV Picks: Skint, Then Barbara Met Alan and Top Boy

Stephan Moccio: piano solos with a pop persuasion
Stephan Moccio
Music

Stephan Moccio: piano solos with a pop persuasion

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