Culture
The men who invented the concept of race
The men who invented the concept of race
What now functions as race in our collective consciousness stems from a variety of sources, many of which are lost in the sands of time
Ignore the charts, Connect with fans, be weird on the internet: How to be a pop star in 2026
Ignore the charts, Connect with fans, be weird on the internet: How to be a pop star in 2026
Myles Smith: ‘I don’t subscribe to traditional gender roles. My mum was the breadwinner growing up’
Myles Smith: ‘I don’t subscribe to traditional gender roles. My mum was the breadwinner growing up’
Top Stories
The Christophers director Steven Soderbergh: ‘The fear of every creative person is becoming irrelevant’
The Christophers director Steven Soderbergh: ‘The fear of every creative person is becoming irrelevant’
‘We look after food banks. If big banks did the same the world would be a much better place’
‘We look after food banks. If big banks did the same the world would be a much better place’
Letter To My Younger Self
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Sign up to the Letter To My Younger Self Extra newsletter to go beyond the biggest interviews
‘When my mates were playing football, I had to queue for my free meal. It was embarrassing’
‘When my mates were playing football, I had to queue for my free meal. It was embarrassing’
Sadiq Khan: ‘Maybe Trump fancies me, I don’t know. I’m happily married! I’m not interested’
Sadiq Khan: ‘Maybe Trump fancies me, I don’t know. I’m happily married! I’m not interested’
Cush Jumbo: ‘I didn’t come from a place where we could afford to pay for anything’
Cush Jumbo: ‘I didn’t come from a place where we could afford to pay for anything’
TV
Cush Jumbo: ‘I didn’t come from a place where we could afford to pay for anything’
Cush Jumbo: ‘I didn’t come from a place where we could afford to pay for anything’
David Attenborough by Chris Packham: ‘I don’t think he has an earthly equal’
David Attenborough by Chris Packham: ‘I don’t think he has an earthly equal’
The Cage stars Sheridan Smith and Michael Socha: ‘You get feelings of madness in a casino’
The Cage stars Sheridan Smith and Michael Socha: ‘You get feelings of madness in a casino’
Adeel Akhtar: ‘If I were prime minister I’d find all the shouting a bit stressful’
Adeel Akhtar: ‘If I were prime minister I’d find all the shouting a bit stressful’
Books
AF Steadman: ‘Kids don’t want to be on their phones. They want books and deadly unicorns’
AF Steadman: ‘Kids don’t want to be on their phones. They want books and deadly unicorns’
Books have had a good run for 500 years. What does the future hold?
Books have had a good run for 500 years. What does the future hold?
How to embrace your edginess and learn to be exhilarated by the unknown
How to embrace your edginess and learn to be exhilarated by the unknown
Interviews
Myles Smith: ‘I don’t subscribe to traditional gender roles. My mum was the breadwinner growing up’
Myles Smith: ‘I don’t subscribe to traditional gender roles. My mum was the breadwinner growing up’
Since finding a following on TikTok, Myles Smith hasn’t looked back. He tells Big Issue how he rose to stardom before even releasing an album
The Christophers director Steven Soderbergh: ‘The fear of every creative person is becoming irrelevant’
The Christophers director Steven Soderbergh: ‘The fear of every creative person is becoming irrelevant’
‘We look after food banks. If big banks did the same the world would be a much better place’
‘We look after food banks. If big banks did the same the world would be a much better place’
Film
The Christophers director Steven Soderbergh: ‘The fear of every creative person is becoming irrelevant’
The Christophers director Steven Soderbergh: ‘The fear of every creative person is becoming irrelevant’
There can be only one Highlander – at least until the reboot comes out
There can be only one Highlander – at least until the reboot comes out
Is working in fashion really like The Devil Wears Prada?
Is working in fashion really like The Devil Wears Prada?
Can the notorious Michael Jackson film continue the Hollywood biopic boom?
Can the notorious Michael Jackson film continue the Hollywood biopic boom?
Music
Ignore the charts, Connect with fans, be weird on the internet: How to be a pop star in 2026
Ignore the charts, Connect with fans, be weird on the internet: How to be a pop star in 2026
Myles Smith: ‘I don’t subscribe to traditional gender roles. My mum was the breadwinner growing up’
Myles Smith: ‘I don’t subscribe to traditional gender roles. My mum was the breadwinner growing up’
‘Anything that helps to promote the very existence of these grassroots music venues is welcome’
‘Anything that helps to promote the very existence of these grassroots music venues is welcome’
Sara Bareilles: ‘Everything in my life has changed because of Waitress’
Sara Bareilles: ‘Everything in my life has changed because of Waitress’
Art
Meet Rene Robbins, the 100-year-old artist who survived homelessness: ‘I’d cry myself to sleep’
Meet Rene Robbins, the 100-year-old artist who survived homelessness: ‘I’d cry myself to sleep’
Gilbert & George: ‘Homeless people tend not to end up in a picture’
Gilbert & George: ‘Homeless people tend not to end up in a picture’
Yungblud’s Beautifully Romanticised Accidentally Traumatized is making one London street sing again
Yungblud’s Beautifully Romanticised Accidentally Traumatized is making one London street sing again
See the best of Big Issue’s legendary Spring Kids Cover Competition
See the best of Big Issue’s legendary Spring Kids Cover Competition
Theatre
‘We look after food banks. If big banks did the same the world would be a much better place’
‘We look after food banks. If big banks did the same the world would be a much better place’
Our Public House: How penis drawings on election night shaped play about UK democracy
Our Public House: How penis drawings on election night shaped play about UK democracy
Alan Cumming: ‘The High Life was always about Scotland’s place and the notion of independence’
Alan Cumming: ‘The High Life was always about Scotland’s place and the notion of independence’
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind William Kamkwamba: ‘Hunger changes people’
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind William Kamkwamba: ‘Hunger changes people’
Radio
How the Shipping Forecast inspired poetry and wonder for over 100 years
How the Shipping Forecast inspired poetry and wonder for over 100 years
‘I was homeless at 16’: DJ Charlie Sloth on rough sleeping and living in poverty as a young father
‘I was homeless at 16’: DJ Charlie Sloth on rough sleeping and living in poverty as a young father
Why you should make Resonance FM the background noise to your life
Why you should make Resonance FM the background noise to your life
Uncanny USA podcast host Danny Robins on Bigfoot, UFOs and why Americans scare differently to Brits
