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Artist Charlotte Rose: ‘Warhol said everyone will be famous for 15 minutes. We’re living that now’
Opake takeover

Artist Charlotte Rose: ‘Warhol said everyone will be famous for 15 minutes. We’re living that now’

Self-taught during lockdown, Charlotte Rose used social media to bypass the old-school gallerist gatekeepers
Ruth by Kate Riley review – a refreshing new author to watch
Books

Ruth by Kate Riley review – a refreshing new author to watch

The Course of the Heart by M John Harrison review – imbued with mystery and the occult
Books

The Course of the Heart by M John Harrison review – imbued with mystery and the occult

Top Stories

I thought I’d be dead by 25. So being able to guest edit Big Issue is a dream and a blessing
Opake takeover

I thought I’d be dead by 25. So being able to guest edit Big Issue is a dream and a blessing

Opake on his boundary-pushing art: ‘I don’t think there’s anything more taboo than hentai porn’
Opake takeover

Opake on his boundary-pushing art: ‘I don’t think there’s anything more taboo than hentai porn’

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty

Letter To My Younger Self

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Huey Morgan: ‘My 16-year-old self would be surprised that I’m still here’
Letter To My Younger Self

Huey Morgan: ‘My 16-year-old self would be surprised that I’m still here’

David Mitchell: ‘I wanted to be prime minister when I was a teenager – like Winston Churchill’
Letter To My Younger Self

David Mitchell: ‘I wanted to be prime minister when I was a teenager – like Winston Churchill’

Ronan Keating: ‘We’re all scarred by what we went through in the 90s’
Letter To My Younger Self

Ronan Keating: ‘We’re all scarred by what we went through in the 90s’

Belinda Carlisle: ‘I never felt like I was good enough or that I was worthy’
Letter To My Younger Self

Belinda Carlisle: ‘I never felt like I was good enough or that I was worthy’

TV

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David Mitchell: ‘I wanted to be prime minister when I was a teenager – like Winston Churchill’
Letter To My Younger Self

David Mitchell: ‘I wanted to be prime minister when I was a teenager – like Winston Churchill’

Children’s television has moved online. Parents, be wary
Kids’ entertainment

Children’s television has moved online. Parents, be wary

The Paper star Oscar Nuñez on Trump, truth and The Office: ‘Don’t let bullies off the hook’
TV

The Paper star Oscar Nuñez on Trump, truth and The Office: ‘Don’t let bullies off the hook’

Hacker T Dog on joining Blue Peter: ‘I’m the dog embodiment of chaos!’
TV

Hacker T Dog on joining Blue Peter: ‘I’m the dog embodiment of chaos!’

Books

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The Course of the Heart by M John Harrison review – imbued with mystery and the occult
Books

The Course of the Heart by M John Harrison review – imbued with mystery and the occult

Ruth by Kate Riley review – a refreshing new author to watch
Books

Ruth by Kate Riley review – a refreshing new author to watch

Top 5 children’s books to inspire awe for our universe, chosen by Chloe Savage
Children’s books

Top 5 children’s books to inspire awe for our universe, chosen by Chloe Savage

Poet Rowan McCabe didn’t know his neighbours. So he went door to door writing poems for them
Poetry

Poet Rowan McCabe didn’t know his neighbours. So he went door to door writing poems for them

Interviews

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Artist Charlotte Rose: ‘Warhol said everyone will be famous for 15 minutes. We’re living that now’
Opake takeover

Artist Charlotte Rose: ‘Warhol said everyone will be famous for 15 minutes. We’re living that now’

Self-taught during lockdown, Charlotte Rose used social media to bypass the old-school gallerist gatekeepers
Inside the Big Issue: Opake’s outsider takeover
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Opake’s outsider takeover

Huey Morgan: ‘My 16-year-old self would be surprised that I’m still here’
Letter To My Younger Self

Huey Morgan: ‘My 16-year-old self would be surprised that I’m still here’

Film

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Islands star Sam Riley: ‘No one can play a washed-up, self-destructive 40-something as well as me’
Film

Islands star Sam Riley: ‘No one can play a washed-up, self-destructive 40-something as well as me’

The Golden Spurtle: A porridge-making championship that feeds the soul
Film

The Golden Spurtle: A porridge-making championship that feeds the soul

The Toxic Avenger review – genuinely pure, if also puerile, artistic intentions at work
Film

The Toxic Avenger review – genuinely pure, if also puerile, artistic intentions at work

Daniel Mays: ‘Filming The Thursday Murder Club gave me a fair bit of imposter syndrome’
Film

Daniel Mays: ‘Filming The Thursday Murder Club gave me a fair bit of imposter syndrome’

Music

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Huey Morgan: ‘My 16-year-old self would be surprised that I’m still here’
Letter To My Younger Self

Huey Morgan: ‘My 16-year-old self would be surprised that I’m still here’

The strange harmony of music, maths and science should be part of every school curriculum
Music

The strange harmony of music, maths and science should be part of every school curriculum

Glyndebourne opera festival might be elitist – but it’s also more community minded than you think
Music

Glyndebourne opera festival might be elitist – but it’s also more community minded than you think

KPop Demon Hunters and Spinal Tap II: The End Continues turn it up, up, up all the way to 11
Film

KPop Demon Hunters and Spinal Tap II: The End Continues turn it up, up, up all the way to 11

Art

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Artist Charlotte Rose: ‘Warhol said everyone will be famous for 15 minutes. We’re living that now’
Opake takeover

Artist Charlotte Rose: ‘Warhol said everyone will be famous for 15 minutes. We’re living that now’

I thought I’d be dead by 25. So being able to guest edit Big Issue is a dream and a blessing
Opake takeover

I thought I’d be dead by 25. So being able to guest edit Big Issue is a dream and a blessing

Opake on his boundary-pushing art: ‘I don’t think there’s anything more taboo than hentai porn’
Opake sitting on a table in his studio
Opake takeover

Opake on his boundary-pushing art: ‘I don’t think there’s anything more taboo than hentai porn’

How art gave me space to explore my experiences of homelessness and my identity
Josh

How art gave me space to explore my experiences of homelessness and my identity

Theatre

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I was never taught about Black women in British history. So I decided to do something about it
Theatre

I was never taught about Black women in British history. So I decided to do something about it

This prison theatre project prepares young offenders for life on the outside: ‘Art can be a game changer’
Prisons

This prison theatre project prepares young offenders for life on the outside: ‘Art can be a game changer’

Brian Cox: ‘I’ve been haunting Margaret Thatcher’
Theatre

Brian Cox: ‘I’ve been haunting Margaret Thatcher’

The weaponisation of fear and misinformation is nothing new. We must act against it
STOREHOUSE ; Production ; Cast: Bonnie Adair, Chris Agha, Dawn Butler, Elizabeth Hollingshead, Scott Karim, Rob Leetham, Harriett O’Grady, Zachary Pang, Nina Smith, Nat Kennedy, Grace Hussey-Burd, and Darrel Bailey. Founder and Concept Creator: Liana Patarkatsishvili ; Creative Director: Sophie Larsmon ; Lead Producer: Rosalyn Newbery ; Production Designer: Alice Helps ; Sound Designer: James Bulley ; Lighting Designer: Ben Donoghue ; Story Producer: Donnacadh O’Briain ; Co-Writer: Tristan Bernays ; Co-Writer: Sonali Bhattacharyya ; Co-Writer: Kathryn Bond ; Co-Writer: Katie Lyons ; Co-Writer: Caro Murphy ; Co-Writer: Rhik Samadder ; Dramaturg: Sophie Drake ; Costume Designer: Julie Belinda Landau ; Original Compositions: Anna Meredith, Sinemis Buyuka & James Bulley ; Deptford Storehouse ; Sage and Jester ; London, uK ; 1 June 2025 ; Credit and copyright: Helen Murray ; www.helenmurrayphotos.com
Misinformation

The weaponisation of fear and misinformation is nothing new. We must act against it

Radio

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How the Shipping Forecast inspired poetry and wonder for over 100 years
Weather

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
Homelessness

‘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
10Foot Takeover

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
Danny Robins on set for Uncanny USA sitting on a rusty car
Podcasts

Uncanny USA podcast host Danny Robins on Bigfoot, UFOs and why Americans scare differently to Brits