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Culture
Use the Words You Have by Kimberly Campanello review – captivating poetic sensibilities

Use the Words You Have by Kimberly Campanello review – captivating poetic sensibilities
Nothing moves fast in the lethargic Breton heat of Kimberly Campanello’s new novel
The Ha-Ha by Jennifer Dawson review – a spry and contemporary overlooked classic

The Ha-Ha by Jennifer Dawson review – a spry and contemporary overlooked classic
Human presenter Ella Al-Shamahi: ‘I used to be a creationist missionary – now I trust the science’

Human presenter Ella Al-Shamahi: ‘I used to be a creationist missionary – now I trust the science’
Top Stories
Rising star Gordi: ‘Love can be a complicated thing. Especially for a queer person’
Rising star Gordi: ‘Love can be a complicated thing. Especially for a queer person’
The last 150 years of pop culture would’ve been dull without female fandom – just ask The Beatles
The last 150 years of pop culture would’ve been dull without female fandom – just ask The Beatles
Letter To My Younger Self
The One Show’s Alex Jones: ‘I always wanted to be a mother. To have a child is a complete gift’

The One Show’s Alex Jones: ‘I always wanted to be a mother. To have a child is a complete gift’
Mark Gatiss: ‘All my childhood dreams came true. There’s nothing left except James Bond’

Mark Gatiss: ‘All my childhood dreams came true. There’s nothing left except James Bond’
Eric Idle: ‘George Harrison mortgaged his house so Monty Python could make Life of Brian’

Eric Idle: ‘George Harrison mortgaged his house so Monty Python could make Life of Brian’
Formula One legend Damon Hill: ‘I’d love to be able to have one more chat with my dad’

Formula One legend Damon Hill: ‘I’d love to be able to have one more chat with my dad’
TV
Human presenter Ella Al-Shamahi: ‘I used to be a creationist missionary – now I trust the science’

Human presenter Ella Al-Shamahi: ‘I used to be a creationist missionary – now I trust the science’
The One Show’s Alex Jones: ‘I always wanted to be a mother. To have a child is a complete gift’

The One Show’s Alex Jones: ‘I always wanted to be a mother. To have a child is a complete gift’
Mark Gatiss: ‘All my childhood dreams came true. There’s nothing left except James Bond’

Mark Gatiss: ‘All my childhood dreams came true. There’s nothing left except James Bond’
Anna Friel and Jimmy McGovern on redemption, new drama Unforgivable and the power of storytelling

Anna Friel and Jimmy McGovern on redemption, new drama Unforgivable and the power of storytelling
Books
Use the Words You Have by Kimberly Campanello review – captivating poetic sensibilities

Use the Words You Have by Kimberly Campanello review – captivating poetic sensibilities
The Ha-Ha by Jennifer Dawson review – a spry and contemporary overlooked classic

The Ha-Ha by Jennifer Dawson review – a spry and contemporary overlooked classic
Top 5 holiday romance novels chosen by author Kimberly Campanello

Top 5 holiday romance novels chosen by author Kimberly Campanello
The Good Father by Liam McIlvanney review – an emotionally gripping psychological thriller

The Good Father by Liam McIlvanney review – an emotionally gripping psychological thriller
Interviews
Human presenter Ella Al-Shamahi: ‘I used to be a creationist missionary – now I trust the science’

Human presenter Ella Al-Shamahi: ‘I used to be a creationist missionary – now I trust the science’
Human takes us on an epic, mind-expanding journey through our evolution
The One Show’s Alex Jones: ‘I always wanted to be a mother. To have a child is a complete gift’

The One Show’s Alex Jones: ‘I always wanted to be a mother. To have a child is a complete gift’
Monster of Jazz Festival founder Wojtek Mazolewski: ‘Jazz is freedom. That’s how I see and feel it’

Monster of Jazz Festival founder Wojtek Mazolewski: ‘Jazz is freedom. That’s how I see and feel it’
Film
Savages review – a deeply political film designed to raise awareness of Indigenous rights

Savages review – a deeply political film designed to raise awareness of Indigenous rights
Yes, Sue Storm is a leader in the Fantastic Four – just as she should be

Yes, Sue Storm is a leader in the Fantastic Four – just as she should be
This summer proves Hollywood is out of ideas – but horror movies might just give something worth watching

This summer proves Hollywood is out of ideas – but horror movies might just give something worth watching
Yes, James Gunn’s Superman is an immigrant story. Just as it always has been

Yes, James Gunn’s Superman is an immigrant story. Just as it always has been
Music
Rising star Gordi: ‘Love can be a complicated thing. Especially for a queer person’

Rising star Gordi: ‘Love can be a complicated thing. Especially for a queer person’
Oasis might’ve reformed for the money – but who can blame them?

Oasis might’ve reformed for the money – but who can blame them?
Monster of Jazz Festival founder Wojtek Mazolewski: ‘Jazz is freedom. That’s how I see and feel it’

Monster of Jazz Festival founder Wojtek Mazolewski: ‘Jazz is freedom. That’s how I see and feel it’
Art
‘This has been my shelter’: Powerful exhibition spotlights artists with experience of insecure housing

‘This has been my shelter’: Powerful exhibition spotlights artists with experience of insecure housing
‘It’s an emergency’: Why artist Stuart Semple is giving £30k of art supplies to 50 schools in one day

‘It’s an emergency’: Why artist Stuart Semple is giving £30k of art supplies to 50 schools in one day
10Foot, Tox and Fume’s art exhibition shut down after ‘f**k the King’ graffiti

10Foot, Tox and Fume’s art exhibition shut down after ‘f**k the King’ graffiti
Theatre
The weaponisation of fear and misinformation is nothing new. We must act against it

The weaponisation of fear and misinformation is nothing new. We must act against it
The Reckoning – a play creating the crucible from which truth and justice can emerge

The Reckoning – a play creating the crucible from which truth and justice can emerge
No experience of homelessness is the same. That’s why we’re giving people space to tell their stories

No experience of homelessness is the same. That’s why we’re giving people space to tell their stories
Radio
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

Uncanny USA podcast host Danny Robins on Bigfoot, UFOs and why Americans scare differently to Brits
Rick Edwards: ‘I assumed I’d embrace being famous. I quickly realised that wasn’t the case’

Rick Edwards: ‘I assumed I’d embrace being famous. I quickly realised that wasn’t the case’
BBC cuts to local radio are a cost we cannot afford: ‘Vulnerable people rely on radio’
