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Comedian Phil Wang owes his life to a museum – literally

Comedian Phil Wang owes his life to a museum – literally
The comedian’s love of museums runs deep – here’s a list of his favourites
Affordable and fun for all the family: These days trips won’t break the bank this summer

Affordable and fun for all the family: These days trips won’t break the bank this summer
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’
Top Stories
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
Top 5 books for children under eight, chosen by author Truly Johnston
Top 5 books for children under eight, chosen by author Truly Johnston
Letter To My Younger Self
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’
Cricket legend James Anderson: ‘It doesn’t get better than winning the Ashes in Australia’

Cricket legend James Anderson: ‘It doesn’t get better than winning the Ashes in Australia’
Cynthia Erivo: ‘The moment I came out as queer, that’s when everything made sense’

Cynthia Erivo: ‘The moment I came out as queer, that’s when everything made sense’
Ex-England star Alex Scott: ‘I went from playing football on my council estate to World Cups’

Ex-England star Alex Scott: ‘I went from playing football on my council estate to World Cups’
TV
Such Brave Girls creator Kat Sadler: ‘There’s still a lot of poverty porn on TV – I’m not interested’

Such Brave Girls creator Kat Sadler: ‘There’s still a lot of poverty porn on TV – I’m not interested’
Rosie Jones: ‘My disability benefits have been cut – but I’m one of the lucky ones’

Rosie Jones: ‘My disability benefits have been cut – but I’m one of the lucky ones’
St Denis Medical star Wendi McLendon-Covey: ‘Lounging seats in movie theatres is a big mistake’

St Denis Medical star Wendi McLendon-Covey: ‘Lounging seats in movie theatres is a big mistake’
The Gold star Charlotte Spencer: ‘Maybe we need to root for the heroes again’

The Gold star Charlotte Spencer: ‘Maybe we need to root for the heroes again’
Books
Top 5 books for children under eight, chosen by author Truly Johnston

Top 5 books for children under eight, chosen by author Truly Johnston
Ghostroots by ’Pemi Aguda review – visionary stories to soothe and haunt you

Ghostroots by ’Pemi Aguda review – visionary stories to soothe and haunt you
Autobiography of Death by Kim Hyesoon review – defiant poetry

Autobiography of Death by Kim Hyesoon review – defiant poetry
What we can learn from the eerie and mysterious worlds we leave behind

What we can learn from the eerie and mysterious worlds we leave behind
Interviews
Inside the Big Issue: The shape of protest in 2025

Inside the Big Issue: The shape of protest in 2025
What does protest look like in Britain in 2025? From Gen Z to Black Lives Matter, we take a look.
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’
Renowned photographer Misan Harriman on Black Lives Matter, Gaza and finding hope in protest

Renowned photographer Misan Harriman on Black Lives Matter, Gaza and finding hope in protest
Film
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
Legendary filmmaker David Cronenberg: ‘Technology is not alien – it’s completely human’

Legendary filmmaker David Cronenberg: ‘Technology is not alien – it’s completely human’
SuperFantastic! It’s a retro superhero summer as Superman and the Fantastic Four face off

SuperFantastic! It’s a retro superhero summer as Superman and the Fantastic Four face off
Music
Notes on Stereophonics, nostalgia and why you can’t keep a good banger down

Notes on Stereophonics, nostalgia and why you can’t keep a good banger down
Bruce Springsteen’s Tracks II is 83 songs long – and proves sometimes less is more

Bruce Springsteen’s Tracks II is 83 songs long – and proves sometimes less is more
Before Oasis, Radio 1 were as likely to play a guitar band as they were a badger being strangled

Before Oasis, Radio 1 were as likely to play a guitar band as they were a badger being strangled
Cigarettes, alcohol and sunsheeeeeine: How the UK has changed since Oasis first hit the big time

Cigarettes, alcohol and sunsheeeeeine: How the UK has changed since Oasis first hit the big time
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
Tim Minchin: ‘I’d choose this career over a billion dollars 100 times over’

Tim Minchin: ‘I’d choose this career over a billion dollars 100 times over’
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’
