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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’
St Denis Medical, set in a struggling Oregon hospital, shows how comedy can help in tough times
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’
Tornado director John Maclean: ‘There aren’t many samurai Westerns set in Britain’

Tornado director John Maclean: ‘There aren’t many samurai Westerns set in Britain’
Top Stories
Ten years of Penned Up: The inside story of a literary festival for people in prison
Ten years of Penned Up: The inside story of a literary festival for people in prison
‘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
Letter To My Younger Self
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’
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: ‘My first political meeting was being dragged to a Tory disco’

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: ‘My first political meeting was being dragged to a Tory disco’
Kim Wilde: ‘There’s no avoiding getting your heart broken’

Kim Wilde: ‘There’s no avoiding getting your heart broken’
TV
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’
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’
Doctor Who may be out of time: What happens now for Ncuti Gatwa and the BBC’s deal with Disney?

Doctor Who may be out of time: What happens now for Ncuti Gatwa and the BBC’s deal with Disney?
Books
I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Toward Darkness by Irene Solà review – exploring trauma through cooking

I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Toward Darkness by Irene Solà review – exploring trauma through cooking
Fox by Joyce Carol Oates review – giving voices to victims

Fox by Joyce Carol Oates review – giving voices to victims
Top 5 crime novels set in Glasgow, chosen by Novak and Mitchell author Andrew Raymond

Top 5 crime novels set in Glasgow, chosen by Novak and Mitchell author Andrew Raymond
Foreign Fruit by Katie Goh review – big ideas, lightly handled

Foreign Fruit by Katie Goh review – big ideas, lightly handled
Interviews
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’
St Denis Medical, set in a struggling Oregon hospital, shows how comedy can help in tough times
Influencer Nikki Lilly: ‘Disabled people are at the bottom of the barrel – we need more allies’

Influencer Nikki Lilly: ‘Disabled people are at the bottom of the barrel – we need more allies’
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’
Film
Tornado director John Maclean: ‘There aren’t many samurai Westerns set in Britain’

Tornado director John Maclean: ‘There aren’t many samurai Westerns set in Britain’
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’
New film Lollipop powerfully lays bare the ‘inhumane’ way mothers are cut off from their children

New film Lollipop powerfully lays bare the ‘inhumane’ way mothers are cut off from their children
Dangerous Animals review – you’re gonna need a bigger bait

Dangerous Animals review – you’re gonna need a bigger bait
Music
‘There’s no magic bullet’: The battle to keep Cardiff’s vital music scene from dying out

‘There’s no magic bullet’: The battle to keep Cardiff’s vital music scene from dying out
Beyoncé’s stunning Cowboy Carter tour reclaims country and proves history can’t be erased

Beyoncé’s stunning Cowboy Carter tour reclaims country and proves history can’t be erased
Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker: ‘We only have a finite amount of time to do the things we do’

Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker: ‘We only have a finite amount of time to do the things we do’
DD Records: The remarkable story behind the ‘chaotic, eccentric but heartfelt’ Japanese DIY label

DD Records: The remarkable story behind the ‘chaotic, eccentric but heartfelt’ Japanese DIY label
Art
‘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
‘A bright and bold mosaic of creatures’: Meet the winner of Big Issue’s Kids Cover Competition 2025

‘A bright and bold mosaic of creatures’: Meet the winner of Big Issue’s Kids Cover Competition 2025
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’
