Culture
Top 5 children’s books set on islands, selected by children’s author Lucy Strange
Top 5 children’s books set on islands, selected by children’s author Lucy Strange
Waterstones Prize-shortlisted children’s author Lucy Strange gives us her top five children’s books set on islands
Artist Aasen Stephenson turns leaves into astounding works of art: ‘Nothing beats what nature makes’
Artist Aasen Stephenson turns leaves into astounding works of art: ‘Nothing beats what nature makes’
Why AI quiz makers like ChatGPT are no match for human ingenuity
Why AI quiz makers like ChatGPT are no match for human ingenuity
Top Stories
Challengers review – Zendaya stars in an absurdly compelling three-way love match
Challengers review – Zendaya stars in an absurdly compelling three-way love match
‘I’ve done awful things – but I try to be better’: Nadine Shah on addiction, getting it wrong and forgiveness
‘I’ve done awful things – but I try to be better’: Nadine Shah on addiction, getting it wrong and forgiveness
Letter To My Younger Self
Olly Murs on mental health and losing Caroline Flack: ‘She visits me in my dreams – it’s lovely’
Olly Murs on mental health and losing Caroline Flack: ‘She visits me in my dreams – it’s lovely’
Labi Siffre: ‘I’ve had far more difficulties in my life due to being a homosexual than being Black’
Labi Siffre: ‘I’ve had far more difficulties in my life due to being a homosexual than being Black’
Helen Lederer: ‘There was no room for more women on TV in the 80s and 90s, the slots were taken’
Helen Lederer: ‘There was no room for more women on TV in the 80s and 90s, the slots were taken’
Nish Kumar: ‘My experience of being a brown man in Britain shifted after 9/11’
Nish Kumar: ‘My experience of being a brown man in Britain shifted after 9/11’
TV
Helen Lederer: ‘There was no room for more women on TV in the 80s and 90s, the slots were taken’
Helen Lederer: ‘There was no room for more women on TV in the 80s and 90s, the slots were taken’
Blue Lights co-creator Declan Lawn on ‘massive responsibility of telling Belfast’s stories’
Blue Lights co-creator Declan Lawn on ‘massive responsibility of telling Belfast’s stories’
This Town cast and crew on how unrest and disruption forges creative genius: ‘Music is the heart’
This Town cast and crew on how unrest and disruption forges creative genius: ‘Music is the heart’
Fool Me Once star Adeel Akhtar: ‘Drama school felt like running away and joining the circus’
Fool Me Once star Adeel Akhtar: ‘Drama school felt like running away and joining the circus’
Books
Why AI quiz makers like ChatGPT are no match for human ingenuity
Why AI quiz makers like ChatGPT are no match for human ingenuity
Top 5 children’s books set on islands, selected by children’s author Lucy Strange
Top 5 children’s books set on islands, selected by children’s author Lucy Strange
Prospect Cottage: See inside artist Derek Jarman’s seaside home for the first time
Prospect Cottage: See inside artist Derek Jarman’s seaside home for the first time
Weighted Down: The Complicated Life of Skip Spence review – sensitive portrait of a free spirit
Weighted Down: The Complicated Life of Skip Spence review – sensitive portrait of a free spirit
Interviews
Artist Aasen Stephenson turns leaves into astounding works of art: ‘Nothing beats what nature makes’
Artist Aasen Stephenson turns leaves into astounding works of art: ‘Nothing beats what nature makes’
Artist Aasen Stephenson uses what’s freely available in nature to create his work
‘People need aid, not criminalisation’: Sadiq Khan’s comments on shoplifting nappies spark debate
‘People need aid, not criminalisation’: Sadiq Khan’s comments on shoplifting nappies spark debate
‘I’ve done awful things – but I try to be better’: Nadine Shah on addiction, getting it wrong and forgiveness
‘I’ve done awful things – but I try to be better’: Nadine Shah on addiction, getting it wrong and forgiveness
Film
Challengers review – Zendaya stars in an absurdly compelling three-way love match
Challengers review – Zendaya stars in an absurdly compelling three-way love match
Banshees of Inisherin star Kerry Condon: ‘You won’t be a beautiful human without empathy’
Banshees of Inisherin star Kerry Condon: ‘You won’t be a beautiful human without empathy’
Mena Massoud on life after Aladdin, confidence and the problem with roles for actors of colour
Mena Massoud on life after Aladdin, confidence and the problem with roles for actors of colour
Civil War director Alex Garland on ChatGPT, 28 Years Later and why Britain is like a ‘pet cat’
Civil War director Alex Garland on ChatGPT, 28 Years Later and why Britain is like a ‘pet cat’
Music
‘I’ve done awful things – but I try to be better’: Nadine Shah on addiction, getting it wrong and forgiveness
‘I’ve done awful things – but I try to be better’: Nadine Shah on addiction, getting it wrong and forgiveness
Olly Murs on mental health and losing Caroline Flack: ‘She visits me in my dreams – it’s lovely’
Olly Murs on mental health and losing Caroline Flack: ‘She visits me in my dreams – it’s lovely’
Labi Siffre: ‘I’ve had far more difficulties in my life due to being a homosexual than being Black’
Labi Siffre: ‘I’ve had far more difficulties in my life due to being a homosexual than being Black’
‘When I was mentally ill, I could only listen to hard techno’: Why is music so important to us?
‘When I was mentally ill, I could only listen to hard techno’: Why is music so important to us?
Art
Artist Aasen Stephenson turns leaves into astounding works of art: ‘Nothing beats what nature makes’
Artist Aasen Stephenson turns leaves into astounding works of art: ‘Nothing beats what nature makes’
Artist Ray Young: ‘Our government is threatening disabled people’s rights – there’s no compassion’
Artist Ray Young: ‘Our government is threatening disabled people’s rights – there’s no compassion’
Remembering Tim Hetherington, a fearless photojournalist and friend who died in Libya
Remembering Tim Hetherington, a fearless photojournalist and friend who died in Libya
Artist with autism uses drawing to make sense of the trauma of losing his home
Artist with autism uses drawing to make sense of the trauma of losing his home
Theatre
New play Capital! explores Edinburgh’s financial history through eyes of Big Issue vendor
New play Capital! explores Edinburgh’s financial history through eyes of Big Issue vendor
Hamilton tour review – an urgent production as America needs heroes to rise up
Hamilton tour review – an urgent production as America needs heroes to rise up
Cruel Intentions: The ’90s Musical review – nostalgia never felt so wicked
Cruel Intentions: The ’90s Musical review – nostalgia never felt so wicked
Christopher Eccleston: Scrooge could be any one of those Tory ministers round the cabinet table
Christopher Eccleston: Scrooge could be any one of those Tory ministers round the cabinet table
Radio
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’
BBC cuts to local radio are a cost we cannot afford: ‘Vulnerable people rely on radio’
Shaun Keaveny: ‘I was burnt out by the callousness and cruelty of this government’
Shaun Keaveny: ‘I was burnt out by the callousness and cruelty of this government’
Danny Robins on the return of Uncanny: ghostly monks, poignant poltergeists and famous UFOs
