Something Wicked this way comes

With the result of the US election, it feels like a tornado has torn through the fabric of society. As we try to make sense of where we’re heading, a story a century and a quarter old has suddenly found its moment. The big screen adaptation of Wicked, a musical reimagination of The Wizard of Oz, lands this week, and with it an examination of whether there still might be a positive side to the American dream.

Also inside

• The homelessness minister Rusharana Ali outlines the government’s plan to end rough sleeping for good
• When parents discovered three of their kids were losing their sight, they decided to take a trip to show them the world
• Lucy Lawless from playing a Warrior Princess to saving the planet in real life
• Why it’s time to talk about the Troubles in new series Say Nothing
• The growth of Movember
• Jean Purdy, the unsung hero who pioneered the birth of IVF
• And Bristol vendor Michael shares how his nomadic lifestyle brought him to Big Issue

Plus much more!

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