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Opake on his boundary-pushing art: 'I don't think there's anything more taboo than hentai porn'
Opake sitting on a table in his studio
Opake takeover

Opake on his boundary-pushing art: 'I don't think there's anything more taboo than hentai porn'

Opake has taken over this week's Big Issue magazine as a guest editor – bringing his friends and some unique original art. We caught up with him at his studio to learn more
Poet Rowan McCabe didn't know his neighbours. So he went door to door writing poems for them
Poetry

Poet Rowan McCabe didn't know his neighbours. So he went door to door writing poems for them

This iconic music venue is helping Manchester's young migrants find their voice
Band on the Wall
Gavin Sharp

This iconic music venue is helping Manchester's young migrants find their voice

End of the Road 2025 review: Pouring rain can't stop a musical buffet
Music

End of the Road 2025 review: Pouring rain can't stop a musical buffet

I was never taught about Black women in British history. So I decided to do something about it
Theatre

I was never taught about Black women in British history. So I decided to do something about it

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
In a post-truth world, science needs storytelling to give evidence meaning
Opinion

In a post-truth world, science needs storytelling to give evidence meaning

DJ Charlie Sloth: 'Our elders spent their lives in and out of jail. I've always thought I'm worth more'
Culture

DJ Charlie Sloth: 'Our elders spent their lives in and out of jail. I've always thought I'm worth more'

From The Assassin to new Netflix thriller Hostage: Is TV getting more preposterous?
Suranne Jones and Julie Delpy in Hostage
TV

From The Assassin to new Netflix thriller Hostage: Is TV getting more preposterous?

Kneecap rapper Mo Chara's 'terrorism' charge: Is it about free speech, Palestine or something more?
Kneecap

Kneecap rapper Mo Chara's 'terrorism' charge: Is it about free speech, Palestine or something more?

Tarot, Thames and the Red Arrows: This is London as seen through the eyes of homeless photographers
a man playing flute sat in a frame
Homelessness

Tarot, Thames and the Red Arrows: This is London as seen through the eyes of homeless photographers

Rising star Gordi: 'Love can be a complicated thing. Especially for a queer person'
Gordi
Music

Rising star Gordi: 'Love can be a complicated thing. Especially for a queer person'

The invaluable lessons Britain must learn from the Hong Kong's 2019 pro-democracy protests
Mimi Martin

The invaluable lessons Britain must learn from the Hong Kong's 2019 pro-democracy protests

Oasis might've reformed for the money – but who can blame them?
Oasis

Oasis might've reformed for the money – but who can blame them?

Comedian Hasan Al-Habib: 'We need to talk about white privilege'
Hasan Al-Abib

Comedian Hasan Al-Habib: 'We need to talk about white privilege'

The best books to read in summer 2025
Summer books

The best books to read in summer 2025

How the late, great Ozzy Osbourne supported Big Issue with blockbuster farewell gig
Ozzy Osbourne on stage at Back to the Beginning, Villa Park
Ozzy Osbourne

How the late, great Ozzy Osbourne supported Big Issue with blockbuster farewell gig

Folk culture is everywhere in Britain. You just have to look for it
Folkspotting

Folk culture is everywhere in Britain. You just have to look for it

Affordable and fun for all the family: These days trips won't break the bank this summer
Family days out

Affordable and fun for all the family: These days trips won't break the bank this summer

Renowned photographer Misan Harriman on Black Lives Matter, Gaza and finding hope in protest
Protest

Renowned photographer Misan Harriman on Black Lives Matter, Gaza and finding hope in protest

Yes, James Gunn's Superman is an immigrant story. Just as it always has been
Superman in the 2025 film Superman
Film

Yes, James Gunn's Superman is an immigrant story. Just as it always has been

Notes on Stereophonics, nostalgia and why you can't keep a good banger down
Music

Notes on Stereophonics, nostalgia and why you can't keep a good banger down

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
I broke the Guinness World Record for most museum visits in a single day – this is what I learned
Museums

I broke the Guinness World Record for most museum visits in a single day – this is what I learned

Frenetic, angry and urgent: Kneecap show they've no intention of shutting up during Glasgow show
Kneecap

Frenetic, angry and urgent: Kneecap show they've no intention of shutting up during Glasgow show

Lana Del Rey's stadium show is strange, beguiling and brilliant
Music

Lana Del Rey's stadium show is strange, beguiling and brilliant

Before Oasis, Radio 1 were as likely to play a guitar band as they were a badger being strangled
Oasis

Before Oasis, Radio 1 were as likely to play a guitar band as they were a badger being strangled