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Robin Ince: As a stand-up comedian, it’s best to not know what you’re doing
Robin Ince

Robin Ince: As a stand-up comedian, it’s best to not know what you’re doing

Doing things correctly does not mean doing things best. Reliability can hamper invention.

Succession season four: The best moments, characters, and ending theories from the Big Issue’s writers
TV

Succession season four: The best moments, characters, and ending theories from the Big Issue’s writers

As The Big Issue’s Succession fandom mourns the end of a classic series, we gather to pre-grieve the highs and lows of a TV phenomenon

Melanie Lynskey: ‘It’s such an exciting time for roles for women and one of our greatest actors is not here to make the most of it’
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Melanie Lynskey: ‘It’s such an exciting time for roles for women and one of our greatest actors is not here to make the most of it’

Yellowjackets and The Last Of Us star Melanie Lynskey’s on her inspiration, Katrin Cartlidge, and why her big issue is ‘obscene’ inequality

Robin Ince: ‘Living in a society where clickbait fuels paranoia, we can fear connection’
Robin Ince

Robin Ince: ‘Living in a society where clickbait fuels paranoia, we can fear connection’

Paul Simonon: ‘I was living off half Joe Strummer’s dole money when he joined The Clash’
Punk

Paul Simonon: ‘I was living off half Joe Strummer’s dole money when he joined The Clash’

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Swedish Eurovision favourite Loreen explains her plan to win a second time in Liverpool
Eurovision

Swedish Eurovision favourite Loreen explains her plan to win a second time in Liverpool

Why politics fans have more in common with the Swifties than they think
Opinion

Why politics fans have more in common with the Swifties than they think

BBC Three’s Evicted shows the grim reality for young renters
Renting

BBC Three’s Evicted shows the grim reality for young renters

The best TV of the year 2023
TV

The best TV of the year 2023

Migration ‘hits the headlines for all the wrong reasons’. What if a museum could fix that?
Activism

Migration ‘hits the headlines for all the wrong reasons’. What if a museum could fix that?

It’s National Vendor Week, and time to remember that we’re all connected
Opinion

It’s National Vendor Week, and time to remember that we’re all connected

A new photo exhibition is telling the stories of the people who lived at iconic Brutalist estate Robin Hood Gardens
Social housing

A new photo exhibition is telling the stories of the people who lived at iconic Brutalist estate Robin Hood Gardens

Mark Rylance: We must remember Brian Haw, ‘the most adhesive of protesters’
Protest

Mark Rylance: We must remember Brian Haw, ‘the most adhesive of protesters’

LGBT+ history month: 11 essential TV shows from Queer As Folk to The Last Of Us
LGBTQ+ History Month

LGBT+ history month: 11 essential TV shows from Queer As Folk to The Last Of Us

Bloody Sunday: Why we need the human stories that history textbooks leave out
Julieann Campbell

Bloody Sunday: Why we need the human stories that history textbooks leave out

The UK has 2,500 museums, but not one dedicated to Black British history. That could soon change
History

The UK has 2,500 museums, but not one dedicated to Black British history. That could soon change

The Batman vs The Fabelmans: Paul Dano on what makes an awards-worthy film as the Oscars 2023 nominations are announced
Oscars

The Batman vs The Fabelmans: Paul Dano on what makes an awards-worthy film as the Oscars 2023 nominations are announced

Enys Men: How the films you watch are becoming more sustainable
Film

Enys Men: How the films you watch are becoming more sustainable

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2023: Culture
Changemakers 2023

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2023: Culture

‘Life is so comic. It’s so ludicrous. Look at Matt Hancock!’ Succession star Matthew Macfadyen on his new role as disgraced MP John Stonehouse
TV

‘Life is so comic. It’s so ludicrous. Look at Matt Hancock!’ Succession star Matthew Macfadyen on his new role as disgraced MP John Stonehouse

Superheroes! Sequels! Surprises? What’s coming to your cinema in 2023
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Superheroes! Sequels! Surprises? What’s coming to your cinema in 2023

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Count Binface’s guide to 2022: A year of political bin fires
letter from Sigma IX

Count Binface’s guide to 2022: A year of political bin fires

This festive season we should let Tom Waits call the tune
Opinion

This festive season we should let Tom Waits call the tune

How a community fought the police and a billion-pound contract to save their street trees
activism

How a community fought the police and a billion-pound contract to save their street trees

Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrence explain the ‘gross injustice’ of new film The Silent Twins
The Silent Twins

Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrence explain the ‘gross injustice’ of new film The Silent Twins