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Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield review: A mystical thriller with serious depth
Book reviews

Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield review: A mystical thriller with serious depth

A Bug's Life to Billy Elliot: 7 best socialist films to watch this Labour Day bank holiday
Film

A Bug's Life to Billy Elliot: 7 best socialist films to watch this Labour Day bank holiday

Sophie Marceau: 'I hope love always stays a mystery'
Sophie Marceau in I Love America. Photo: Prime Video
Film

Sophie Marceau: 'I hope love always stays a mystery'

Fight Night by Miriam Toews review: The funniest, smartest novel you’ll read this year
Woman with face in hands
Book review

Fight Night by Miriam Toews review: The funniest, smartest novel you’ll read this year

Channing Tatum was seemingly engineered in a lab to give uncomplicated pleasures to audiences
The lost City
Film

Channing Tatum was seemingly engineered in a lab to give uncomplicated pleasures to audiences

These striking photos of homeless people show the reality of life on Britain's streets
homelessness photos by Marc Davenant
Homelessness

These striking photos of homeless people show the reality of life on Britain's streets

Ai-Da: Meet the robot artist exhibiting at the Venice Biennale
Art

Ai-Da: Meet the robot artist exhibiting at the Venice Biennale

The Wonders by Elena Medel review: a gripping portrayal of poverty and powerlessness
Friends in bright colours
Book review

The Wonders by Elena Medel review: a gripping portrayal of poverty and powerlessness

How Anya Taylor-Joy cornered the Complex Female Character market
Film

How Anya Taylor-Joy cornered the Complex Female Character market

Benedetta review: an all-nuns-blazing tale of sex, sinners and unholy sisterhood
Benedetta
Film

Benedetta review: an all-nuns-blazing tale of sex, sinners and unholy sisterhood

'The opposite of levelling up': Tories criticise Channel 4 privatisation plans
Old CRT tv amid urban wasteland
Media

'The opposite of levelling up': Tories criticise Channel 4 privatisation plans

Harrow by Joy Williams review: A nihilistic vision of a joyless future
Cut down forest
Book review

Harrow by Joy Williams review: A nihilistic vision of a joyless future

The indefinable allure of Tom Burke
Film

The indefinable allure of Tom Burke

Chilean Poet by Alejandro Zambra review: A dazzling jewel from a true original
Man and woman embrace
Books

Chilean Poet by Alejandro Zambra review: A dazzling jewel from a true original

Alex Winter: 'Keanu and I never thought Bill & Ted was going to be a big movie'
Alex Winter
Letter To My Younger Self

Alex Winter: 'Keanu and I never thought Bill & Ted was going to be a big movie'

The Worst Person in the World: A coming-of-age tale with a misleading title
The Worst Person in the World
Graeme Virtue

The Worst Person in the World: A coming-of-age tale with a misleading title

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The directors of Lead Me Home want to bring the film's homeless stars to the Oscars
Lead Me Home
Homelessness

The directors of Lead Me Home want to bring the film's homeless stars to the Oscars

Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart review: a contemporary literary hoot
In Our Country Friends, the protagonists leave locked down New York for a country pile upstate Photo: Clay LeConey / Unsplash
Books

Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart review: a contemporary literary hoot

How I wrote Tides: A novelist's search for solitude
Books

How I wrote Tides: A novelist's search for solitude

Mark Rylance: 'There's a loss of identity in England – who are we other than post-imperial bastards?'
Mark Rylance
Film

Mark Rylance: 'There's a loss of identity in England – who are we other than post-imperial bastards?'

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