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The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell review: 'Deliciously good'
Portrait of Lucrezia de Medici
Book review

The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell review: 'Deliciously good'

Pixies frontman Black Francis: 'I tend to be somewhat isolationist'
Black Francis
Music

Pixies frontman Black Francis: 'I tend to be somewhat isolationist'

Meet the real person behind Stephen Graham’s new drama about the foiled murder of a Labour MP
The Walk-In
TV

Meet the real person behind Stephen Graham’s new drama about the foiled murder of a Labour MP

The Queen's funeral: The soundtrack to a sendoff
Piper at the Queen's funeral
Music

The Queen's funeral: The soundtrack to a sendoff

Bliss Montage by Ling Ma review: 'Dreamlike and unsettling'
Blurry face of a woman
Book reviews

Bliss Montage by Ling Ma review: 'Dreamlike and unsettling'

James Bond at 60: 007's best gadgets
Bond in Goldfinger
Spy tech

James Bond at 60: 007's best gadgets

Bowie thrived on chaos, but this government's mess is something else
David Bowie
Paul McNamee

Bowie thrived on chaos, but this government's mess is something else

Stacey Solomon speaks up for people 'struggling to survive'
Stacey Solomon
TV

Stacey Solomon speaks up for people 'struggling to survive'

PIP assessments are no laughing matter. Or are they?
Don’t Make Tea is a dark comedy around PIP assessments
Theatre

PIP assessments are no laughing matter. Or are they?

Richard Osman: ‘I’m not that smart’
Richard Osman's House of Games
interview

Richard Osman: ‘I’m not that smart’

30 years on, Bram Stoker’s Dracula is still the most beautiful film committed to celluloid
Keanu Reeves and Gary Oldman in Bram Stoker's Dracula
horror

30 years on, Bram Stoker’s Dracula is still the most beautiful film committed to celluloid

Lesley Manville: 'A working-class upbringing is political in itself, isn't it?'
Lesley Manville
Letter to my Younger Self

Lesley Manville: 'A working-class upbringing is political in itself, isn't it?'

John Vercher: We now know contact sports are dangerous – so is it ethical to watch them?
Illustration of a boxing match
Books

John Vercher: We now know contact sports are dangerous – so is it ethical to watch them?

Must read books this autumn: An essential list to brighten the short, dark days ahead
Big Issue books editor Jane Graham's definitive list of the must read books you need to add to your reading pile this season
Books

Must read books this autumn: An essential list to brighten the short, dark days ahead

Jeff Bridges: ‘I had cancer and Covid. I was facing my mortality’
Jeff Bridges stars in The Old Man
TV

Jeff Bridges: ‘I had cancer and Covid. I was facing my mortality’

Mrs Harris Goes to Paris review: Lesley Manville swaps drudgery for a dream dress
Mrs Harris goes to Paris
film

Mrs Harris Goes to Paris review: Lesley Manville swaps drudgery for a dream dress

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
‘I just want to represent real people’ – Lydia West talks Inside Man, It's A Sin and the cost-of-living crisis
TV

‘I just want to represent real people’ – Lydia West talks Inside Man, It's A Sin and the cost-of-living crisis

Blue Note Re:imagined II goes back in time to forge future paths
Theon Cross is featured on Blue Note Re:imagined II
Music

Blue Note Re:imagined II goes back in time to forge future paths

What's behind Britain's recruitment crisis?
Big Issue Recruit

What's behind Britain's recruitment crisis?

Success stories herald the future for Big Issue Recruit
Big Issue Recruit

Success stories herald the future for Big Issue Recruit

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