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'Don't forget Afghanistan': The kite festival with a message
Children with kites
Afghanistan

'Don't forget Afghanistan': The kite festival with a message

The solution to racism controversy in opera is staring us in the face
music

The solution to racism controversy in opera is staring us in the face

People protested when this capital city went car-free. Now they love it
Ursuline Church of the Holy Trinity in Ljubljana.
Sustainable transport

People protested when this capital city went car-free. Now they love it

The Perfect Golden Circle review: Not just another take on the cultural fights of the ’80s
the perfect golden circle
Book reviews

The Perfect Golden Circle review: Not just another take on the cultural fights of the ’80s

Book reviews: Vladimir by Julia May Jonas and Either/Or by Elif Batuman
Book reviews

Book reviews: Vladimir by Julia May Jonas and Either/Or by Elif Batuman

We're spending more time in the garden, where nothing is rosy
Garden of flowers
Paul McNamee

We're spending more time in the garden, where nothing is rosy

Sandra Newman's The Men: A crunchy and compelling dystopia
Book reviews

Sandra Newman's The Men: A crunchy and compelling dystopia

David George Haskell: What my grandfather taught me about birdsong
Books

David George Haskell: What my grandfather taught me about birdsong

Top 5 children's books set in Africa, chosen by Efua Traoré
Books

Top 5 children's books set in Africa, chosen by Efua Traoré

Here's why we shouldn't leave the future of transport to Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley future of transport
future of transport

Here's why we shouldn't leave the future of transport to Silicon Valley

Orlam by PJ Harvey review: Singer-songwriter's poetry book is a rich and unwieldy epic
Book reviews

Orlam by PJ Harvey review: Singer-songwriter's poetry book is a rich and unwieldy epic

P.P. Arnold: 'I was in a relationship with a white boy that just happened to be Mick Jagger'
Letter to my Younger Self

P.P. Arnold: 'I was in a relationship with a white boy that just happened to be Mick Jagger'

What would a world without borders look like?
Books

What would a world without borders look like?

Book reviews: The Candy House and Eyes of the Void
Book reviews

Book reviews: The Candy House and Eyes of the Void

Top 5 books for young nature lovers, chosen by Dr Jess French
Books

Top 5 books for young nature lovers, chosen by Dr Jess French

Liz Truss takes the credit for my idea, but the underlying causes of inequality remain
John Bird

Liz Truss takes the credit for my idea, but the underlying causes of inequality remain

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Even the cats on the street know a storm is coming, yet the leadership circus goes on
Paul McNamee

Even the cats on the street know a storm is coming, yet the leadership circus goes on

Nudes by Elle Nash: short, sharp and sometimes shocking
Book reviews

Nudes by Elle Nash: short, sharp and sometimes shocking

Robin Ince on the road: Salt Lake city is so friendly it's like a horror movie
Culture

Robin Ince on the road: Salt Lake city is so friendly it's like a horror movie

There really is a number so big it could make your mind implode
Mind-blowing number
Number crunching

There really is a number so big it could make your mind implode

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