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Ripe review: A dread-filled indictment of capitalism
The cover of Ripe by Sarah Rose Etter features an image of a halved pomegranate
Fiction

Ripe review: A dread-filled indictment of capitalism

Oppenheimer is loud – but there are more potentially explosive biopics
Close up of Cillian Murphy in black and white
John Bird

Oppenheimer is loud – but there are more potentially explosive biopics

Little Rabbit review: The politics of kink
The cover of Little Rabbit by Alyssa Songsiridej
Fiction

Little Rabbit review: The politics of kink

A quarter of a billion for a footballer? Just imagine what that money could do
Footballer Kylian Mbappe of France and Paris St Germain has been the subject of transfer speculation
Paul McNamee

A quarter of a billion for a footballer? Just imagine what that money could do

Midge Ure: 'Music kept me away from gangs'
Midge Ure in a black shirt against a white background
Letter to my Younger Self

Midge Ure: 'Music kept me away from gangs'

How European street paper vendors are coping in the heatwave
A street paper vendor in Belgrade makes a sale
climate crisis

How European street paper vendors are coping in the heatwave

From warehouses to Wembley: A day with Sleaford Mods, voice of a troubled nation
Sleaford Mods at Wembley Stadium
Exclusive

From warehouses to Wembley: A day with Sleaford Mods, voice of a troubled nation

'Mindfulness is difficult. Exercise is exhausting. But anyone can go for a stroll through some trees'
A forest
Sam Delaney

'Mindfulness is difficult. Exercise is exhausting. But anyone can go for a stroll through some trees'

How Sinéad O’Connor risked it all to speak truth to power – and inspired a new generation
A young Sinéad O’Connor
Film

How Sinéad O’Connor risked it all to speak truth to power – and inspired a new generation

Good Omens 2: Behind the scenes with an infernal demon
Laura Kelly

Good Omens 2: Behind the scenes with an infernal demon

A visit to The Big Issue mural was like stepping into my former life
The Big Issue mural
John Bird

A visit to The Big Issue mural was like stepping into my former life

Chris Packham: 'My younger self would be my biggest critic'
Chris Packham
Punk and birds

Chris Packham: 'My younger self would be my biggest critic'

How writing reconnected me with my Bedouin past
Illustration two women embracing
Minority writing

How writing reconnected me with my Bedouin past

Melissa Barrera: 'Carmen represents rebellion'
Interview

Melissa Barrera: 'Carmen represents rebellion'

Top 5 literary train journeys, selected by Christine Mangan
Steam train going over a viaduct
Fiction

Top 5 literary train journeys, selected by Christine Mangan

Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia review: Menacing and magical happenings made believable
horror

Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia review: Menacing and magical happenings made believable

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
My Extinction: How I learned to start worrying and love activism
Josh Appignanesi meets a furry activist
Opinion

My Extinction: How I learned to start worrying and love activism

Harold Shipman murdered my grandmother. Now I’m playing him onstage
First person

Harold Shipman murdered my grandmother. Now I’m playing him onstage

Britpop’s returning heroes remain a different class 
Britpop

Britpop’s returning heroes remain a different class 

Beware the Woman by Megan Abbott review: A slow-burning thriller that explodes into horror
Fiction

Beware the Woman by Megan Abbott review: A slow-burning thriller that explodes into horror