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A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders: The Big Issue Book of the Year 2021
Books of the Year

A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders: The Big Issue Book of the Year 2021

We're bringing back clapping for the NHS - but this time we'll be Clapping For Action
Julia Patterson

We're bringing back clapping for the NHS - but this time we'll be Clapping For Action

tick, tick...BOOM! star Alexandra Shipp: 'If I'm not challenging myself I'm not doing myself justice'
Andrew Garfield and Alexandra Shipp in tick, tick...BOOM! Credit: Macall Polay/Netflix
Film

tick, tick...BOOM! star Alexandra Shipp: 'If I'm not challenging myself I'm not doing myself justice'

A year in the Arctic investigating the climate crisis
Climate crisis

A year in the Arctic investigating the climate crisis

The Big Issue's best children's books of the year
Books of the Year

The Big Issue's best children's books of the year

In the midst of another Covid battle it's time to focus on those in need
John Bird

In the midst of another Covid battle it's time to focus on those in need

Like Scrooge, Boris Johnson needs to change his ways before it's too late
NHS superhero street art on Hilly Fields, Brockley, South London
John Puntis

Like Scrooge, Boris Johnson needs to change his ways before it's too late

Bullseye was more than just speedboats - it was a record of the working-class being left behind
James McMahon

Bullseye was more than just speedboats - it was a record of the working-class being left behind

Priyanka Chopra enters the Matrix: 'I love reading the speculations of the fans'
Priyanka Chopra in The Matrix Resurrections
The Matrix Resurrections

Priyanka Chopra enters the Matrix: 'I love reading the speculations of the fans'

Despite the threat of Omicron, glorious uproar will erupt again
Paul McNamee

Despite the threat of Omicron, glorious uproar will erupt again

Strictly's Greg Wise has a plan to solve the housing crisis
Greg Wise
Strictly Come Dancing

Strictly's Greg Wise has a plan to solve the housing crisis

New versions of The Snowman score can't cause its legacy to disappear
Claire Jackson

New versions of The Snowman score can't cause its legacy to disappear

Titane review: Captures the unspoken body horror of pregnancy
Titane

Titane review: Captures the unspoken body horror of pregnancy

tick, tick...BOOM! star Robin de Jesús: ‘No more choosing fear over love’
tick, tick...BOOM! credit: Macall Polay
Film

tick, tick...BOOM! star Robin de Jesús: ‘No more choosing fear over love’

Paul Bullion on The Witcher's new character Lambert - and arm wrestling Henry Cavill
Paul Bullion plays Lambert in The Witcher. Credit: SNHFOTO
The Witcher

Paul Bullion on The Witcher's new character Lambert - and arm wrestling Henry Cavill

'I want to teach my kids what my brother taught me'
Sam Delaney

'I want to teach my kids what my brother taught me'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The best of The Big Issue's Letter To My Younger Self from 2021
Letter To My Younger Self

The best of The Big Issue's Letter To My Younger Self from 2021

The Witcher's Freya Allan reckons Ciri could be prime minister
Freya Allan PHOTO: NETFLIX/JAY MAIDMENT
The Witcher

The Witcher's Freya Allan reckons Ciri could be prime minister

'Does Logan love his kids? My knee-jerk reaction is yeah': Succession creator Jesse Armstrong shares the show's secrets
Succession

'Does Logan love his kids? My knee-jerk reaction is yeah': Succession creator Jesse Armstrong shares the show's secrets

Giving feels good, but nothing will ever change if we only offer help without opportunity
John Bird

Giving feels good, but nothing will ever change if we only offer help without opportunity

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