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Top 5 books with talking cats, chosen by Judith Robinson and Scott Pack
yawning cat
Top 5 books

Top 5 books with talking cats, chosen by Judith Robinson and Scott Pack

The Book Of The Most Precious Substance review: Glorious supernatural weirdness abounds
The Book Of The Most Precious Substance features rare book dealer Lily Albrecht
review

The Book Of The Most Precious Substance review: Glorious supernatural weirdness abounds

To stop climate change, it's time to take Indigenous knowledge seriously
Kogi tribe
Environment

To stop climate change, it's time to take Indigenous knowledge seriously

Austerity doesn't add up and hits those in need hardest
George Osborne
John Bird

Austerity doesn't add up and hits those in need hardest

Bez: 'I'm balancing on a blade's edge but it doesn't worry me'
Happy Mondays dancer Bez
Music

Bez: 'I'm balancing on a blade's edge but it doesn't worry me'

Fighting the shameful legacy of colonialism in the Chagos Islands
An Impossible Return: a Novel by Caroline Laurent is set in the Chagos Islands
exile

Fighting the shameful legacy of colonialism in the Chagos Islands

The Passenger and Stella Maris reviews: Cormac McCarthy duo offer insight but fall short on plot
Cormac McCarthy
book reviews

The Passenger and Stella Maris reviews: Cormac McCarthy duo offer insight but fall short on plot

Merch wars kick off as venues take up to 45% from band T-shirt sales
The Lovely Eggs hit out at their venue for taking a cut of band T-shirt and merch sales
fair pay

Merch wars kick off as venues take up to 45% from band T-shirt sales

Top 5 books about China, chosen by Xinran Xue
Top 5 books

Top 5 books about China, chosen by Xinran Xue

Matt Hancock as the I'm a Celebrity... fall guy must not distract from our real-life trials
Matt Hancock
Paul McNamee

Matt Hancock as the I'm a Celebrity... fall guy must not distract from our real-life trials

Brian May explains the magic of stereoscopic photography
Brian May
Books

Brian May explains the magic of stereoscopic photography

The Wonder: Florence Pugh nourishes the soul as a nurse in 19th-century Ireland
Florence Pugh as Lib Wright in The Wonder
review

The Wonder: Florence Pugh nourishes the soul as a nurse in 19th-century Ireland

Lorraine Kelly: 'Who's gonna tell Bette Davis to put her fag out?'
Lorraine Kelly
TV

Lorraine Kelly: 'Who's gonna tell Bette Davis to put her fag out?'

X by Davey Davis review: A lesson in depravity to cleanse the soul
Nightclub
Book reviews

X by Davey Davis review: A lesson in depravity to cleanse the soul

Sydney Jewish Museum is a reminder of the terrifying power of ideology
Sydney Jewish Museum
Robin Ince

Sydney Jewish Museum is a reminder of the terrifying power of ideology

We need to start looking after our journalists by prioritising mental health in newsrooms
Leona O’Neill

We need to start looking after our journalists by prioritising mental health in newsrooms

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Our have-nots hope Rishi Sunak will be a shining knight
1930s London
John Bird

Our have-nots hope Rishi Sunak will be a shining knight

Bill Nighy: 'Everyone can make a difference if we cooperate'
Bill Nighy
Film

Bill Nighy: 'Everyone can make a difference if we cooperate'

Kazuo Ishiguro: 'We need better leaders'
Kazuo Ishiguro
On screen

Kazuo Ishiguro: 'We need better leaders'

Top 5 books for extra-curious minds
Gregor McGregor
recommended

Top 5 books for extra-curious minds