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Hurricanes and hangovers
Beans and toast
Robin Ince

Hurricanes and hangovers

'Eloise is fuming!' – Claudia Jessie reacts to the finale of Bridgerton’s second season
Claudia Jessie as Eloise and Nicola Coughlan as Penelope in Bridgerton. Picture: Netflix
Bridgerton

'Eloise is fuming!' – Claudia Jessie reacts to the finale of Bridgerton’s second season

Human survival depends on our ability to adapt
John Bird

Human survival depends on our ability to adapt

More polite than passionate: has Bridgerton lost its sparkle?
TV

More polite than passionate: has Bridgerton lost its sparkle?

Russell Brand: 'Look into my eyes and see if you think I'm telling you the truth'
Russell Brand, photo supplied
Exclusive interview

Russell Brand: 'Look into my eyes and see if you think I'm telling you the truth'

When things look this dystopian, we should be more like Orwell
Paul McNamee

When things look this dystopian, we should be more like Orwell

Chilean Poet by Alejandro Zambra review: A dazzling jewel from a true original
Man and woman embrace
Books

Chilean Poet by Alejandro Zambra review: A dazzling jewel from a true original

Alex Winter: 'Keanu and I never thought Bill & Ted was going to be a big movie'
Alex Winter
Letter To My Younger Self

Alex Winter: 'Keanu and I never thought Bill & Ted was going to be a big movie'

The Worst Person in the World: A coming-of-age tale with a misleading title
The Worst Person in the World
Graeme Virtue

The Worst Person in the World: A coming-of-age tale with a misleading title

Cymande – the most influential band you've never heard of
Cymande
Music

Cymande – the most influential band you've never heard of

The directors of Lead Me Home want to bring the film's homeless stars to the Oscars
Lead Me Home
Homelessness

The directors of Lead Me Home want to bring the film's homeless stars to the Oscars

'Football has played an important part in my life. I'm not particularly proud of that'
West Ham fans in Seville
Sam Delaney

'Football has played an important part in my life. I'm not particularly proud of that'

Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart review: a contemporary literary hoot
In Our Country Friends, the protagonists leave locked down New York for a country pile upstate Photo: Clay LeConey / Unsplash
Books

Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart review: a contemporary literary hoot

'The Beatles were right to preach love. But it's not all we need'
The Beatles
John Bird

'The Beatles were right to preach love. But it's not all we need'

We should all join Andy Burnham on his journey
Andy Burnham
Paul McNamee

We should all join Andy Burnham on his journey

Morgana Robinson: 'I'm the giant bogey that everyone sticks to'
Morgana Robinson
TV

Morgana Robinson: 'I'm the giant bogey that everyone sticks to'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Skint: the BBC's new series of monologues are informed by lived experience of poverty
TV

Skint: the BBC's new series of monologues are informed by lived experience of poverty

Then Barbara Met Alan – a revolutionary love story
Then Barbara met Alan
TV

Then Barbara Met Alan – a revolutionary love story

Stephan Moccio: piano solos with a pop persuasion
Stephan Moccio
Music

Stephan Moccio: piano solos with a pop persuasion

Lloyd Cole: 'My younger self would probably be appalled I'm still performing with grey hair'
Lloyd Cole
Letter To My Younger Self

Lloyd Cole: 'My younger self would probably be appalled I'm still performing with grey hair'