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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'

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

TV stars and footballers are fighting the good fight – but let’s not forget those less visible
Ant and Dec ©ITV
Paul McNamee

TV stars and footballers are fighting the good fight – but let’s not forget those less visible

The smell of Christmas trees is not just a portal to the past, but a path to a better future
A child with a Christmas tree for the festive time of year. Illustration: CSA Images/Getty
David George Haskell

The smell of Christmas trees is not just a portal to the past, but a path to a better future

Freeports will not save Christmas. Sorry
Freeport - image of ship
Business

Freeports will not save Christmas. Sorry

Ghosts Christmas special: 'It's a warm show, and it’s an open-minded show'
ghosts christmas special
TV

Ghosts Christmas special: 'It's a warm show, and it’s an open-minded show'

Comedian Mark Watson: Life, to borrow a footballing term, is a hard place to get a result
Mark Watson

Comedian Mark Watson: Life, to borrow a footballing term, is a hard place to get a result

Are songs written by robots the sound of Christmas future?
Is artificial intelligence the key to transforming our beloved but dated Christmas tunes? Illustration by Kyle Hilton
Malcolm Jack

Are songs written by robots the sound of Christmas future?

Any kind of calm will do: The growing trend of mindfulness
Lucy Sweet

Any kind of calm will do: The growing trend of mindfulness

How to celebrate Christmas in style with Outlander's Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish
TV

How to celebrate Christmas in style with Outlander's Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish

Jason Statham is the Cary Grant who could kick your head off
Film

Jason Statham is the Cary Grant who could kick your head off

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
How Brexit and the food supply chain crisis might take a bite out of your Christmas dinner
Christmas

How Brexit and the food supply chain crisis might take a bite out of your Christmas dinner

'A Universal Basic Income might not bring the utopia we imagine'
John Bird

'A Universal Basic Income might not bring the utopia we imagine'

Don't let media headlines blitz the decent side of human nature
Paul McNamee

Don't let media headlines blitz the decent side of human nature

Michael Sheen: 'I’ve essentially turned myself into a social enterprise, a not-for-profit actor'
Letter To My Younger Self

Michael Sheen: 'I’ve essentially turned myself into a social enterprise, a not-for-profit actor'