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Louis Theroux on childhood worries: 'I wondered if I would ever get any proper tackle'
Yungblud guest edit

Louis Theroux on childhood worries: 'I wondered if I would ever get any proper tackle'

Homophobic attack couldn't stop Yungbud fan being true to himself
Yungblud interviewed Michael Hall about the homophobic attack he suffered, and why he still has hope. Image: The Big Issue
Culture

Homophobic attack couldn't stop Yungbud fan being true to himself

Yungblud meets Fearne Cotton: 'We’re pretty similar, I think'
Fearne Cotton and Yungblud
Yungblud guest edit

Yungblud meets Fearne Cotton: 'We’re pretty similar, I think'

When Yungblud met Bimini: Talking gender, punk and politics
Bimini Bon Boulash and Yungblud
Yungblud guest edit

When Yungblud met Bimini: Talking gender, punk and politics

As The Godfather turns 50, we remember Marlon Brando's Oscars boycott
Film

As The Godfather turns 50, we remember Marlon Brando's Oscars boycott

Has Coventry's year as UK City of Culture shaken off its Ghost Town past?
Music

Has Coventry's year as UK City of Culture shaken off its Ghost Town past?

Peaky Blinders: 'It's a sort of working-class revolution within a family'
TV

Peaky Blinders: 'It's a sort of working-class revolution within a family'

Lemn Sissay: 'It has been a hard journey at times, but it has also been a great one'
Culture

Lemn Sissay: 'It has been a hard journey at times, but it has also been a great one'

Lucy Sweet: 'There is great comfort to be had in watching other people cook'
Lucy Sweet

Lucy Sweet: 'There is great comfort to be had in watching other people cook'

The Kids by Hannah Lowe review: Poetry that sings from the page
Book reviews

The Kids by Hannah Lowe review: Poetry that sings from the page

The climate crisis is now the biggest Issue we face
John Bird

The climate crisis is now the biggest Issue we face

What author and neurologist Ian Bone wants people to understand about epilepsy
Books

What author and neurologist Ian Bone wants people to understand about epilepsy

To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara review: An evocative novel about echoes, cycles, and regrets
Washington Square Arch Photo: Joshua Woroniecki / 250 Images
Book reviews

To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara review: An evocative novel about echoes, cycles, and regrets

Love Marriage by Monica Ali review: A novel of immense brightness
Love Marriage is set in modern day London Photo by Timur Valiev on Unsplash
Book review

Love Marriage by Monica Ali review: A novel of immense brightness

Farewell, PJ O'Rourke, one of the most original free thinkers of our time
Paul McNamee

Farewell, PJ O'Rourke, one of the most original free thinkers of our time

The Big Exchange: Invest in the things you care about
The Big Exchange

The Big Exchange: Invest in the things you care about

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
'Spare time on a sunny winter’s day is never wasted wandering around a graveyard'
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Robin Ince

'Spare time on a sunny winter’s day is never wasted wandering around a graveyard'

'Evil' or 'planet struck': How the curious ways we described deaths in the past shaped how we live now
Andrew Doig

'Evil' or 'planet struck': How the curious ways we described deaths in the past shaped how we live now

Our leaders have failed us, but bitter and divisive public discourse isn't helping
John Bird

Our leaders have failed us, but bitter and divisive public discourse isn't helping

Jon Ronson: 'Everything's become a culture war'
Culture

Jon Ronson: 'Everything's become a culture war'