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Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos: 'I had to disguise myself to go Christmas shopping in Glasgow'
Letter To My Younger Self

Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos: 'I had to disguise myself to go Christmas shopping in Glasgow'

Is TikTok's 'Sleepmaxxing' trend yet another wellness fad – or is it glorifying SAD?
Health

Is TikTok's 'Sleepmaxxing' trend yet another wellness fad – or is it glorifying SAD?

We live in what feels like dark and anxious times – but there's still lots we can learn from the stars
Space

We live in what feels like dark and anxious times – but there's still lots we can learn from the stars

Community-led housing is not just for city dwellers – it can boost overlooked rural areas too
Tom Bennett

Community-led housing is not just for city dwellers – it can boost overlooked rural areas too

'It's like watching Michelangelo work': Joan Baez, Kris Kristofferson and more on what Bob Dylan is really like
Music

'It's like watching Michelangelo work': Joan Baez, Kris Kristofferson and more on what Bob Dylan is really like

Top 5 books about ballet, chosen by ballerina-cum-author Juhea Kim 
Books

Top 5 books about ballet, chosen by ballerina-cum-author Juhea Kim 

Swipe right on this trio of films from female directors on women and love
Film

Swipe right on this trio of films from female directors on women and love

A Complete Unknown director James Mangold on why Bob Dylan is proof you should always meet your heroes
Film

A Complete Unknown director James Mangold on why Bob Dylan is proof you should always meet your heroes

Edinburgh Fringe should be a place for artists to grow – but working class people are priced out
Robin Ince

Edinburgh Fringe should be a place for artists to grow – but working class people are priced out

'I thought I was going to die': Meet the Hardest Geezer, the man who ran the world
Running

'I thought I was going to die': Meet the Hardest Geezer, the man who ran the world

Funk band Cymande on new music doc Getting It Back and finally getting recognition after years
Music

Funk band Cymande on new music doc Getting It Back and finally getting recognition after years

Social media noise is quickening our slide towards fascism
John Bird

Social media noise is quickening our slide towards fascism

Calling MPs of all stripes: Our planet is counting on your vote on the Climate and Nature Bill
Roz Savage MP

Calling MPs of all stripes: Our planet is counting on your vote on the Climate and Nature Bill

Savage Theories by Pola Oloixarac review – breathing chaotic life into the streets of Buenos Aires
Books

Savage Theories by Pola Oloixarac review – breathing chaotic life into the streets of Buenos Aires

The Fate of Mary Rose by Caroline Blackwood review – the chilling trauma of gendered violence
Books

The Fate of Mary Rose by Caroline Blackwood review – the chilling trauma of gendered violence

Too many babies don't have a safe place to sleep. This baby bank is trying to change that
Baby banks

Too many babies don't have a safe place to sleep. This baby bank is trying to change that

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Letters: Disabled people shouldn't need to be Paralympians to have dignity
Letters

Letters: Disabled people shouldn't need to be Paralympians to have dignity

Elon Musk, this is how you could use your power for good
Elon Musk
Paul McNamee

Elon Musk, this is how you could use your power for good

Inside the Big Issue: No secrets to conceal
Big Issue edition 1649, featuring Bob Dylan
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: No secrets to conceal

Cruise ships pump out 10 times the CO2 per passenger as flying. Can they turn the tide?
Sustainable travel

Cruise ships pump out 10 times the CO2 per passenger as flying. Can they turn the tide?