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SMiLE: The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Brian Wilson by David Leaf review – uneven account of rock saga
Books

SMiLE: The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Brian Wilson by David Leaf review – uneven account of rock saga

A Minecraft Movie director Jared Hess on why if you can find the time to play and create, it's worth it
Film

A Minecraft Movie director Jared Hess on why if you can find the time to play and create, it's worth it

Social opportunity should take the place of social security 
John Bird

Social opportunity should take the place of social security 

We must allow ourselves to feel joy wherever we can. Just ask Rod Stewart
Paul McNamee

We must allow ourselves to feel joy wherever we can. Just ask Rod Stewart

Letters: Covid was a chance to reset. So why are we still working until we drop?
Letters

Letters: Covid was a chance to reset. So why are we still working until we drop?

Inside the Big Issue: Jeff Goldblum and his keys to life
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Jeff Goldblum and his keys to life

Hedonist ex-MP Victor Grayson tried to expose corruption and scandal. Then he disappeared forever
Corruption

Hedonist ex-MP Victor Grayson tried to expose corruption and scandal. Then he disappeared forever

Football legend David James: 'I had difficult moments at every club, not just Liverpool'
Letter To My Younger Self

Football legend David James: 'I had difficult moments at every club, not just Liverpool'

Top 5 gritty thrillers, chosen by viral sensation and best-selling author Lloyd Devereux Richards
Books

Top 5 gritty thrillers, chosen by viral sensation and best-selling author Lloyd Devereux Richards

Actor and activist Mark Rylance: 'Brian Haw sacrificed his mind and body for peace'
Peace

Actor and activist Mark Rylance: 'Brian Haw sacrificed his mind and body for peace'

Women of the Windrush review – a carefully crafted operatic tribute of true stories
Music

Women of the Windrush review – a carefully crafted operatic tribute of true stories

TV icon Alison Hammond: 'My biggest regret? Not swiping right on Idris Elba'
Big Questions

TV icon Alison Hammond: 'My biggest regret? Not swiping right on Idris Elba'

How Beyond Paradise places foster care at the heart of primetime detective drama
Martha (Sally Bretton) and Humphrey (Kris Marshall) in Beyond Paradise
TV

How Beyond Paradise places foster care at the heart of primetime detective drama

Chav Solidarity author D Hunter: 'My violent childhood left me without role models for parenting'
10Foot Takeover

Chav Solidarity author D Hunter: 'My violent childhood left me without role models for parenting'

The End review – get prepped for a singalong apocalypse
Film

The End review – get prepped for a singalong apocalypse

Douglas Adams loved much about life and the universe – unlike today's billionaire space explorers
Robin Ince

Douglas Adams loved much about life and the universe – unlike today's billionaire space explorers

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The Change's Bridget Christie: 'I see women everywhere with potential but they face horrific violence'
Bridget Christie in The Change
TV

The Change's Bridget Christie: 'I see women everywhere with potential but they face horrific violence'

Piccadilly Circus was once the 'best display of popular art anywhere in London'. What happened?
10Foot Takeover

Piccadilly Circus was once the 'best display of popular art anywhere in London'. What happened?

There's no defence for raiding the social security pot
John Bird

There's no defence for raiding the social security pot

The remarkable story of Fare Dodgers' Liberation Front and their fight for free public transport
10Foot Takeover

The remarkable story of Fare Dodgers' Liberation Front and their fight for free public transport

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