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Summer books: The hottest fiction to read in 2023
Summer books - the best of 2023
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Summer books: The hottest fiction to read in 2023

Jayde Adams on how Take That movie Greatest Days captures the 'intensity of fandom'
Greatest Days
Greatest Days

Jayde Adams on how Take That movie Greatest Days captures the 'intensity of fandom'

Alma Singer: 'Art can challenge what's going on in the world'
Carla Nizzola, aka Alma Singer
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Alma Singer: 'Art can challenge what's going on in the world'

I am a social media addict. How can I repair my life?
Jay Blades of The Repair Shop in his workshop
Lucy Sweet

I am a social media addict. How can I repair my life?

Chevalier: Kelvin Harrison Jr on being a 'soldier' for overlooked Black history
Kelvin J Harrison in Chevalier
Black history

Chevalier: Kelvin Harrison Jr on being a 'soldier' for overlooked Black history

Postwar Britain was a place of renewal, opportunity and optimism for working-class people. What happened?
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John Bird

Postwar Britain was a place of renewal, opportunity and optimism for working-class people. What happened?

Carers Week: Eldercare is the new childcare, and carers need new rights
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Carers Week

Carers Week: Eldercare is the new childcare, and carers need new rights

Robert Carlyle says the UK has had enough of the Tories as The Full Monty arrives on Disney+
Robert Carlyle
Politics

Robert Carlyle says the UK has had enough of the Tories as The Full Monty arrives on Disney+

The governments who called on sci-fi writers to predict the future
Illustration of sciency things
military

The governments who called on sci-fi writers to predict the future

Goodbye Eastern Europe: Finding the remains of a lost world
History

Goodbye Eastern Europe: Finding the remains of a lost world

Top 5 books about queer teenage romance, chosen by Helen Palmer
Two young people holding hands
LGBT+

Top 5 books about queer teenage romance, chosen by Helen Palmer

Shirley Collins: Heartbreak stole my voice. Singing again is extraordinary
Shirley Collins
Letter to my Younger Self

Shirley Collins: Heartbreak stole my voice. Singing again is extraordinary

How classical music is finally taking Pride in its LGBT+ composers
Pears and Britten outside Crag House with their dog Jove as a puppy. Photographer: unknown
pride

How classical music is finally taking Pride in its LGBT+ composers

Quiet Fires by andriniki mattis review: Realities of living as a transgender Black person in America
Poetry

Quiet Fires by andriniki mattis review: Realities of living as a transgender Black person in America

A Flat Place by Noreen Masud review: Finding a sense of self in landscapes
nature

A Flat Place by Noreen Masud review: Finding a sense of self in landscapes

The DWP's record on disability benefits is a disgrace. We're here to shine a light on it
A person with a walking stick
Paul McNamee

The DWP's record on disability benefits is a disgrace. We're here to shine a light on it

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People were sacked and imprisoned for being gay in the armed forces. Now they are fighting for justice
gay ban military
LGBT+ veterans

People were sacked and imprisoned for being gay in the armed forces. Now they are fighting for justice

Can Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse save us from multiverse fatigue?
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Analysis

Can Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse save us from multiverse fatigue?

Robin Ince: As a stand-up comedian, it's best to not know what you're doing
A microphone with stage lights in the background
Robin Ince

Robin Ince: As a stand-up comedian, it's best to not know what you're doing

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Kitchen disco heroine challenges what it means to be a working mum
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Interview

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Kitchen disco heroine challenges what it means to be a working mum

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