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Loud music ruined my ears – but it doesn't mean I can't still enjoy a Mogwai gig
Music

Loud music ruined my ears – but it doesn't mean I can't still enjoy a Mogwai gig

Mogwai, one of Malcolm Jack's favourite bands, are playing in his home town. But there's a problem
Top 5 works of satire, chosen by writer and cultural mischief maker Jackie Ess
Books

Top 5 works of satire, chosen by writer and cultural mischief maker Jackie Ess

Stephen Graham and Steven Knight on class, boxing and new drama A Thousand Blows
TV

Stephen Graham and Steven Knight on class, boxing and new drama A Thousand Blows

I'm Still Here director Walter Salles on the tragedy he never forgot: 'I felt very much lost'
Film

I'm Still Here director Walter Salles on the tragedy he never forgot: 'I felt very much lost'

Robert De Niro and the Zero Day dilemma: Is Netflix scared of Trump?
TV

Robert De Niro and the Zero Day dilemma: Is Netflix scared of Trump?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
EastEnders at 40: How Britain's soaps became the soul of the nation
TV

EastEnders at 40: How Britain's soaps became the soul of the nation

Greatest of All Time by Alex Allison review – lifting the taboo of being gay in football
Books

Greatest of All Time by Alex Allison review – lifting the taboo of being gay in football

My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel review – searing, angry power on every page
Books

My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel review – searing, angry power on every page

Jason Donovan on 'first love' Kylie Minogue: 'It's a very difficult relationship to escape'
Music

Jason Donovan on 'first love' Kylie Minogue: 'It's a very difficult relationship to escape'

First Dates star Fred Sirieix: 'I left France because I loved punk'
Letter To My Younger Self

First Dates star Fred Sirieix: 'I left France because I loved punk'

White Lotus star Jason Isaacs on why we love watching the 1% be 'miserable as hell'
TV

White Lotus star Jason Isaacs on why we love watching the 1% be 'miserable as hell'

Clara Amfo: 'You will never lose learning about how somebody else lives differently to you'
Presenter and broadcaster Clara Amfo
Film

Clara Amfo: 'You will never lose learning about how somebody else lives differently to you'

Top 5 historical adventures for kids, chosen by bestselling writer MG Leonard
Books

Top 5 historical adventures for kids, chosen by bestselling writer MG Leonard

How the Alsama Project grew from a small Lebanese flat to educate hundreds of teen refugees
Refugees

How the Alsama Project grew from a small Lebanese flat to educate hundreds of teen refugees

This bizarre tale of a snail-obsessed misfit might be the unlikely hit of the Oscars
Film

This bizarre tale of a snail-obsessed misfit might be the unlikely hit of the Oscars

Almost Home: Unique exhibition showcases the 'pain and hope' of women in prison
Art

Almost Home: Unique exhibition showcases the 'pain and hope' of women in prison

Cobra Kai star Ralph Macchio thinks his Karate Kid kick belongs in the Smithsonian: 'It's cinema magic'
TV

Cobra Kai star Ralph Macchio thinks his Karate Kid kick belongs in the Smithsonian: 'It's cinema magic'

We Do Not Part by Han Kang review – scarred with South Korea's trauma and terror
Books

We Do Not Part by Han Kang review – scarred with South Korea's trauma and terror

The Sound of Utopia by Michel Krielaars review – the perils of making music in Stalin's Russia
Books

The Sound of Utopia by Michel Krielaars review – the perils of making music in Stalin's Russia

Heartbroken? Blame capitalism. Author Shon Faye on why so many of us feel like 'failures in love'
Love

Heartbroken? Blame capitalism. Author Shon Faye on why so many of us feel like 'failures in love'

Bros star Matt Goss: 'Me and my brother Luke should get on with having a good time together'
Letter to my Younger Self

Bros star Matt Goss: 'Me and my brother Luke should get on with having a good time together'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
From Star Wars to David Lynch: How my obsession with obscure 80s films rewired my tiny brain
Film

From Star Wars to David Lynch: How my obsession with obscure 80s films rewired my tiny brain

The Seed of the Sacred Fig: Inside the Iranian film that a brave cast and crew risked everything for
Film

The Seed of the Sacred Fig: Inside the Iranian film that a brave cast and crew risked everything for

Top 5 Cold War novels, chosen by historian and author Oskar Jensen
Books

Top 5 Cold War novels, chosen by historian and author Oskar Jensen

Artist Stuart Semple on why education in the arts needs an urgent reset: 'It's like battery farming'
Artist Stuart Semple
Art

Artist Stuart Semple on why education in the arts needs an urgent reset: 'It's like battery farming'

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