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Trespasses star Lola Petticrew: 'I'm an artist because I'm an activist – I can't separate it'
TV

Trespasses star Lola Petticrew: 'I'm an artist because I'm an activist – I can't separate it'

The Trespasses and Say Nothing star is passionate about representing her hometown of Belfast faithfully
The Expansion Project by Ben Pester review – a surreal dismantling of corporate culture
Books

The Expansion Project by Ben Pester review – a surreal dismantling of corporate culture

Blood Book by Kim de l’Horizon review – extended meditations on non-binary identity
Books

Blood Book by Kim de l’Horizon review – extended meditations on non-binary identity

Kae Tempest: 'Seeing all these young queer and gender queer people makes me feel so happy'
Letter to my Younger Self

Kae Tempest: 'Seeing all these young queer and gender queer people makes me feel so happy'

Top 5 Balkan books, chosen by Slovenian author and journalist Ana Schnabl 
Books

Top 5 Balkan books, chosen by Slovenian author and journalist Ana Schnabl 

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Train Dreams star Joel Edgerton: 'What is the meaning of this life that we have?'
Film

Train Dreams star Joel Edgerton: 'What is the meaning of this life that we have?'

Daniel Day-Lewis is coming out fighting: 'Any time Brian Cox wants to talk... I'm easy to find'
Film

Daniel Day-Lewis is coming out fighting: 'Any time Brian Cox wants to talk... I'm easy to find'

Deck your walls with limited edition prints by leading artists to support Big Issue at Christmas
Prints featured in Big Issue and Jealous' Deck the Walls run of prints. Credit: Big Issue
Deck the Walls

Deck your walls with limited edition prints by leading artists to support Big Issue at Christmas

The brass band bringing the cracking tunes of Wallace & Gromit to life
Music

The brass band bringing the cracking tunes of Wallace & Gromit to life

Die, My Love review – an extremely fraught, emotionally intense tale of motherhood
Film

Die, My Love review – an extremely fraught, emotionally intense tale of motherhood

This metal song perfectly sums up the anger felt by disabled people towards the benefits system
pupil slicer members
Music

This metal song perfectly sums up the anger felt by disabled people towards the benefits system

168 Songs of Hatred and Failure by Keith Cameron review – an uplifting Manic Street Preachers saga
Books

168 Songs of Hatred and Failure by Keith Cameron review – an uplifting Manic Street Preachers saga

A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap review – give them some money
Books

A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap review – give them some money

Daniel Day-Lewis on row with Brian Cox over method acting: 'I don't know where the f**k that came from'
Film

Daniel Day-Lewis on row with Brian Cox over method acting: 'I don't know where the f**k that came from'

How did Lin-Manuel Miranda become a global superstar?
Music

How did Lin-Manuel Miranda become a global superstar?

Dermot O'Leary: 'I was bricking it when I started The X Factor'
Letter to my Younger Self

Dermot O'Leary: 'I was bricking it when I started The X Factor'

Top 5 locked room mysteries, chosen by fantasy writer Tim Major
Books

Top 5 locked room mysteries, chosen by fantasy writer Tim Major

This book proves the margins of society are not silent – they're full of voices bursting to be heard
Books

This book proves the margins of society are not silent – they're full of voices bursting to be heard

Meet James B Partridge, the man who made school assembly bangers cool
Music

Meet James B Partridge, the man who made school assembly bangers cool

Eurovision winner Nemo: 'Social media is harming us – but I have a big idea to change that'
Big Questions

Eurovision winner Nemo: 'Social media is harming us – but I have a big idea to change that'

Relearning to Read by Ann Morgan review – eye-opening and revelatory
Books

Relearning to Read by Ann Morgan review – eye-opening and revelatory

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
100,000 Birthdays by Cynthia Rogerson review – as fun as it is profound
Books

100,000 Birthdays by Cynthia Rogerson review – as fun as it is profound

Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page: 'I didn't feel safe at drama school – we were told we were s**t'
Letter To My Younger Self

Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page: 'I didn't feel safe at drama school – we were told we were s**t'

Top 5 books about migration and personal journeys, chosen by Gosia Buzzanca
Books

Top 5 books about migration and personal journeys, chosen by Gosia Buzzanca

The Mastermind review – Kelly Reichardt lays out the worst-laid plans
Film

The Mastermind review – Kelly Reichardt lays out the worst-laid plans