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

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

Intricate plots, seemingly impossible solutions and red herrings galore in these tricksy mysteries
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

Big Issue featured in new street art mural celebrating efforts to help homeless people in Bristol
A Big Issue vendor tabard is featured as one of several graffiti art pieces brought together on a city wall.
Street art

Big Issue featured in new street art mural celebrating efforts to help homeless people in Bristol

Will There Ever Be Another You by Patricia Lockwood review – evoking our collective Covid brain fog
Books

Will There Ever Be Another You by Patricia Lockwood review – evoking our collective Covid brain fog

The Other Girl by Annie Ernaux review – grief's rippling effects
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The Other Girl by Annie Ernaux review – grief's rippling effects

I ran off to join the circus – here's what happened
Big Issue invest

I ran off to join the circus – here's what happened

Lang Lang: 'People thought working with Metallica would destroy my classical career'
Letter To My Younger Self

Lang Lang: 'People thought working with Metallica would destroy my classical career'

These inspiring women in history flew in the face of patriarchal norms
History

These inspiring women in history flew in the face of patriarchal norms

'I fully expect we'll be performing at Glastonbury': Tamsin Greig on new punk drama Riot Women
The lead cast of Riot Women - BBC drama
TV

'I fully expect we'll be performing at Glastonbury': Tamsin Greig on new punk drama Riot Women

Pokémon Legends Z-A features anti-homeless hostile architecture: 'Are you for real?!'
A bench with armrest bars across it in Pokémon Legends Z-A
Gaming

Pokémon Legends Z-A features anti-homeless hostile architecture: 'Are you for real?!'

For Those I Love: 'I totally understand why people in Ireland feel so disheartened'
Music

For Those I Love: 'I totally understand why people in Ireland feel so disheartened'

Top 5 literary dystopias, chosen by award-winning author Matt Greene
Books

Top 5 literary dystopias, chosen by award-winning author Matt Greene

What we can learn about the joy of community from the 17th century Digger movement
Theatre

What we can learn about the joy of community from the 17th century Digger movement

'There's a strong anti-Bond theme': How John le Carré revolutionised the spy novel
Books

'There's a strong anti-Bond theme': How John le Carré revolutionised the spy novel

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Mr Scorsese director Rebecca Miller on the surprising thing about Martin Scorsese
Film

Mr Scorsese director Rebecca Miller on the surprising thing about Martin Scorsese

Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon review – conjuring an unhinged and vaudevillian world
Books

Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon review – conjuring an unhinged and vaudevillian world

Yes, we're milking Margaret Thatcher for profit and publicity. It's what she would have wanted
Thatcher Fest

Yes, we're milking Margaret Thatcher for profit and publicity. It's what she would have wanted

What's behind the enduring appeal of Paul Weller?
Music

What's behind the enduring appeal of Paul Weller?