Karla-Simone Spence: The Confessions of Frannie Langton ‘is as dark as it can get’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Karla-Simone Spence: The Confessions of Frannie Langton ‘is as dark as it can get’
Lauren Lyle: ‘Karen Pirie is such a relevant story, a reality of what’s happening’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Lauren Lyle: ‘Karen Pirie is such a relevant story, a reality of what’s happening’
Asim Chaudhry in The Sandman: ‘I actually auditioned for Cain. They thought I was a bit too nice’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Asim Chaudhry in The Sandman: ‘I actually auditioned for Cain. They thought I was a bit too nice’
Alyssa Mancao and the rise of social media therapists![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Alyssa Mancao and the rise of social media therapists
Beauty guru Estée Lalonde on how ritual and self-reflection makes you feel and look good![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Beauty guru Estée Lalonde on how ritual and self-reflection makes you feel and look good
How Gina Martin changed the conversation on upskirting![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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How Gina Martin changed the conversation on upskirting
Kit Connor: ‘Heartstopper is a love story above all else’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Kit Connor: ‘Heartstopper is a love story above all else’
Vanessa Nakate: ‘The climate issue is the biggest threat that is facing our lives right now’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Vanessa Nakate: ‘The climate issue is the biggest threat that is facing our lives right now’
Ai-Da: Meet the robot artist exhibiting at the Venice Biennale![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Ai-Da: Meet the robot artist exhibiting at the Venice Biennale
Robert Sheehan: ‘Human beings are more destructive and wasteful than we’ve ever been’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Robert Sheehan: ‘Human beings are more destructive and wasteful than we’ve ever been’
Top Boy’s Saffron Hocking: ‘The show is so popular because it’s real’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Top Boy’s Saffron Hocking: ‘The show is so popular because it’s real’
Social housing: How one social enterprise is giving shelter to thousands![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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