Culture
Joe Lycett: ‘Let’s fix things in our backyard before we try and fix the world’

Joe Lycett: ‘Let’s fix things in our backyard before we try and fix the world’
The United States of Birmingham is an eye-opening look at the state of that nation from Joe Lycett
Soft Core by Brittany Newell review – sex, smoke and mirrors

Soft Core by Brittany Newell review – sex, smoke and mirrors
The chaotic life of Ruth and her pseudonyms propels you into the seedy underbelly frequented by sex workers and their customers
Flight of the Conchords star Rhys Darby: ‘My biggest failure? I’m yet to fail’

Flight of the Conchords star Rhys Darby: ‘My biggest failure? I’m yet to fail’
He grew up with Monty Python, Andy Kaufman and Peter Jackson – a career in absurdist comedy was inevitable
Coronation Street legend Sue Cleaver: ‘I was always searching for love in the wrong places’
Coronation Street legend Sue Cleaver: ‘I was always searching for love in the wrong places’
I was a migrant working in a warehouse. Then I got a role in a film about doing exactly that
I was a migrant working in a warehouse. Then I got a role in a film about doing exactly that
Top 5 books about desire, chosen by novelist Lisa Harding

Top 5 books about desire, chosen by novelist Lisa Harding
Brandi Carlile: ‘Getting married felt radical. Now my wife and I are very afraid about our future’

Brandi Carlile: ‘Getting married felt radical. Now my wife and I are very afraid about our future’
Operation Mincemeat stars on British humour, Broadway and why fascism ‘hits differently’ in America

Operation Mincemeat stars on British humour, Broadway and why fascism ‘hits differently’ in America
Just Act Normal creator Janice Okoh on class, comedy and the one joke white people won’t get

Just Act Normal creator Janice Okoh on class, comedy and the one joke white people won’t get
10Foot, Tox and Fume’s art exhibition shut down after ‘f**k the King’ graffiti

10Foot, Tox and Fume’s art exhibition shut down after ‘f**k the King’ graffiti
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad review – the war crimes paradox

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad review – the war crimes paradox
Dengue Boy by Michel Nieva review – a bizarre but utterly compelling look at Argentina in 2272

Dengue Boy by Michel Nieva review – a bizarre but utterly compelling look at Argentina in 2272
E’s, discos and studying sculpture: How Britain has changed since Pulp last released an album

E’s, discos and studying sculpture: How Britain has changed since Pulp last released an album
The Change star Bridget Christie: ‘You’ve got to make a real effort to evolve when you get to 50’

The Change star Bridget Christie: ‘You’ve got to make a real effort to evolve when you get to 50’
Would you buy a record sleeve without the vinyl inside? It’s one way to reduce plastic

Would you buy a record sleeve without the vinyl inside? It’s one way to reduce plastic
Top 5 books about swimming, chosen by The Drownings author Hazel Barkworth

Top 5 books about swimming, chosen by The Drownings author Hazel Barkworth
Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa on return to the Tardis: ‘I was pushed in ways I hadn’t been before’

Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa on return to the Tardis: ‘I was pushed in ways I hadn’t been before’
Celebrating 100 years of The Great Gatsby, ‘the greatest novel in the English language’

Celebrating 100 years of The Great Gatsby, ‘the greatest novel in the English language’
Singer AURORA: ‘Soundtracking the end of Adolescence was meant to be’

Singer AURORA: ‘Soundtracking the end of Adolescence was meant to be’
The Return – Ralph Fiennes embarks upon on a nail-biting odyssey

The Return – Ralph Fiennes embarks upon on a nail-biting odyssey
Ghosts star Kiell Smith-Bynoe: ‘Wonky Donkey is one of the best TV segments of all time’

Ghosts star Kiell Smith-Bynoe: ‘Wonky Donkey is one of the best TV segments of all time’
Flesh by David Szalay review – life comes at you fast

Flesh by David Szalay review – life comes at you fast
Jennifer Coolidge: ‘I do think it’s interesting that I’ve never been offered the part of a real winner’

Jennifer Coolidge: ‘I do think it’s interesting that I’ve never been offered the part of a real winner’
Jeff Goldblum: ‘The universe is a wondrous, mysterious place – appreciate it’

Jeff Goldblum: ‘The universe is a wondrous, mysterious place – appreciate it’
Top 5 domestic noirs, chosen by novelist and journalist Hannah Beckerman
