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How the late, great Ozzy Osbourne supported Big Issue with blockbuster farewell gig
Ozzy Osbourne

How the late, great Ozzy Osbourne supported Big Issue with blockbuster farewell gig

The Prince of Darkness used his curtain call to raise money for good causes – including Big Issue

Women were a huge part of the Gold Rush. Why do we never hear about them?
Women

Women were a huge part of the Gold Rush. Why do we never hear about them?

The Rush tells the story of three women in the Klondike in 1898, who find their lives, fates and fortunes intertwined by a tragic murder

Eric Idle: ‘George Harrison mortgaged his house so Monty Python could make Life of Brian’
Letter To My Younger Self

Eric Idle: ‘George Harrison mortgaged his house so Monty Python could make Life of Brian’

He revolutionised comedy with Monty Python. Now, having survived cancer, he’s still looking on the bright side

Karen Pirie star Lauren Lyle: ‘I love screaming to heavy metal in the car’
TV

Karen Pirie star Lauren Lyle: ‘I love screaming to heavy metal in the car’

Folk culture is everywhere in Britain. You just have to look for it
Folkspotting

Folk culture is everywhere in Britain. You just have to look for it

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Top 5 spy books for kids, chosen by Cecily Sawyer author Iona Rangeley
Books

Top 5 spy books for kids, chosen by Cecily Sawyer author Iona Rangeley

Brian Cox: ‘I’ve been haunting Margaret Thatcher’
Theatre

Brian Cox: ‘I’ve been haunting Margaret Thatcher’

This summer proves Hollywood is out of ideas – but horror movies might just give something worth watching
Film

This summer proves Hollywood is out of ideas – but horror movies might just give something worth watching

This new opera influenced by homeless children shines light on UK’s housing crisis
Opera

This new opera influenced by homeless children shines light on UK’s housing crisis

It’s Terrible the Things I Have to Do to Be Me by Philippa Snow review – insights into female celebrity
Books

It’s Terrible the Things I Have to Do to Be Me by Philippa Snow review – insights into female celebrity

Moderation by Elaine Castillo review – modern love story falls short
Books

Moderation by Elaine Castillo review – modern love story falls short

Comedian Phil Wang owes his life to a museum – literally
Museums

Comedian Phil Wang owes his life to a museum – literally

Affordable and fun for all the family: These days trips won’t break the bank this summer
Family days out

Affordable and fun for all the family: These days trips won’t break the bank this summer

Top 5 books for children under eight, chosen by author Truly Johnston
Books

Top 5 books for children under eight, chosen by author Truly Johnston

Yes, James Gunn’s Superman is an immigrant story. Just as it always has been
Film

Yes, James Gunn’s Superman is an immigrant story. Just as it always has been

Notes on Stereophonics, nostalgia and why you can’t keep a good banger down
Music

Notes on Stereophonics, nostalgia and why you can’t keep a good banger down

I broke the Guinness World Record for most museum visits in a single day – this is what I learned
Museums

I broke the Guinness World Record for most museum visits in a single day – this is what I learned

Bruce Springsteen’s Tracks II is 83 songs long – and proves sometimes less is more
Music

Bruce Springsteen’s Tracks II is 83 songs long – and proves sometimes less is more

Legendary filmmaker David Cronenberg: ‘Technology is not alien – it’s completely human’
Film

Legendary filmmaker David Cronenberg: ‘Technology is not alien – it’s completely human’

Michelle de Swarte’s comedy fundraiser for Big Issue proves a side-splitting success
Our ambassadors

Michelle de Swarte’s comedy fundraiser for Big Issue proves a side-splitting success

Frenetic, angry and urgent: Kneecap show they’ve no intention of shutting up during Glasgow show
Kneecap

Frenetic, angry and urgent: Kneecap show they’ve no intention of shutting up during Glasgow show

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Autobiography of Death by Kim Hyesoon review – defiant poetry
Books

Autobiography of Death by Kim Hyesoon review – defiant poetry

Lana Del Rey’s stadium show is strange, beguiling and brilliant
Music

Lana Del Rey’s stadium show is strange, beguiling and brilliant

Before Oasis, Radio 1 were as likely to play a guitar band as they were a badger being strangled
Oasis

Before Oasis, Radio 1 were as likely to play a guitar band as they were a badger being strangled

What we can learn from the eerie and mysterious worlds we leave behind
Books

What we can learn from the eerie and mysterious worlds we leave behind