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‘We get communities dancing’: How Bradford’s brass heritage still brings people together
Music

‘We get communities dancing’: How Bradford’s brass heritage still brings people together

In the Big Brass Blowout’s lineup, traditional brass sits alongside afrobeats, reggae and soul

Some Body Like Me by Lucy Lapinska review – when robots replace your dead spouse
Books

Some Body Like Me by Lucy Lapinska review – when robots replace your dead spouse

Lucy Lapinska asks dark questions with a lightness of touch

Banning books is not only wrong – it’s absolutely pointless. Here’s why
Free speech

Banning books is not only wrong – it’s absolutely pointless. Here’s why

Book banning is wrong. But little has been written about just how ridiculous it is

The Honesty Box’s Vicky Pattison: ‘I grew up understanding you never vote Tory’
Big Questions

The Honesty Box’s Vicky Pattison: ‘I grew up understanding you never vote Tory’

Top 5 true crime stories, chosen by true crime expert Ceri Dawn Jackson
Books

Top 5 true crime stories, chosen by true crime expert Ceri Dawn Jackson

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The Swim author explains important reason why she gave her main character an eating disorder
Books

The Swim author explains important reason why she gave her main character an eating disorder

Electronic music pioneer Mark Pritchard on obsessive fans, fame and the genius of Thom Yorke
Music

Electronic music pioneer Mark Pritchard on obsessive fans, fame and the genius of Thom Yorke

Author Rutger Bregman on his million-euro giveaway and how ordinary people can change the world
Books

Author Rutger Bregman on his million-euro giveaway and how ordinary people can change the world

The Surfer review – Nicolas Cage rides a wave of desperation
Film

The Surfer review – Nicolas Cage rides a wave of desperation

Guz Khan: ‘Pedro Pascal saying he’s seen all of Man Like Mobeen is mental’
Big Questions

Guz Khan: ‘Pedro Pascal saying he’s seen all of Man Like Mobeen is mental’

Stag Dance by Torrey Peters review – deliciously filthy genderfuckery
Books

Stag Dance by Torrey Peters review – deliciously filthy genderfuckery

Universality by Natasha Brown review – satirising a very British class oppression
Books

Universality by Natasha Brown review – satirising a very British class oppression

Connections are the art of the matter
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Connections are the art of the matter

These are all the times sci-fi writers predicted the future
Sci-fi

These are all the times sci-fi writers predicted the future

Tim Minchin: ‘I’d choose this career over a billion dollars 100 times over’
Letter To My Younger Self

Tim Minchin: ‘I’d choose this career over a billion dollars 100 times over’

Top 5 thrillers with female leads, chosen by crime author Heidi Perks
Books

Top 5 thrillers with female leads, chosen by crime author Heidi Perks

Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa: ‘Skins had a big impact on how I lived my life as a teenager’
Big Questions

Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa: ‘Skins had a big impact on how I lived my life as a teenager’

My Master Builder review – it’s the women who shine in Ewan McGregor’s West End return
Theatre

My Master Builder review – it’s the women who shine in Ewan McGregor’s West End return

Beyond Paradise’s Kris Marshall: ‘My big idea to save the world? Intercontinental water transfer!’
Big Questions

Beyond Paradise’s Kris Marshall: ‘My big idea to save the world? Intercontinental water transfer!’

Riefenstahl director Andres Veiel on the lessons we must learn from Hitler’s favourite filmmaker
Film

Riefenstahl director Andres Veiel on the lessons we must learn from Hitler’s favourite filmmaker

Femi Kuti on Afrobeat, protest and his legendary father: ‘The trumpet felt like an Uzi’
Music

Femi Kuti on Afrobeat, protest and his legendary father: ‘The trumpet felt like an Uzi’

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Separate Rooms by Pier Vittorio Tondelli review – a welcome return to the queer canon
Books

Separate Rooms by Pier Vittorio Tondelli review – a welcome return to the queer canon

How the CIA book club became one of the Cold War’s most important weapons
Books

How the CIA book club became one of the Cold War’s most important weapons

Top 5 board books for children, chosen by New York Times bestselling author Jon Klassen
Books

Top 5 board books for children, chosen by New York Times bestselling author Jon Klassen

Romesh Ranganathan on running the London Marathon: ‘If you’re not enjoying it, you’re going too quickly’
Sport

Romesh Ranganathan on running the London Marathon: ‘If you’re not enjoying it, you’re going too quickly’