Culture

A View, From a Bridge is the social media sensation where strangers reveal all on an old, red phone
Social media

A View, From a Bridge is the social media sensation where strangers reveal all on an old, red phone

In A View, From a Bridge, a red, retro phone handset cuts through the impersonal noise of the internet as people share intimate meditations on their lives and the world

Cricket legend James Anderson: ‘It doesn’t get better than winning the Ashes in Australia’
Letter To My Younger Self

Cricket legend James Anderson: ‘It doesn’t get better than winning the Ashes in Australia’

The English cricket icon struggled with shyness at school, but his sporting obsession put him on the front foot in life

James Arthur gets candid about mental health with young superfan: ‘I struggled with fame’
Onside Takeover

James Arthur gets candid about mental health with young superfan: ‘I struggled with fame’

The X Factor winner has been interviewed by 18-year-old Chloe for a special youth takeover of the Big Issue

Top 5 books set in rural Canada, chosen by author Tristan Hughes
Books

Top 5 books set in rural Canada, chosen by author Tristan Hughes

Labelling toxic masculinity as ‘incomprehensible’ is a cop out – here’s why
Toxic masculinity

Labelling toxic masculinity as ‘incomprehensible’ is a cop out – here’s why

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‘This has been my shelter’: Powerful exhibition spotlights artists with experience of insecure housing
Art

‘This has been my shelter’: Powerful exhibition spotlights artists with experience of insecure housing

Ben and Imo: Restoring the legacy of Imogen Holst
Classical music

Ben and Imo: Restoring the legacy of Imogen Holst

Rosie Jones: ‘My disability benefits have been cut – but I’m one of the lucky ones’
TV

Rosie Jones: ‘My disability benefits have been cut – but I’m one of the lucky ones’

SuperFantastic! It’s a retro superhero summer as Superman and the Fantastic Four face off
Film

SuperFantastic! It’s a retro superhero summer as Superman and the Fantastic Four face off

A short history of film, social realism and raw talent
Film

A short history of film, social realism and raw talent

In Transit by Brigid Brophy review – decades ahead of its time
Books

In Transit by Brigid Brophy review – decades ahead of its time

Bone Horn by Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain review – a gloriously absurd detective story
Books

Bone Horn by Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain review – a gloriously absurd detective story

From Pavements to Searching for Sugar Man: The most enchanting music docs to watch right now
Music

From Pavements to Searching for Sugar Man: The most enchanting music docs to watch right now

Top 5 books about food, chosen by Carnivore author K Anis Ahmed
Books

Top 5 books about food, chosen by Carnivore author K Anis Ahmed

St Denis Medical star Wendi McLendon-Covey: ‘Lounging seats in movie theatres is a big mistake’
TV

St Denis Medical star Wendi McLendon-Covey: ‘Lounging seats in movie theatres is a big mistake’

Tornado director John Maclean: ‘There aren’t many samurai Westerns set in Britain’
Film

Tornado director John Maclean: ‘There aren’t many samurai Westerns set in Britain’

Cynthia Erivo: ‘The moment I came out as queer, that’s when everything made sense’
Letter To My Younger Self

Cynthia Erivo: ‘The moment I came out as queer, that’s when everything made sense’

Ten years of Penned Up: The inside story of a literary festival for people in prison
Literature

Ten years of Penned Up: The inside story of a literary festival for people in prison

‘It’s an emergency’: Why artist Stuart Semple is giving £30k of art supplies to 50 schools in one day
Art

‘It’s an emergency’: Why artist Stuart Semple is giving £30k of art supplies to 50 schools in one day

Fox by Joyce Carol Oates review – giving voices to victims
Books

Fox by Joyce Carol Oates review – giving voices to victims

I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Toward Darkness by Irene Solà review – exploring trauma through cooking
Books

I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Toward Darkness by Irene Solà review – exploring trauma through cooking

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The Gold star Charlotte Spencer: ‘Maybe we need to root for the heroes again’
TV

The Gold star Charlotte Spencer: ‘Maybe we need to root for the heroes again’

Ex-England star Alex Scott: ‘I went from playing football on my council estate to World Cups’
Letter to my younger self

Ex-England star Alex Scott: ‘I went from playing football on my council estate to World Cups’

‘There’s no magic bullet’: The battle to keep Cardiff’s vital music scene from dying out
Grassroots music venues

‘There’s no magic bullet’: The battle to keep Cardiff’s vital music scene from dying out

Top 5 crime novels set in Glasgow, chosen by Novak and Mitchell author Andrew Raymond
Top 5

Top 5 crime novels set in Glasgow, chosen by Novak and Mitchell author Andrew Raymond