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Yungblud on losing Ozzy Osbourne: ‘He was like Batman to me’
Yungblud on losing Ozzy Osbourne: ‘He was like Batman to me’
The Prince of Darkness watched a Yungblud cover of Black Sabbath on the day he died, the singer tells Big Issue in an exclusive interview
Humanity has lost its animal instincts. And it’s been a disaster for the world
Humanity has lost its animal instincts. And it’s been a disaster for the world
To call someone an animal is an insult, the quintessential “other”. At the same time, we humans covet their qualities
Rick Astley is glad he never gave up: ‘Doing new music again, I’ve gone back into my childhood’
Rick Astley is glad he never gave up: ‘Doing new music again, I’ve gone back into my childhood’
A difficult childhood brought forth a musical obsession and a second act that proved even more remarkable than the first
From twitching curtains to Ring doorbells: The history of surveillance in the suburbs
From twitching curtains to Ring doorbells: The history of surveillance in the suburbs
‘Every space I occupy, someone’s trying to push me out of it’
‘Every space I occupy, someone’s trying to push me out of it’
Forty years on, Stand By Me is back in cinemas. The coming-of-age story comes of age
Forty years on, Stand By Me is back in cinemas. The coming-of-age story comes of age
The Comfort of Distant Stars by IO Echeruo book review: An unusual coming-of-age story
The Comfort of Distant Stars by IO Echeruo book review: An unusual coming-of-age story
The Library of Traumatic Memory by Neil Jordan review: a story that aims for the heart and head
The Library of Traumatic Memory by Neil Jordan review: a story that aims for the heart and head
The science behind racism: How discrimination is still holding people back in the jobs market
The science behind racism: How discrimination is still holding people back in the jobs market
Michaela Strachan: ‘It’s sad we’re raping the ocean for marine collagen. We should embrace ageing’
Michaela Strachan: ‘It’s sad we’re raping the ocean for marine collagen. We should embrace ageing’
Ballet and opera are still thriving, but Timothée Chalamet wasn’t entirely wrong
Ballet and opera are still thriving, but Timothée Chalamet wasn’t entirely wrong
Top 5 books about lying, chosen by Aea Varfis-van Warmelo, poet and author
Top 5 books about lying, chosen by Aea Varfis-van Warmelo, poet and author
Historian David Olusoga: Why we all need to rethink our relationship with guns
Historian David Olusoga: Why we all need to rethink our relationship with guns
See the best of Big Issue’s legendary Spring Kids Cover Competition
See the best of Big Issue’s legendary Spring Kids Cover Competition
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind William Kamkwamba: ‘Hunger changes people’
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind William Kamkwamba: ‘Hunger changes people’
Live Comedy Day: Without the open mic comedy circuit, there’d be no Last One Laughing
Live Comedy Day: Without the open mic comedy circuit, there’d be no Last One Laughing
The Delusions by Jenny Fagan book review: speaking truth to power with wit and fire
The Delusions by Jenny Fagan book review: speaking truth to power with wit and fire
City Like Water by Dorothy Tse book review: the quiet dissent of a city unravelling
City Like Water by Dorothy Tse book review: the quiet dissent of a city unravelling
OffWestEnd’s Denholm Spurr: ‘I slept in saunas while homeless. Now I champion independent theatre’
OffWestEnd’s Denholm Spurr: ‘I slept in saunas while homeless. Now I champion independent theatre’
BBC drama Babies: The aftermath of miscarriage painted with devastating accuracy
BBC drama Babies: The aftermath of miscarriage painted with devastating accuracy
Meet the winner of our Spring Kids Cover Competition
Meet the winner of our Spring Kids Cover Competition
Top 5 books on the London Underground, chosen by Rishi Dastidar
Top 5 books on the London Underground, chosen by Rishi Dastidar
The UK’s first electronic music library is on a mission to make the synthesiser accessible to all
The UK’s first electronic music library is on a mission to make the synthesiser accessible to all
Kneecap speak out: ‘Against our will, we were sucked into this carnival’
