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Film

Dear Evan Hansen review: ‘Hard to know what the filmmakers were aiming for’

The latest stage musical to transfer to the big screen has talent to burn but fails to dazzle, writes Simon Brew.

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Shappi Khorsandi: ‘I’d tell my 16-year-old self, you have ADHD. That’s why you failed your GCSEs’

Comedian turned author Shappi Khorsandi discusses racism, meeting her hero Billy Connolly and overcoming the odds in her Letter To My Younger Self.

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Culture

‘The system is controlled by gatekeepers – Black creators are doing it their own way’

Photographer and filmmaker Simon Frederick’s new YouTube series The Outsiders? features Clara Amfo, Ncuti Gatwa, Reni Eddo-Lodge, Alex Scott and Jamal Edwards.

Culture

‘Culture is who we are and what we do, not something for any sort of elite’

Art

Get your entries in for The Big Issue’s Christmas Kids Cover Competition

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Music

Isata and Sheku Kanneh-Mason: Our home was rich with music

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Culture

Nathan Filer’s podcast Why Do I Feel is a series of beautifully told stories

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How Ridley Road joins the dots between a housing crisis and the rise of the far right

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Books

The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki: A deeply profound novel about human connection

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Books

Bewilderment by Richard Powers: Packs a hell of a punch

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Music

The Jazz is Dead label avoids being a vanity project to create something entirely new

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Books

Author Fiona Valpy discovers the real Casablanca

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Culture

Five of the worst sexist costumes on sale this Halloween

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