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Self Esteem’s righteous reinvention should lead to Mercury Prize glory

Self Esteem’s righteous reinvention should lead to Mercury Prize glory
Richard Hawley: When they asked to use my songs in Ridley I told them to f*** off

Richard Hawley: When they asked to use my songs in Ridley I told them to f*** off
Tasting Sunlight by Ewald Arenz review: Two damaged souls healed by a beautiful bond

Tasting Sunlight by Ewald Arenz review: Two damaged souls healed by a beautiful bond
Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner talks The Car and 20 years of the band with Martin Compston

Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner talks The Car and 20 years of the band with Martin Compston
Sean Bean and Nicola Walker’s Marriage makes me feel like part of a Hollywood power couple

Sean Bean and Nicola Walker’s Marriage makes me feel like part of a Hollywood power couple
Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power star Sophia Nomvete: ‘Everyone could benefit from thinking like a dwarf’

Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power star Sophia Nomvete: ‘Everyone could benefit from thinking like a dwarf’
Muse: Will of the People review – ‘Mad, bad, dangerous, and unreasonably good fun’

Muse: Will of the People review – ‘Mad, bad, dangerous, and unreasonably good fun’
Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power stays true to Tolkien’s environmental message says Elrond actor Rob Aramayo

Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power stays true to Tolkien’s environmental message says Elrond actor Rob Aramayo
Otessa Moshfegh’s Lapvona review: Comic, compelling and pulsing with perversity

Otessa Moshfegh’s Lapvona review: Comic, compelling and pulsing with perversity
Michael Flatley on writing, directing and starring in his spy thriller Blackbird

Michael Flatley on writing, directing and starring in his spy thriller Blackbird
Sayaka Murata’s Life Ceremony: A fairly mixed bag of strange and grotesque tales

Sayaka Murata’s Life Ceremony: A fairly mixed bag of strange and grotesque tales
Top 5 books on migration by women, chosen by Sophie Buchaillard

Top 5 books on migration by women, chosen by Sophie Buchaillard
Top 5 funny books for kids, chosen by Anthony Horowitz

Top 5 funny books for kids, chosen by Anthony Horowitz
The Memory Librarian by Janelle Monáe: A clarion call for disenfranchised people

The Memory Librarian by Janelle Monáe: A clarion call for disenfranchised people
BetterPod: William MacAskill explains what we owe the future

BetterPod: William MacAskill explains what we owe the future
Jon Ransom’s letter to his 16-year-old self: ‘It’s about to get rough. There’s no way around it’




