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Bessie Smith by Jackie Kay: Contemporary and urgent 25 years on
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Bessie Smith by Jackie Kay: Contemporary and urgent 25 years on

We need to re-evaluate feminism to address the needs of all women
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We need to re-evaluate feminism to address the needs of all women

Choose life, but also choose to take a Trainspotting-themed tour of Leith
Film

Choose life, but also choose to take a Trainspotting-themed tour of Leith

Hugh Bonneville: ‘Acting was something other people did’
TV

Hugh Bonneville: ‘Acting was something other people did’

Irvine Welsh: ‘We’re as much in denial about drug abuse as ever’
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Irvine Welsh: ‘We’re as much in denial about drug abuse as ever’

Hugh Bonneville: Mental health wasn’t addressed at school
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Hugh Bonneville: Mental health wasn’t addressed at school

WandaVision is not for everyone, but god I loved it
TV

WandaVision is not for everyone, but god I loved it

Feeling good: How music helps us heal
Music

Feeling good: How music helps us heal

We Are Not in the World by Connor O’Callaghan: Prose to be savoured
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We Are Not in the World by Connor O’Callaghan: Prose to be savoured

The whole world must learn from Latin America’s populist leaders
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The whole world must learn from Latin America’s populist leaders

Nancy Sinatra: ‘I had to work hard to get beyond my name’
Music

Nancy Sinatra: ‘I had to work hard to get beyond my name’

Paul Greengrass on News of the World: ‘Storytelling is under direct attack’
Film

Paul Greengrass on News of the World: ‘Storytelling is under direct attack’

Darren McGarvey: ‘Poverty is not the problem, the problem is wealth’
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Darren McGarvey: ‘Poverty is not the problem, the problem is wealth’

Angela Scanlon: ‘I literally can’t keep a cheese plant alive’
TV

Angela Scanlon: ‘I literally can’t keep a cheese plant alive’

Nancy Sinatra: I was too shy to pursue a big career
Music

Nancy Sinatra: I was too shy to pursue a big career

How a group of wartime pilots founded a movement to use aviation for good
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How a group of wartime pilots founded a movement to use aviation for good

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Luster by Raven Leilani: Funny, frank, intelligent and extremely readable
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Luster by Raven Leilani: Funny, frank, intelligent and extremely readable

How nature recovers even after humans have done their worst
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How nature recovers even after humans have done their worst

Britain’s best-known conductor is off to Germany. But he’s not going quietly
Music

Britain’s best-known conductor is off to Germany. But he’s not going quietly

Top 5 Gothic books to read in lockdown
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Top 5 Gothic books to read in lockdown