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Washed Out music video controversy shows the hardest part is accepting AI is here to stay 
Music

Washed Out music video controversy shows the hardest part is accepting AI is here to stay 

Author Alexander McCall Smith: ‘At 16 I took myself terrifically seriously. And no one else did’
Letter To My Younger Self

Author Alexander McCall Smith: ‘At 16 I took myself terrifically seriously. And no one else did’

Viggo Mortensen on Trump, corruption and why classic Westerns are like the best poetry
Film

Viggo Mortensen on Trump, corruption and why classic Westerns are like the best poetry

‘Queer women aren’t for the male gaze’: Girli on queerness and why Tories ‘don’t give a s**t’ about Gen Z
Music

‘Queer women aren’t for the male gaze’: Girli on queerness and why Tories ‘don’t give a s**t’ about Gen Z

Top 5 child characters in books, chosen by award-winning journalist Tom Lamont
Books

Top 5 child characters in books, chosen by award-winning journalist Tom Lamont

What the complex history of Cyprus can teach us about today’s Europe 
Europe

What the complex history of Cyprus can teach us about today’s Europe 

Nero was emperor of Rome at just 16. Which of us would have done better?
Roman Empire

Nero was emperor of Rome at just 16. Which of us would have done better?

Anjana Vasan on We Are Lady Parts season two, Malala and why UK must open its doors to immigrants
TV

Anjana Vasan on We Are Lady Parts season two, Malala and why UK must open its doors to immigrants

Question 7 by Richard Flanagan review – this literary quest is a transformative experience
Books

Question 7 by Richard Flanagan review – this literary quest is a transformative experience

The Great White Bard by Farah Karim-Cooper review – a new way of seeing Shakespeare
Books

The Great White Bard by Farah Karim-Cooper review – a new way of seeing Shakespeare

Benedict Cumberbatch warns history is repeating itself as street homelessness soars
Film

Benedict Cumberbatch warns history is repeating itself as street homelessness soars

Bikini Kill star and riot grrrl legend Kathleen Hanna: ‘I was singing to my younger self on Bikini Kill’s early songs’
Letter to my Younger Self

Bikini Kill star and riot grrrl legend Kathleen Hanna: ‘I was singing to my younger self on Bikini Kill’s early songs’

Top 5 books on boxing, chosen by commentator Andy Clarke
Books

Top 5 books on boxing, chosen by commentator Andy Clarke

Baroness Floella Benjamin on being Black on TV, Play School and giving hope to children in poverty
TV

Baroness Floella Benjamin on being Black on TV, Play School and giving hope to children in poverty

Furiosa director George Miller on the function of stories and why Mad Max is a ‘cautionary tale’
Film

Furiosa director George Miller on the function of stories and why Mad Max is a ‘cautionary tale’

Bob Vylan: ‘Is it OK for me to cry? As a man you can feel there’s not space to be vulnerable’
Music

Bob Vylan: ‘Is it OK for me to cry? As a man you can feel there’s not space to be vulnerable’

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The Hearing Test by Eliza Barry Callahan review – a droll insight into a year of loss
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The Hearing Test by Eliza Barry Callahan review – a droll insight into a year of loss

The Garfield Movie review – we’re not feline the tubby orange tabby’s full CGI makeover
Film

The Garfield Movie review – we’re not feline the tubby orange tabby’s full CGI makeover

Maggie & Me author Damian Barr: ‘Today’s Tories are far beyond Thatcher’s darkest dreams’
Theatre

Maggie & Me author Damian Barr: ‘Today’s Tories are far beyond Thatcher’s darkest dreams’

Rebus star Richard Rankin on TV reboots, defying his late dad’s advice and getting his arse out
TV

Rebus star Richard Rankin on TV reboots, defying his late dad’s advice and getting his arse out