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The Big Issue backs Independent Bookshop Alliance launch

The Big Issue backs Independent Bookshop Alliance launch
Tracy Beaker returns as a single mum living in social housing

Tracy Beaker returns as a single mum living in social housing
Punk, Icon, Activist: Never mind the Sex Pistols, here’s Vivienne

Punk, Icon, Activist: Never mind the Sex Pistols, here’s Vivienne
London’s Tower Bridge is turning into a giant sound sculpture

London’s Tower Bridge is turning into a giant sound sculpture
Queer Eye is a beacon of hope not just for straight men, but all humanity

Queer Eye is a beacon of hope not just for straight men, but all humanity
On World Down Syndrome Day, read our interview with The A Word’s Leon Harrop

On World Down Syndrome Day, read our interview with The A Word’s Leon Harrop
Will.i.am’s heart hurts for today’s fame-hungry youth

Will.i.am’s heart hurts for today’s fame-hungry youth
Independent bookshops are taking their battle with Amazon to parliament

Independent bookshops are taking their battle with Amazon to parliament
How Bernard MacLaverty’s novels chimed with the mood in the North of Ireland

How Bernard MacLaverty’s novels chimed with the mood in the North of Ireland
Songs of praise: Snoop, Dylan, Bieber and a history of musicians finding God

Songs of praise: Snoop, Dylan, Bieber and a history of musicians finding God
In 1923, Edith Thompson was hanged for a murder her lover committed

In 1923, Edith Thompson was hanged for a murder her lover committed
Remembering Barry Crimmins – a comedian-campaigner with a heart of solid gold

Remembering Barry Crimmins – a comedian-campaigner with a heart of solid gold
Ricky Gervais: “It’s a challenge to be as arrogant and stupid as Trump”

Ricky Gervais: “It’s a challenge to be as arrogant and stupid as Trump”
Dita Von Teese: “We have to stand up for beauty and sensuality and eroticism”

Dita Von Teese: “We have to stand up for beauty and sensuality and eroticism”
Make the news great again! A lament for imbalanced reporting, on both sides

Make the news great again! A lament for imbalanced reporting, on both sides
Remembering Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson – the man who knew the score

Remembering Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson – the man who knew the score
Susan Sarandon: “Hedy Lamarr was so strong, as well as brilliant”

Susan Sarandon: “Hedy Lamarr was so strong, as well as brilliant”
Watch ‘SMEAR’ – a terrifying, tentacle-infested trip to the gynaecologist
