Culture
Big Issue vendor-turned-artist calls for help from readers for next work

Big Issue vendor-turned-artist calls for help from readers for next work
Glen Hansard: “We’ve fallen below a threshold of decency”

Glen Hansard: “We’ve fallen below a threshold of decency”
Top 5 books to read before you’re 16 – as chosen by Anna Day

Top 5 books to read before you’re 16 – as chosen by Anna Day
Liam Neeson: “Our age of insularity is a big issue”

Liam Neeson: “Our age of insularity is a big issue”
Celebrity Big Brother – reality TV has started to look worryingly real

Celebrity Big Brother – reality TV has started to look worryingly real
Nico Muhly’s new opera Marnie has been dividing critics and audiences alike

Nico Muhly’s new opera Marnie has been dividing critics and audiences alike
Top 5 Horror novels – as chosen by Charles Lambert

Top 5 Horror novels – as chosen by Charles Lambert
Martin McDonagh: “Most men in the film business are illiterate pricks”

Martin McDonagh: “Most men in the film business are illiterate pricks”
Zoë Wanamaker: “The industry is going to change at last”

Zoë Wanamaker: “The industry is going to change at last”
Books of the year as chosen by The Big Issue’s cultural figureheads

Books of the year as chosen by The Big Issue’s cultural figureheads
Still the ultimate soul man – Otis Redding 50 years on

Still the ultimate soul man – Otis Redding 50 years on
Ease off on the moral panic – Hollywood’s sex scandal is far more subjective

Ease off on the moral panic – Hollywood’s sex scandal is far more subjective
Television: Kiri, Breadline and the shows to look out for in 2018

Television: Kiri, Breadline and the shows to look out for in 2018
James Norton: “My heart is broken about what is happening in this country”

James Norton: “My heart is broken about what is happening in this country”
Bake yourself a merry little Christmas with Bake Off champion Nadiya

Bake yourself a merry little Christmas with Bake Off champion Nadiya
The Big Issue Book of the Year is Winter by Ali Smith
