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Extremophile by Ian Green review – an anarchic and grimy power all of its own
Books

Extremophile by Ian Green review – an anarchic and grimy power all of its own

Sir Ian McKellen: ‘They better be quick if they want me to play Gandalf again!’
Film

Sir Ian McKellen: ‘They better be quick if they want me to play Gandalf again!’

The Chase star Paul Sinha on his Parkinson’s battle: ‘I’ve got a life to live’
Letter To My Younger Self

The Chase star Paul Sinha on his Parkinson’s battle: ‘I’ve got a life to live’

Red Rooms director Pascal Plante on empathy, digital horror and why we’re all way too online
Film

Red Rooms director Pascal Plante on empathy, digital horror and why we’re all way too online

Top 5 books by freedom fighters chosen by French-Algerian author Xavier Le Clerc
Books

Top 5 books by freedom fighters chosen by French-Algerian author Xavier Le Clerc

How letters from a 15th-century housewife unlock secrets of a forgotten England
Books

How letters from a 15th-century housewife unlock secrets of a forgotten England

Oedipus Rex and the emerging trend of operas using a mix of amateur and pro voices
Music

Oedipus Rex and the emerging trend of operas using a mix of amateur and pro voices

Prisoner turned actor Clarence Maclin on life inside Sing Sing – and starring in a film based on it
Film

Prisoner turned actor Clarence Maclin on life inside Sing Sing – and starring in a film based on it

The Echoes by Evie Wyld review – exquisite and frustrating
Books

The Echoes by Evie Wyld review – exquisite and frustrating

Bluff by Danez Smith review – defiant poetry of protest
Books

Bluff by Danez Smith review – defiant poetry of protest

The Chase’s Paul Sinha: ‘My mum found out I was gay through an act of emotional sabotage’
LGBTQ+ rights

The Chase’s Paul Sinha: ‘My mum found out I was gay through an act of emotional sabotage’

Whistleblowing: Why doing the right thing can come with a devastating cost
Books

Whistleblowing: Why doing the right thing can come with a devastating cost

Top 5 great books given really great film adaptations – chosen by screenplay writer Moira Buffini
Books

Top 5 great books given really great film adaptations – chosen by screenplay writer Moira Buffini

Hip-hop pioneers Kneecap on peace, Super Noodles and bringing Irish into the modern day
Film

Hip-hop pioneers Kneecap on peace, Super Noodles and bringing Irish into the modern day

Nick Cave on wild swimming, sons’ deaths and why a broken world can be beautiful at the same time
Music

Nick Cave on wild swimming, sons’ deaths and why a broken world can be beautiful at the same time

The Salt Flats by Rachelle Atalla review – risk-taking and unsettling speculative fiction
Books

The Salt Flats by Rachelle Atalla review – risk-taking and unsettling speculative fiction

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Nick Cave: ‘The worst happened. It maybe made me a little braver’
Music

Nick Cave: ‘The worst happened. It maybe made me a little braver’

Fontaines DC, TikTok crazes and trouser chains: The unsettling return of nu metal, explained
Music

Fontaines DC, TikTok crazes and trouser chains: The unsettling return of nu metal, explained

Amazonian activist Nemonte Nenquimo on a life under threat and people’s ignorance to the rainforest
Nemonte Nenquimo

Amazonian activist Nemonte Nenquimo on a life under threat and people’s ignorance to the rainforest

Top 5 books about obsession, selected by author and academic Marieke Bigg
Books

Top 5 books about obsession, selected by author and academic Marieke Bigg