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Banel & Adama creator Ramata-Toulaye Sy on why Africa is so much more than its tragedies

Banel & Adama creator Ramata-Toulaye Sy on why Africa is so much more than its tragedies
Cate Blanchett on religion, powerful drama The New Boy and why politics is ‘incredibly shameless’

Cate Blanchett on religion, powerful drama The New Boy and why politics is ‘incredibly shameless’
The New Boy director Warwick Thornton: ‘Democracy is a failure for world’s indigenous people’

The New Boy director Warwick Thornton: ‘Democracy is a failure for world’s indigenous people’
The problem with UK’s film industry? It’s easier to win an Oscar if you went to private school

The problem with UK’s film industry? It’s easier to win an Oscar if you went to private school
Did you know the Irish language has at least 20 words for ‘hole’?

Did you know the Irish language has at least 20 words for ‘hole’?
Come and Get It by Kiley Reid review – the alienation of campus life

Come and Get It by Kiley Reid review – the alienation of campus life
Kool & the Gang’s Robert Bell on music, politics and the secret to a happy marriage

Kool & the Gang’s Robert Bell on music, politics and the secret to a happy marriage
My Heavenly Favourite by Lucas Rijneveld review – a nightmarish vision of abuse

My Heavenly Favourite by Lucas Rijneveld review – a nightmarish vision of abuse
Who exactly is the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame even for?

Who exactly is the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame even for?
Top 5 most important children’s books, selected by The School of Life

Top 5 most important children’s books, selected by The School of Life
Origin review – a genuine, often unsettling cinema outlier

Origin review – a genuine, often unsettling cinema outlier
Ava DuVernay on Origin: ‘I want it to be the kind of film you think about after you’ve left the theatre’

Ava DuVernay on Origin: ‘I want it to be the kind of film you think about after you’ve left the theatre’
‘We felt like absolute stars’: Behind the 1971 women’s football World Cup the world forgot

‘We felt like absolute stars’: Behind the 1971 women’s football World Cup the world forgot
Hamilton tour review – an urgent production as America needs heroes to rise up

Hamilton tour review – an urgent production as America needs heroes to rise up
Advantages of Age and the taboo-busting power of intentional living

Advantages of Age and the taboo-busting power of intentional living
Spandau Ballet star Tony Hadley on communism, punk and how music saved him from a stint in borstal

Spandau Ballet star Tony Hadley on communism, punk and how music saved him from a stint in borstal
‘Against the odds’: How the Lubber Fiend made Newcastle’s music scene exciting again

‘Against the odds’: How the Lubber Fiend made Newcastle’s music scene exciting again
Top 5 most accessible economics books, chosen by politician and author Andrew Leigh

Top 5 most accessible economics books, chosen by politician and author Andrew Leigh
The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler review – the mammoth risks of playing God with nature

The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler review – the mammoth risks of playing God with nature
Your Utopia by Bora Chung review – finding poignancy in speculative fiction
