Culture

Michael Winterbottom on new film Shoshana, Israel’s war and how violence makes people ‘take sides’
Film

Michael Winterbottom on new film Shoshana, Israel’s war and how violence makes people ‘take sides’

Grassroots venue Off the Cuff is home to UK’s biggest youth open mic – and it needs your help
Venue Watch

Grassroots venue Off the Cuff is home to UK’s biggest youth open mic – and it needs your help

‘We can 100% end homelessness’: Someone’s Daughter, Someone’s Son filmmaker’s rousing call to action
Film

‘We can 100% end homelessness’: Someone’s Daughter, Someone’s Son filmmaker’s rousing call to action

Former Big Issue vendor-turned film star Earl Charlton describes a day in his life
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Former Big Issue vendor-turned film star Earl Charlton describes a day in his life

Lorna Tucker’s powerful Someone’s Daughter, Someone’s Son is not just a film ­– it’s a movement
Film

Lorna Tucker’s powerful Someone’s Daughter, Someone’s Son is not just a film ­– it’s a movement

Dogs might just be nicer than any human could hope to be
Books

Dogs might just be nicer than any human could hope to be

Architect and TV presenter George Clarke: ‘I decided to make the absolute most out of life’
Letter To My Younger Self

Architect and TV presenter George Clarke: ‘I decided to make the absolute most out of life’

Alice & Jack star Andrea Riseborough: ‘Love is the best thing we have. Love belongs to all of us’
TV

Alice & Jack star Andrea Riseborough: ‘Love is the best thing we have. Love belongs to all of us’

5 books to make kids care about the climate, selected by comedian and author James Campbell
Books

5 books to make kids care about the climate, selected by comedian and author James Campbell

Intersex people are treated like ‘freaks of nature’ and a ‘problem’ to be solved. That needs to change
LGBTQ+ rights

Intersex people are treated like ‘freaks of nature’ and a ‘problem’ to be solved. That needs to change

Big Issue’s Venue Watch helps save Woking’s only grassroots music venue: ‘It’s a big win’
Venue Watch

Big Issue’s Venue Watch helps save Woking’s only grassroots music venue: ‘It’s a big win’

English Teacher on the power of diversity and how grassroots venues keep music from becoming boring
Music

English Teacher on the power of diversity and how grassroots venues keep music from becoming boring

‘When you have nothing you have everything’: The fascinating story of two men who live outside
Books

‘When you have nothing you have everything’: The fascinating story of two men who live outside

Independent Venue Week 2024: Without grassroots music venues, there’d be no Madonna
Venue Watch

Independent Venue Week 2024: Without grassroots music venues, there’d be no Madonna

How British composer Karl Jenkins brought the world together
Music

How British composer Karl Jenkins brought the world together

The sure-fire way to getting your book published, according to one of UK’s top literary agents
Books

The sure-fire way to getting your book published, according to one of UK’s top literary agents

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Top 5 books with a sense of place and community, chosen by writer and journalist Aniefiok Ekpoudom
Books

Top 5 books with a sense of place and community, chosen by writer and journalist Aniefiok Ekpoudom

Domino Day star Siena Kelly: ‘The society we live in turns powerful women into monsters’
TV

Domino Day star Siena Kelly: ‘The society we live in turns powerful women into monsters’

‘No mean feat’: How Leeds grassroots venue The Wardrobe defied the odds to celebrate 25 years
Venue Watch

‘No mean feat’: How Leeds grassroots venue The Wardrobe defied the odds to celebrate 25 years

American Fiction review – a satirical take on novel writing with Jeffrey Wright
Film

American Fiction review – a satirical take on novel writing with Jeffrey Wright