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Karens, social media and a crisis of distrust: How to repair our broken social contract

Karens, social media and a crisis of distrust: How to repair our broken social contract
Tish Murtha was a brilliant photographer who fought Thatcher with her camera. She deserved better

Tish Murtha was a brilliant photographer who fought Thatcher with her camera. She deserved better
How Star Wars Holiday Special became more powerful than George Lucas could possibly imagine

How Star Wars Holiday Special became more powerful than George Lucas could possibly imagine
Merry Xmas Everybody at 50: How a mother-in-law and John Lennon inspired Slade’s festive cracker

Merry Xmas Everybody at 50: How a mother-in-law and John Lennon inspired Slade’s festive cracker
Deck the halls with hits and follies: The greatest Christmas albums of 2023, ranked

Deck the halls with hits and follies: The greatest Christmas albums of 2023, ranked
Sparky Deathcap on September, Los Campesinos! and becoming an overnight TikTok phenomenon

Sparky Deathcap on September, Los Campesinos! and becoming an overnight TikTok phenomenon
How a groundbreaking theatre project is teaching prisoners there’s more to life than crime

How a groundbreaking theatre project is teaching prisoners there’s more to life than crime
‘Rail against the pain’: Shane MacGowan’s most unforgettable quotes on life, death and music

‘Rail against the pain’: Shane MacGowan’s most unforgettable quotes on life, death and music
‘Rave on’: Touching tributes after legendary Pogues singer Shane MacGowan dies at 65

‘Rave on’: Touching tributes after legendary Pogues singer Shane MacGowan dies at 65
Urgent campaign to save London music venue Matchstick Piehouse after landlord sends in bailiffs

Urgent campaign to save London music venue Matchstick Piehouse after landlord sends in bailiffs
‘Activism and organising is kinda sexy!’: Colman Domingo on Rustin, Oscar buzz and the Obamas

‘Activism and organising is kinda sexy!’: Colman Domingo on Rustin, Oscar buzz and the Obamas
Incredible story of how a Big Issue vendor found himself at heart of Occupy protests

Incredible story of how a Big Issue vendor found himself at heart of Occupy protests
Noddy Holder on possible Slade reunion and defying cancer: ‘I’m still alive, thank god’

Noddy Holder on possible Slade reunion and defying cancer: ‘I’m still alive, thank god’
The Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova review – unsettling short stories of grimy austerity

The Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova review – unsettling short stories of grimy austerity
Harold Wilson’s mistress-cum-secretary Marcia Williams was more trailblazer than troublemaker 

Harold Wilson’s mistress-cum-secretary Marcia Williams was more trailblazer than troublemaker
CathARTic: The incredible and inspiring way vulnerable people are finding themselves through art

CathARTic: The incredible and inspiring way vulnerable people are finding themselves through art
Love Actually: Is it a Christmas classic or an unwatchable schmaltz-fest? 

Love Actually: Is it a Christmas classic or an unwatchable schmaltz-fest?
Bad Taste by Nathalie Olah review – relentlessly anti-capitalist

Bad Taste by Nathalie Olah review – relentlessly anti-capitalist
This hidden gem Hull music venue counts Paul Heaton, Jarvis Cocker and Idles as friends

This hidden gem Hull music venue counts Paul Heaton, Jarvis Cocker and Idles as friends
Napoleon review – a man at war with the world and himself
