Culture
When theatres emptied during the pandemic, I had to make my own

When theatres emptied during the pandemic, I had to make my own
This Country’s Charlie Cooper: ‘We don’t have much pride in being English’

This Country’s Charlie Cooper: ‘We don’t have much pride in being English’
Top 5 books to read for the American election, chosen by prize-winning poet Kelly Michels 

Top 5 books to read for the American election, chosen by prize-winning poet Kelly Michels
Danny Dyer on fame, therapy and working-class people in politics: ‘We need a f**king leader’

Danny Dyer on fame, therapy and working-class people in politics: ‘We need a f**king leader’
Timestalker review – digging deep into how love makes fools of us all

Timestalker review – digging deep into how love makes fools of us all
Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout review – small-town secrets

Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout review – small-town secrets
Why the problems of this remote Kenyan community are the problems that face us all

Why the problems of this remote Kenyan community are the problems that face us all
Recognising the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative review – a clear-eyed meditation

Recognising the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative review – a clear-eyed meditation
Author Matt Haig: ‘I was a teenage shoplifter. In my foolish brain I was a kind of Robin Hood’

Author Matt Haig: ‘I was a teenage shoplifter. In my foolish brain I was a kind of Robin Hood’
Joan star Sophie Turner: ‘People always root for the rebels’

Joan star Sophie Turner: ‘People always root for the rebels’
Top 5 books about friendship, chosen by author Marianne Cronin

Top 5 books about friendship, chosen by author Marianne Cronin
Music is everywhere, including in our heads. So why is it so hard to describe?

Music is everywhere, including in our heads. So why is it so hard to describe?
How Dante’s grudges, gossip and pettiness still inspire hundreds of years on

How Dante’s grudges, gossip and pettiness still inspire hundreds of years on
TV star AJ Odudu on why life can be ‘humbling’ and how we can all restore hope

TV star AJ Odudu on why life can be ‘humbling’ and how we can all restore hope
Olivier-winning theatre maker Jamie Eastlake: ‘The North East is on the verge of 90s Manchester’

Olivier-winning theatre maker Jamie Eastlake: ‘The North East is on the verge of 90s Manchester’
Drifting across Europe in pursuit of my lost, wild twin

Drifting across Europe in pursuit of my lost, wild twin
Rising music star Henry Moodie: ‘Andrew Tate shows how dangerous social media can be’

Rising music star Henry Moodie: ‘Andrew Tate shows how dangerous social media can be’
Romeo & Seahorse by Nikolaj Tange Lange review – gayness throbs through vein and artery

Romeo & Seahorse by Nikolaj Tange Lange review – gayness throbs through vein and artery
Ezra Collective star Ife Ogunjobi: ‘I don’t see many Black people in the London Symphony Orchestra’

Ezra Collective star Ife Ogunjobi: ‘I don’t see many Black people in the London Symphony Orchestra’
Reservoir Bitches by Dahlia de la Cerda review – Mexico’s gritty underbelly, as told by women
