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Sir Ian McKellen on stage fall, rights and why he’s ‘the last of the lucky generation’
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Sir Ian McKellen on stage fall, rights and why he’s ‘the last of the lucky generation’

Oasis tickets row highlights how music fans are ‘taken advantage of’ amid a cost of living crisis
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Oasis tickets row highlights how music fans are ‘taken advantage of’ amid a cost of living crisis

Blood Like Mine by Stuart Neville review – a vampire story like no other
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Blood Like Mine by Stuart Neville review – a vampire story like no other

End of the Road festival review – a beautifully-curated feast for music lovers
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End of the Road festival review – a beautifully-curated feast for music lovers

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

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

Arnie said he’d be back… How The Terminator and other classics are taking over cinemas – again
Film

Arnie said he’d be back… How The Terminator and other classics are taking over cinemas – again

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
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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

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Hip-hop pioneers Kneecap on peace, Super Noodles and bringing Irish into the modern day
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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
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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
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The Salt Flats by Rachelle Atalla review – risk-taking and unsettling speculative fiction

The Black Orb by Ewhan Kim review – pitch-black humour on the brink of chaos
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The Black Orb by Ewhan Kim review – pitch-black humour on the brink of chaos