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Meet the proud blind man who overcame homelessness to live his dream as a renowned artist
Art

Meet the proud blind man who overcame homelessness to live his dream as a renowned artist

Photographer Dennis Morris on capturing legend Bob Marley – and how the reggae icon changed his life
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Photographer Dennis Morris on capturing legend Bob Marley – and how the reggae icon changed his life

From Silence of the Lambs to Sonic the Hedgehog: 6 films you didn’t realise are actually romantic
Film

From Silence of the Lambs to Sonic the Hedgehog: 6 films you didn’t realise are actually romantic

The Smiley Charity Film Awards present — a powerful minute against immigration misconceptions
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The Smiley Charity Film Awards present — a powerful minute against immigration misconceptions

Angela Griffin: ‘For my first year in Coronation Street I kept my job in Burger King’
Letter to my younger self

Angela Griffin: ‘For my first year in Coronation Street I kept my job in Burger King’

Celebrating the career of Yoko Ono – a resilient artist who’s so much more than John Lennon’s wife
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Celebrating the career of Yoko Ono – a resilient artist who’s so much more than John Lennon’s wife

Top 5 books about getting lost, chosen by travel writer Tom Chesshyre
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Top 5 books about getting lost, chosen by travel writer Tom Chesshyre

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’

‘We can 100% end homelessness’: Someone’s Daughter, Someone’s Son filmmaker’s rousing call to action
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‘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
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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
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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’
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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’
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Alice & Jack star Andrea Riseborough: ‘Love is the best thing we have. Love belongs to all of us’

The Smile just made the best Radiohead album Radiohead never made
Music

The Smile just made the best Radiohead album Radiohead never made

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

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Big Issue’s Venue Watch helps save Woking’s only grassroots music venue: ‘It’s a big win’
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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
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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
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‘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
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Independent Venue Week 2024: Without grassroots music venues, there’d be no Madonna