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Fashion icon Penelope Tree: ‘Men really had the upper hand in the 1960s’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Fashion icon Penelope Tree: ‘Men really had the upper hand in the 1960s’
Line of Duty’s Martin Compston: ‘I was a wee bit of wide-o. But I don’t think there was any malice’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Line of Duty’s Martin Compston: ‘I was a wee bit of wide-o. But I don’t think there was any malice’
Top 5 books on Black British history, chosen by children’s author Atinuke![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Top 5 books on Black British history, chosen by children’s author Atinuke
Walt Disco: ‘Politicians would rather talk about trans people than things affecting everyone’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Walt Disco: ‘Politicians would rather talk about trans people than things affecting everyone’
Kinds of Kindness show it’s not enough to accept alienation under capitalism – we must love it too![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Kinds of Kindness show it’s not enough to accept alienation under capitalism – we must love it too
Karen Gillan on what makes Douglas is Cancelled ‘so relevant to so many professions’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Karen Gillan on what makes Douglas is Cancelled ‘so relevant to so many professions’
Deliver Me by Elle Nash review – transgressive thrills![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Deliver Me by Elle Nash review – transgressive thrills
How REM helped The Bear go from very good to one of the all-time greats![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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How REM helped The Bear go from very good to one of the all-time greats
Spades, moustaches and 3D Tetris: The secrets of Glastonbury’s legendary Block9 revealed![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Spades, moustaches and 3D Tetris: The secrets of Glastonbury’s legendary Block9 revealed
Superstar Arts: This charity gives people with learning disabilities the chance to create![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Superstar Arts: This charity gives people with learning disabilities the chance to create
‘It’s not boring s**t for old people’: How Glastonbury is trying to get festivalgoers to use their vote![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘It’s not boring s**t for old people’: How Glastonbury is trying to get festivalgoers to use their vote
CBeebies star George Webster: ‘If we were all the same the world would be very boring’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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CBeebies star George Webster: ‘If we were all the same the world would be very boring’
Jeff Nichols on The Bikeriders, punk rock and what makes Austin Butler a ‘stone cold movie star’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Jeff Nichols on The Bikeriders, punk rock and what makes Austin Butler a ‘stone cold movie star’
A world without cinema is a world I don’t want to live in![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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A world without cinema is a world I don’t want to live in
‘Music is an important creative outlet’: IDLES answer questions from superfan with Angelman syndrome![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘Music is an important creative outlet’: IDLES answer questions from superfan with Angelman syndrome
From stars of children’s books to the best in crime writing: Here’s the best UK book festivals in 2024![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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From stars of children’s books to the best in crime writing: Here’s the best UK book festivals in 2024
Blue Note Records opens first ever Glasgow store as jazz festival fever hits town![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Blue Note Records opens first ever Glasgow store as jazz festival fever hits town
How world’s first drag troupe with Down’s syndrome is breaking boundaries for people with disabilities![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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How world’s first drag troupe with Down’s syndrome is breaking boundaries for people with disabilities
Line of Duty’s Martin Compston: ‘I’ve been dreaming of going to the Euros since I was 14’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Line of Duty’s Martin Compston: ‘I’ve been dreaming of going to the Euros since I was 14’
Can the story of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol show us a way through the climate crisis?![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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