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‘Rail against the pain’: Shane MacGowan’s most unforgettable quotes on life, death and music
Music

‘Rail against the pain’: Shane MacGowan’s most unforgettable quotes on life, death and music

Bake Off star Sandro Farmhouse is spreading Christmas cheer with baking and ‘happy days’
Christmas

Bake Off star Sandro Farmhouse is spreading Christmas cheer with baking and ‘happy days’

‘Rave on’: Touching tributes after legendary Pogues singer Shane MacGowan dies at 65
Music

‘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
venue watch

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
Film

‘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
Our vendors

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’
Letter to my younger self

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
Books

The Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova review – unsettling short stories of grimy austerity

CathARTic: The incredible and inspiring way vulnerable people are finding themselves through art
Art

CathARTic: The incredible and inspiring way vulnerable people are finding themselves through art

Top 5 young adult thrillers, selected by award-winning author Sarah Wishart
Young Adult

Top 5 young adult thrillers, selected by award-winning author Sarah Wishart

Love Actually: Is it a Christmas classic or an unwatchable schmaltz-fest? 
Film

Love Actually: Is it a Christmas classic or an unwatchable schmaltz-fest? 

Bad Taste by Nathalie Olah review – relentlessly anti-capitalist
Books

Bad Taste by Nathalie Olah review – relentlessly anti-capitalist

This hidden gem Hull music venue counts Paul Heaton, Jarvis Cocker and Idles as friends
venue watch

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
Film

Napoleon review – a man at war with the world and himself

Meet Museum of Homelessness poet Surfing Sofas: ‘There’s a special kind of love on the streets’
Music

Meet Museum of Homelessness poet Surfing Sofas: ‘There’s a special kind of love on the streets’

The LadBaby nightmare is finally over: What’s next for the Christmas number one single race?
Christmas

The LadBaby nightmare is finally over: What’s next for the Christmas number one single race?

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Leonard Bernstein: Exploring the American composer behind Bradley Cooper’s musical biopic Maestro
Music

Leonard Bernstein: Exploring the American composer behind Bradley Cooper’s musical biopic Maestro

‘The wine trade is changing’: Is technology the solution to the great wine fraud?
Wine

‘The wine trade is changing’: Is technology the solution to the great wine fraud?

Russell T Davies on returning to Doctor Who, queer representation and ‘maddest’ episodes yet
TV

Russell T Davies on returning to Doctor Who, queer representation and ‘maddest’ episodes yet

Listen to Sleaford Mods cover Pet Shop Boys classic West End Girls to raise money for Shelter
Music

Listen to Sleaford Mods cover Pet Shop Boys classic West End Girls to raise money for Shelter