Culture

Hip-hop pioneers Kneecap on peace, Super Noodles and bringing Irish into the modern day
Film

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
Music

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
Books

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
Books

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

Nick Cave: ‘The worst happened. It maybe made me a little braver’
Music

Nick Cave: ‘The worst happened. It maybe made me a little braver’

Fontaines DC, TikTok crazes and trouser chains: The unsettling return of nu metal, explained
Music

Fontaines DC, TikTok crazes and trouser chains: The unsettling return of nu metal, explained

Amazonian activist Nemonte Nenquimo on a life under threat and people’s ignorance to the rainforest
Nemonte Nenquimo

Amazonian activist Nemonte Nenquimo on a life under threat and people’s ignorance to the rainforest

Top 5 books about obsession, selected by author and academic Marieke Bigg
Books

Top 5 books about obsession, selected by author and academic Marieke Bigg

Only The River Flows review – a Chinese crime thriller awash with mystery 
Film

Only The River Flows review – a Chinese crime thriller awash with mystery 

Vicky McClure: ‘Everybody’s lives are important. No matter where you come from’
TV

Vicky McClure: ‘Everybody’s lives are important. No matter where you come from’

Vulfpeck at Montreux Jazz Festival: ‘It’s probably the most beautiful place I’ve ever seen’
Montreux Jazz Festival

Vulfpeck at Montreux Jazz Festival: ‘It’s probably the most beautiful place I’ve ever seen’

Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst review – a poised look at the state we’re in
Books

Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst review – a poised look at the state we’re in

Original Willy Wonka actor on viral AI disaster, fame and value of pure imagination
Theatre

Original Willy Wonka actor on viral AI disaster, fame and value of pure imagination

I played the yellow Power Ranger on TV. I was floored by how much the show means to people
TV

I played the yellow Power Ranger on TV. I was floored by how much the show means to people

From Oasis to… who? Why we need help nurturing our next generation of northern music stars 
Music

From Oasis to… who? Why we need help nurturing our next generation of northern music stars 

Top 5 revelatory children’s books selected by Ukrainian children’s author Oksana Lushchevska
Books

Top 5 revelatory children’s books selected by Ukrainian children’s author Oksana Lushchevska

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Postcards From Scotland by Grant McPhee review – a bittersweet tribute to Scottish indie bands
Books

Postcards From Scotland by Grant McPhee review – a bittersweet tribute to Scottish indie bands

‘I cried my eyes out making this’: Meet the artists in homeless exhibition backed by Prince William
Art

‘I cried my eyes out making this’: Meet the artists in homeless exhibition backed by Prince William

IDLES superfan with Angelman syndrome performs onstage with favourite band
MUSIC

IDLES superfan with Angelman syndrome performs onstage with favourite band

Comedian Marjolein Robertson on turning folklore and menstruation into comedy gold
Comedy

Comedian Marjolein Robertson on turning folklore and menstruation into comedy gold