Culture
BAFTA hopeful I Swear: ‘We were told to take swearing out of Tourette’s film to make it commercial’

BAFTA hopeful I Swear: ‘We were told to take swearing out of Tourette’s film to make it commercial’
Winter Olympics show anything is possible if you put your neck on the line – and risk breaking it

Winter Olympics show anything is possible if you put your neck on the line – and risk breaking it
Wasteman star Tom Blyth: Prison film is ‘a magnifying glass on masculinity’

Wasteman star Tom Blyth: Prison film is ‘a magnifying glass on masculinity’
Artist Mark Blamire announced Trainspotting to the world. He’s back to tell the story 30 years on

Artist Mark Blamire announced Trainspotting to the world. He’s back to tell the story 30 years on
Discipline by Larissa Pham review: the past sure is tense

Discipline by Larissa Pham review: the past sure is tense
The Age of Calamities by Senaa Ahmad review: gorgeously bizarre, time-warping tales

The Age of Calamities by Senaa Ahmad review: gorgeously bizarre, time-warping tales
Rosie Jones: ‘I thought I couldn’t be disabled and gay – I’d never seen a gay disabled person’

Rosie Jones: ‘I thought I couldn’t be disabled and gay – I’d never seen a gay disabled person’
Adoption is like ethnicity. It arrives as a plot point before we enter the story
Adoption is like ethnicity. It arrives as a plot point before we enter the story
Motorbike racer and TV presenter Guy Martin: ‘I’m 44 and I’ve never voted once’

Motorbike racer and TV presenter Guy Martin: ‘I’m 44 and I’ve never voted once’
Top 5 landmark LGBTQ novels, chosen by cultural critic Kaye Mitchell 

Top 5 landmark LGBTQ novels, chosen by cultural critic Kaye Mitchell
Get your copy of Big Issue’s brilliant book of interviews with inspirational women in paperback

Get your copy of Big Issue’s brilliant book of interviews with inspirational women in paperback
Revisiting Brion Gysin and his mind-altering Dreamachine

Revisiting Brion Gysin and his mind-altering Dreamachine
Susan Carol won a Grammy. A year later, she was homeless. But she’s ‘not giving up’

Susan Carol won a Grammy. A year later, she was homeless. But she’s ‘not giving up’
Swooning over Heathcliff? Let’s not forget, he’s a really terrible landlord

Swooning over Heathcliff? Let’s not forget, he’s a really terrible landlord
The President’s Cake review: a surprisingly sweet depiction of life under an uncaring regime

The President’s Cake review: a surprisingly sweet depiction of life under an uncaring regime
Artist Exhibit69 on new exhibition for Jealous Gallery and Big Issue: ‘It’s a full-circle moment’

Artist Exhibit69 on new exhibition for Jealous Gallery and Big Issue: ‘It’s a full-circle moment’
BAFTA nominee Posy Sterling: ‘There was a fire in me when I learned what women go through’

BAFTA nominee Posy Sterling: ‘There was a fire in me when I learned what women go through’
Box of Delights by Richard Marson review: a celebration for a lost epoch of BBC children’s TV

Box of Delights by Richard Marson review: a celebration for a lost epoch of BBC children’s TV
John Candy: A Life in Comedy by Paul Myers review: a workmanlike yet touchingly sincere biography

John Candy: A Life in Comedy by Paul Myers review: a workmanlike yet touchingly sincere biography
Oh, Mary! star Dino Fetscher on queer joy, disability and a ‘world on fire’
