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Night Train to Odesa by Jen Stout review – finding defiant beauty amid devastation of war![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Night Train to Odesa by Jen Stout review – finding defiant beauty amid devastation of war
Is Taylor Swift making song lyrics more important than ever?![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Is Taylor Swift making song lyrics more important than ever?
‘Star Trek teaches us we can be better than we are’: Finding comfort and optimism in Star Trek![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘Star Trek teaches us we can be better than we are’: Finding comfort and optimism in Star Trek
Artist Rhiannon Faith: ‘I refuse to live in a society where someone feels so alone they lose hope’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Artist Rhiannon Faith: ‘I refuse to live in a society where someone feels so alone they lose hope’
Uncanny USA podcast host Danny Robins on Bigfoot, UFOs and why Americans scare differently to Brits![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Uncanny USA podcast host Danny Robins on Bigfoot, UFOs and why Americans scare differently to Brits
Dopesick star Kaitlyn Dever: ‘I realised I can create change with the roles I choose’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Dopesick star Kaitlyn Dever: ‘I realised I can create change with the roles I choose’
Olly Murs: ‘As soon as I met my wife Amelia I could see her raising a child with me’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Olly Murs: ‘As soon as I met my wife Amelia I could see her raising a child with me’
Why AI quiz makers like ChatGPT are no match for human ingenuity ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Why AI quiz makers like ChatGPT are no match for human ingenuity
Artist Aasen Stephenson turns leaves into astounding works of art: ‘Nothing beats what nature makes’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Artist Aasen Stephenson turns leaves into astounding works of art: ‘Nothing beats what nature makes’
‘I’ve done awful things – but I try to be better’: Nadine Shah on addiction, getting it wrong and forgiveness![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘I’ve done awful things – but I try to be better’: Nadine Shah on addiction, getting it wrong and forgiveness
Banshees of Inisherin star Kerry Condon: ‘You won’t be a beautiful human without empathy’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Banshees of Inisherin star Kerry Condon: ‘You won’t be a beautiful human without empathy’
Challengers review – Zendaya stars in an absurdly compelling three-way love match![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Challengers review – Zendaya stars in an absurdly compelling three-way love match
Artist Ray Young: ‘Our government is threatening disabled people’s rights – there’s no compassion’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Artist Ray Young: ‘Our government is threatening disabled people’s rights – there’s no compassion’
Christopher Eccleston opens up on ’emotional’ London Marathon race: ‘This has been the hardest run’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Christopher Eccleston opens up on ’emotional’ London Marathon race: ‘This has been the hardest run’
Olly Murs on mental health and losing Caroline Flack: ‘She visits me in my dreams – it’s lovely’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Olly Murs on mental health and losing Caroline Flack: ‘She visits me in my dreams – it’s lovely’
Labi Siffre: ‘I’ve had far more difficulties in my life due to being a homosexual than being Black’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Labi Siffre: ‘I’ve had far more difficulties in my life due to being a homosexual than being Black’
Weighted Down: The Complicated Life of Skip Spence review – sensitive portrait of a free spirit![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Weighted Down: The Complicated Life of Skip Spence review – sensitive portrait of a free spirit
‘When I was mentally ill, I could only listen to hard techno’: Why is music so important to us?![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘When I was mentally ill, I could only listen to hard techno’: Why is music so important to us?
Top 5 books about the Troubles, chosen by bestselling author Henry Hemming ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Top 5 books about the Troubles, chosen by bestselling author Henry Hemming
Cocktails with George and Martha by Philip Gefter review – art imitating life in a war of egos ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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