Culture

Top 5 seaside stories for kids, chosen by Anthony Browne
Illustrated children's books

Top 5 seaside stories for kids, chosen by Anthony Browne

‘It’s not fun to be right’: How new wave pioneers Devo predicted Trump and our ‘bankrupt materialism’
Interview

‘It’s not fun to be right’: How new wave pioneers Devo predicted Trump and our ‘bankrupt materialism’

Meet the Drummond Street Artists – the new art collective with histories of homelessness
Exhibition

Meet the Drummond Street Artists – the new art collective with histories of homelessness

Joan Jett: ‘How dare you tell me what I can and can’t do?’
Letter to my Younger Self

Joan Jett: ‘How dare you tell me what I can and can’t do?’

Paapa Essiedu: ‘It’s hard for me not to be political in the work that I do’
Paapa Essiedu

Paapa Essiedu: ‘It’s hard for me not to be political in the work that I do’

William Friedkin on ‘rip-off’ Exorcist sequels, Scorsese selling out and dressing as Ali G
Film

William Friedkin on ‘rip-off’ Exorcist sequels, Scorsese selling out and dressing as Ali G

Dodging death, downpours and Oxbridge dilettantes: Paul Merton’s Edinburgh Fringe
Interview

Dodging death, downpours and Oxbridge dilettantes: Paul Merton’s Edinburgh Fringe

Fara Williams: ‘I was living in hostels for seven years – football saved me’
Letter to my Younger Self

Fara Williams: ‘I was living in hostels for seven years – football saved me’

Top 5 gothic tales for kids, selected by Jon Klassen
Fiction

Top 5 gothic tales for kids, selected by Jon Klassen

Hot Box, Chelmsford: Possibly the only UK venue to puts on funk nights and a chess club
Venue Watch

Hot Box, Chelmsford: Possibly the only UK venue to puts on funk nights and a chess club

Chuck D: When my dad died, I was looking for answers
Interview

Chuck D: When my dad died, I was looking for answers

Lost on Me by Veronica Raimo review: Family dynamics beg closer inspection
review

Lost on Me by Veronica Raimo review: Family dynamics beg closer inspection

Sea Change by Gina Chung review: Busy plotting undoes wry wit
review

Sea Change by Gina Chung review: Busy plotting undoes wry wit

Joy Ride: A modern kind of gross-out comedy
Review

Joy Ride: A modern kind of gross-out comedy

Tragic Ruby McCollister takes on Edinburgh, ‘the live-performing Olympics of the world’
macabre cabaret

Tragic Ruby McCollister takes on Edinburgh, ‘the live-performing Olympics of the world’

Kokomo City: ‘Who doesn’t want these girls to be safe?’
trans rights

Kokomo City: ‘Who doesn’t want these girls to be safe?’

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Stravinsky rite of passage is worth protecting
Classical

Stravinsky rite of passage is worth protecting

Rediscovering my love of dancing changed my life… and inspired my book 
Expressive writing

Rediscovering my love of dancing changed my life… and inspired my book 

Top 5 books about monsters and parasites, selected by Ronald Malfi
Fiction

Top 5 books about monsters and parasites, selected by Ronald Malfi

Ripe review: A dread-filled indictment of capitalism
Fiction

Ripe review: A dread-filled indictment of capitalism