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James Blunt: ‘Nostalgia and misery have been my mainstays for over 20 years’

James Blunt: ‘Nostalgia and misery have been my mainstays for over 20 years’
How consumerism and colonialism helped make dogs the pets we know and love today

How consumerism and colonialism helped make dogs the pets we know and love today
Grand Theft Hamlet: Why these unemployed actors staged a Shakespeare play inside a video game

Grand Theft Hamlet: Why these unemployed actors staged a Shakespeare play inside a video game
Rumours review – an absurdist satire of the G7 summit that should make us all a bit afraid

Rumours review – an absurdist satire of the G7 summit that should make us all a bit afraid
Ripcord by Nate Lippens review – acid-tongued meditations on middle-aged homosexuality

Ripcord by Nate Lippens review – acid-tongued meditations on middle-aged homosexuality
Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse review – language pared back almost to the bone

Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse review – language pared back almost to the bone
House of the Spirits author Isabel Allende: ‘I have regrets – I hurt my family badly’

House of the Spirits author Isabel Allende: ‘I have regrets – I hurt my family badly’
Top 5 new queer books, chosen by author Rachel Dawson

Top 5 new queer books, chosen by author Rachel Dawson
‘Last Christmas is woven in the fabric of Christmas’: Celebrating 40 years of Wham!’s festive classic

‘Last Christmas is woven in the fabric of Christmas’: Celebrating 40 years of Wham!’s festive classic
The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas? review – spine-tingling scenes alongside camp and chaos

The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas? review – spine-tingling scenes alongside camp and chaos
‘Alcohol felt like home to us’: A mother and daughter’s story of alcoholism – and how they overcame it

‘Alcohol felt like home to us’: A mother and daughter’s story of alcoholism – and how they overcame it
BBC 6 Music’s Deb Grant: These are the albums, gigs and books that brought me joy in 2024

BBC 6 Music’s Deb Grant: These are the albums, gigs and books that brought me joy in 2024
Keane’s Tom Chaplin: ‘There’s a natural sense of perspective that comes with getting older’

Keane’s Tom Chaplin: ‘There’s a natural sense of perspective that comes with getting older’
Nightbitch director Marielle Heller: ‘I’m trying to normalise the messy side of menstruation’

Nightbitch director Marielle Heller: ‘I’m trying to normalise the messy side of menstruation’
‘I don’t know if I can get away with this’: Inside the making of feel-good queer comedy Smoggie Queens

‘I don’t know if I can get away with this’: Inside the making of feel-good queer comedy Smoggie Queens
Juice by Tim Winton review – asking big questions after the apocalypse

Juice by Tim Winton review – asking big questions after the apocalypse
Wham!’s Andrew Ridgeley on losing George Michael: ‘There’s a sadness now to Christmas’

Wham!’s Andrew Ridgeley on losing George Michael: ‘There’s a sadness now to Christmas’
The truth is we’re all sinners – it’s how we survive as human beings

The truth is we’re all sinners – it’s how we survive as human beings
Xena: Warrior Princess star Lucy Lawless: ‘To have Lisa Simpson say your name is crazy’

Xena: Warrior Princess star Lucy Lawless: ‘To have Lisa Simpson say your name is crazy’
Top 5 books with a hero, chosen by teacher and author Jack Jackman
