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I’m in a struggling band but I keep giving our money away – here’s why
Millie Manders

I’m in a struggling band but I keep giving our money away – here’s why

Punk act Millie Manders and the Shutup are using their music to raise awareness – and money – for those in need

BBC 6 Music’s Deb Grant: These are the albums, gigs and books that brought me joy in 2024
Music

BBC 6 Music’s Deb Grant: These are the albums, gigs and books that brought me joy in 2024

Deb Grant on the culture that lit up her year

Keane’s Tom Chaplin: ‘There’s a natural sense of perspective that comes with getting older’
Music

Keane’s Tom Chaplin: ‘There’s a natural sense of perspective that comes with getting older’

The last two decades have been eventful for Keane frontman Tom Chaplin, but what the future holds is what excites him most

New Order’s Transmissions podcast digs up wild new stories of the band – and I’m mad for it
Music

New Order’s Transmissions podcast digs up wild new stories of the band – and I’m mad for it

‘Don’t judge the person you’re playing’: Say Nothing actor Josh Finan on playing Gerry Adams
TV

‘Don’t judge the person you’re playing’: Say Nothing actor Josh Finan on playing Gerry Adams

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We have to find a better way to care for our young people. I hope my play helps start that
Lin Coghlan and Jim Pope

We have to find a better way to care for our young people. I hope my play helps start that

Will Gladiator II be a useful cautionary tale about putting self-serving man-babies in charge?
Film

Will Gladiator II be a useful cautionary tale about putting self-serving man-babies in charge?

‘Love is the most powerful emotion there is’: Artist Opake on homelessness, addiction and Christmas
Art

‘Love is the most powerful emotion there is’: Artist Opake on homelessness, addiction and Christmas

AI is a tool like the paintbrush – it can be used for good things and terrible things
Phillip Toledano

AI is a tool like the paintbrush – it can be used for good things and terrible things

Every family has a secret. By uncovering mine, I liberated my grandmother’s sorrowful story
Family secrets

Every family has a secret. By uncovering mine, I liberated my grandmother’s sorrowful story

Anora review – even Russian mercenaries have a sensitive side 
Film

Anora review – even Russian mercenaries have a sensitive side 

The Lightning Seeds’ Ian Broudie: ‘I’d rather not be remembered for Three Lions’
Letter To My Younger Self

The Lightning Seeds’ Ian Broudie: ‘I’d rather not be remembered for Three Lions’

I composed a piece of music made from the dying beats of my father’s heart
Music

I composed a piece of music made from the dying beats of my father’s heart

Mr Loverman star Ariyon Bakare: ‘The struggle for LGBTQ+ acceptance continues in the Caribbean community’
Ariyon Bakare

Mr Loverman star Ariyon Bakare: ‘The struggle for LGBTQ+ acceptance continues in the Caribbean community’

Why Netflix romcom Nobody Wants This should be compulsory viewing for teenage boys
TV

Why Netflix romcom Nobody Wants This should be compulsory viewing for teenage boys

Ex-Black Midi star Geordie Greep: ‘You don’t have to get every bit of toothpaste out of the tube’
Music

Ex-Black Midi star Geordie Greep: ‘You don’t have to get every bit of toothpaste out of the tube’

The UK needed Bronski Beat in 1984. Forty years on, their pop and politics remind us to be strong
Lucy Robinson

The UK needed Bronski Beat in 1984. Forty years on, their pop and politics remind us to be strong

Rivals and the joy of Jilly Cooper: ‘No other author writes about sex as freely or courageously’
Daisy Buchanan

Rivals and the joy of Jilly Cooper: ‘No other author writes about sex as freely or courageously’

Elizabeth Line named Britain’s best new building at Stirling Prize 2024: ‘Flawless and beautiful’
Architecture

Elizabeth Line named Britain’s best new building at Stirling Prize 2024: ‘Flawless and beautiful’

William Blake gave voice to the nation. The least we can do is save his cottage
John Higgs

William Blake gave voice to the nation. The least we can do is save his cottage

This Country’s Charlie Cooper: ‘We don’t have much pride in being English’
TV

This Country’s Charlie Cooper: ‘We don’t have much pride in being English’

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Olivier-winning theatre maker Jamie Eastlake: ‘The North East is on the verge of 90s Manchester’
Theatre

Olivier-winning theatre maker Jamie Eastlake: ‘The North East is on the verge of 90s Manchester’

Sex, drugs and Bloomberg terminals: How Industry highlights the ‘crony chumocracy’ of Tory rule
TV

Sex, drugs and Bloomberg terminals: How Industry highlights the ‘crony chumocracy’ of Tory rule

Ezra Collective star Ife Ogunjobi: ‘I don’t see many Black people in the London Symphony Orchestra’
Music

Ezra Collective star Ife Ogunjobi: ‘I don’t see many Black people in the London Symphony Orchestra’

TV legend Danny Dyer tried selling Big Issue in London. This is how it went – and what he learned
Danny Dyer

TV legend Danny Dyer tried selling Big Issue in London. This is how it went – and what he learned