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Big tech wants to mine human creativity for AI training. We say no
Paul McNamee

Big tech wants to mine human creativity for AI training. We say no

Where does plagiarism, theft and breach of copyright end? Where tech companies find it inconvenient and say it ends, evidently

Doctor Who may be out of time: What happens now for Ncuti Gatwa and the BBC’s deal with Disney?
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Doctor Who may be out of time: What happens now for Ncuti Gatwa and the BBC’s deal with Disney?

If this is the end of Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor and the BBC’s Disney deal, they’re going out on a high – here’s what might happen next…

DD Records: The remarkable story behind the ‘chaotic, eccentric but heartfelt’ Japanese DIY label
Music

DD Records: The remarkable story behind the ‘chaotic, eccentric but heartfelt’ Japanese DIY label

Disk Musik is a gloriously odd, hyper-local artefact from a micro-scene that barely registered outside of its own social circle

Rematch star Christian Cooke on AI, Robert Carlyle and how he relates to chess champ Garry Kasparov
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Rematch star Christian Cooke on AI, Robert Carlyle and how he relates to chess champ Garry Kasparov

‘Without Big Issue we wouldn’t be here today’: How Big Issue opened doors for smash hit The Salt Path
Books

‘Without Big Issue we wouldn’t be here today’: How Big Issue opened doors for smash hit The Salt Path

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This new play uses rap to tell the story of people in prison for crimes they didn’t commit
Evie Manning

This new play uses rap to tell the story of people in prison for crimes they didn’t commit

Kim Wilde: ‘There’s no avoiding getting your heart broken’
Letter To My Younger Self

Kim Wilde: ‘There’s no avoiding getting your heart broken’

End of the Road founder on the secret to a good festival and the act you can’t afford to miss in 2025
Music festivals

End of the Road founder on the secret to a good festival and the act you can’t afford to miss in 2025

A tribute to George Wendt: Norm, Cheers and the human need to connect
TV

A tribute to George Wendt: Norm, Cheers and the human need to connect

From legendary rock to the raves of tomorrow: This is the ultimate guide to 2025’s best music festivals
Festival guide 2025

From legendary rock to the raves of tomorrow: This is the ultimate guide to 2025’s best music festivals

Rising pop star Jessica Winter: ‘It can be tough doing music with a disability’
Music

Rising pop star Jessica Winter: ‘It can be tough doing music with a disability’

Anora director Sean Baker on sweeping the Oscars and what his film has in common with Kes
Film

Anora director Sean Baker on sweeping the Oscars and what his film has in common with Kes

No experience of homelessness is the same. That’s why we’re giving people space to tell their stories
Theatre

No experience of homelessness is the same. That’s why we’re giving people space to tell their stories

I couldn’t find a decent music festival – so I created my own
Jess Lardner

I couldn’t find a decent music festival – so I created my own

No, Kneecap shouldn’t be cancelled – but they shouldn’t go unchallenged, either
Eamonn Forde

No, Kneecap shouldn’t be cancelled – but they shouldn’t go unchallenged, either

Covent Garden’s iconic street artists were born from resistance. Now they face an uncertain future
Melvyn Altwarg and Peter Kolofsky

Covent Garden’s iconic street artists were born from resistance. Now they face an uncertain future

Guz Khan: ‘Pedro Pascal saying he’s seen all of Man Like Mobeen is mental’
Big Questions

Guz Khan: ‘Pedro Pascal saying he’s seen all of Man Like Mobeen is mental’

My Master Builder review – it’s the women who shine in Ewan McGregor’s West End return
Theatre

My Master Builder review – it’s the women who shine in Ewan McGregor’s West End return

Inside the Big Issue: Who saves Who?
Inside the Big issue

Inside the Big Issue: Who saves Who?

I was a migrant working in a warehouse. Then I got a role in a film about doing exactly that
Film

I was a migrant working in a warehouse. Then I got a role in a film about doing exactly that

10Foot, Tox and Fume’s art exhibition shut down after ‘f**k the King’ graffiti
Graffiti

10Foot, Tox and Fume’s art exhibition shut down after ‘f**k the King’ graffiti

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Would you buy a record sleeve without the vinyl inside? It’s one way to reduce plastic
Record Store Day

Would you buy a record sleeve without the vinyl inside? It’s one way to reduce plastic

The Return – Ralph Fiennes embarks upon on a nail-biting odyssey
Film

The Return – Ralph Fiennes embarks upon on a nail-biting odyssey

Adolescence forced the country to sit up and take notice. But what’s next?
Matteo Bergamini

Adolescence forced the country to sit up and take notice. But what’s next?

Jeff Goldblum: ‘The universe is a wondrous, mysterious place – appreciate it’
Letter To My Younger Self

Jeff Goldblum: ‘The universe is a wondrous, mysterious place – appreciate it’