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Wildfire, cheese, tap dancing and buses: Robin Ince’s Edinburgh Fringe 2025
Robin Ince

Wildfire, cheese, tap dancing and buses: Robin Ince’s Edinburgh Fringe 2025

I was never taught about Black women in British history. So I decided to do something about it
Theatre

I was never taught about Black women in British history. So I decided to do something about it

Inside the Big Issue: Hacker T Dog and the chaotic rebirth of kids’ TV
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Hacker T Dog and the chaotic rebirth of kids’ TV

Turns out Nigel Farage isn’t prime minister. So why does he get so much airtime?
Paul McNamee

Turns out Nigel Farage isn’t prime minister. So why does he get so much airtime?

Letters: If I had to flee my home I’d hope I wouldn’t end up in an asylum hotel
Letters

Letters: If I had to flee my home I’d hope I wouldn’t end up in an asylum hotel

Ronan Keating: ‘We’re all scarred by what we went through in the 90s’
Letter To My Younger Self

Ronan Keating: ‘We’re all scarred by what we went through in the 90s’

King & Conqueror star Luther Ford: ‘Acting is literally dressing up and pretending. It’s childlike’
TV

King & Conqueror star Luther Ford: ‘Acting is literally dressing up and pretending. It’s childlike’

Don’t believe what people are saying about London – it’s much safer than when I was a kid
Sam Delaney

Don’t believe what people are saying about London – it’s much safer than when I was a kid

DJ Charlie Sloth: ‘Our elders spent their lives in and out of jail. I’ve always thought I’m worth more’
Culture

DJ Charlie Sloth: ‘Our elders spent their lives in and out of jail. I’ve always thought I’m worth more’

Can employers really ban the burka in the workplace?
Paul Kelly

Can employers really ban the burka in the workplace?

Breathtaking images from humankind’s first missions to space, remastered and seen for the first time
Space

Breathtaking images from humankind’s first missions to space, remastered and seen for the first time

The Toxic Avenger review – genuinely pure, if also puerile, artistic intentions at work
Film

The Toxic Avenger review – genuinely pure, if also puerile, artistic intentions at work

John Prine wrote about everyday American life. He left behind a legacy of love and empathy
Music

John Prine wrote about everyday American life. He left behind a legacy of love and empathy

From solarpunk to the metaverse: The way we think about the future needs to change
Science

From solarpunk to the metaverse: The way we think about the future needs to change

My hiatus from work led to some new ideas around poverty prevention
John Bird

My hiatus from work led to some new ideas around poverty prevention

This charity converts shipping containers into homes for homeless people
Homelessness

This charity converts shipping containers into homes for homeless people

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Superstar DJ James Hype is turning house music into homes: ‘Let’s see what we can do’
Music

Superstar DJ James Hype is turning house music into homes: ‘Let’s see what we can do’

Where the Axe is Buried by Ray Nayler review – speculative fiction with an emotional core
Books

Where the Axe is Buried by Ray Nayler review – speculative fiction with an emotional core

The Man on the Endless Stair by Chris Barkley review – mind-bending revelations
Books

The Man on the Endless Stair by Chris Barkley review – mind-bending revelations

How the Shipping Forecast inspired poetry and wonder for over 100 years
Weather

How the Shipping Forecast inspired poetry and wonder for over 100 years