From the magazine
Swooning over Heathcliff? Let’s not forget, he’s a really terrible landlord

Swooning over Heathcliff? Let’s not forget, he’s a really terrible landlord
The President’s Cake review: a surprisingly sweet depiction of life under an uncaring regime

The President’s Cake review: a surprisingly sweet depiction of life under an uncaring regime
Artist Exhibit69 on new exhibition for Jealous Gallery and Big Issue: ‘It’s a full-circle moment’

Artist Exhibit69 on new exhibition for Jealous Gallery and Big Issue: ‘It’s a full-circle moment’
I got a copy of the Beveridge Report for my 80th birthday. Every government minister should read it

I got a copy of the Beveridge Report for my 80th birthday. Every government minister should read it
Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler: ‘It’s a great act of love to look at a book with your child’

Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler: ‘It’s a great act of love to look at a book with your child’
Box of Delights by Richard Marson review: a celebration for a lost epoch of BBC children’s TV

Box of Delights by Richard Marson review: a celebration for a lost epoch of BBC children’s TV
John Candy: A Life in Comedy by Paul Myers review: a workmanlike yet touchingly sincere biography

John Candy: A Life in Comedy by Paul Myers review: a workmanlike yet touchingly sincere biography
Reform’s pints promise is really talking about British identity. Labour should take note

Reform’s pints promise is really talking about British identity. Labour should take note
How to enter Big Issue’s Kids Cover Competition for 2026

How to enter Big Issue’s Kids Cover Competition for 2026
Waiting for the Out review – discussing Odysseus with Trevor from EastEnders was not on my bingo card

Waiting for the Out review – discussing Odysseus with Trevor from EastEnders was not on my bingo card
Whistle star Dafne Keen: ‘I love death scenes. I love killing on camera, that’s all very fun to me’

Whistle star Dafne Keen: ‘I love death scenes. I love killing on camera, that’s all very fun to me’
Nouvelle Vague director Richard Linklater: ‘I’ve spent my adult life doing exactly what I wanted’

Nouvelle Vague director Richard Linklater: ‘I’ve spent my adult life doing exactly what I wanted’
Children’s author Jacqueline Wilson: ‘Reading is becoming niche – like stamp collecting’

Children’s author Jacqueline Wilson: ‘Reading is becoming niche – like stamp collecting’
Top 5 legal dramas, chosen by The Traitors star Harriet Tyce

Top 5 legal dramas, chosen by The Traitors star Harriet Tyce
The Pitt star Zack Morris: ‘This show is not polite. It’s fast-paced. It’s in your face’

The Pitt star Zack Morris: ‘This show is not polite. It’s fast-paced. It’s in your face’
Does the rising cost of streaming justify buying ‘dodgy’ Fire Sticks?

Does the rising cost of streaming justify buying ‘dodgy’ Fire Sticks?
How long do we have left before Freeview is switched off forever?



