From the magazine
Travis Alabanza: ‘If I can make an audience laugh then I can make them think’

Travis Alabanza: ‘If I can make an audience laugh then I can make them think’
Mark Rylance: We must remember Brian Haw, ‘the most adhesive of protesters’

Mark Rylance: We must remember Brian Haw, ‘the most adhesive of protesters’
The library is a centre of empathy we cannot afford to lose

The library is a centre of empathy we cannot afford to lose
Top 5 books about birds, chosen by Jasmine Donahaye

Top 5 books about birds, chosen by Jasmine Donahaye
The Mountain in the Sea review: Ray Nayler’s ‘refreshing approach’ to alien first contact

The Mountain in the Sea review: Ray Nayler’s ‘refreshing approach’ to alien first contact
A lot has changed since the war years, but poverty remains

A lot has changed since the war years, but poverty remains
Behind the wild man of Vienna: Who was the real Beethoven?

Behind the wild man of Vienna: Who was the real Beethoven?
The Terraformers review: ‘A remarkable piece of world building’

The Terraformers review: ‘A remarkable piece of world building’
Pitchfork’s viral Måneskin review reminds us music criticism can be savagely entertaining

Pitchfork’s viral Måneskin review reminds us music criticism can be savagely entertaining
Jack Lowden on BBC thriller The Gold: ‘It was sort of ridiculous, but also dangerous’

Jack Lowden on BBC thriller The Gold: ‘It was sort of ridiculous, but also dangerous’
Developments in space travel and technology need to benefit everyone

Developments in space travel and technology need to benefit everyone
When Sam Delaney needed to sort his mental health, the solution was unexpected – sincerity

When Sam Delaney needed to sort his mental health, the solution was unexpected – sincerity
Owlish review: ‘No ordinary tale of male angst and frustrated desire’

Owlish review: ‘No ordinary tale of male angst and frustrated desire’
Finding an entry point to the fabulously weird world of Frank Zappa

Finding an entry point to the fabulously weird world of Frank Zappa
Ten Planets review: A short story collection that slinks between genres

Ten Planets review: A short story collection that slinks between genres
History haunts modern life, but will we ever learn from it?

History haunts modern life, but will we ever learn from it?
Pledges to end homelessness collide with inconvenient truths



