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Separate Rooms by Pier Vittorio Tondelli review – a welcome return to the queer canon
Books

Separate Rooms by Pier Vittorio Tondelli review – a welcome return to the queer canon

Our water is filthy. It’s time to float the idea of renationalisation
Paul McNamee

Our water is filthy. It’s time to float the idea of renationalisation

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

Inside the Big Issue: Who saves Who?

The family-unifying effect of University Challenge
Lucy Sweet

The family-unifying effect of University Challenge

Paula Radcliffe: ‘I thought I’d never get over the Olympics – but it’s just sport’
Letter To My Younger Self

Paula Radcliffe: ‘I thought I’d never get over the Olympics – but it’s just sport’

How the CIA book club became one of the Cold War’s most important weapons
Books

How the CIA book club became one of the Cold War’s most important weapons

Top 5 board books for children, chosen by New York Times bestselling author Jon Klassen
Books

Top 5 board books for children, chosen by New York Times bestselling author Jon Klassen

Odyssey Ensemble soundtracks journeys of asylum seekers and refugees
Classical music

Odyssey Ensemble soundtracks journeys of asylum seekers and refugees

Self Esteem and Julie Hesmondhalgh on self-doubt, sisterhood and fighting back in dark times
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Self Esteem and Julie Hesmondhalgh on self-doubt, sisterhood and fighting back in dark times

Joe Lycett: ‘Let’s fix things in our backyard before we try and fix the world’
TV

Joe Lycett: ‘Let’s fix things in our backyard before we try and fix the world’

Five things we learned from Pope Francis’ candid and historic Big Issue interview
Pope Francis

Five things we learned from Pope Francis’ candid and historic Big Issue interview

Music in schools delivers an essential pathway out of poverty – here’s how
Polly Stepan

Music in schools delivers an essential pathway out of poverty – here’s how

Poverty policy needs a rethink. One day, we will replace the fish with fishing rods
John Bird

Poverty policy needs a rethink. One day, we will replace the fish with fishing rods

Flight of the Conchords star Rhys Darby: ‘My biggest failure? I’m yet to fail’
Big Questions

Flight of the Conchords star Rhys Darby: ‘My biggest failure? I’m yet to fail’

Soft Core by Brittany Newell review – sex, smoke and mirrors
Books

Soft Core by Brittany Newell review – sex, smoke and mirrors

The future feels bleak for Gen Zs like me. It’s time for a Green New Deal
Tamara Ullyart

The future feels bleak for Gen Zs like me. It’s time for a Green New Deal

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Inside the Big Issue: Self Esteem is not holding back
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Self Esteem is not holding back

Letters: Please don’t blame Boomers for everything 
Letters

Letters: Please don’t blame Boomers for everything 

A politician’s lies should be seen as abuse. Here’s how we can create a climate of truth
Mike Berners-Lee

A politician’s lies should be seen as abuse. Here’s how we can create a climate of truth

Coronation Street legend Sue Cleaver: ‘I was always searching for love in the wrong places’
Letter to My Younger Self

Coronation Street legend Sue Cleaver: ‘I was always searching for love in the wrong places’