From the magazine
I went to the pub with Max Quordlepleen from Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

I went to the pub with Max Quordlepleen from Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
In pictures: ‘Filthy scribblings’ from gonzo artist Ralph Steadman

In pictures: ‘Filthy scribblings’ from gonzo artist Ralph Steadman
Porn Play review – this isn’t just theatre, it’s a wake-up call

Porn Play review – this isn’t just theatre, it’s a wake-up call
‘It’s not like a normal pub’: How communities are rallying together to breathe new life into dying pubs

‘It’s not like a normal pub’: How communities are rallying together to breathe new life into dying pubs
Want a reason to be cheerful? Across Europe there are people trying to do the same thing as Big Issue

Want a reason to be cheerful? Across Europe there are people trying to do the same thing as Big Issue
Worried about your bills this winter? Help is out there

Worried about your bills this winter? Help is out there
Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories by Ghassan Kanafani review – diaspora, flight and exile

Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories by Ghassan Kanafani review – diaspora, flight and exile
The Tower by Thea Lenarduzzi review – a strange, engrossing literary hall of mirrors

The Tower by Thea Lenarduzzi review – a strange, engrossing literary hall of mirrors
New Troubles drama Trespasses reminded me that the past can turn you inside out

New Troubles drama Trespasses reminded me that the past can turn you inside out
Inside the Big Issue: Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody at 50

Inside the Big Issue: Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody at 50
Queen explore ABBA Voyage-style show: ‘I’m taken with the idea we can be the original Queen again’

Queen explore ABBA Voyage-style show: ‘I’m taken with the idea we can be the original Queen again’
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern: ‘Door-knocking for politics is easier than door-knocking for God’

Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern: ‘Door-knocking for politics is easier than door-knocking for God’
My father-in-law Peter Pallai left me with a cast-iron template for growing older with style

My father-in-law Peter Pallai left me with a cast-iron template for growing older with style
Why are we so obsessed with surrounding ourselves with music?

Why are we so obsessed with surrounding ourselves with music?
The Thing with Feathers review – a bruising but rewarding watch

The Thing with Feathers review – a bruising but rewarding watch
Ill health is holding Britain’s economy back. If the government wants growth, it must start there

Ill health is holding Britain’s economy back. If the government wants growth, it must start there
I’ve written a Jane Austen spinoff for my 80th birthday. Help me sell a million copies



