From the magazine
Rom-com master Richard Curtis on Christmas, Love Actually and criticism: ‘You change with the times’

Rom-com master Richard Curtis on Christmas, Love Actually and criticism: ‘You change with the times’
Farmers have every right to complain – but their gripes are being hijacked by right-wing chancers

Farmers have every right to complain – but their gripes are being hijacked by right-wing chancers
James Blunt: ‘Nostalgia and misery have been my mainstays for over 20 years’

James Blunt: ‘Nostalgia and misery have been my mainstays for over 20 years’
The remarkable story of how a stray puppy survived a Macedonian ‘kill shelter’ to find a loving home

The remarkable story of how a stray puppy survived a Macedonian ‘kill shelter’ to find a loving home
Grand Theft Hamlet: Why these unemployed actors staged a Shakespeare play inside a video game

Grand Theft Hamlet: Why these unemployed actors staged a Shakespeare play inside a video game
How consumerism and colonialism helped make dogs the pets we know and love today

How consumerism and colonialism helped make dogs the pets we know and love today
‘A library is a safe and happy place’: The unparalleled joy of a mobile library

‘A library is a safe and happy place’: The unparalleled joy of a mobile library
I thought being a man meant being tough and strong. But real strength comes from asking for help

I thought being a man meant being tough and strong. But real strength comes from asking for help
Tower block tenants trapped in ‘living nightmare’ by bed bug infestations: ‘I’m riddled with them’

Tower block tenants trapped in ‘living nightmare’ by bed bug infestations: ‘I’m riddled with them’
It will take modern thinking to solve the age-old problem of rough sleeping

It will take modern thinking to solve the age-old problem of rough sleeping
A day in the life of Crumble the Big Issue dog – from vital outreach work to lots of pets and love

A day in the life of Crumble the Big Issue dog – from vital outreach work to lots of pets and love
Ripcord by Nate Lippens review – acid-tongued meditations on middle-aged homosexuality

Ripcord by Nate Lippens review – acid-tongued meditations on middle-aged homosexuality
Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse review – language pared back almost to the bone

Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse review – language pared back almost to the bone
Dogs that have transformed the lives of Big Issue vendors: “Our bond is not like anything else”

Dogs that have transformed the lives of Big Issue vendors: “Our bond is not like anything else”
Letters: I’m a middle-aged, middle-class, left-wing woman – and I like Joe Rogan

Letters: I’m a middle-aged, middle-class, left-wing woman – and I like Joe Rogan
Inside the Big Issue: Santa Paws is coming to town

Inside the Big Issue: Santa Paws is coming to town
House of the Spirits author Isabel Allende: ‘I have regrets – I hurt my family badly’

House of the Spirits author Isabel Allende: ‘I have regrets – I hurt my family badly’
‘Nobody should be alone’: Loneliness at Christmas is on the rise – here’s a great way to change that

‘Nobody should be alone’: Loneliness at Christmas is on the rise – here’s a great way to change that
Top 5 new queer books, chosen by author Rachel Dawson

