From the magazine
How puzzles became the nourishing distraction that helps me face the day

How puzzles became the nourishing distraction that helps me face the day
Top 5 books about women and water, chosen by The Tidal Year author Freya Bromley

Top 5 books about women and water, chosen by The Tidal Year author Freya Bromley
Historian Darrin M McMahon on why we need to rethink equality for the modern age

Historian Darrin M McMahon on why we need to rethink equality for the modern age
Humanity is a bigger threat to the planet than any asteroid

Humanity is a bigger threat to the planet than any asteroid
Much Ado About Dying filmmaker on social care and why we should all be exposed to ‘good deaths’

Much Ado About Dying filmmaker on social care and why we should all be exposed to ‘good deaths’
Housing estate residents fear their family homes being bulldozed to make way for ‘gentrification’

Housing estate residents fear their family homes being bulldozed to make way for ‘gentrification’
Night Train to Odesa by Jen Stout review – finding defiant beauty amid devastation of war

Night Train to Odesa by Jen Stout review – finding defiant beauty amid devastation of war
Disabled renters need protection – and the Tories’ watered-down renter reforms don’t deliver it

Disabled renters need protection – and the Tories’ watered-down renter reforms don’t deliver it
Is Taylor Swift making song lyrics more important than ever?

Is Taylor Swift making song lyrics more important than ever?
Disabled people are trapped in a housing crisis of the government’s own making

Disabled people are trapped in a housing crisis of the government’s own making
Letters: I’m autistic and the DWP’s benefit reforms make me very scared for the future

Letters: I’m autistic and the DWP’s benefit reforms make me very scared for the future
You can grow up to be Morrissey or you can grow up to be Johnny Marr – which are you?

You can grow up to be Morrissey or you can grow up to be Johnny Marr – which are you?
Dopesick star Kaitlyn Dever: ‘I realised I can create change with the roles I choose’

Dopesick star Kaitlyn Dever: ‘I realised I can create change with the roles I choose’
We’ll never end homelessness if we don’t have a proper long-term strategy

We’ll never end homelessness if we don’t have a proper long-term strategy
Inside the Big Issue: Christopher Eccleston’s marathon feat

Inside the Big Issue: Christopher Eccleston’s marathon feat
We’re in a race to build first new reservoirs in decades before Britain’s taps run dry

We’re in a race to build first new reservoirs in decades before Britain’s taps run dry
Olly Murs: ‘As soon as I met my wife Amelia I could see her raising a child with me’

Olly Murs: ‘As soon as I met my wife Amelia I could see her raising a child with me’
Why AI quiz makers like ChatGPT are no match for human ingenuity 

Why AI quiz makers like ChatGPT are no match for human ingenuity
Top 5 children’s books set on islands, selected by children’s author Lucy Strange 

Top 5 children’s books set on islands, selected by children’s author Lucy Strange
Artist Aasen Stephenson turns leaves into astounding works of art: ‘Nothing beats what nature makes’
