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Hozier on being authentic, Ireland and speaking out for queer youth: ‘All I can do is be honest’
Music

Hozier on being authentic, Ireland and speaking out for queer youth: ‘All I can do is be honest’

Russell T Davies’ new Doctor Who will change the landscape of TV. Again
Darren Scott

Russell T Davies’ new Doctor Who will change the landscape of TV. Again

How protest fashion became this year’s hottest Christmas gift
Activism

How protest fashion became this year’s hottest Christmas gift

Wonka stars Mathew Baynton and Simon Farnaby: ‘With the help of others you can change the world’
Film

Wonka stars Mathew Baynton and Simon Farnaby: ‘With the help of others you can change the world’

Mrs Brown’s Boys could be the anchor we all need this Christmas
Paul McNamee

Mrs Brown’s Boys could be the anchor we all need this Christmas

Artist and poet Chris Bird: My art is an attempt to create hope and beauty in the everyday
Poetry

Artist and poet Chris Bird: My art is an attempt to create hope and beauty in the everyday

Yule Island by Johana Gustawsson review – gritty, scary, funny and full of heart crime writing
Books

Yule Island by Johana Gustawsson review – gritty, scary, funny and full of heart crime writing

Lame Tories have failed us. Labour must plan to do better
John Bird

Lame Tories have failed us. Labour must plan to do better

Behind the till with Olivia Colman at Choose Love’s refugee awareness pop-up shop
Choose Love

Behind the till with Olivia Colman at Choose Love’s refugee awareness pop-up shop

What Monsters Inc can teach us about the Dublin riots – and why we should all be a bit more Sulley
Paul McNamee

What Monsters Inc can teach us about the Dublin riots – and why we should all be a bit more Sulley

No, Brexit didn’t help UK ‘take back control’ – it made immigration rise. Here’s how
Hein de Haas

No, Brexit didn’t help UK ‘take back control’ – it made immigration rise. Here’s how

Ncuti Gatwa: Doctor Who reminds me that there is always hope
TV

Ncuti Gatwa: Doctor Who reminds me that there is always hope

Why we should all get to know a sheep 
Farming

Why we should all get to know a sheep 

Xero Slingsby: The anarchic spirit of British jazz being discovered by a new generation
Music

Xero Slingsby: The anarchic spirit of British jazz being discovered by a new generation

Homeless man asks to be sent to jail for a bed and a meal. It happens more often than you’d think
Homelessness

Homeless man asks to be sent to jail for a bed and a meal. It happens more often than you’d think

Inside the Big Issue: Ncuti Gatwa is the Doctor
Inside the magazine

Inside the Big Issue: Ncuti Gatwa is the Doctor

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How Star Wars Holiday Special became more powerful than George Lucas could possibly imagine
Film

How Star Wars Holiday Special became more powerful than George Lucas could possibly imagine

Top 5 gothic mysteries, selected by acclaimed queer author CA Castle
Books

Top 5 gothic mysteries, selected by acclaimed queer author CA Castle

Karens, social media and a crisis of distrust: How to repair our broken social contract
Society

Karens, social media and a crisis of distrust: How to repair our broken social contract

I never knew my mother before her accident. Maybe I was the lucky one
Robin Ince

I never knew my mother before her accident. Maybe I was the lucky one