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Letter To My Younger Self

Richard Dreyfuss: “I was raised in a very left-wing community”
Film

Richard Dreyfuss: “I was raised in a very left-wing community”

Why we all need to adopt Richard Dreyfuss’ attitude towards depression
Health

Why we all need to adopt Richard Dreyfuss’ attitude towards depression

Chris Stein: “I still feel protective about Debbie”
Music

Chris Stein: “I still feel protective about Debbie”

Craig Charles’ struggle as a working-class artist still feels too familiar
TV

Craig Charles’ struggle as a working-class artist still feels too familiar

Sally Wainwright: “My younger self willed being a top writer into happening”
TV

Sally Wainwright: “My younger self willed being a top writer into happening”

Robbie Robertson: “My teenage self wouldn’t believe the life I’ve had”
Music

Robbie Robertson: “My teenage self wouldn’t believe the life I’ve had”

Michael Cashman: “I love young me for having the guts to commit to something”
Politics

Michael Cashman: “I love young me for having the guts to commit to something”

Laurence Fox: ‘Twitter is quite sad, actually. There is a lot of nastiness’
Politics

Laurence Fox: ‘Twitter is quite sad, actually. There is a lot of nastiness’

Terry Gilliam: ‘We live in a time where a serial liar gets to be PM’
Film

Terry Gilliam: ‘We live in a time where a serial liar gets to be PM’

Showman John Shuttleworth recalls the time he ‘almost’ played with Billy Joel
TV

Showman John Shuttleworth recalls the time he ‘almost’ played with Billy Joel

The Wire changed the game for Wendell Pierce – and for TV
TV

The Wire changed the game for Wendell Pierce – and for TV

Brendan O’Carroll’s Ma told him he’d “end up as Taoiseach or in prison”
TV

Brendan O’Carroll’s Ma told him he’d “end up as Taoiseach or in prison”

Emilio Estevez: “If you want to know how I view the world, look at my films”
Film

Emilio Estevez: “If you want to know how I view the world, look at my films”

Sir Trevor McDonald: “Political neutrality was never difficult”
TV

Sir Trevor McDonald: “Political neutrality was never difficult”

Peggy Seeger recounts when she “realised men had destroyed the Earth”
Music

Peggy Seeger recounts when she “realised men had destroyed the Earth”

Pete Townshend: I’ve never really liked performing
Music

Pete Townshend: I’ve never really liked performing

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Stewart Lee’s advice for his 16 year old self: don’t trust Morrissey
Culture

Stewart Lee’s advice for his 16 year old self: don’t trust Morrissey

Get your copy of The Big Issue’s Letter To My Younger Self book today
Books

Get your copy of The Big Issue’s Letter To My Younger Self book today

Get your hands on our brilliant Letter To My Younger Self book this week
Books

Get your hands on our brilliant Letter To My Younger Self book this week

Lin-Manuel Miranda: It’s no accident my protagonists grapple with legacy
Film

Lin-Manuel Miranda: It’s no accident my protagonists grapple with legacy