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The celebrated assassin: the play about Gandhi’s killer, still dividing India
‘Sometimes the truth is messy and illogical,” says Anupama Chandrasekhar. “But theatre can display the truth in ways journalism or other...
May 16, 2022
Hounslow's Finest: Bend It Like Beckham At 20
There was something unique about growing up in Hounslow in the late ‘90s. A stone’s throw from Heathrow Airport, this largely working...
Apr 15, 2022
‘I went from basic to flamboyant overnight!’ The people who transformed their style
Our style evolves as we move through life; trends come and go. When we get older, the phrase “age-appropriate” is suddenly everywhere....
Mar 8, 2022
Moses Boyd and Binker Golding share a hidden language
Back in March 2021, saxophonist Binker Golding was in the Bath countryside making an impromptu, nighttime bonfire. The fuel for the fire...
Feb 7, 2022
‘My life completely turned around’: is manifesting the key to happiness – or wishful thinking?
In the first months of the UK’s spring 2020 lockdown, Jennifer Doyle, a teacher and single mother, was at a low point. “I was in a bit of...
Feb 3, 2022
My streaming gem: why you should watch I Called Him Morgan
A minute into Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers’ 1959 standard Moanin’, its bluesy piano refrain is blown open by the piercing burst of...
Jan 18, 2022
‘I saw a big set of white teeth coming towards me’: the people who survived wild animal attacks
Although, mercifully, still rare, there are signs that wild animal attacks on humans are increasing. Research from the scientific journal...
Jan 4, 2022
The person who got me through 2021: Dr Karl Kennedy in Neighbours was strangely reassuring
For the past 20 years there have been a handful of constants in my life: my family, my best friend and Neighbours. Not neighbours like...
Jan 3, 2022
Escape your comfort zone: I am terrified of driving – but behind the wheel I find new confidence
It has been 10 years since I last stalled a car. I was 18 and drifting across several lanes of an A-road roundabout while my driving test...
Dec 28, 2021
The 10 best global albums of 2021
10. Sarah Haras - Mirage Bahraini experimental producer Sarah Haras meanders between ambience and aggression on Mirage, warping the...
Dec 21, 2021
‘Even the reindeer were unhappy’: life inside Britain’s worst winter wonderlands
Polystyrene snow, MDF grottos, stomach-churning rides and Santas with scratchy fake beards: as Christmas nears, ’tis the season for...
Dec 13, 2021
‘An American riddle’: the black music trailblazer who died a white man
There are, according to the academic Emmett Price, “six degrees of Harry Pace”. He is referring to the man born in 1884 who founded...
Jul 14, 2021
We stan together: the wonderful world of Instagram TV fan pages
A cursory scroll through the Explore page on Instagram can feel like a visual assault: sponsored content, taunting influencer pictures...
Mar 24, 2021
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