The singer on how being in Pulp prepared him for judging a literary prize, reading 163 books while on tour, and feeling like the odd one out on the panel• M John Harrison becomes the first science fiction author to win the...
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Read MoreHow did a Uruguayan medic who grew up under an anti-music dictatorship win a best song Academy award? As he looks set to scoop up more prizes at the Latin Grammys, we meet the extraordinary Jorge DrexlerIt makes sense that a...
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Read MoreTen years after her landmark political documentary 13th, the film-maker delivers a follow-up on the 14th amendment – and the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle birthright citizenshipWhen I ask Ava DuVernay how she kept...
Read MoreFrom roundabouts to the stock market, relentless streamlining could be making the world more dangerousWe have all been there: packed shoulder to shoulder on the train while the person beside us coughs and sneezes. A protective...
Read MoreThe legendary country singer says he did everything wrong. Yet now, at 93, he’s music’s last man standing. What’s the secret of his longevity?• Read an exclusive extract from Willie Nelson’s memoir hereBefore the interview,...
Read MoreBallet dancer, action hero, Bond girl … The actor won an Oscar for Everything Everywhere All At Once but she’s been through some challenges on the wayBefore agreeing to appear in Blade Runner 2099, Michelle Yeoh received a...
Read MoreTV’s most soothing gardener bids viewers farewell in his own inimitable style: poetically, and with barely a hint of fussMonty Don paces through his garden, slowly and deliberately. “Welcome to a beautiful day,” he announces....
Read MoreThe nicest man in acting is back with new comedy, Bill’s Included. He talks about rejecting Hollywood, refusing to play a villain – and why he just can’t make fun of Steve Coogan‘I’m a nice person, you know,” says Rob Brydon, as...
Read MoreI love my industry but it contains people who leave a secret trail of pain and devastation totally at odds with their stage and screen personasSarah Solemani is an actor, writer and activist who starred in the Bafta-winning...
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