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'I felt robbed': Nadine Shah on the trauma of losing a parent during Covid

'I felt robbed': Nadine Shah on the trauma of losing a parent during Covid

'I felt robbed': Nadine Shah on the trauma of losing a parent during Covid

Laura Kelly

May 22, 20246 min read

Hello Kitty at 50: How the subversive power of cute has been used for good and ill

Hello Kitty at 50: How the subversive power of cute has been used for good and ill

Hello Kitty at 50: How the subversive power of cute has been used for good and ill

Laura Kelly

Mar 19, 20244 min read

Queens of the Stone Age review: Saving lives with joyous mayhem

Queens of the Stone Age review: Saving lives with joyous mayhem

Queens of the Stone Age review: Saving lives with joyous mayhem

Laura Kelly

Dec 18, 20233 min read

Duran Duran on critics, escapism and creepy AI

Duran Duran on critics, escapism and creepy AI

Duran Duran on critics, escapism and creepy AI

Laura Kelly

Nov 15, 20238 min read

Battle to save Britain's libraries as budget cuts, closures and austerity leaves future uncertain

Battle to save Britain's libraries as budget cuts, closures and austerity leaves future uncertain

Battle to save Britain's libraries as budget cuts, closures and austerity leaves future uncertain

Laura Kelly

Oct 23, 20238 min read

Pioneering supermodel with Down's syndrome Ellie Goldstein shares 'sassy' life lessons

Pioneering supermodel with Down's syndrome Ellie Goldstein shares 'sassy' life lessons

Pioneering supermodel with Down's syndrome Ellie Goldstein shares 'sassy' life lessons

Laura Kelly

Sep 25, 20235 min read

Core festival Glasgow review: Chat Pile, Deafheaven, Liturgy at diverse new noise weekender

Core festival Glasgow review: Chat Pile, Deafheaven, Liturgy at diverse new noise weekender

Core festival Glasgow review: Chat Pile, Deafheaven, Liturgy at diverse new noise weekender

Laura Kelly

Aug 28, 20235 min read

How Sinéad O’Connor risked it all to speak truth to power – and inspired a new generation

How Sinéad O’Connor risked it all to speak truth to power – and inspired a new generation

How Sinéad O’Connor risked it all to speak truth to power – and inspired a new generation

Laura Kelly

Jul 31, 20234 min read

Rocky Horror at 50: 'A place for the marginalised'

Rocky Horror at 50: 'A place for the marginalised'

Rocky Horror at 50: 'A place for the marginalised'

Laura Kelly

Jun 26, 20236 min read

Keanu's Second Coming

Keanu's Second Coming

Keanu's Second Coming

Laura Kelly

Nov 16, 20207 min read

Down the Rabbit Hole with Tim Burton, Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter

Down the Rabbit Hole with Tim Burton, Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter

Down the Rabbit Hole with Tim Burton, Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter

Laura Kelly

Sep 9, 20206 min read

Lorraine Kelly: “I keep expecting to be found out”

Lorraine Kelly: “I keep expecting to be found out”

Lorraine Kelly: “I keep expecting to be found out”

Laura Kelly

Sep 3, 20207 min read

Vivienne Westwood defends her Derelicte-style ‘homeless’ catwalk show

Vivienne Westwood defends her Derelicte-style ‘homeless’ catwalk show

Vivienne Westwood defends her Derelicte-style ‘homeless’ catwalk show

Laura Kelly

Aug 20, 20206 min read

Beck interview 2005: “I just had to act like a jackass and then it worked out”

Beck interview 2005: “I just had to act like a jackass and then it worked out”

Beck interview 2005: “I just had to act like a jackass and then it worked out”

Laura Kelly

Aug 12, 20206 min read

Sufjan Stevens vintage interview: "There’s a problem with music that is purely emotive"

Sufjan Stevens vintage interview: "There’s a problem with music that is purely emotive"

Sufjan Stevens vintage interview: "There’s a problem with music that is purely emotive"

Laura Kelly

Aug 6, 20206 min read

“There is an epic struggle between light and darkness. Who wins?” – Yanis Varoufakis interview

“There is an epic struggle between light and darkness. Who wins?” – Yanis Varoufakis interview

“There is an epic struggle between light and darkness. Who wins?” – Yanis Varoufakis interview

Laura Kelly

Jul 20, 202019 min read

“Justice starts at the street corner”: Making a Murderer’s Dean Strang and Jerry Buting

“Justice starts at the street corner”: Making a Murderer’s Dean Strang and Jerry Buting

“Justice starts at the street corner”: Making a Murderer’s Dean Strang and Jerry Buting

Laura Kelly

Jul 1, 202011 min read

Dave Grohl: "I still treat every cheque like it's the last"

Dave Grohl: "I still treat every cheque like it's the last"

Dave Grohl: "I still treat every cheque like it's the last"

Laura Kelly

Jun 29, 20207 min read

Homeless activist launches street paper in Colorado Springs

Homeless activist launches street paper in Colorado Springs

Homeless activist launches street paper in Colorado Springs

Laura Kelly

Jun 26, 20205 min read

Truro Big Issue seller Nick finds wellbeing in nature

Truro Big Issue seller Nick finds wellbeing in nature

Truro Big Issue seller Nick finds wellbeing in nature

Laura Kelly

Jun 24, 20202 min read

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