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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

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