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William Shatner: ‘If they wrote a good role for Captain Kirk and paid me well, why wouldn’t I do that?’ (The i)

William Shatner wants to go back into space, explore the universe and go on a thousand new adventures light years … More

Unorthodox author Deborah Feldman: ‘I know I will never catch up with popular culture, but I have my own’ (The i)

Deborah Feldman grew up in a strictly conservative religious community. Every aspect of her life was governed by complex laws, from … More

‘When I listen to music, I want to paint those sounds’: What it’s like to live with synaesthesia (The i)

A person with synaesthesia is able to see colours in sounds, or taste things they see. Anna Behrmann meets artists with … More

TikTok: From a Teletubby to a ‘professional toaster’, inside the app’s weird, wonderful and lucrative world (The i)

Teenagers have always spent hours locked away in their bedrooms working on their talents – from experimenting with outlandish make-up … More

Armistice 100: The story of the Unknown Warrior (The Observer)

The daughter of the man tasked with selecting a dead soldier, Brigadier General Wyatt, turned 100 this year and was … More

Armistice 100, Armistice Day, Interview, World War One

‘I spotted a lump when preparing for my ritual bath’ (BBC World Service)

In the Orthodox Jewish community, there is a sacred space for women: the mikveh. Now it has also become a … More

BRCA, breast cancer, mikvah, mikveh, Orthodox Judaism

Bill Bailey: ‘Camden’s spirit of anarchism is embodied by busking’ (Camden New Journal)

Bill Bailey might be a household name in comedy, and a familiar face on TV, but it is clear that he really thrives on doing stand-up gigs.

Bill Bailey, Bird watching, Busking, Camden, Comedy, London

The artists of Extinction Rebellion: ‘Our bold imagery is helping to change the conversations around climate change’ (The i)

Extinction Rebellion’s striking visual identity is part of its success. Anna Behrmann finds out how XR uses art to draw … More

The students fighting back against anti-Semitism (BBC Three)

Anti-Semitism at UK universities has increased in the past five years, but what’s causing it, and how are students fighting … More

This AR designer turns Instagram and Snapchat filters into fine art (WIRED)

Ines Alpha turns Instagram and Snapchat filters into pieces of fine art. Iridescent flowers bloom out of people’s heads, sequins … More

Sketching in a conflict zone: meet the modern-day war artists (The i)

“Soldiers would have rifle magazines – I had coloured pens and brushes”   Portrait artist Arabella Dorman works from her … More

modern art, modern war artists, war artists

We’re just sexual objects to men, says victim of homophobic attack on London bus (The Times)

A woman who was punched on a night bus in a homophobic attack because she refused to kiss her girlfriend in front … More

My Haven: Bill Oddie (Daily Mail Weekend)

The bird lover, conservationist and comedian, 77, in the music room of his north London home 1 BIRD MAN I’ve … More

‘I kept my £10k savings secret from my husband’ (The Telegraph’s Stella)

As told to Anna Behrmann James* and I met at an Italian-themed dinner party when we were in our late … More

On my radar: Bryony Lavery’s cultural highlights, The Guardian

The dramatist on Elena Ferrante, Maxine Peake in The Skriker, star-studded Netflix drama Bloodline and the magic of the Chelsea … More

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