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Lynn Barber’s conversation pieces

The celebrity interviewer on men speaking over her, her most interesting subject, and entering her ninth decade.

By Kate Mossman

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Slavoj Žižek's war with the left

Slavoj Žižek’s war with the left

At 75, the “rock star” intellectual has alienated many. But is his politics a strange source of sanity?

By Kate Mossman

Pet Shop Boys: “Labour could do with an infusion of idealism”

Pet Shop Boys: “Labour could do with an infusion of idealism”

The pop duo on Keir Starmer, the royals, Marvel and the word “queer”.

By Kate Mossman

Jake Humphrey: “I would not have succeeded in TV without failure”

Jake Humphrey: “I would not have succeeded in TV without failure”

The podcaster and sports broadcaster on what he’s learned from high achievers and why men need mental resilience.

By Kate Mossman

Matthew Ball’s cerebral ballet

Matthew Ball’s cerebral ballet

The Royal Ballet principal on embracing pain, bringing the unconscious to the stage, and the dance world after #MeToo.

By Kate Mossman

“I didn’t want anyone to know it was me”: on being Joni Mitchell’s “Carey”

“I didn’t want anyone to know it was me”: on being Joni Mitchell’s “Carey”

For 50 years, the “mean old daddy” immortalised in one of Mitchell’s best-loved songs has been an enigma. Now he…

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Justin Welby: “It’s better to be woke than asleep”

Justin Welby: “It’s better to be woke than asleep”

The Tories decry his interventions; others say he's too conservative. Can the Archbishop of Canterbury unite a fraying Church?

By Kate Mossman

Michael Parkinson – The last interview

Michael Parkinson – The last interview

The veteran talk-show host on broadcasting’s halcyon days, car-crash interviews and today’s “charlatans in high office”.

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