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<p>Elif Shafak: ‘I used to want to run away into my imagination’</p>

The Saturday Interview

Elif Shafak: ‘A novelist in Turkey can be almost digitally lynched’

Nearly two decades after being put on trial for ‘insulting Turkishness’, Shafak has become one of the UK’s most popular authors. Ahead of her appearance at the Hay Festival, she speaks with Annabel Nugent about her latest novel and Turkey’s fraught politics

<p>Crowd pleasers: The sheer variety on offer from this year’s festival guarantees an unforgettable music moment for everyone</p>

The Countdown

The 14 best UK music festivals, from Glastonbury to Mighty Hoopla

<p>Elisabeth Moss in the new season of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’</p>

State of the Arts

How The Handmaid’s Tale went from essential drama to total irrelevance

<p>Låpsley is channelling Boudica on her new record ‘I’m a Hurricane I’m a Woman In Love’</p>

Interview

Låpsley on the three-way relationship that inspired her new album

Features & Reviews

<p>Denzel Washington, Kieran Culkin, and Robert Downey, Jr. were all snubbed by the Tony Awards nominating committee</p>

Comment

The Tony Awards just sent a clear message to Hollywood A-listers

<p>A delightful creation: Blake Lively in ‘Another Simple Favour’</p>

Blake Lively delights in the otherwise silly Another Simple Favour

<p>Middle-class lovebirds: Fey (Kate) and Will Forte (Jack) in ‘The Four Seasons’</p>

Tina Fey’s The Four Seasons is bursting with comedic talent

<p>The writer’s posthumous book paints a ‘charcoal portrait of a writer and a mother at the end of her tether’</p>

McCrum on Books

Inside Joan Didion’s mind: The saddest book you will read all year

The Saturday Interview

<p>‘It’s fun to do my own stunts. The aches and the pains feel like part and parcel’</p>

The Saturday Interview

Daisy Ridley: ‘The fact is, all actors are mainly known for one thing’

<p>Billy Idol</p>

The Saturday Interview

Billy Idol: ‘I’m the sexy sexagenarian!’

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Rising Stars

<p>‘We all need an opportunity. And I’m fortunate that I got mine’</p>

Interview

James Nelson-Joyce: ‘I thought kids like me don’t act’

<p>The actor plays a teenager in attendance at the hellish reform school Nickel Academy </p>

Interview

Nickel Boys’ Brandon Wilson: ‘There’s no logic to racial structures’

<p>‘As an actor, I always want to emote and go big, and for this I had to restrain myself a lot’ </p>

Interview

Queer’s Drew Starkey on Daniel Craig: ‘We were so comfortable with our love scenes’

<p>Ella Lily Hyland: ‘It was one of those jobs where you could be really unserious’ </p>

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Ella Lily Hyland on Black Doves and fight scenes with Keira Knightley

Independent TV

<p>Sian Welby on why she kept pregnancy hidden from This Morning bosses.</p>

Sian Welby on why she kept pregnancy hidden from This Morning bosses

Jade Thirlwall left speechless X-Factor question on The Assembly

Rita Ora astonished as Masked Singer star revealed as familiar face

Sinners actor drops secret title that hid Ryan Coogler’s mystery film

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<p>Clockwise from top left: ‘Bad Sisters’, ‘Hijack’, ‘Severance’, ‘Criminal Record'</p>

From Severance to Silo – the 24 best Apple TV+ shows to binge

<p>‘Chicken Run’, ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’, ‘Watership Down’ and ‘My Girl’ are among the films that traumatised us as youngsters</p>

15 films that traumatised us as children

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The 26 greatest movie openings of all time, ranked

<p>Some of the very best film actors of the 21st century – but where do they rank?</p>

The 60 greatest film actors of the 21st century (so far)

Visit the USA

Art Me Up: A Gallery Guide to Miami’s Thriving Arts Scene

Sounds of the South: Exploring the Evolving Music Scene of Atlanta

Memphis to Maryville: Urban Adventures in Tennessee

<p>Scratch the surface or Orlando’s theme park scene and discover a world of culture and adventure experiences </p>

Discover Orlando’s hidden treasures beyond the parks

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TV & Radio

Film

Music

Entertainment deals

<p>The LG C4 was included in our guide to the best 4K TVs, and the 42in model is currently down to £929 </p>

Best TV deals for May 2025

<p>From tell-all memoirs to historical novels, there’s something for every taste </p>

Best Audible deals for May 2025: How to save £20

<p>A fast and reliable internet connection means fewer dropouts</p>

Hyperoptic promo codes for May – how to get the best broadband deal

<p>Need to upgrade your tablet? Now’s the time to do it</p>

Best iPad deals May 2025: Cheapest iPad, iPad Pro and iPad Air

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Woman ‘thrilled’ after being crowned first Flatpack world champion

Woman ‘thrilled’ after being crowned first Flatpack world champion

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LS Lowry painting originally bought for £10 sells for more than £800,000

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Couple break silence over 'awkward' TikTok viral proposal

gaming

GTA 6 delayed: The biggest reactions as dismayed gamers forced to wait until 2026

science-tech

'10-foot-tall people' discovered by archaeologists in Nevada cave

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'10-foot-tall people' discovered by archaeologists in Nevada cave

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Breathtaking ancient city discovered in the desert reveals secrets of a forgotten civilisation

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5 reasons why people think Denver Airport is the creepiest in the world

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Why the Lenovo Yoga 5G is great news for streamers

How the new furlough scheme will help UK firms affected by Covid-19

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Musto and Land Rover launch performance-wear collaboration