Whether it’s a love of lawnmowers or mustard pots, these enthusiasts have turned niche hobbies into full-time obsessions. Michael Segalov has a wander around six unusual collectionsThe British gardening machine industry was the biggest and best in the …
Bobby Gillespie: ‘For the first 10 years of my life, I lived in a Glasgow tenement: that stuff stays with you’
On the eve of the publication of his memoir, the Primal Scream frontman talks to friend and author Irvine Welsh about his working-class upbringing, beating drugs and losing creative partners. Barbara Ellen listens inBobby Gillespie’s memoir, Tenement K…
Manifesto: On Never Giving Up by Bernardine Evaristo review – voyage of discovery
The first black woman to win the Booker recounts her lengthy journey from grotty London flats to an audience with the Queen in her eventful hymn to perseveranceBernardine Evaristo always fancied winning the Booker prize. When Lara, her semi-autobiograp…
Ah, Mr Bond. I was expecting you – to entertain me | David Mitchell
Don’t get me wrong – I enjoyed the new Bond film – but it has a rather fundamental flawSpoiler alert! This column is about the new James Bond film and reveals some big things that happen in it. If you haven’t seen it but plan to, don’t read on.The main…
Succession star Brian Cox: ‘I’m enjoying this. It’s like confession…’
In a lively and wide-ranging conversation, one of the most revered actors of his generation talks Hollywood rivalries, Scottish independence – and the future of the hit TV showOver the years, I have crossed paths several times with the Dundonian actor …
‘It was John who wanted a divorce’: McCartney sets the record straight on Beatles split
Rock history has painted Paul McCartney as the man who broke up the band. Now he reveals that it was Lennon who was first to look for a way outIt remains the most analysed break-up in rock history: the one that set the template. When the Beatles split …
Selma Blair: ‘Things fell into place when I was diagnosed with MS’
Hollywood actor Selma Blair talks honestly and with refreshing humour about how her life has changed, her groundbreaking documentary – and the comfort of famous friendsSelma Blair is telling me a joke about three tampons walking down the road: heavy fl…
John and the Hole review – chillingly twisted coming-of-age fable
A teenager coolly assumes control of his family in this satirical thriller from Spanish artist Pascual SistoWhat does it feel like to be an adult? That’s the question haunting a privileged, empathy-free adolescent in this chillingly satirical feature f…
The big picture: brutal intimacy on the streets of Tokyo
Bruce Gilden’s shot of a Japanese businessman carries the same menace as some of his more overtly violent subjectsBruce Gilden, infamous for his up-close, flashgun New York street photography, visited Japan several times in the 1990s. His pictures of T…
Beautiful obsession: a 20-year mission in waters of Lake Tanganyika
Marine photographer Angel Fitor first saw endangered cichlids in a pet shop. Now his award-winning images could help save these fishLake Tanganyika is the world’s longest freshwater lake. It stretches for more than 400 miles across central Africa and p…