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Little Boots: in a state of Flux

“Cool, here on your Wikipedia it says you’re fierce into Captain Beefheart, that can’t be true can it?”

Students should look closer to home when thinking about volunteering

“If you believe in the organisation you’re supporting, send the flight money instead of yourself… you can stay here and help out here.”

Is Lisa Simpson really a true all-American feminist?

Dawn Wheatley looks at the outspoken Simpsons character to see if she embodies the feminist movement and all it entails.

We built another band… called the Handsome Furs

They don’t seem to fall into any specific genre, and have been described by those in the know as “a match made in weirdo heaven.” Dave Hanratty chats to Dan Boeckner, one half of Handsome Furs.

Tetris: from Russia with lots of fun

David Kearns looks back at the legal battle that surrounded the rights to who exactly owned the mega-hit that is Tetris.

A sense of abandonment

As an increasing number of Irish people take their own lives, Vicky Kavanagh examines the state of the mental health services in Ireland

They’re on fire

So popular that grannies know them, Vicky Kavanagh chats to Tom Meighan, the lead singer of Kasabian… apparently they’re quite “fucking cool,” or so they say.

If the human body is obscene, complain to the manufacturer…

Sean McTiernan chats to Digital Playground star Jessie Jane about the industry, getting into porn yourself, and the weirdest thing she’s ever done.

My life in Auschwitz

Stephen Mangan speaks to Hajo Meyer, a Holocaust survivor on the eve of its liberation 65 years ago.