[interlude]

take a breath and get a load of THIS lot

Hi all, you’ll perhaps have noticed that the next instalment is late. We’ve both been ill, sorry. We’re very much on the case, though, with some more exciting and brilliant humans to bring you… but before that, please just take a moment to marvel at our gallery of stars so far. Every one of them has shared unique stories and insights about life on the cultural frontlines, and together those stories are greater than the sum of the parts. Just look at them dammit! You can see it in that array of faces, right? And please note that these are deliberately not topical: we’ve not picked anyone because they’ve got a book or tour to plug or whatever, and they’ve been chosen specifically because their stories intersect and add up to something bigger. So if you’re a recent sign-up to this endeavour, do take some time to have a look back to the early editions. I can see from our stats that the recent ones have way more readers - well, if you’ve enjoyed them, you’ll absolutely 100% find more to enjoy in the earlier ones too. So check them out, but be quick about it, as we’ll be back in your inboxes with fresh stories very soon.