After escaping an abusive relationship and earning a slew of high-profile supporters for her bare-all songwriting, Sharon Van Etten endured two years of homelessness while making her new album, Tramp. She speaks to Cian Traynor about toughening up and learning to camouflage heartache
Twenty years on from the release of X-Men, it’s hard to imagine a time when comic book films weren’t box office gold. When the genre was on life support, Wolverine and co. showed how to bridge the gap between hardcore fans and casual viewers, finds Frederick O'Brien