@TimLewi5

Writer/editor: the Observer, Guardian, Esquire; author, Land of Second Chances

 London
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Joined September 2009
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My great uncle Sid was the youngest British soldier to fight in the First World War. He was a machine gunner on the Somme, aged 13. I wrote about him, and why it took my family 100 years to find out, for @EsquireUK esquire.com/uk/culture/a4014…

My Great Uncle Sid, the Youngest British Soldier to Fight in World War I

Private SG Lewis was 12 when he signed up, 13 when he took part in the Battle of the Somme — extraordinary facts until recently unknown to his great nephew, Esquire editor-at-large Tim Lewis. But who...

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Mikey Madison: from Tarantino bit part to hot tip for an Oscar playing a sex worker dlvr.it/TFXTb1

Mikey Madison: from Tarantino bit part to hot tip for an Oscar playing a sex worker

The actor, who stars in Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or winner Anora, talks about the reaction of the strip club community to the film, how she managed to learn Russian, and her lucky break in Once Upon a...

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‘I could not get through the script without crying’: Adrien Brody talks to the death row survivor who he’s playing on the London stage theguardian.com/stage/2024/o…

‘I could not get through the script without crying’: Adrien Brody talks to the death row survivor...

In ​1​982 Nick Yarris was wrongly convicted of a murder he didn’t commit​ and spent 22 years in prison. Here, he and the Oscar-winning actor reflect on bringing Yarris’s inspiring life story to the...

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‘My disability is the least interesting thing about me’: Actor Adam Pearson on fame, film and his sibling rivalry theguardian.com/film/2024/oc…

‘My disability is the least interesting thing about me’: Actor Adam Pearson on fame, film and his...

Actor Adam Pearson feels disfigurement onscreen is often presented as a problem. He sees it very differently. He talks about karaoke in Croydon, rivalry with his twin, Oscar ambitions – and why his...

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Absolutely brilliant piece of journalism on Gaming Disorder by Tim Lewis @ObsMagazine @guardian and thank you for a great photo @roo_lewis theguardian.com/games/articl…
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Thanks to ⁦@guardian⁩ for this piece about me and My Family: The Memoir by Tim Lewis. theguardian.com/stage/articl…

‘I have an obsession with authenticity’: David Baddiel on growing up, golf and family affairs

David Baddiel grew up with an emotionally absent father and a mother having an affair with a golf memorabilia salesman. No wonder he’s written a very funny memoir about it all

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Richard Hawley: ‘If I stopped what I’m doing the songs would still come’ theguardian.com/music/articl…

Richard Hawley: ‘If I stopped what I’m doing the songs would still come’

On a tour of his home city that begins ‘at the crack of midday’, the singer discusses his new album, how his musical, Standing at the Sky’s Edge, has hit a nerve, and his main hope for Keir Starmer

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‘I love work but I also love tending to my plants’: actor Josh O’Connor on gardening, reluctant stardom and getting ripped for Challengers theguardian.com/culture/arti…

‘I love work but I also love tending to my plants’: actor Josh O’Connor on gardening, reluctant...

The ​British actor ​stars as a cocky US tennis pro in Guadagnino’s new hit film. But, he says, he was happiest living off grid in a van for his next film, La Chimera

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Comedian Munya Chawawa: ‘I want to be the Swiss army knife of TV shows – I’m up for all of it’ theguardian.com/culture/2024…

Comedian Munya Chawawa: ‘I want to be the Swiss army knife of TV shows – I’m up for all of it’

The comedian on his rise from lockdown sensation to double Bafta nominee, approval from Stormzy and splitting apples with his bare hands

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‘Why wouldn’t you, if you can run faster?’: the unstoppable rise of the carbon-fibre super shoe dlvr.it/T5BH3Y

‘Why wouldn’t you, if you can run faster?’: the unstoppable rise of the carbon-fibre super shoe

Hi-tech shoes have sent world records tumbling. Do they herald the end of the level playing field, or are they the saviour of long-distance racing?

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‘You can’t always win in this industry’: Theo James theguardian.com/film/2024/ma…

‘You can’t always win in this industry’: Theo James

The actor found fame as the cocky finance bro in The White Lotus. Now, as he stars in Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen, he talks to Tim Lewis about being ‘irritatingly competitive’, giving up music for...

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‘I’m a firecracker’: singer Jacob Lusk on survival, stardom – and singing with Elton John theguardian.com/music/2024/m…

‘I’m a firecracker’: singer Jacob Lusk on survival, stardom – and singing with Elton John

He had his first shot at stardom on American Idol but, when it was over, Jacob Lusk found himself homeless. After a rare second chance, as lead singer of the band Gabriels, he’s been nominated for...

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"I honestly believe we can reduce the Tories to 70 MPs with tactical voting. Their lowest in history. It's what they deserve." Today's @guardian @ObsNewReview article. Thank you @TimLewi5 Lots of puzzle chat too BTW Proportional Rep is the goal 👍🏼❤️ theguardian.com/culture/2023…
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Proofs of my novel just arrived, armoured with kind quotes from two writing heroes, and I want to blend this thing up and drink it with tapioca balls. GOING HOME, out in June, flavour tbc
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The Duffer Brothers: ‘The last series of Stranger Things is the biggest it’s ever been’ dlvr.it/SzxwYr

The Duffer Brothers: ‘The last series of Stranger Things is the biggest it’s ever been’

The record-breaking show made twins Matt and Ross Duffer the saviours of Netflix. They talk about bringing the show to the stage and ‘landing the plane safely’ in its final season

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‘It was crazy’: Saoirse-Monica Jackson on her whirlwind life after Derry Girls dlvr.it/SzdPqq

‘It was crazy’: Saoirse-Monica Jackson on her whirlwind life after Derry Girls

She was top of the class in the worldwide hit Derry Girls, but Saoirse-Monica Jackson was terrified she’d never work again… How wrong she was. The show opened so many doors for her – from superhero...

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‘I’m not that geeky guy any more’: Simon Pegg on comedy, action heroes and staying at home theguardian.com/culture/2023…

‘I’m not that geeky guy any more’: Simon Pegg on comedy, action heroes and staying at home

Simon Pegg has called time on the nerdy stuff, and says he’d rather watch Succession than sci-fi. As for his A-list status, friendship with Tom Cruise and box-office pulling power – well, he’d take...

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Beth Mead: ‘I told Saka just to curtsy when he sees me!’ | Interview by @TimLewi5 theguardian.com/football/202…

Beth Mead: ‘I told Saka just to curtsy when he sees me!’

The Arsenal and England footballer on her MBE, her terrible singing voice – and the best and worst year of her life

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Meet the young stars of UK breakdancing aiming for Olympic glory at Paris 2024 ✍️ @TimLewi5 theguardian.com/sport/2023/m…

Meet the young stars of UK breakdancing aiming for Olympic glory at Paris 2024

The sport with roots in hip‑hop culture will make its debut at the Games next year. Here some of the young UK breakers hoping to be picked talk about the life-changing effect of the Olympic announc...

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‘I’m pleased as pie!’: Jason Sudeikis on Ted Lasso – and lessons in kindness theguardian.com/tv-and-radio…

‘I’m pleased as pie!’: Jason Sudeikis on Ted Lasso – and lessons in kindness

The hugely popular TV series Ted Lasso is a case study of being nice and decent. As it reaches the final whistle, Tim Lewis meets its creator and star, Jason Sudeikis

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Car engines, bespoke medicines, organs for transplant, food, fashion and now even a whole street of houses… Is the all-conquering promise of 3D printing finally coming true? theguardian.com/technology/2… via @Guardian @TimLewi5

Has the 3D printing revolution finally arrived?

Car engines, bespoke medicines, organs for transplant, food, fashion and now even a whole street of houses… Is the all-conquering promise of 3D printing finally coming true? By Tim Lewis

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