Several years ago, Martin Scorsese read Die, My Love in his book club. The novel, by Argentinian author Ariana Harwicz, follows an unnamed woman who moves with her husband to the middle of nowhere in France. Isolated and frustrated, she battles…
Category: 5. Entertainment
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Book Review: ‘The Eleventh Hour,’ by Salman Rushdie – The New York Times
- Book Review: ‘The Eleventh Hour,’ by Salman Rushdie The New York Times
- Salman Rushdie seems preoccupied by death in his haunting fiction comeback The Telegraph
- Salman Rushdie on death: funny and full of life London Evening Standard
- The…
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The Reason We Can’t Look Away From ‘A House of Dynamite’ – The New York Times
- The Reason We Can’t Look Away From ‘A House of Dynamite’ The New York Times
- Pentagon Frets Over ‘A House of Dynamite’ Nuclear Doomsday Film Bloomberg.com
- Kathryn Bigelow Responds to Pentagon Criticism of ‘A House of Dynamite’: “I…
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Romesh Ranganathan: ‘I Want Your Soul by Armand Van Helden is so relentlessly catchy I’m sick of it’ | Culture
The first song I fell in love with
Growing up, every weekend we’d visit a different Sri Lankan family’s house in London. One kid had Thriller by Michael Jackson, and I fell in love with Billie Jean. I then ripped my brother’s Michael Jackson…Continue Reading
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Elle Fanning, Lorde, Tessa Thompson: LACMA Art+Film Photos
This year’s LACMA Art+Film gala on Saturday night proved once again that it is one of Los Angeles’ starriest events of the year.
Elle Fanning, Kaia Gerber and mom Cindy Crawford, Lorde, Angela Bassett, Cynthia Erivo, Samara Weaving, Benito…
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Peep Show marathon starts at Croydon’s Apollo House
“Jez, I’ve accidentally run to Windsor.”
The sitcom Peep Show, following the awkward but relatable lives of flatmates Mark and Jez, has become a cult classic since it ended a decade ago, gaining a following of devotees of all ages.
The idea came…
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London 1980s housing crisis film remastered for film festival
Remake Collective/BFIHotel London follows Banlgadeshi couple (played by Aftab Sachak and Alpana Sengupta) navigate their way to a safe home “When you do films on current issues you expect them to lose relevance.
“But it’s sad that this production…
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Robin Hood review – Sean Bean gifts us the most gloriously bad TV offering of the year | Television
Autumn is entering the home straight. Winter is coming. We are more than due, therefore, a piece of fantasy/folkloric tomfoolery set in the days of yore – which is further back than yesteryear and therefore more forgiving all round – stuffed…
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Rosalía’s Berghain is a thundrous goth-pop hit – but is it opera? | Music
The Top 10 of today’s Spotify Global Top 50 looks like business as usual: two Taylor Swift songs; Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ Die With a Smile hanging around for an eighth month; the eminently normal male pop stars Sombr and Alex Warren doing…
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BBCThe sculpture was created by artist Luke Jerram A 7m (21ft) wide sculpture of Mars on display at Truro Cathedral has been providing lots of school half-term fun.
The artwork called Mars: War and Peace was created by Luke Jerram and follows his…
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