On Halloween night in 2020, I came home from work in a terrible mood. I’d had a bad day, and was thinking, “F-everybody.” My wife’s sister was hosting a party that night and I had two costume options – Jesus, or Homelander, the…
Category: 5. Entertainment
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Everybody Scream album review — heightened intensity
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Phantasmagoria is a familiar vibe for London singer-songwriter Florence Welch, the central force in alt-pop-rock outfit…
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Patti Smith’s Bread of Angels — her personal story of her life and loves
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Patti Smith’s 14th book arrives as the singer, poet and artist is midway through a tour to celebrate 50 years since the…
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‘The nuns were convinced they were possessed by demons’: goth and metal stars select the scariest music ever made | Music
Cosey Fanni Tutti
Bernard Herrmann – The Murder (1960)
Scary music actually excites me, but the piece that most sends shivers down my spine is the music in the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock’s film, Psycho. I’ve seen it numerous times and…Continue Reading
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A showgirl since 2006, Taylor Swift’s music uprise and downfalls
After nearly two decades in the industry and 12 original albums, the eras of Taylor Swift have been ever-changing phenomena that continue to captivate fans.
Having sold over 10…
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Charlotte Perriand: L’Art d’habiter / The Art of Dwelling – Announcements
From November 2, 2025, through March 15, 2026, Kunstmuseen Krefeld will present Charlotte Perriand: L’Art d’habiter / The Art of Dwelling—the first comprehensive retrospective in Germany dedicated to the influential French architect and…
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Serious business of jokes
HK’s stand-up comedy scene has blossomed since the pandemic. Gigs are more frequent, the humor is more refined, and the city’s comedians are going places. Faye Bradley reports.
Earlier this year, Hong Kong-born American comedian Jimmy O…
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A Memoir asks the big questions about death – but ends up strangely unmoving
What makes a good death? Quietly surrounded by friends and family or going out in a flash of blazing glory (whatever that means)?
Would you like to know when you’re going to die?
Will knowing when you die help you to appreciate all the…
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Extra: Why Lily Allen has broken the internet – Full Story podcast | Music
Music credits from this episode:
Smile
Writers: Lily Allen, lyiola Babalola, Darren Lewis, Jackie Mittoo and Clement Dodd
Produced by Future Cut
Madeline
Writers: Lily Allen, Violet Skies, Chaz Eugene Carter, Jeremy Malvin and Blue May
Produced by Lily…
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‘Yes, we’ve been to the moon before’: Nasa rebuffs Kim Kardashian conspiracy theory | Nasa
Nasa has rejected comments made by Kim Kardashian about the 1969 moon landing and confirmed that it did, in fact, happen.
During Thursday’s episode of The Kardashians, the Skims founder questioned whether the space mission ever took place while…
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