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From Beabadoobee to 70 Up: the week in rave reviews
The singer-songwriter’s new album sprinkles her 90s alt-fuzz with sweet melodies, while Asif Kapadia wraps up the seminal series. Here’s the pick of the week’s culture, taken from…
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From Shaun the Sheep to The Split Up: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
Aardman’s woolly hero reckons with a mysterious beast and Abi Morgan’s lawyers-in-love TV drama gets a…
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‘A maelstrom of his own making’: how Ed Sheeran’s tour turned into a full-blown culture war
Moment of reckoning for ‘Mr Nice Guy’ of music, who embraced Macklemore’s political cred only for…
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From ovations in Venice to death threats in Israel: the extreme responses to NAZA documentary
As Gaza documentary wins cinematic acclaim, its directors face vitriol in Israel amid a febrile election…
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Jay-Z in 8 review – the rapper’s interminable interview show should have been a podcast
Rick Rubin’s eight-part interview series with the MC is irritatingly unstructured, has portions that feel like…
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Letter to Brezhnev review – terrific return for Merseysiders’ romance with Russian sailors
Royal Court, LiverpoolEllie Clayton and Angela Simms are superb in a funny, tender adaptation that hugs…
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The best books to read in September: new paperbacks from Margaret Atwood, Kiran Desai and Richard Holmes
Looking for a new reading recommendation? Here are some great new paperbacks, from an epic multigenerational…
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Anthony Page obituary
Stage and screen director behind landmark productions of Samuel Beckett, John Osborne and Edward AlbeeAnthony Page,…
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Karol G review – Colombian chart-topper brings pan-Latin camp and fireworks to New Jersey
MetLife Stadium, New JerseyThe superstar’s groundbreaking Viajando por el Mundo Tropitour lands in East Rutherford with…
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Duncan Sheik, singer and composer of Spring Awakening, dies at 56
The musician, who went from 90s alt-pop hits to Tony-winning Broadway success, died from cardiac arrestDuncan…