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Lucy Liu: Mr. Cobra Review – A captivating journey through the rollercoaster emotions of a predatory relationship | music

Lucy Liu: Mr. Cobra Review – A captivating journey through the rollercoaster emotions of a predatory relationship | music

✨ Read this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Music,Experimental music πŸ“Œ **What You’ll Learn**: Mr Cobra begins with the central character of Korean American musician Lucy Liu, Baby Girl, eerily conjuring up her lover as piano shards attack a barren canvas. Over the course of the record, Liyou's textures swell and dissipate, veering into disco riffs and Taylor Swift skits, then collapsing into farmhouse sounds and text-to-speech streams of consciousness. This adaptation of Liyou's solo musical theater piece, which dissects a lustful relationship with a predator, has turned into what she calls a record "about…
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Olivia Rodrigo: Drop Dead review – the ultimate rush of infatuation that’s nothing more than a festive trinket | Olivia Rodrigo

Olivia Rodrigo: Drop Dead review – the ultimate rush of infatuation that’s nothing more than a festive trinket | Olivia Rodrigo

✨ Check out this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Olivia Rodrigo,Music,Culture,Pop and rock πŸ“Œ **What You’ll Learn**: IIs there anything better than a fresh pop lyric that's so riveting you can't believe 60 years of songwriters didn't get there first? Or like that at least 20since googling a crush has become a completely normal element of modern romance: β€œOne night I got bored in bed / And I stalked you on the Internet,” Olivia Rodrigo sings on her comeback single, a casual acknowledgment of her innate melody destined in turn to haunt listeners' brains all…
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Give theater choreographers and action directors their own awards, says union group | stage

Give theater choreographers and action directors their own awards, says union group | stage

πŸ”₯ Explore this trending post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Theatre,Stage,Culture,Awards and prizes,UK news,Stagecraft,West End,Dance,Olivier awards πŸ“Œ **What You’ll Learn**: Theater choreographers and movement directors are undervalued at awards ceremonies and deserve greater recognition, says Equity Group, which represents both disciplines.At last weekend's Olivier Gala, the award for Best Theater Choreographer went to Fabien Allouise for Evita at the London Palladium. In a statement, Equity's Choreographers and Movement Directors Network (CMDN) said it was "great to see choreography recognized on major stages such as the Olivier Awards" but drew attention to movement directors who worked on nominated…
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Petal Passion, Ultra-Surreal Polaroids, and Billy Childish’s ‘California’ – The Week in Art | Art and design

Petal Passion, Ultra-Surreal Polaroids, and Billy Childish’s ‘California’ – The Week in Art | Art and design

✨ Check out this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Art and design,Culture,Painting,Photography,Art,Exhibitions πŸ“Œ **What You’ll Learn**: Exhibition of the weekHandpicked: Flower Drawing from 1900 to Today Jim and Helen Eddy, founders of Kettle's Yard, cared as much about the cut flowers in their gallery as they did the art. This show highlights artists who share a passion for flowers, from Henri Rousseau to Lubina Hamid. Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, from 25 April to 6 Septemberalso appearBilly Childish: This is the universe...big, isn't it?The garage rock star does his hazy expressionist work with new paintings of the…
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Huw Fyw Review – Take an emotional journey around a veteran’s living room | stage

Huw Fyw Review – Take an emotional journey around a veteran’s living room | stage

πŸ”₯ Read this insightful post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Theatre,Stage,Culture,Second world war,Comedy,Comedy πŸ“Œ **What You’ll Learn**: THis play, written by Tudor Owen, tells the story of a World War II veteran, a windfall, a clogged toilet, and the journey of an entire Welsh village to London in 1994. It has the air of a tale that veers into more torturous terrain. PTSD, generational trauma, social exclusion, and the irreconcilable weight of grief are never far from the surface.One of Wales' most famous comedians and broadcasters, Owen also plays the role that bears his name (the play's…
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Add to playlist: Punchbag’s sweaty, unpolished electro music and the best new tracks of the week | music

Add to playlist: Punchbag’s sweaty, unpolished electro music and the best new tracks of the week | music

πŸ’₯ Discover this trending post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Music,Culture,Pop and rock πŸ’‘ **What You’ll Learn**: from South LondonRecommended if you like Charlie xcx, confidence man, klaxonsthe next The tour begins in the UK on April 21If this had been April 2008, Punchbag brothers Clara and Anders Bach, aka South Londoners, would have been headlining the NME Tour alongside Alphabeat and Frankmusik, while the Popjustice forum would have been hailing them as the new face of β€œwonky pop”. The sonic calling cards of this tiny genre of the waning iPod era β€” off-kilter, unpolished electro-pop piled…
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The best modern crime and thriller films – Review Report | Thriller movies

The best modern crime and thriller films – Review Report | Thriller movies

πŸš€ Check out this trending post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Thrillers,Books,Culture,Fiction πŸ“Œ **What You’ll Learn**: The Guardian by Tana French (Viking, Β£16.99)The final book in Cal Hooper's French trilogy sees the retired Chicago detective drawn into a power struggle for the future of the small Irish town he has made home. Ardnakelty is a place where everyone connects, with grudges and loyalties that last for generations, and Hooper, now engaged to local widow Lena and mentor to 16-year-old Trey, is part of its fabric. When the body of Rachel Holohan, the girlfriend of Tommy Moynihan's son,…
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β€œWe’re not just referring to scallops.” It’s full! Grace Dent and Anna Hoff take over Masterchef | Master Chef

β€œWe’re not just referring to scallops.” It’s full! Grace Dent and Anna Hoff take over Masterchef | Master Chef

πŸš€ Read this insightful post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: MasterChef,Television,Television & radio,Culture,Food TV πŸ’‘ **What You’ll Learn**: gMark Dent grew up with MasterChef. She and her father were watching the movie together at home in Carlisle. β€œWe used to laugh at the critics,” she says. "Just completely ridiculous people, with their inflated egos, thinking about their opinions on food items. Who are these people? And then there she is, smiling. Dent, who is also the Guardian's restaurant critic, is the show's new co-host with Irish chef Anna Ho; both have been guest judges across various MasterChef…
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The Man Who Saw the Future: The Legacy of Cultural Theorist Mark Fisher film

The Man Who Saw the Future: The Legacy of Cultural Theorist Mark Fisher film

✨ Explore this must-read post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Film,Culture,Society books,Politics books,Politics,Books πŸ’‘ **What You’ll Learn**: CCapitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? It was published in 2009 for critical silence. Journalists and academics initially dismissed Mark Fisher's book, ignoring the cultural theorist's requests for coverage and interviews, and even the owner of his then publishing house, Zer0 Books, lamented that it was unmarketable. Fisher, who was also prone to self-doubt, questioned the importance of his thesis and the seriousness of his own approach after trying, and failing, to write a conventional methodological work on the theory.…
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Sean Shippey: Vesper Album Review – The always creative guitarist brings mind-expanding flights of imagination | classical music

Sean Shippey: Vesper Album Review – The always creative guitarist brings mind-expanding flights of imagination | classical music

✨ Check out this must-read post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Classical music,Music,Culture βœ… **What You’ll Learn**: HeyOn his new album, Sean Shippey explores the expressive potential of the guitar through the lens of three British composers. There are interwoven themes here – Spain, 20th-century painters, antique musical forms – but this carefully curated program can be enjoyed piece by piece as a series of mind-expanding flights of imagination.Vesper artwork. Photo: PentatoneThomas AdΓ¨s's Forgotten Dances pays homage to the Baroque dance suite, the composer's quirky titles that imbue traditional forms with an extra imaginative layer. The opener,…
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