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โ€œI almost tripped on the carpet!โ€ The Boom in Regency Balls | Dance

โ€œI almost tripped on the carpet!โ€ The Boom in Regency Balls | Dance

๐Ÿ’ฅ Discover this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Dance,Stage,Culture,Jane Austen,Bridgerton โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: IIn the Bank of England Museum's high-arched atrium, rows of women in flowing satin dresses wrap around men in stiff collars and black coats. The room is filled with the sounds of violins and conversations. Feathers and flowers sway on the heads of the dancers as they laugh and chatter.This Jane Austen-themed ball, celebrating the author's 250th anniversary, is one of many held by dance historical societies across the country. Regency enthusiasts, including fans of Netflix's Bridgerton, come together to learn…
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Escape Review โ€“ A Notorious Japanese Revolutionary Tells the Story of the Country’s Most Wanted Criminal | film

Escape Review โ€“ A Notorious Japanese Revolutionary Tells the Story of the Country’s Most Wanted Criminal | film

๐Ÿš€ Read this must-read post from Culture | The Guardian ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Film,Drama films,Japan,Period and historical films,Asia Pacific,Culture,World news ๐Ÿ“Œ **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: MAsao Adachi is an 86-year-old Japanese film director and former revolutionary activist who spent nearly 30 years in Lebanese exile due to his former membership in the terrorist group the Japanese Red Army in the 1970s; He was arrested on his return to Japan, and after his release from prison, he returned to cinema โ€“ and has now made this interesting film called Tรดsรด, or Escape, an intense, sometimes emotional, work that imagines the inner life…
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The Only Cure by Mark Solms โ€“ Has Modern Neuroscience Proved Freud Right? | books

The Only Cure by Mark Solms โ€“ Has Modern Neuroscience Proved Freud Right? | books

๐Ÿš€ Explore this insightful post from Culture | The Guardian ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Books,Psychology,Culture,Sigmund Freud,Neuroscience,Science ๐Ÿ’ก **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: VVladimir Nabokov rejected the "vulgar and cheap medieval world" of the ideas of Sigmund Freud, whom he called "the witch doctor of Vienna." Many have shared his negative judgment in the nearly 90 years since Freud's death. His post-war rise in reputation has been followed by a downfall, at least in scholarly circles, but there are signs of a newfound respect for his ideas, including among those who once flatly rejected him. Mark Solms's latest book, This wide-ranging and interesting defense…
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Poem of the Week: Dream-Pedlary by Thomas Lovell Beddoes | hair

Poem of the Week: Dream-Pedlary by Thomas Lovell Beddoes | hair

โœจ Read this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Poetry,Books,Culture โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Pedestrian dreamI.If there are dreams for sale.What will you buy?Some cost a passing bell.Some light sigh,This vibrates from the new crown of lifeJust a rose leaf down.If there were dreams for saleBeautiful and sad words,The caller rang the bellWhat will you buy?secondly.Lonely hut and still,With the trellis nearby,Vague, my troubles still,Until I die.This pearl is from the fresh crown of lifeWhere would I like to be shaken?If dreams were in the will,This would heal my illness better,This I will buy.Third.But there were…
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โ€œOne Ignore Looms Above All Othersโ€ – The Biggest Losers at the Golden Globes TV Awards | television

โ€œOne Ignore Looms Above All Othersโ€ – The Biggest Losers at the Golden Globes TV Awards | television

โœจ Explore this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Television,Golden Globes 2026,Culture,Television & radio,Adolescence,Severance,The White Lotus ๐Ÿ’ก **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: TLooking just at the winners, last night's Golden Globes went exactly as expected. Adolescence invaded the painting, because of course it did, for all the reasons you know it by heart now. The studio was similarly successful, on the grounds that it was simultaneously funny about the entertainment industry and one of the episodes was about the Golden Globes. All deserving winners.But when you look into the nominations, things become less clear. The white lotus entered…
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Post your questions for Melissa Liu | film

Post your questions for Melissa Liu | film

โœจ Explore this trending post from Culture | The Guardian ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Film,Melissa Leo,Drama films,Thrillers,Television,Comedy films,Comedy,Culture,Television & radio ๐Ÿ’ก **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: It's been a remarkable career for Melissa Leo, who has earned an enviable reputation for portraying complex, tough, and often unconventional women across more than 100 on-screen roles. We count her most recent work, playing a detective in the psychological drama The Knife, as her 102nd.In the past, Liu successfully played the role of Linda Warner in the American series All My Children in 1984, receiving an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Younger Actress. Since then, she's…
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Storm Whale Review – A moving tale of a surprise visit from a little monster | stage

Storm Whale Review – A moving tale of a surprise visit from a little monster | stage

๐Ÿš€ Discover this insightful post from Culture | The Guardian ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Theatre,Children's theatre,Puppetry,Little Angel theatre,Children's books: 7 and under,Picture books,Stage,Books,Culture ๐Ÿ’ก **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: WWouldn't you like to be next to this beach? Noe and his father share a cozy house with colorful bunting, sand on the doorstep, and views of a striped lighthouse. The Storm Whale, an adaptation of the 2013 picture book by Benji Davies and its sequel, begins with a romantic ode to salt air. These gulls swoop majestically, rather than causing any disturbance.Lydia Dino's designs are poetic, but Davies' story highlights how miserable Noe…
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Four months and 40 hours later: my epic battle with 2025โ€™s most difficult video game | Games

Four months and 40 hours later: my epic battle with 2025โ€™s most difficult video game | Games

๐Ÿ’ฅ Explore this trending post from Culture | The Guardian ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Games,Culture,Health โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Last year I became uncomfortably well acquainted with suffering. In March I started experiencing excruciating pain in my right arm and shoulder โ€“ burning, zapping, energy-sapping pain that left me unable to think straight, emanating from a nexus of torment behind my shoulder blade and sometimes stretching all the way up to the base of my skull and all the way down into my fingers. Typing was agony, but everything was painful; even at rest it was horrible. I couldnโ€™t play my…
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Brutal, Vibrant, and Creative: Capturing the Spirit of Latin America in 100 Photographs | Photography

Brutal, Vibrant, and Creative: Capturing the Spirit of Latin America in 100 Photographs | Photography

๐Ÿ”ฅ Check out this must-read post from Culture | The Guardian ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Photography,Global development,Americas,World news,History books,Books,Culture,Brazil,Peru,Argentina,Dominican Republic,Chile,Venezuela,Nicaragua,History โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: IIts turbulent past, marked by massacres, slavery, violent domination, coups, revolutions and uprisings, often overshadows another narrative of Latin America: a vibrant, culturally rich region where art, creativity and solidarity hold a central place in society.Throughout post-Columbian historyโ€”the period following Christopher Columbus' arrival in the Americas in 1492โ€”Latin America has grappled with the tension between submission to colonial and imperial powers, resistance, and the pursuit of independence.Juan Vicente Gรณmez, dictator of Venezuela from 1908 until his death…
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‘It was inspired by diving into a photo booth’: How the Thompson Twins made ‘Catch Me Now’ | culture

‘It was inspired by diving into a photo booth’: How the Thompson Twins made ‘Catch Me Now’ | culture

โœจ Explore this insightful post from Culture | The Guardian ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Culture,Pop and rock,Music โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Tom Baileysinger, songwriter, bass, guitar, keyboardsThe Thompson Twins were a seven-piece, guitar-based, squat band when I met Alannah Currie, who was also living in London. She was in a chaotic improvisational band, the Unfuckables, which clearly wasn't destined for Top of the Pops, but there was something very exciting about it. When I invited her to come to the end of the Thompson Twins concert, she stole the show.We've downsized to a three-piece with Alana and Joe Leway [keyboards, percussion,…
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