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Ballet star Matthew Ball talks stressful roles and bullying on Instagram: ‘I don’t feel precious about my body’ | Dance

Ballet star Matthew Ball talks stressful roles and bullying on Instagram: ‘I don’t feel precious about my body’ | Dance

πŸš€ Read this insightful post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Dance,Culture,Ballet,Stage βœ… Here’s what you’ll learn: IIn the silence of an expensive hotel bar just down the road from the Royal Ballet and Opera in Covent Garden, London, Matthew Ball orders mint tea. I drink white wine. Paul's body is clearly more temple-like than mine, although you don't need to know our drink orders to see that: he has an effortlessly straight-backed posture, muscular arms under a white T-shirt. On stage, ballet dancers can seem like great gods and goddesses, but often they are actually minor. Not…
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The Abandons review – Gillian Anderson’s Western-faced film has some very dodgy screenplay moments | television

The Abandons review – Gillian Anderson’s Western-faced film has some very dodgy screenplay moments | television

πŸ”₯ Check out this trending post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Television,Culture,Television & radio,Gillian Anderson,Lena Headey πŸ“Œ Key idea: AAngel Ridge, Washington Territory, 1854. It's a dusty place, and there's a saloon tavern, and there's horses, and an indescribable feeling - I don't know, let's call it manifest destiny - about the place, and the only color the settlers brought with them is sepia. But wait! What is this? Local silver mine owner riding into town? And she's a woman! In the West?Yes it is. Not only that, she's played by Gillian Anderson (in full ice mode,…
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Top five romance books of 2025 | Best books of the year

Top five romance books of 2025 | Best books of the year

πŸ”₯ Check out this trending post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Best books of the year,Romance books,Best books,Books,Culture,Fiction πŸ“Œ Here’s what you’ll learn: Consider yourself accepted Jessica Stanley (Hutchinson Heineman)Smart and contemporary, this modern romance between short-lived single father Adam and magazine writer Coralie gains depth as it jumps from the initial meet-cute to a decade-long romance, all while embracing stepmother, work and politics. (Didn't think you could turn Brexit into a love story?) The writing is great, and the book has real heft - which may detract from the fun of escapism, but it's no less…
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TV Tonight: Celebrating two of the best Christmas movies of all time | television

TV Tonight: Celebrating two of the best Christmas movies of all time | television

✨ Discover this must-read post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Television,Television & radio,Culture,Film,The Muppets,Cancer research βœ… Here’s what you’ll learn: Classic Christmas movies8 p.m., Sky Artsβ€œNo cheese for us, Mace.” β€œThe Muppet Christmas Carol,” in which Michael Caine starred with a straight face opposite Kermit the Frog, and β€œIt's a Wonderful Life,” a box-office hit when it was first released in 1946, are the two greatest festive films ever made (no arguments, please). Author Ian Nathan delves into the stories of how they were created, kicking off a seasonal series on perennial holiday classics. Holly RichardsonChristie's Handmade…
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Ghanaian Ibrahim Mahama is the first African to top the annual list of artistic powers | art

Ghanaian Ibrahim Mahama is the first African to top the annual list of artistic powers | art

πŸ’₯ Check out this must-read post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Art,Art and design,Culture,Ghana,Africa,World news βœ… Key idea: Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama has become the first African to be named the most influential person in the art world in ArtReview magazine's annual power list.Mahama, whose works often use found materials including textile remains, topped the ranking of the most influential people and organizations in the world of contemporary art as chosen by an international jury.He told The Guardian he was humbled to be named at the top of the list, which he first heard about while studying…
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Sleep Awake Review – Gary Numan stars in a very graphic horror film about sleep deprivation | games

Sleep Awake Review – Gary Numan stars in a very graphic horror film about sleep deprivation | games

πŸ”₯ Discover this insightful post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Games,Culture,Gary Numan πŸ’‘ Here’s what you’ll learn: VIdeological Games provided a feast of unique and wondrous spectacles in 2025: environmental fantasies teeming with magical beasts; Amazing, historically obsessive recreation of feudal Japan. But here's an end-of-year surprise: psychological horror game Sleep Awake serves us synth-rock pioneer Gary Numan as he steps into what may be the most bizarre role of his life β€” a giant floating head named Hypnos.This late appearance isn't exactly indicative of the game as a whole; The few hours before Naaman's arrival were…
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My Girl Studio’s Jamie Lee Curtis was asked to put a warning on the label about a bee sting Macaulay Culkin | film

My Girl Studio’s Jamie Lee Curtis was asked to put a warning on the label about a bee sting Macaulay Culkin | film

✨ Check out this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Film,Culture,Jamie Lee Curtis,Macaulay Culkin,My Girl πŸ“Œ Main takeaway: Jamie Lee Curtis said she asked the studio behind the 1991 comedy-drama My Girl to put a warning on the poster, because of the dramatic death of its central character at the end of the film.Speaking on The View, Curtis, 67, said she was concerned enough about the film's contradictory promotional materials that she contacted the studio's head of marketing."I called the head of marketing at Columbia and said, 'Guys, you have a poster of the biggest star…
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The Norman Conquest coin hoard will be on display in Bath before permanent display | legacy

The Norman Conquest coin hoard will be on display in Bath before permanent display | legacy

✨ Check out this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Heritage,Archaeology,UK news,Culture,Somerset,British Museum πŸ’‘ Main takeaway: The coins were buried in a valley in the west of the English country nearly 1,000 years ago at a time of massive political and social unrest.A thousand years later, plans were announced to return the Chew Valley Hoard, 2,584 silver coins hidden shortly after the Norman Conquest, to south-west England.The exhilarating story of how the coins, worth more than Β£4 million, were found by a group of metal detectors, will be told, but visitors will also be encouraged to…
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It was just a casual review – Jaafar Panahi takes us on a nightmarish journey into the land of bribery and brutality | film

It was just a casual review – Jaafar Panahi takes us on a nightmarish journey into the land of bribery and brutality | film

✨ Discover this insightful post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Film,Jafar Panahi,Iran,Culture,Festivals,World news,Cannes film festival,Drama films πŸ’‘ Main takeaway: CAvar Panahi is a veteran Iranian author and democracy activist who continues to face arrest and imprisonment, endure filmmaking bans, defy the law, and find loopholes through which his films can be produced and shown abroad. The Iranian authorities, keenly and hypocritically aware of the global scrutiny and soft power status they have yet to gain from Eminence Panahi, seem to be (almost) tolerating this.And now Panahi comes to Cannes with what may be his most emotionally explicit…
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Emerald Storm Review – A delirious dance in the bar room with shots of showmanship | Dance

Emerald Storm Review – A delirious dance in the bar room with shots of showmanship | Dance

πŸ”₯ Discover this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Dance,Culture,Stage πŸ’‘ Here’s what you’ll learn: IIn the best way possible, it feels like you're on a cruise ship. We are in full entertainment mode. Co-created by actor, hooper and reality TV judge Adam Garcia, this Irish dancing and tap hybrid is a vivid embodiment of the small screen era. Initially, singer Tom Paul said phones and photography were welcome. This is Tom Ball, the big-haired, sweet-natured Britain's Got Talent finalist, whose audition video has received 8.7 million views. He's joined by Kiwi dancer Bailey Graham from…
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