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Theater critics say the West End musical Paddington is practically the tentacles of musicals

Theater critics say the West End musical Paddington is practically the tentacles of musicals

πŸ”₯ Check out this must-read post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Musicals,West End,Stage,Culture,Theatre,Newspapers,Media,Paddington,Children and teenagers,Books βœ… Here’s what you’ll learn: Paddington is brought to life through the latest animation techniques: James Hamid is his voice and remote puppeteer, while Aarti Shah appears under his furry skin on stage (puppet design by Tahira Zafar). The Brown family is recognizable through the film's star-studded cast: the risk-averse father (Adrienne Der Gregorian), the arty mother (Amy Ellen Richardson), teenage Judy (Delila Bennett-Cardy) and young encyclopedia-reading Jonathan (Jasper Rouse in Night Out), along with houseguest Mrs. Bird (Bonnie Langford, in National…
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Why won’t Marvel let Hugh Jackman’s character Wolverine retire in peace? | film

Why won’t Marvel let Hugh Jackman’s character Wolverine retire in peace? | film

πŸ”₯ Check out this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Film,Superhero movies,Hugh Jackman,X-Men,Logan,Culture πŸ“Œ Main takeaway: TThis was a time when Hugh Jackman's Wolverine appearance kind of made sense. He burst out of a dungeon in full Weapon Accept it: Fast, self-contained sideshows that understand the sacred rule that such things should be fun and brief. They also arrived at a time when Jackman wasn't carrying the weight of 25 years of audience investment.Last week, in an appearance on the BBC's Graham Norton Show, Jackman revealed that he had stopped himself from saying no to future…
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Alan Carr Tries to Become a Wine Connoisseur: This Week’s Best Podcasts | TV and radio

Alan Carr Tries to Become a Wine Connoisseur: This Week’s Best Podcasts | TV and radio

✨ Discover this must-read post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Television & radio,Culture,Podcasting,Alan Carr πŸ’‘ Key idea: Bottoms upβ€œIt's not like a podcast for boys, guys, guys, is it?” says Alan Carr in his first new wine show with comedian Pal Lee Bert. There are tastings, reader dilemmas and a Q&A with wine expert Tom Gilbey. The highlight is the husband's banter. Carr's response when Burt says he wants to turn it back to white so he can have his favorite type of wine when they share a bottle? "You could have told me that off camera...I…
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TV tonight: Maxine Peake and Lola Petticrew star in a brutal, moving drama about the Troubles | television

TV tonight: Maxine Peake and Lola Petticrew star in a brutal, moving drama about the Troubles | television

πŸ”₯ Explore this trending post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Television,Television & radio,Culture,Film,IRA,Northern Ireland πŸ’‘ Main takeaway: Say nothing9pm on Channel 4Premiering on Disney+, this brutal and thrilling drama tells the story of IRA volunteer Dolours Price. Based on Patrick Radden Cave's award-winning book, the film begins with the kidnapping of Jane McConville, a mother of ten in Belfast, in 1972. Meanwhile, as violence breaks out, Dolores swears she will not be involved in it... The film stars Maxine Peake as the older Dolores, and Lola Petticrew, who recently crushed hearts in Trespasses, as the younger. Holly…
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Traitors’ Cloaks, Britpop Trumps and the arty box of insults: it’s a cultural Christmas gift guide! | culture

Traitors’ Cloaks, Britpop Trumps and the arty box of insults: it’s a cultural Christmas gift guide! | culture

πŸš€ Check out this insightful post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Culture,Christmas,Life and style,Shopping πŸ“Œ Main takeaway: IIs there a very rude person in your life? Do you have a friend who is completely deprived without the traitors? Does anyone you know want to change the way they make cocktails? And have you ever wished your neighbors' mop was more unusual?The Guardian's journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you purchase something through an affiliate link. He learns more.Well, look no further! Our great Christmas gift guide has artsy gift suggestions galore for all of…
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Noah Baumbach talks about his new movie “Jay Kelly” with George Clooney

Noah Baumbach talks about his new movie “Jay Kelly” with George Clooney

✨ Check out this must-read post from The New Yorker πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Podcast / The New Yorker Radio Hour βœ… Main takeaway: Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | google | Wherever you listenSign up for our daily newsletter to get the best of The New Yorker in your inbox.Director Noah Baumbach can remember when he fell in love with his craft. He was filming White Noise, based on the Don DeLillo novel, on a deserted Ohio highway at four o'clock. I am With the rain machine." He remembers thinking, "Oh my God, I don't know that I like…
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Ian McEwan talks about imagining the world after disaster

Ian McEwan talks about imagining the world after disaster

πŸ’₯ Explore this awesome post from The New Yorker πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Podcast / The New Yorker Radio Hour βœ… Here’s what you’ll learn: Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | google | Wherever you listenSign up for our daily newsletter to get the best of The New Yorker in your inbox.In his latest novel, Ian McEwan imagines a future world a century after the disasters. The good news in "What We Can Know" is that humanity still exists, which McEwan calls "nuanced optimism." He and David Remnick discuss the tradition of the big-themed social novel, which has fallen out…
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A war β€œstopped” by Trump is worsening in Congo

A war β€œstopped” by Trump is worsening in Congo

πŸš€ Check out this awesome post from The New Yorker πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Newsletter / The Daily πŸ“Œ Here’s what you’ll learn: The president announced It was a diplomatic triumph in the Congo, but when John Lee Anderson visited the country this fall, he found that a thirty-year-old war was still brewing on the eastern border. plus:In an unmarked cemetery in Goma, war survivors plant subsistence crops between the gravestones. Photography by Moises Saman/Magnum for The New Yorker Hannah Gosselin Newsletter editorWhen John Lee Anderson, Our famous foreign correspondent met the Bokomo king, at his compound in eastern Congo, this…
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Offices that only a journalist could love

Offices that only a journalist could love

πŸš€ Check out this awesome post from The New Yorker πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Culture / Photo Booth πŸ“Œ Main takeaway: There is something inspiring about an ugly building. I don't mean high-concept ugly, like the Brutalist tower, but a purely temporary and functional place, if barely anyβ€”the Meadowlands, the halls of the Knights of Columbus, your malls. These are pranks, however our Pranks. Among my dear dumps are old newsrooms. It was my first Trentoniana tabloid newspaper in New Jersey that is still going strong, although its former headquarters, where I used to work, now houses a gypsum supply company.…
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How Noah Baumbach (The Return) fell in love with movies

How Noah Baumbach (The Return) fell in love with movies

πŸ’₯ Discover this awesome post from The New Yorker πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Culture / The New Yorker Interview βœ… Main takeaway: It was somewhere on a deserted highway in Ohio at about four o'clock I amWith a rain machine while I was filming "White Noise." I think I felt, God, I don't know that I like doing this. This movie was very difficult for me for several reasons. We shot through Coronavirus diseasewhich was a big part of it. It was a difficult time. I'm proud of the film, but it was very difficult to make. And then, when I…
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