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Saturday Night Live: Sabrina Carpenter excels in a silly episode that mostly avoids politics | Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live: Sabrina Carpenter excels in a silly episode that mostly avoids politics | Saturday Night Live

πŸ”₯ Explore this insightful post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Saturday Night Live,Television & radio,US television,Culture,Television,Sabrina Carpenter,TV comedy,Comedy πŸ“Œ Here’s what you’ll learn: IIt was 50 years ago, to the day that Paul Simon hosted and was the musical guest for the second episode of NBC's then-nascent new series, then called Saturday Night on NBC. So, it's a cosmic twist of fate for Simone's televised duet partner to host the opening of the much-hyped 50th anniversary special, tonight, the third episode of the 51st season.Aside from her status as a pop hitmaker, Sabrina Carpenter has an acting…
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Shobana Jeyasinghe’s Dance: Wee Caliban Review – It’s hard to define a post-colonial look at The Tempest | Dance

Shobana Jeyasinghe’s Dance: Wee Caliban Review – It’s hard to define a post-colonial look at The Tempest | Dance

πŸ”₯ Read this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Dance,Stage,Culture πŸ’‘ Main takeaway: CChoreographer Shobana Jeyasinghe originally moved to the UK in the early 1980s to study Shakespeare, so it's safe to say she engaged deeply with the playwright. It is a pity, then, that her final work, We Caliban, inspired by The Tempest, was unable to convey her rich ideas about this key character. We begin with a letter from Elizabeth I to Walter Raleigh from 1584, granting him license to invade and conquer foreign lands, and then maps of the Caribbean islands, their original…
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Save us from the Austen romantic comedy. Give me the dark side of 19th century life any day | Rhiannon Lucy Coslett

Save us from the Austen romantic comedy. Give me the dark side of 19th century life any day | Rhiannon Lucy Coslett

πŸ”₯ Check out this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Period drama (TV),Jane Austen,Charlotte BrontΓ«,Andrew Davies,Emerald Fennell,Slavery,Books,Culture,UK news,Period and historical films,Drama,Television,Film πŸ“Œ Here’s what you’ll learn: nNews that Andrew Davies - the man behind the country's most popular adaptation of Pride and Prejudice - is planning to have Jane Austen's Emma die in childbirth drew gasps from audiences at the Clifden Literary Festival last weekend. Davies plans to explore the dark undercurrents of Austen's work in adaptations of Emma and Mansfield Park and the unfinished novel The Watsons, and while his ideas may shock those fans…
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Should we treat environmental crimes like murder? | environment

Should we treat environmental crimes like murder? | environment

πŸ”₯ Explore this must-read post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Environment,Pollution,Green politics,Books,Crime πŸ’‘ Key idea: WWhenever you read, watch or listen to the news, you are likely to be exposed to stories of violence and murder. As a forensic psychologist, I am often asked to comment on these cases to discern the motives of the perpetrators. People want these kinds of visions because murders seem frightening and terrifying, but they're also strangely compelling. There is a level of focus and fascination, and the way these crimes are covered profoundly affects our perception of what the most pressing…
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David Harewood returns to Othello: β€˜I don’t just want to open the door but kick it down for the people behind me’ | Theatre

David Harewood returns to Othello: β€˜I don’t just want to open the door but kick it down for the people behind me’ | Theatre

πŸ”₯ Explore this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Theatre,David Harewood,William Shakespeare,Othello,Culture,Stage,Chiwetel Ejiofor πŸ’‘ Here’s what you’ll learn: β€œI had no intention of playing this character again. But as soon as the light went on, the house caught fire – and it’s been burning ever since.” David Harewood is talking about Othello, ahead of a new production from the Tony award-winning director Tom Morris that opens in London’s West End on 23 October. The production, which also features Toby Jones as Iago and Caitlin Fitzgerald as Desdemona, sees Harewood return to the role almost 30 years…
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β€œChaos, Fear, and Confusion”: Looking Back at the Disastrous Wall Street Crash of 1929 | books

β€œChaos, Fear, and Confusion”: Looking Back at the Disastrous Wall Street Crash of 1929 | books

πŸš€ Check out this trending post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Books,Culture,Business,Business and finance books,Economics,Economic policy,US economy,Stock markets πŸ’‘ Here’s what you’ll learn: AAndrew Ross Sorkin's first book, Too Big to Fail, was a bestseller about the 2008 financial crisis and was published the following year. His second book, 1929, out this week, takes readers "inside the greatest crash in Wall Street history β€” and how it shattered the nation."It's been 16 years between books, but Sorkin hasn't been idle. New York Times columnist, founder of DealBook Newsletter and Summit. He is co-anchor of CNBC's Squawk Box;…
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β€˜Why are our black boys hurting each other?’ Letitia Wright on the deaths that inspired her directorial debut | Letitia Wright

β€˜Why are our black boys hurting each other?’ Letitia Wright on the deaths that inspired her directorial debut | Letitia Wright

πŸ”₯ Discover this insightful post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Letitia Wright,Film,Black Panther,Theatre,Marvel,Culture,Stage βœ… Main takeaway: Days before we meet, Letitia Wright found herself cheek-by-jowl with a far-right march in London. This is the year when St George’s flags have been displayed in suburban windows and tied to lamp-posts, and when thousands of people – some more intimidating than others, especially to people of colour – have marched on the centre of the capital and beyond. A friend of Wright’s was visiting the city, and they had moseyed down to the South Bank, unaware of what awaited…
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β€œI’m not really into music, it’s a bit like Tom Cruise”: Miles Kane’s Honest Playlist | Miles Kane

β€œI’m not really into music, it’s a bit like Tom Cruise”: Miles Kane’s Honest Playlist | Miles Kane

✨ Discover this trending post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Miles Kane,Music,Culture,Arctic Monkeys βœ… Key idea: The song I play at karaokeI don't like karaoke, but if I had a little vodka, I'd pick Frank Sinatra's My Way and absolutely crush it. I love the lyrics: β€œSorry, I've had a few / But again, too few to mention.” You know it's going to be a crowd pleaser. I like Robbie Williams' version too.Best song to play at a partyWhen I have people around, I'll put on some Motown. It takes me back to family parties where my…
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Paradigm Shift Review – Loud, immersive video art to make your mind turn off | Video art

Paradigm Shift Review – Loud, immersive video art to make your mind turn off | Video art

πŸ”₯ Discover this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Video art,Exhibitions,Art and design,Culture βœ… Here’s what you’ll learn: DShould exhibitions have meaning? The folks responsible for the vast wonderland of underground video art at 180 The Strand certainly don't think so. In the past they have been masters at immersive art fairs in London. Their debut, The Infinite Mix, in 2016, set a standard that all video art shows since have tried β€” and largely failed β€” to reach. This time, in the bowels of this massive concrete behemoth, they threw a whole bunch of video…
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Marina AbramoviΔ‡: Review of Thrilling Balkan Saga – A Thrilling Collision of Ecstasy and Sadness | platform

Marina AbramoviΔ‡: Review of Thrilling Balkan Saga – A Thrilling Collision of Ecstasy and Sadness | platform

πŸ’₯ Discover this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Stage,Marina AbramoviΔ‡,Performance art,Theatre,Art and design,Culture,Art,Dance,Folk dancing πŸ“Œ Key idea: FActory International's Aviva Studios was created to do something like this. It is a space designed for volume, flexibility and form-defying experimentation, all of which apply to performance artist Marina Abramovic's ambitious, austere and sprawling new show, which dominates the entire space of the venue's vast warehouse space.The four-hour show gives audiences a journey through the folklore and rituals of the Balkans, bringing together traditions from across the region. There is dancing, singing and a variety of amazing…
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