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‘An incredible human being’: Readers share their memories of Robert Duvall | film

‘An incredible human being’: Readers share their memories of Robert Duvall | film

✨ Check out this insightful post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Film,Robert Duvall,Culture βœ… **What You’ll Learn**: β€œThere was no Duvall character.”Another one of the greats has passed. What a career. I honestly believe that Duvall was the best actor in a generation of the best actors: De Niro, Pacino, Hoffman, Nicholson and others. What made Robert stand above these other characters was how he disappeared at one point. There was no Duvall character. He was invisible. There were only the characters he played. He can do loud and angry - witness his brilliant roles in The…
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Mitski’s Secret Agent: Week of Rave Reviews | culture

Mitski’s Secret Agent: Week of Rave Reviews | culture

πŸš€ Read this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Culture,Television,Film,Books,Music βœ… **What You’ll Learn**: televisionIf you only watch one, do it...Giselle Bellico: Newsnight interviewBBC iPlayerGiselle Bellicot on Newsnight. Image: BBCSummarize in a sentence Quite a wise question about the feminist icon and source of hope for women around the world – where her innate dignity shines through.What our reviewer said "She sits, perfectly still, effortlessly balanced, even when she cries sometimes... Mrs. Bellicot has an extraordinary personality. You can't help but look in admiration at her strength and grace." Lucy ManganRead the full reviewFurther reading 'These…
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From Good Luck, Enjoy, Don’t Die by Tracey Emin: Your Complete Entertainment Guide to Next Week | culture

From Good Luck, Enjoy, Don’t Die by Tracey Emin: Your Complete Entertainment Guide to Next Week | culture

πŸ’₯ Explore this must-read post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Culture,Music,Stage,Dance,Theatre,Film,Television,Television & radio,Art,Art and design,Games πŸ“Œ **What You’ll Learn**: Checkout: cinemaGood luck, have fun, don't dieOut nowIf Sam Rockwell showed up at a Los Angeles restaurant dressed as an escape from an off-Broadway production of Starlight Express, wouldn't you hear him? In the new film from visionary director Gore Verbinski, Rockwell plays a man from the future, who returns to warn us about the dangers of artificial intelligence. Sold.The momentOut nowTwo weeks after appearing in a small role in 100 Nights of Hero, Charli xcx returns to…
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My Cultural Awakening: Operation Meatball Taught Me How to Cry β€” and Now I Cry About Everything | Musicals

My Cultural Awakening: Operation Meatball Taught Me How to Cry β€” and Now I Cry About Everything | Musicals

πŸš€ Read this insightful post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Musicals,Culture,Stage,Theatre,Psychology πŸ“Œ **What You’ll Learn**: I I'm sure I used to cry as a child, but by my teens the crying had stopped. Maybe it was about boarding school. The upper lip is very stiff. My parents aren't the most emotionally available humans either. I like to tease them by saying, β€œI love you.” You can see the panic in their eyes. They'll usually say, "Okay, bye."My grandmother died when I was about 18, and I was sad, of course, but in terms of tears there was…
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‘Support needed everywhere’: working class arts group expands to northern England | art

‘Support needed everywhere’: working class arts group expands to northern England | art

✨ Discover this trending post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Art,Culture,Class issues,Art and design,Inequality,UK news,North of England βœ… **What You’ll Learn**: 'Tβ€œThe problem the art world has with class is systemic and the need for support is everywhere,” says Meg Molloy, founder of the Working Arts Club, which aims to help people from working-class backgrounds secure careers in the arts.Founded in 2024 as an independent initiative in London, it has collaborated with institutions such as the V&A, the Royal Academy, Christie's, Sotheby's and Frieze London.Now the club, which hosts events such as professional meetings, panel discussions and…
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Scrubs: The cast’s chemistry is still so scintillating that it carries this spirited comeback | television

Scrubs: The cast’s chemistry is still so scintillating that it carries this spirited comeback | television

πŸ”₯ Read this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Television,Zach Braff,Culture,Television & radio,TV comedy βœ… **What You’ll Learn**: IIt is possible to believe contradictory things. For example, I think television's reliance on reviving old shows is a risk-averse creative retreat. On the other hand, I like it. I especially love it when fictional characters age visibly. There's a broken humanity that you can't have with flawless, collagen-rich skin. You feel that you can talk to them about your sciatica and they will understand.I had that feeling with the new series of Scrubs (Disney+, starting Thursday, February…
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Marcus Mumford: Who is the living person I most admire? Disgustingly, she might be my wife Life and style

Marcus Mumford: Who is the living person I most admire? Disgustingly, she might be my wife Life and style

πŸ’₯ Explore this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Life and style,Mumford & Sons,Music,Pop and rock,Culture πŸ’‘ **What You’ll Learn**: forIn California, 39-year-old Marcus Mumford formed the band Mumford & Sons in 2007. Two years later, they released their Brit Award-winning debut, Sigh No More, which included the song Little Lion Man. In 2013, Babel won Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards, and in 2025 the band had their third No. 1 album, Rushmere. Their latest release is Pricefighter and on July 4th they will play BST Hyde Park in London. In 2022, Mumford…
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β€˜Last year I read 137 books’: could setting targets help you put down your phone and pick up a book? | Books

β€˜Last year I read 137 books’: could setting targets help you put down your phone and pick up a book? | Books

πŸš€ Explore this must-read post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Books,Society books,Culture,Fiction,Social media,Literacy βœ… **What You’ll Learn**: Every January, thousands of readers logΒ on to Goodreads, Instagram or TikTok andΒ make the same declaration: this is the year I read 50 books. Or 75. Or 100. Screenshots of spreadsheets circulate, templates for tracking pages and percentages are downloaded, friends publicly pledge to β€œdo better” than they did last year. What was once a private pastime is announced, quantified and, in some corners of the internet, judged.The appeal is obvious: in a distracted age, reading can easily become crowded out…
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Guide #231: How the search for the next James Bond film became the franchise’s best marketing tool | culture

Guide #231: How the search for the next James Bond film became the franchise’s best marketing tool | culture

πŸš€ Read this trending post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Culture,James Bond,Sean Connery,Pierce Brosnan,Daniel Craig,Roger Moore,Jacob Elordi,Film βœ… **What You’ll Learn**: CTurner's role as James Bond lasted at most two weeks. No sooner had he been hailed as the favorite to succeed Daniel Craig, than he was nudged from the DB5's driver's seat by the latest heir apparent, Jacob Elordi, who was installed as the bookmakers' new favorite after his hugely profitable performance at Wuthering Heights. Somewhere in the background there is a clever Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who seemed locked in the position two years ago, enjoying the…
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The Olympics and politics are more intertwined than ever before. Maybe that’s a good thing

The Olympics and politics are more intertwined than ever before. Maybe that’s a good thing

✨ Discover this trending post from Culture Latest πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Culture,Culture / Culture News,2026 Winter Olympics βœ… **What You’ll Learn**: In 2018, snowboarder Adam Rippon objected to then-Vice President Mike Pence leading the US delegation to the Olympics in Pyeongchang, citing Pence's record on LGBTQ+ rights. At the time, Rippon, who came out as gay in 2015, said Pence "doesn't stand for anything I truly believe in."Eight years later, Rippon says it takes a lot more courage for athletes speaking out about Trump administration policies during the 2026 Games than they did less than a decade ago.The echo chamber…
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