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No generation is safe from the nostalgia industry – just look at the disappointing Malcolm in the Middle reboot | Johan Koshy

No generation is safe from the nostalgia industry – just look at the disappointing Malcolm in the Middle reboot | Johan Koshy

πŸ”₯ Check out this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Television,Television & radio,Culture,Disney+,Media,US news βœ… **What You’ll Learn**: HeyOne day in the near future, millennials like me will move into nursing homes. Once we're in, what will we do to pass the time? Narrative podcasts from the 2000s will likely be beamed into our bedrooms as the evening approaches, with early albums by Arctic Monkeys and Strokes available on demand. Paperbacks about the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami and the disappearance of flight MH370 will line the bookshelves. In the TV room, the struggle for the remote…
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Michael Jackson’s film is set to be a controversial success

Michael Jackson’s film is set to be a controversial success

πŸ’₯ Explore this insightful post from BBC Culture πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: πŸ“Œ **What You’ll Learn**: However, these allegations remain part of Jackson's life story, complicating the attempt to turn his life into a nine-figure Hollywood blockbuster. But given the pop star's current demand, he's likely to be a hit, too. Industry analysts expect Michael to be even bigger than Bohemian Rhapsody.worldwideMichael is produced by Graham King, who had a huge hit with Bohemian RhapsodyIf King had any initial doubts about the wisdom of giving Jackson the "Bohemian Odyssey" treatment, those doubts may have been dispelled by his soaring popularity since…
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Kae Tempest on creativity and his gender transition: β€˜I’m just glad to be alive’ | Kae Tempest

Kae Tempest on creativity and his gender transition: β€˜I’m just glad to be alive’ | Kae Tempest

πŸ”₯ Discover this must-read post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Kae Tempest,Fiction,Culture,Poetry,Theatre,Books,LGBTQ+ rights,Stage,Music πŸ“Œ **What You’ll Learn**: Kae Tempest sidles into a pub near hisΒ house on a weekday afternoon and ordersΒ a pint of mineral water. At his side isΒ Murphy, an enormous, 14-year-old alaskan malamute dog with startling blue eyes who settles down on the floor next to his master and goes to sleep. β€œHe’s all right,” Tempest says. β€œHe’s very friendly. He won’t even put his nose up.” The rapper, performance poet, playwright and novelist has a ginger beard and is wearing Timberland boots, baggy jeans and…
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Heart Wall Review – Sadness Knocks Family Karaoke Reunion Off Key | stage

Heart Wall Review – Sadness Knocks Family Karaoke Reunion Off Key | stage

πŸš€ Discover this trending post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Theatre,Bush theatre,Stage,Culture πŸ’‘ **What You’ll Learn**: YYou can hear this play before entering the hall. Inside, the karaoke session is in full force as the crowd sings Friday night pub bangers on stage. The singing resumes when Kit Withington's family drama begins, with karaoke serving as the glue that holds the emotionally opposing characters together.Exploding sausages...Olivia Forrest as Charlene in Heart Wall at the Bush Theater. Photograph: Tristram Kenton/The GuardianMany of them are at odds with themselves as well, including Frankie (Rowan Robinson), who visits her parents'…
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Winners and judges out of their money as Β£20,000 writing awards appear to have closed | Prizes and prizes

Winners and judges out of their money as Β£20,000 writing awards appear to have closed | Prizes and prizes

πŸš€ Read this must-read post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Awards and prizes,Money,UK news,Poetry,Books,Culture βœ… **What You’ll Learn**: A competition for new writers that promised a Β£20,000 prize fund appears to have stalled, leaving winners and judges, including the Booker Prize-winning novelist, out of pocket.Established in 2022, the Plaza Awards last year presented 10 awards judged by β€œthe world’s best poets and writers.”However, some judges in the 2025 competition say they have not been paid, and a number of winners say their entries were withdrawn after they were accused of using artificial intelligence to create their works,…
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TV Tonight: Minnie Driver makes crime look good in exciting new drama | TV and radio

TV Tonight: Minnie Driver makes crime look good in exciting new drama | TV and radio

✨ Explore this trending post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Television & radio,Culture,Minnie Driver,Television,Queen Elizabeth II,Colin Farrell,Margot Robbie,Audrey Hepburn βœ… **What You’ll Learn**: Kill line10pm on ITV1Minnie Driver is a gun-toting criminal with an impeccable pop figure in this Canadian thriller (formerly titled The Borderline). In his riverside town, cop Henry Rowland (Stephen Amell) discovers that a childhood friend is linked to a drug operation, which leads him to a meeting with crime family matriarch May Ferguson (Driver). Throw in a double murder and we have exciting drama. Holly RichardsonSecret Africa: Into the Wild7pm on Channel 4This…
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Diverse Women Artists: Asili ya Mama Review – Tanzanian Field Recordings Tell Women’s Stories with a Lively Rhythm | music

Diverse Women Artists: Asili ya Mama Review – Tanzanian Field Recordings Tell Women’s Stories with a Lively Rhythm | music

✨ Discover this must-read post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Music,Culture,Folk music πŸ’‘ **What You’ll Learn**: FCollecting folk songs by women has a long history, but it also represents an exciting present, as this collection of 10 active Tanzanian field recordings demonstrates. Created by documentary filmmaker Ruth Ndito and musician Mseferi Zaos (brother of Bindu of the illustrious Queens of Zaos, and son of the late folk pioneer Hukui), Mother's Descent showcases the rhythmic, melodic and harmonic invention of the Wagogo, Waluguro and Wasamba women. Here are songs that "carried culture and music into everyday life," as…
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Lucy Liu: Mr. Cobra Review – A captivating journey through the rollercoaster emotions of a predatory relationship | music

Lucy Liu: Mr. Cobra Review – A captivating journey through the rollercoaster emotions of a predatory relationship | music

✨ Read this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Music,Experimental music πŸ“Œ **What You’ll Learn**: Mr Cobra begins with the central character of Korean American musician Lucy Liu, Baby Girl, eerily conjuring up her lover as piano shards attack a barren canvas. Over the course of the record, Liyou's textures swell and dissipate, veering into disco riffs and Taylor Swift skits, then collapsing into farmhouse sounds and text-to-speech streams of consciousness. This adaptation of Liyou's solo musical theater piece, which dissects a lustful relationship with a predator, has turned into what she calls a record "about…
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Olivia Rodrigo: Drop Dead review – the ultimate rush of infatuation that’s nothing more than a festive trinket | Olivia Rodrigo

Olivia Rodrigo: Drop Dead review – the ultimate rush of infatuation that’s nothing more than a festive trinket | Olivia Rodrigo

✨ Check out this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Olivia Rodrigo,Music,Culture,Pop and rock πŸ“Œ **What You’ll Learn**: IIs there anything better than a fresh pop lyric that's so riveting you can't believe 60 years of songwriters didn't get there first? Or like that at least 20since googling a crush has become a completely normal element of modern romance: β€œOne night I got bored in bed / And I stalked you on the Internet,” Olivia Rodrigo sings on her comeback single, a casual acknowledgment of her innate melody destined in turn to haunt listeners' brains all…
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Give theater choreographers and action directors their own awards, says union group | stage

Give theater choreographers and action directors their own awards, says union group | stage

πŸ”₯ Explore this trending post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Theatre,Stage,Culture,Awards and prizes,UK news,Stagecraft,West End,Dance,Olivier awards πŸ“Œ **What You’ll Learn**: Theater choreographers and movement directors are undervalued at awards ceremonies and deserve greater recognition, says Equity Group, which represents both disciplines.At last weekend's Olivier Gala, the award for Best Theater Choreographer went to Fabien Allouise for Evita at the London Palladium. In a statement, Equity's Choreographers and Movement Directors Network (CMDN) said it was "great to see choreography recognized on major stages such as the Olivier Awards" but drew attention to movement directors who worked on nominated…
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