Speak So I Can See You review – tuning in to a radio station’s soul
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Documentary portrait of Radio Belgrade, one of Europe’s oldest broadcasters, threads together its scenes without commentary to hypnotic effectThe title is borrowed from Socrates, a...

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jan/23/speak-so-i-can-see-you-review-tuning-in-to-a-radio-stations-soul

‘We may have lost the south’: what LBJ really said about Democrats in 1964
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Bill Moyers was there when Lyndon Johnson made his memorable assessment of the Civil Rig...

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jan/22/we-may-have-lost-the-south-lbj-democrats-civil-rights-act-1964-bill-moyers

‘Symbol of our pride’: Newcastle city council vows to restore Tyne Bridge
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Leaders hope work will be completed in time for bridge’s centenary in 2028 despite rising costs and new complicationsTo say one of Britain’s best-loved bridges is in a sorry state might be an understatement.The ...

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/23/tyne-bridge-restoration-newcastle-city-council

‘You should gaze at your bins in horror’: the massive crime scandal behind the UK’s rubbish
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The mafia is infiltrating our waste, and millions of tonnes of it is being illegally dumped. A shocking podcast uncovers the horrific environmental scandal – and its links to gun a...

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/jan/23/buried-bbc-podcast-exposing-waste-rubbish-crime-scandal

Jack Dee: ‘I’m a positive energy kind of guy’
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The comedian on doing standup in prison, his first open mic with Paul Merton and taking I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue on tourHow did you get into standup?I went to the Comedy Store in Leicester Square one night in 1986 as a punter ...

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/jan/23/jack-dee-im-a-positive-energy-kind-of-guy

‘It’s the opposite of art’: why illustrators are furious about AI
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AI art generators may provide five minutes of fun for most users, but the blurring of creative and ethical boundaries is leaving many artis...

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/jan/23/its-the-opposite-of-art-why-illustrators-are-furious-about-ai

‘My education was in a bar’: Shania Twain on childhood, stardom, divorce and survival
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The record-breaking singer is back with her sixth album. She discusses deprivation, domestic violence and feeling triumphant after stage fright and surgery‘What’s your favourite track?” Shania Twain asks, about her new a...

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jan/23/shania-twain-childhood-stardom-divorce-survival

‘He sounded great’: David Crosby was working on new album when he died, musicians reveal
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Folk-rock pioneer ‘writing, playing, singing his ass off and preparing a fantastic show’ in his final days, says guitarist Steve PostellDavid Crosby was working on a new...

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jan/23/he-sounded-great-david-crosby-was-working-on-new-album-when-he-died-musicians-reveal

Eileen review – Anne Hathaway transfixes in off-kilter thriller
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Sundance film festival: the Oscar winner gives a pitch-perfect turn in an adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh’s hit novel that doesn’t push its weirdness far enoughThere’s ...

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jan/22/eileen-review-anne-hathaway-thriller-sundance-film-festival

Hundreds gather to mourn Lisa Marie Presley at Graceland memorial service
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People pay their respects at Memphis mansion that singer inherited from her father, rock legend Elvis Presley Hundreds of mourners gathered in Graceland on a chilly, grey Sunday morning to pay their respects to ...

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jan/22/lisa-marie-presley-memorial-service-graceland

Polite Society review – inventive action comedy soars, then falters
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Sundance film festival: We Are Lady Parts creator Nida Manzoor’s initially refreshing film follows two sisters torn apart by impending marriage but a big swing is taken that sinks what followsP...

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jan/22/polite-society-review-sundance

The Murder Capital: Gigi’s Recovery review – superlative downbeat rock thrills
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(Human Season)The Irish post-punk band go bigger and deeper on a second album that exudes muscular dramaThe Murder Capital’s lavishly poetic, intensely dour When I Have Fears was superb, an album so perfectly realised tha...

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jan/22/the-capital-gigis-recovery-review-superlative-downbeat-rock-thrills-ethel-return-my-head

‘To hell with being sweet and affable’: Leila Farzad on acting, pain and speaking her mind
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After years of waiting impatiently in the wings, Leila Farzad has finally landed her first starring role – a ‘callous and cold’ police officer. Here, she talks about Ir...

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/jan/22/leila-farzad-on-acting-pain-and-speaking-her-mind-better

Welcome to the age of ‘dark copers’ – where morbid curiosity is a means of survival | Emma Beddington
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From haunted dolls to horror films, there is a big appetite right now for fear-as...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/22/welcome-to-the-age-of-dark-copers-where-morbid-curiosity-is-a-means-of-survival

Nascondino (Hide and Seek) review – remarkable documentary about a Neapolitan street kid
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For four years, Victoria Fiore follows bright, personable Entoni, at the mercy of Italy’s new law concerning children from organised crime familiesPlenty of documentaries capture the sp...

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jan/22/nascondino-hide-and-seek-review-victoria-fiore-remarkable-documentary-about-a-naples-street-kid

Just the three of us: could our friendship survive having the same lover?
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Lauren John Joseph reveals a remarkable and moving story of love, death and enduring friendshipI put the book in the post with a note that said, “I know that once you’ve read this you may never want to...

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jan/22/just-the-three-of-us-could-our-friendship-survive-having-the-same-lover

Martha Wainwright: ‘My happiest decade is also my saddest – this decade’
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The singer-songwriter on her famous musical family, coping with death, divorce and parenting, and how her childhood was still easier than Prince Harry’sMartha Wainwright, 46, is an American-Canadian singer-songwriter...

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jan/22/martha-wainwright-things-i-regret-led-me-to-find-out-who-i-am

Alice, Darling and the importance of showing emotional abuse on screen
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The new film starring Anna Kendrick is one of the few visual narratives to deftly handle the insidious effects of an emotionally abusive relationshipIf not guided by an ominous score and a remarkable lead performance of brittle, jittery anxiety, it might take ...

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jan/22/alice-darling-showing-emotional-abuse-on-screen

Radio Silence review – courage in the face of danger as Mexican journalist takes on the government
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Intimate documentary captures the relentless intimidation of Ca...

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jan/16/radio-silence-review-courage-in-the-face-of-danger-as-mexican-journalist-takes-on-the-government-carmen-aristegui

Kick the Latch by Kathryn Scanlan review – straight from the horse trainer’s mouth
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Despite its minimalist style, the American writer’s experimental novel tracking the life of a would-be jockey in the midwest is brimming with lifeFiction – so close to lying – has always been a suspicious enterprise, not leas...

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jan/22/kick-the-latch-by-kathryn-scanlan-review-straight-from-the-horse-trainers-mouth