Tag: Pop Culture
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‘Explosive’ Princess Diana tapes aired on TV
As the 20th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death nears, Channel 4 has broadcast intimate conversations about her marriage and childhood. Should her private words have been made public?
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Dr Who’s 13th Time Lord is Jodie Whittaker
For over 50 years, wearing 12 different faces, the Doctor has travelled through time and space in a mad blue box. Now Doctor Who has announced its 13th lead actor — and its first ever woman.
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Corbyn takes Glastonbury back to its roots
Slotted in between rock stars and rappers, the Labour leader drew one of the largest crowds of the weekend. Has Glastonbury rediscovered its political roots? And should we celebrate that?
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Sgt Pepper: ‘greatest ever’ album turns 50
It was fifty years ago today that The Beatles released Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The magazine Rolling Stone calls it the best album ever. Does this undervalue...
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Uproar over women-only movie screenings
Wonder Woman is the first female-led superhero movie of the modern era. One US cinema chain is causing an uproar by hosting women-only screenings. Is this sexism or just...
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The ‘wordless wonder’ of The Red Turtle
Today, UK cinemas will begin showing The Red Turtle — a moving animated film about a man on a desert island. It has no dialogue. Should more...
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Concert attack prompts culture and values row
Monday’s atrocity in Manchester was an attack on music and female empowerment — things the West holds dear. Yesterday some said it should do more to defend its way of life. Are they right?
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Eurovision: ‘The superbowl of singing’ returns
This year, the global song contest’s theme is “celebrate diversity”. It features Romanian yodelling, an Australian X-Factor winner, and a dancing Italian gorilla. Why do people like this?
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Marvel sets off comic book diversity dispute
A Marvel executive has appeared to blame the company’s falling sales on its increasingly diverse characters. His comments have triggered a debate about what superheroes should look like…
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R.I.P. Chuck Berry, godfather of rock’n’roll
“If you had to give rock’n’roll another name, you might call it Chuck Berry,” John Lennon once said. Now Berry has died aged 90. Did he launch the most important idea of the 20th century?
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Emma, nudity, and the meaning of feminism
She is an actress, a feminist activist for the UN, and now a semi-nude model in Vanity Fair magazine. Her photoshoot has sparked a fierce feminist row: does baring your breasts betray women?
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Oscars get political as stars lambast Trump
Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel trashed Donald Trump throughout the night, even provoking him from the stage with two tweets. Will his words make a difference?
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La La Land: dancing all the way to history
Bursting into song was once a hallmark of Hollywood magic — but it has been out of fashion for decades. Now it’s back, critics say it is ‘perfect escapism’ for difficult times. Is that all?
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New show for ‘UK’s greatest living artist’
Today a new David Hockney exhibition opens at Tate Britain — and it is the fastest-selling show in the museum’s history. But does ‘Britain’s greatest living artist’ truly deserve his title?
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Twins for Beyoncé the Renaissance Madonna
Stop everything! Beyoncé is pregnant with twins. In just a few hours, this photo became the most-liked image on Instagram ever. The news trended on Twitter. Is it a lot of fuss over nothing?