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On Resistance Street review – punkish record of music’s long battle with racism
The Clash are the touchstone for a story that stretches back to the 50s, told in interviews with many campaigning rockers
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Taylor Swift Breaks Yet Another Record In The UK, After A Historical Week On Spotify
Taylor Swift has broken yet another record with her latest album The Tortured Poets Department. Since the album was released a week ago, it has topped the UK’s music chart with the biggest first-week sales in seven years. The BBC reports that the 31-track double album (including a second volume titled The Anthology, which Swift …
1-min read - NewsYahoo Movies UK
Why is Rebel Wilson's new book censored in the UK?
Rebel Wilson's high-profile allegations against co-star Sacha Baron Cohen don't appear in the UK version of Rebel Rising.
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Real-Life ‘Baby Reindeer’ Woman Complains “I’m The Victim. He’s Stalking Me”
Baby Reindeer has taken the world by storm. The Netflix drama about a stalker and her victim has been viewed more than 13 million times since its launch a fortnight ago, sitting at number one on the streamer’s chart in more than 30 countries including the UK and US. This has inevitably prompted much internet …
2-min read - EntertainmentVariety
Immersive Doc ‘Stay Alive, My Son’ Uses Compassion to Spur Action
Prosecutor-turned-immersive storyteller Victoria Bousis has seen the often-separate strands of her professional lives converge in unexpected ways as she’s toured her recent project, “Stay Alive, My Son.” Using Cineplay – a mix of cinema with gameplay mechanics – the immersive experience adapts the memoires of human rights activist Pin Yathay, allowing users to embody Yathay’s …
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MeToo Founder Tarana Burke Speaks Defiantly After Weinstein Verdict Overturned: “Not A Blow, A Clarion Call”
MeToo founder Tarana Burke has spoken out defiantly in response to the overturning of Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, the BBC reports. Burke, who first coined the phrase MeToo to describe women victims of sexual abuse as early as 2006, and saw it gain worldwide recognition in 2017 in the light of accusations against Weinstein, …
1-min read - EntertainmentVariety
Mixed-Media Experience ‘Noire’ Tackles Civil Rights Struggle With Literary, Theatrical Pedigree
Given the NewImages Festival’s remit to welcome diverse artistic voices into the immersive space, programing “Noire” was an obvious choice. An augmented reality adaptation of a lesser-known case from the Civil Rights era, “Noire” brought much pedigree to this year’s Paris XR showcase. The project tracks the true story of Claudette Colvin, a 15-year-old girl …
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