Wirral Tory says Labour should be 'ashamed' of playing politics over cost of living Labour said the proposals would put council workers out of a job and raid "vital ring-fenced public health reserves" Liverpool Echo · Sep 5, 2022
‘To sing in Kashmiri is political’: Ali Saffudin, the singer-songwriter who smuggled his album to the world The 29-year-old’s bluesy debut album almost didn’t get made because of a communications blackout. He talks about utopia, the Kashmiri spirit and the fight for freedom of expression The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2022
‘I could not get out of Britain fast enough’: Amanda de Cadenet on tabloid bullies, teenage fame and making it in the US She was dubbed ‘the wild child’ in the UK when she presented The Word in the early 90s – and left scarred by the experience. After fleeing across the Atlantic, she reinvented herself, as a feminist activist, photographer, talkshow host and now a podcaster The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2022
Strike! How 80s post-punk band Lining Time crystallised a moment in feminist protest history The mid-point between the Raincoats and Life Without Buildings, the short-lived Plymouth group brought improv, humour and European radicalism to their newly rediscovered debut album The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2022
‘It comes down to taste’: how the Edinburgh comedy awards find tomorrow’s funniest stars Nica Burns, driving force of the festival’s comedy prize, talks about the winners and losers in 40 years of the hugely influential event The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2022
Mercury prize: Sam Fender, Harry Styles and Self Esteem lead pack of first-time nominees Women including Little Simz and Jessie Buckley dominate this year’s cohort for the best British album of the year, which falters on recent diversity gains The Guardian - UK · Jul 26, 2022
Comic-Con 2022: Wakanda Forever, Sandman and Bill Murray joins the MCU Plus 16 new Marvel projects, a Dungeons & Dragons film, the new Lord of the Rings series, a sneak peek at Dwayne Johnson as Black Adam, and Keanu Reeves returns as John Wick The Guardian - AU · Jul 25, 2022
Three things with Nakkiah Lui: ‘I know a lot of information about unsettling, morbid and weird things’ In our weekly interview about objects, the writer tells us about the bittersweetness of her mum’s protest shirts – and her love of slogan merch The Guardian - AU · Jul 12, 2022
Three things with Wendy Matthews: ‘A girl’s best friend is a trolley’ In our weekly interview about objects, the classic Australian singer tells us about her sprawling acreage in northern NSW, and the family heirlooms she left overseas The Guardian - AU · Jun 21, 2022
μ-Ziq: Magic Pony Ride review – electronic producer canters into joy Remastering his classic LP Lunatic Harness – plus an Icelandic horse-riding trip – inspired Mike Paradinas to make this often sumptuous disc The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2022
Steve Reich: Reich/Richter review – intricate riffs on the rhythms of painter’s abstract film The patterns of a work by Gerhard Richter inspire one of Reich’s most impressive recent pieces, elegantly performed in 2020 The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2022
South Africa is in search of a fairer electoral system. But what's been tabled is flawed South Africa is amending its electoral law to make it fairer by enabling citizens to contest provincial and national elections without being forced to join political parties. The Conversation · Jun 8, 2022
Harry Potter and the missing sketches: JK Rowling’s first drawings of boy wizard Author’s original drawings for her first Hogwarts novel to appear in print – alongside the return of a mysterious wizard The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2022
Larry Stone: Recently retired Mariners exec Randy Adamack was face of franchise behind the scenes for 44 seasons SEATTLE — Over the past 44 seasons, Randy Adamack has seen almost every bit of Mariners history and lived it from the inside. Tribune News Service · May 8, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2022 Trish Clowes: A View With a Room review – a dreamy mix of structure and eclectic improv Cinematic reveries and uncliched improv come together on the saxophonist-composer’s impressive seventh album
The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2022 Debit: The Long Count review – Mayans, machine learning and music Mexican-American producer Delia Beatriz draws on the flutes of the Mayan courts to create a startlingly original sound