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So, there we have it: it's going to be another four years of Donald Trump. The results of the US presidential election were perhaps more decisive than expected, with reports for weeks that polls were neck and neck. Stars of film, TV and music have been strongly reacting to the news ever since the result became clear, but my favourite has to be from this side of the pond. Countdown star Susie Dent tweeted: "Word of the day is 'recrudescence' (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve." There was also a brilliant run-in between Emily Maitlis and Boris Johnson during the Channel 4 election night coverage, as the former PM insisted on repeatedly plugging his new book Unleashed, rather than answering questions. She wanted to know if he would make a political comeback; he responded that the answer could be found in his book. "We're not all gonna read your book so just tell us," was Maitlis's exasperated reply. |
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Quincy Jones, who died this week at 91, was arguably the most successful music producer of all time (AP) |
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Is there a Nineties rock legend version of the Bat-Signal? A vintage strobe they flash up into the geopolitical ash clouds of the 2020s to summon sonic superheroes of Gen X's youth? Last week, The Cure rose from the grave to run us a warm bath of gothic solace. Now Primal Scream are back with Come Ahead, a ridiculously funky stew of a record that all but laces your Gazelles, flops your fringe over your eyes and drags you onto the dance floor for a baggy-limbed boogie. |
Helen Brown | Album critic |
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Bird is for every lost child who wishes someone would have stood up and defended them. It's a fragile but beautiful vision, and marks the strongest blend yet of Andrea Arnold's primary directives as a filmmaker. There have been her stories of young, working-class women in search of their own liberation, such as Mia in her 2009 breakout Fish Tank or Star in her US-set 2016 film American Honey. And there have been stories about the dignity and inner life bestowed on all creatures, as exemplified by her 2022 documentary Cow, shot over the course of four years on an industrial dairy farm. Bird fuses both. |
Clarisse Loughrey | Chief film critic |
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There's a widely held belief that art and culture thrive best in times of stability. Artists have the time and space to pursue their ideas without threat; the rich and powerful can commission palaces and churches, confident there'll be a decent interval before they're sacked by the mob. So, it's chastening to learn that the art of the Renaissance – painting and sculpture that exudes serenity and harmony – was created against a background of continual warfare and murderous inter-dynastic feuding. |
Mark Hudson | Chief art critic |
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"May you never die until I kill you." These are the eight chilling words, scrawled on a piece of paper by serial killer John Sweeney, that give ITV's new true crime drama its name. Until I Kill You is the story of Delia Balmer, the sole known survivor of Sweeney, who is now serving life for his crimes. Actually, as is very clear from the harrowing events we witness, Balmer is also a victim of the British criminal justice system, which spent years gaslighting and further traumatising her in various courts and police interview rooms. |
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Robin Campbell: 'They always talk about Oasis and how big they are, but they can't catch a cold outside of England, really' |
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Last week the 1980s reggae icons, known for blending political dissent with easy going pop grooves, played a sold out show at Wembley Arena. But they haven't always been given the recognition they think they deserve. They talk to Annabel Nugent about being bugged by M15, cultural appropriation and selling out, and the reason why they believe they've never been awarded a Grammy. |
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UB40 performing at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, 2022 (Getty) |
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Read an extract from our Saturday Interview below… |
In the years since have become a touchstone of popular culture – popping up in often bizarre ways. Just the other day, Campbell got a kick out of watching a Big Brother contestant get whacked in the face with a pillow after declaring they hate UB40. Yet for all their clout in pop culture, rarely does it translate to respect from the industry. "It's annoying," Campbell confesses. "They always talk about Oasis and how big they are, but they can't catch a cold outside of England, really. We probably sold twice as many records as they've sold – and we don't get that recognition. In documentaries about music of the Eighties, UB40 might get mentioned in passing at the end of Part Two – whereas Madness, the Specials, Adam and the Ants get more cover than we do." It'd be nice to get some recognition, is all he's saying. Read the full interview here |
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| Reese Witherspoon's Book Club pick for November is an 'unforgettable memoir' |
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