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Bread baked in someone else’s oven

One’s mother tongue is the greatest comfort blanket, an intimacy like no other, in which we feel most at ease

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Ecology to an anarchist beat

Although a consensus is forming as to the necessity of an ecological approach, ecology has been politically neutered and, in

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Narrative Apocalypse | Eurozine

Narratives of Apocalypse are a defining feature of the present. In parallel, narrative itself is in decline, or even obsolete,

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The nine buzzy Cannes films that could become Oscar contenders

There were hardly any American films at Cannes this year, but one of them was a clear festival highlight. Written

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Whistler’s Mother is a US icon

Like all successful memes the original concept is easily understandable. Its theme of motherhood is universal, and the composition and

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Why Star Wars went so wrong

Indeed, this might be a problem with the whole Star Wars universe, as it’s developed over the past decade –

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The actress who could make Oscars history

From blockbusters to Cannes hits, Germany’s Sandra Hüller is on an amazing run Source link

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How Kraftwerk’s radical 1976 track Radioactivity became an anti-nuclear anthem

Kraftwerk’s entire catalogue is a kind of extraordinary circuit board, connecting to unlimited musical styles: hip-hop; electro; ambient; new wave;

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1950s novel Lord of The Flies is the ultimate study of hate and division. It has never been more relevant

But the book has only one specific reference, to “the Reds”, hinting at the Cold War, and that vagueness has

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The Bruce Willis flop that became a cult hit

Once shooting got underway in Rome, that became clear. The lead actress, Maruschka Detmers, collapsed on set with chronic back