Tender Loving Care review – Mike Leigh’s tender and elusive study of love and mortality

And then you have to come to terms with the mortality of your elderly parents and by that same token, with the end that is waiting for you too. The decency and clarity of the film are a tonic. It is a movie with one of…

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How Gloria Steinem’s lifechanging stay in India shaped her approach to feminism

She was 22, with a degree in government from Smith college and was travelling on a Chester Bowles fellowship. India was "not only a place I'd always wanted to go, but (also) an escape from a very kind and tempting man to…

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The rise of south-east Asia’s girl bands: ‘The talent and popularity were always here’

"Incorporating Filipino language, Filipino culture, Filipino sound, into our music, it really gives identity and meaning to our music," Ricalde tells the Guardian. Months after becoming the first south-east Asian girl…

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Act 3 review – queer art history and life reflections from masters of metatextuality

They explore ideas about history and identity, ruminating on their creative selves and metatextually examining (or re-examining) their own work. You may call it the "Alfred Hitchcock" and "Chris Marker" sides to their…

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Way Dynamic’s double bill at End of the Road features yo-yos, a songwriter lost to history, and an endless queue

Their chosen cover — every piano stage alum plays one — was a lonely folk ballad long since lost to history, “Please Stop Breaking Me Down” by Ritchie Tierney. They’ve covered the track before, a niche pull from a…

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Ty Segall conquers Woods Stage at End of the Road following secret set

The festival regular’s titanic setlist encompassed fan favourites to frenetic newfound anthems. It followed his surprise performance at the Garden Stage earlier in the day to celebrate the End of the Road’s landmark…

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‘Band Of Brothers’ is getting new documentary to celebrate 25th anniversary of war epic

Released in September 2001 on the cable network, the show was created by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks following their Oscar-winning collaboration on World War 2 drama Saving Private Ryan . It dramatised the history of…

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Nominate your favourite UK grassroots music venue to win a bundle of Fender gear

The new initiative asks music fans across England, Scotland and Wales to nominate their favourite local music venue. Three winning venues, one from each region, will be selected based on the highest number of regional…

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Here’s what Hayley Williams played as she kicked off ‘The Hayley Williams Show’ tour in West Palm Beach

The Paramore frontwoman took to the stage at the iTHINK Financial Amphitheater, West Palm Beach, Florida, to play a variety of songs from her three solo albums. She kicked off with the live debut of ‘Just a Lover’, from…

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Is the new Oasis teaser telling us they’re playing a Manchester residency?

Rumours have been swirling around a possible 2027 tour , which would follow up their hugely successful ‘Live ‘25’ reunion shows held around the world last year. Reports have claimed a 12-night residency at the Etihad…

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