Music
Weird music made weirder
Iglooghost expands the genre of footwork in his latest release.
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Film & TV
The Death of Stalin: Armando Iannucci returns
Renowned political satirist Armando Iannucci’s second escapade into film. It may be The Death of Stalin but will it be the revival of top notch satire movie making?
Culture
Sondheim’s classic Follies revived in London
Terrific choreography is combined with strong performances in an inventive new restaging of the much beloved musical starring Imelda Staunton.
Books
Saunders explores the limbo between life and death in debut novel
A fan of Saunders’ short stories, Henry Bennie thought that the transition to a full novel might not be easy, especially for one so acclaimed in short stories - but he finds that he had nothing to fear.
Politics
Right-wing parties predicted success in upcoming Austrian election
Two right-wing parties are expected to take a combined 58% of the vote share in Austria’s upcoming elections.
Film & TV
Memes, marketing, and Szechuan sauce
An attempt by McDonald’s to tap into the Rick and Morty fandom by giving away a sauce from the 1990s shows us a bit about fandoms, but a lot about how marketing works in the digital age.
Culture
Making it on their own: Barbican Centre’s celebration of young talent
Just as Jean-Michel Basquiat surrounded himself with artists, the Barbican has put together a day of collaboration between key players in the London arts scene.
Science
Fetishisation of the Nobel Prize continues
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Science
Fear Factor: Zombie ants
Fear is one of the driving factors of human behaviour, but not everything we see in horror films is a fantasy. Science already has a wealth of horrific things, starting with parasitic fungi and moving up to bacterial mind control.
Music
Deep Dive into DAMN.
With the DAMN. tour on its way to London, revisit the album itself with Felix’s resident Kendrick stan
Opinion
Cuba Libre: What’s more to achieve than revolution?
Behind the Facebook-ready vistas and the vintage cars, there’s an unsettling truth at the heart of Cuban society and politics.
Politics
Catalonia faces a uncertain future after an independence vote riddled with irregularities
After a questionable referendum that saw voters camping out in polling stations and being attacked by police, the fate of Catalonia has yet to be decided.