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Unsung Goth Heroes
Since moving back here, I’ve noticed that many goths have come out of the woodwork, particularly since The Cure played a sellout show in Edinburgh a few weeks ago. But there are many goth/goth- adjacent artists that are often not revered so much. Here are some, and the reasons why. Danielle Dax A former member…
Film Review : Tar (2022)
Cate Blanchett gives an Oscar nominated performance as Lydia Tar, an *EGOT winning composer and conductor who is starting to spiral in real time. Written and directed by Todd Field,the film is an intense and claustrophobic study of genius, identity, cancel culture and the corrosive effects of social media. The camera acts effectively as a…
That Mitchell and Webb Look- Series 1(2006)
The first series of ‘That Mitchell and Webb Look’ is by far the best. It came along at exactly the right time, 2006, when sketch comedy shows seemed moribund. Melding their contrasting ‘Peep Show’ personas with outright absurdism, it was very silly and often inspired. There was ‘Numberwang’, the quiz show with no discernible rules;…
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