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Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt convinced me to give up on my fashion industry dreams
The writer describes abandoning their ambition to work in fashion after an episode of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt prompted them to reassess the cost of unpaid internships. The personal account highlights how promises of “experience” and possible future jobs can mask financial insecurity and unequal access within creative industries. In 2017, aged 23, the writer had…
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Disney’s Unpredictable 10-Part Crime Thriller Saga is So Good, You’ll Finish it in One Weekend
Fargo’s third season is presented as a distinctive, darkly comic crime thriller worth watching over a weekend. The 10-episode anthology season follows estranged twin brothers whose dispute over an inheritance escalates into theft, blackmail and dealings with a sinister criminal figure, while pushing the series into notably stranger territory. Ewan McGregor plays both brothers: wealthy…
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4 Woodstock Versions of Classic Songs That Will Give You Serious Festival FOMO
This article highlights four performances from Woodstock in 1969 that it argues still convey the festival’s enduring appeal. It presents the sets as memorable examples of the event’s musical energy and cultural significance, from intimate audience connection to performances that sustained the crowd through difficult conditions. Janis Joplin’s “Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)” is…
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4 Woodstock Versions of Classic Songs That Will Give You Serious Festival FOMO
Four Woodstock performances are highlighted as recordings that still evoke the scale and atmosphere of the 1969 festival: Janis Joplin’s “Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)”, Joe Cocker’s “With A Little Help From My Friends”, Sly And The Family Stone’s “I Want To Take You Higher” and Santana’s “Soul Sacrifice”. – Janis Joplin paired a…
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When housing is unaffordable, this artist’s device makes pedaling harder
Brooklyn artist and technologist Justin Blinder has created Ground Truth, a bicycle-mounted device that makes pedalling harder in neighbourhoods where housing is less affordable. The project turns an economic measure into a physical experience, aiming to show how high living costs can make everyday life in cities feel more difficult and unequal. Blinder developed the…
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‘A Chocolate Christmas,’ a Brazilian Holiday Romantic Drama, Set to Shoot in Gramado and New York From December
Brazilian director-producer Paulo Nascimento is preparing “A Chocolate Christmas”, a Portuguese-language romantic drama to be filmed in Gramado, southern Brazil, and New York City from December. The project will use Gramado’s large-scale Natal Luz Christmas festival as a backdrop, giving the production access to major festive events and visuals without the cost of recreating them.…
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Ayo Adenekan: Homeland Insecurity review – SNL UK writer woos the room with summer romance
Ayo Adenekan’s second Edinburgh Fringe show, Homeland Insecurity, is a warm, mischievous comedy set built around a brief summer romance. The reviewer finds his perspective as a queer Scottish-African comic fresh and his joke-writing skilful, noting his rapid move from Fringe newcomer to Saturday Night Live UK writer, but judges the hour uneven and not…
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Channel children at risk as Stourbridge wildfire forces evacuations
A major grass and woodland fire near Racecourse Lane and Stourbridge Golf Club spread into residential areas on 13 August, prompting a major emergency response. Around 100 firefighters were deployed, while police aviation crews supplied live aerial and thermal-imaging intelligence to help commanders track hotspots, assess vulnerable properties and direct resources. Residents and some care…
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Johnny Marr shares “brilliant answer” he got from Paul McCartney about the break-up of The Smiths
Johnny Marr has recalled Paul McCartney’s concise response when Marr discussed The Smiths’ break-up with him in 1987: “That’s bands for you.” Marr described the remark as brilliant advice from someone with extensive experience of group tensions, and said it has informed the advice he gives others. The recollection highlights how Marr sought perspective after…
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Hold Your Horses for Cody’s Buffalo Bill Center
A look at its superb museum of Western art from Catlin and Bierstadt to today.