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Return of Bridget Jones taps into 90s trend as gen Z looks to ‘simpler’ time
Bristol memorial service pays tribute to civil rights activist Paul Stephenson
More than 500 people including leading British civil rights figures filled Bristol Cathedral on Friday for a memorial service for the late Paul Stephenson, known for his role in the Bristol bus boycott.
Stephenson played a pivotal part in rallying thousands of people for a 60-day boycott in Bristol in …
The Guide #176: Seas of smartphones and bulky backpacks: the worst things about going to gigs
Colbert on Trump’s second week: ‘America is having some second thoughts’
Stephen Colbert
On The Late Show, Stephen Colbert started by reminding us that this is the second week of Trump’s second term and that “America is …
Fury and denunciations: when pop idol Marianne Faithfull took to the stage – and silenced her critics
Marianne Faithfull had to overcome a good deal of prejudice in her life. When, as a 21-year-old, she was cast as Irina in a 1967 production of Chekhov’s Three Sisters at London’s Royal Court, it caused a perfect storm. The press was sceptical about a pop idol going straight and …
‘Deep down, all Englishmen are policemen’: Spanish anthology recounts life in Edwardian London
The first of the myriad
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peculiarities that would bedevil, confound and exasperate Julio Camba in his 15 months as London correspondent for El Mundo revealed itself when a porter tried to help the young Spanish journalist with his luggage as he arrived at Victoria station in December 1910. …Melancholy, morphine and the Baader-Meinhof group: Marianne Faithfull’s 10 best recordings
Morning Sun (1965)
Marianne Faithfull’s 60s releases were wildly variable, perhaps because she seems to have been beholden to the whims of producers who didn’t really know what to do with her: one minute she was recording rounded-edged folk – Cockleshells, What Have They Done to the Rain – the …
The Guide #172: Will Severance be worth the wait, and seven more culture storylines in 2025
Friday briefing: How do you fix Britain’s broken disability benefits system?
Good morning. A new public accounts committee report has found that disability benefit claimants are receiving “unacceptably poor service” from the government, waiting on average 10 times longer than other claimants for their calls to be answered. Meanwhile, rising DWP underpayments are leaving many at greater risk of hardship.
For …