Entertainment
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Listen to this! Across the River of Stars – Beachwood Sparks
Beachwood Sparks hit the cosmic canyon touchpoints and beyond on their short but sweet return to recording -
Classic Album Covers : Breakfast in America – Supertramp
Great concept, design and execution, but really it's Kate Murtagh’s advancing years that are key to the cover’s success -
‘Must read’ book: Help Wanted – Adelle Waldman
At a big-box retailer in upstate New York, a team of workers is energised by a secret plan -
Listen to this! Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free – Bonny Light Horseman
A life-improving, morale-restoring, expansive third album from this modern folk trio -
‘Must see’ movie: Fly Me To The Moon
A movie that wears its heart on its sleeve and is a rocketship ride of a rom-com -
Classic album covers: The Velvet Underground & Nico
The story behind the most famous banana in the world -
‘Must read’ book: James – Percival Everett
Everett’s magnificent take on Huckleberry Finn upends Mark Twain’s world -
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Listen to this!: POPtical Illusion – John Cale
The sound of an Eightysomething legend on a hot streak -
‘Must see’ movie: The Bikeriders
Jeff Nichols’ roaring and star-studded ode to a Sixties motorcycle club -
Classic album covers: Parallel Lines – Blondie
The iconic cover actually led to the sacking of Blondie's manager because they really didn't like it -
‘Must read’ book: Long Island – Colm Tóibín
A novel of enormous wit and profound emotional resonance from one of the world’s great writers -
Listen to this!: Lives Outgrown – Beth Gibbons
The pensive voice of trip-hop confronts maturity and mortality in an album of melancholy yearning and shattered hopes -
Classic Album covers : The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan – Bob Dylan
An album cover that perfectly encapsulates a remarkable time, place and couple - Bob Dylan and Suze Rotolo -
‘Must see’ movie: The Fall Guy
A gag-filled meta-romcom from David Leitch that highlights film trickery in all its explosive glory -
It’s never too late to … own a racehorse
So, you think you want to own a racehorse. but what will it cost, what are the pitfalls, and how do you go about ... -
‘Must read’ book: Close to Death – Anthony Horowitz
Gloriously artificial, improbable, and ingenious. Fans of both versions of Horowitz will rejoice -
Listen to this! This Could Be Texas – English Teacher
A crafty and ambitious debut album that demands respect
