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Native Soul: Teenage Dreams | Ammar Kalia’s global album of the month
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Sweet Girl review – Jason Momoa’s Netflix action thriller is a non-starter
The Game of Thrones alum headlines a conventional on-the-run conspiracy thriller that boasts a nonsensical last act twistGetting one’s own sub-par Netflix action movie has become a rite of passage for male and female actors alike, regardless of fame, a…
‘I wouldn’t take my kids to this’: Star Wars’ Phil Tippett on his hellish animation Mad God
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The Women of Troy by Pat Barker review – bleak and impressive
In the sequel to her Iliad retelling The Silence of the Girls, told from the perspective of captured queen Briseis, Barker moves on from war to its aftermathTroy has fallen. Its warriors, even its unborn male babies, are all dead. The mutilated body of…
Outkast’s 20 greatest songs – ranked!
As their classic second album ATLiens turns 25, we look back at the best from a duo who turned rap into a psychedelic, progressive playgroundThe title seems to refer to Outkast’s refusal to be constrained by musical boundaries and expectations as much …
SNSで活発化する“中国発”の投稿が、BBCの報道の信頼性を損なうべく暗躍している
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OnlyFans to ban adult material after pressure from payment processors
Subscriber-only website synonymous with pornography will now focus on more mainstream contentOnlyFans, the subscriber-only website synonymous with pornography, has announced it will ban adult material from the site after pressure from its payment proce…