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On my radar: Naomi Alderman’s cultural highlights | Naomi Alderman
Born in London in 1974, the author Naomi Alderman studied PPE at Oxford and creative writing at the University of East Anglia....
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‘I knew I was overexercising and not eating enough’: novelist Emma Healey on the dark side of self-control | Books
Emma Healey’s two previous novels explored themes vivid in her own life. The protagonist of her bestselling debut, Elizabeth Is Missing, for which Healey won...
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Porno Chic and The Brief Heyday of X Ratings (Erotic 80s Part 1) — You Must Remember This
Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Here in 2022, there is more public conversation about the nuances of human...
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Victoria Canal: Slowly, It Dawns review – a musical promise fulfilled | Pop and rock
With two Ivor Novello awards for songwriting and a mentorship from Chris Martin that landed her on the Pyramid stage last year...
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Richard Gere and American Gigolo (Erotic 80s Part 3) — You Must Remember This
SHOW NOTES: Sources: Film Reviews: American Gigolo, Variety, Jan 30, 1980 American Gigolo, Films in Review, March 1980, Vol 31 Iss 3...
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Blood Simple at 40: how the Coens set the standard for modern noir | Coen brothers
The loathsome proprietor of a Texas bar slumps in his office chair after hours, seemingly dead from a gunshot wound to the...
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Neonoir, Body Heat and Postman Always Rings Twice (Erotic 80s Part 4) — You Must Remember This
SHOW NOTES: Sources: Easy Riders Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-And Rock ‘N Roll Generation by Peter Biskind Send Yourself Roses: Thoughts on...
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Guy Pearce: ‘My ex-wife was the greatest love of my life, but I’ve moved on now’ | Guy Pearce
Born in Cambridgeshire, Guy Pearce, 57, grew up in Australia and was in Neighbours. He starred in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen...
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Teen Sexploitation, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Porky’s and The Blue Lagoon (Erotic 80s Part 5) — You Must Remember This
SHOW NOTES: Sources: Long Live the New Flesh! Or, Why Video Stores With Real Employees Will Always Win, By Ross Scarano, Matt...
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Off your high horse: Argentina’s new sport of e-wheel polo – in pictures
Roda polo, which started during the Covid pandemic in Argentina, replaces horses with electric wheels, so it is cheaper and no animals...
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“Vioporn,” Body Double and Crimes of Passion (Erotic 80s Part 7) — You Must Remember This
SHOW NOTES: Sources: Make My Day: Movie Culture in the Age of Reagan by J. Hoberman Altered States by Ken Russell Double...
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Billy Bob Thornton: ‘I didn’t want Johnny Cash to catch me looking in his fridge in my underpants’ | Film
Is your music less important, more important, or about as important as your film work? BenderRodriguezHere’s the thing: I grew up in...
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Fear Sex. Jagged Edge & AIDS (Erotic 80s Part 8) — You Must Remember This
SHOW NOTES: Sources: Hollywood Animal by Joe Eszterhas Murdering Women For Entertainment by Rita Kempley, aliciapatterson.org, 2002 Hudson Has Aids, Spokesman Says,...
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Mac Miller: Balloonerism review – poignant second posthumous album | Mac Miller
The second posthumous album released since the death of American rapper Mac Miller in 2018 ponders delusions and lost innocence. Drug use...
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9 ½ Weeks, Mickey Rourke & Zalman King (Erotic 80s Part 9) — You Must Remember This
SHOW NOTES: Sources:Nine and a Half Weeks: A Memoir of a Love Affair by Elizabeth McNeill Beauty, Disrupted: The Carre Otis Story,...
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TV tonight: the return of more super-fun 90s games in Gladiators | Television & radio
Gladiators 5.50pm, BBC One Contender, ready? Gladiators is back with some zhushing up: Hammer and Cyclone join the pack and there’s the...

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