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(Double Double Whammy)One half of Water From Your Eyes re-records songs from the back catalogue of his other band, resulting in acoustic fare touched with regret and darknessAs one half of Brooklyn-based duo Water From Your Eyes, Nate Amos makes left-field pop that feels hypermodern: wry, memey lyri...
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The coffee brand Lavazza engaged Alex Webb, a contemporary street photographer from the Magnum Photos agency, for its 2026 calendar, which explores the rich tapestry of elements that make up the Italian lifestyle Continue reading...
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From Angels with Filthy Souls in Home Alone, to Deception in The Holiday, fake movies are taking on a life of their ownThe cold was brutal and so were the gangsters. It was the first – and worse, only – day of shooting, and when cinematographer Julio Macat threaded some film into his camera, it was...
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Two film-makers who worked with the late playwright recall a man of extraordinary wit, endless invention and innate eleganceI was utterly knocked out by the way Tom Stoppard’s mind worked, his brilliance and by the fact he made Brazil out of a big lump of stone that I’d spent a year or two preparing...
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Alder/FRSO/Collon(Ondine)Conductor Nicholas Collon keeps the sound clean and the pace dynamic in a bracing recording, while, in the Four Songs op 27, Louise Alder is unfailingly communicativeThe ascent and descent depicted in Richard Strauss’s An Alpine Symphony can seem like a long slog, but not i...
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From Seamus Heaney’s collected poems and Simon Armitage’s animal spirits, to prizewinners Karen Solie and Vidyan RavinthiranMany of 2025’s most notable collections have been powered by a spirit of wild experimentation, pushing at the bounds of what “poetry” might be thought to be. Sarah Hesketh’s 20...
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Suzanne Mulholland and Joe Swash help a family to prepare a fuss-free festive spread. Plus: Kate Winslet on directing her first film. Here’s what to watch this evening8pm, Channel 4Would you make your Christmas dinner three months before the big day? Suzanne Mulholland – AKA The Batch Lady – swears...
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With an experimental and maxed-out sound, bold new MCs are emerging from all corners of the UK – and with US rap in the doldrums, the time is ripe for another British InvasionIt’s early November and London’s Electric Ballroom is heaving. The warm-up DJ drops Fetty Wap’s 2014 smash Trap Queen, and th...
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The Railway Inn in Hatton is one of just two pubs remaining in Hatton and is 160 years old
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Plans to regenerate the former Belper Mills complex in the heart of the World Heritage Site have been stalled for eight years
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Derbyshire Police says certain people will only be allowed in their homes briefly to recover items
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An overnight shelter has been set up as people were warned they may be out of their homes for 24 hours