Kele: 2042 review – Okereke’s most political work yet | Music
Kele Okereke has lived many musical lives. In his early 20s he was the frontman of indie rock band Bloc Party; as he neared 30, he transitioned into a lo-fi …
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Felicity Jones: ‘I’m not shy of things that are political’ | Film
The actor Felicity Jones, judged by dreary national statistics, is neither tall nor short: she’s a bang-on average 5ft 3in. Measured by the slightly looser gauge in her imagination, though, …
Read MoreTriggered review: Donald Jr proves himself the Trump kid with real political chops | US news
In Triggered, the president’s eldest child excoriates the left for its censoriousness, but ignores his father’s repeated demands for the same. In case Don Jr forgot, Trump père is no …
Read MoreIs the political novel dead? | Books
When Anna Burns, author of last year’s Booker prize-winning account of the Troubles, Milkman, was asked whether writing was a political act, she was taken aback. “Honestly? This is the …
Read MoreKeith Haring’s Ignorance = Fear: political activism | Art and design
Express yourself … Political activism pulsed through Keith Haring’s bright, brief career. He made posters and marched for nuclear disarmament and against apartheid. Meanwhile, alongside the signature dogs and babies, …
Read MoreHas Vic Mensa made the most political music video of the year? | Music
A group of children downing pills and drinking toilet water behind bars makes for uneasy, provocative imagery in the video for Camp America, the debut single from Vic Mensa’s politically …
Read MoreRunning with Beto review – punchy political documentary glosses over grit | Television & radio
“Gotta run like there’s nothing to lose,” nods a sweat-drenched Beto O’Rourke. The three-term congressional representative for the Texas border city of El Paso has just returned from a run …
Read MoreHow The Good Fight became TV’s most political drama | Television & radio
Since it began in 2017, The Good Fight has been brilliant and often astounding television. The legal side of the story quickly morphed into an anarchic political drama with only …
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