‘The Boiler’: how The Specials created ska’s first MeToo anthem
Nearly 40 years before the MeToo movement, Jerry Dammers' successor to two-tone ska group The Specials cut 'The Boiler', a single confronting sexual assault.
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Jennifer Tilly: The scream queen who owns a piece of ‘The Simpsons’
When the great big book of American television is finally written, there will be several chapters devoted to The Simpsons.
Reality bites: What was the best-selling song of the 2000s?
The 2000s was a decade of amazing music and massive cultural changes to boot - but what was the best-selling song of this defining decade?
Nicolas Cage explains what makes a movie a masterpiece
Alongside appearing in some absolute stinkers, Nicolas Cage has also been a part of some stone-cold masterpieces. He won an Oscar for Leaving Las Vegas, lent his voice to the gorgeous Spider-Man: Into ...
The song Rod Stewart called closest to his heart: “Susie, baby, you were good to me”
Rod Stewart knew how to write a ballad like no other, and one in particular saw him bring up his past in hearwrenching ...
What would a James Bond movie directed by Mike Leigh look like?
With the future of the James Bond franchise in a state of flux, Mike Leigh has weighed in about how he might reinvent the ...
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A selection of Beth Ditto’s favourite albums
The early 2000s might have been a period that a lot of people saw as being a cultural low point, with very few new musical ...
‘Perfect Strangers’: the unassuming Italian dramedy that shattered a world record
We live in a cinematic landscape dominated by remakes and reboots, however, there is only one film that has truly been done ...
Where do pebbles come from? Paul Weller and his take on human origin
Throughout his long and illustrious career, Paul Weller has explored a countless array of themes within his songwriting, ...
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The actor Ryan Gosling compared to a Jedi: “You hope he shows you the way of the Force”
Ryan Gosling is an enigma in Hollywood, with a light-hearted and unbothered persona in real life that seems detached from the ...
“Pure cheese”: The song George Michael considered incredibly corny
George Michael may have many hooks to his name, but he didn't hide the fact that this tune could be too cheesy for some.
The reason why Anthony Hopkins and Brian Cox will never talk about Hannibal Lecter: “That’s a rule”
Anthony Hopkins and Brian Cox will never talk about Hannibal Lecter because they don't want it to appear to the media like they're trying to one-up each other.