Hilary Swank: 'I had an Academy Award but no healthcare'

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Now it has an iron claw on the discourse, too. Was it ethical for [Richard Gadd](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoDypGP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC90di9mZWF0dXJlcy9yaWNoYXJkLWdhZGQtYmFieS1yZWluZGVlci1pbnRlcnZpZXctbmV0ZmxpeC1zdGFsa2luZy1iMjUyNjU0OC5odG1sP2xpZD0xa3hwcWpmNzllcXcmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI3LTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZilHpSxmEkwTslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)to write [a drama](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoDypGP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L3Jldmlld3MvYmFieS1yZWluZGVlci1uZXRmbGl4LXN0YWxrZXItcmljaGFyZC1nYWRkLWIyNTI0OTgxLmh0bWw_bGlkPTRlejhrZG4yY3B3NyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjctMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmKUelLGYSTBOyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) based on his real life stalker, named Martha in the show and masterfully portrayed by Jessica Gunning? And is it right that some viewers are [treating the show like a true crime podcast](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoDypGP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L25ld3MvYmFieS1yZWluZGVlci1tYXJ0aGEtcmVhbC1saWZlLXJpY2hhcmQtZ2FkZC1iMjUzMzczOC5odG1sP2xpZD1tcnFsOHBkZ3V3bzUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI3LTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZilHpSxmEkwTslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), sleuthing their way through the social media profiles of strangers on the internet in order to try and uncover the real Martha? I saw Gadd perform Baby Reindeer as a play at the Bush Theatre in 2019, and it's been surreal to see a scrappy one-man-show dominating the cultural conversation – another reason why people are calling it “the male Fleabag”. For a wise, nuanced perspective on the whole thing, [read Adam White’s piece](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoDypGP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL2JhYnktcmVpbmRlZXItbWFydGhhLXJlYWwtYjI1MzMyMTIuaHRtbD9saWQ9ZnFnOTE5NG5oMTlnJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyNy0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYpR6UsZhJME7JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) diving into the issue of the responsibility we have as viewers of a show like this. Adam also wrote this [completely brilliant piece](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoDypGP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL2ZlYXR1cmVzL3JlYmVsLXdpbHNvbi1ib29rLXNhY2hhLWJhcm9uLWNvaGVuLWIyNTM0NzkzLmh0bWw_bGlkPXc2djl1dDRxbzJlOCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjctMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmKUelLGYSTBOyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) on Rebel Wilson’s controversial memoir Rebel Rising. The book has already caused a furore over [allegations](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoDypGP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL25ld3MvcmViZWwtd2lsc29uLWdyaW1zYnktc2FjaGEtYmFyb24tY29oZW4tYjI1MTg1ODguaHRtbD9saWQ9ZHF2NzhlNG4zaTQ1JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyNy0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYpR6UsZhJME7JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) she made about working with Sacha Baron Cohen, which have been[redacted](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoDypGP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL25ld3MvcmViZWwtd2lsc29uLXNhY2hhLWJhcm9uLWNvaGVuLW1lbW9pci1iMjUzNDUwMS5odG1sP2xpZD12eGJ3OGpidDdtdG8mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI3LTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZilHpSxmEkwTslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) from the UK edition. Adam was left bemused by the book, released this week, from Wilson’s strange obsession with money to her humourlessness around the car crash that was Cats. He writes that the celeb tell-all market is starting to [groan under the weight of its own self-involvement](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoDypGP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL2ZlYXR1cmVzL3JlYmVsLXdpbHNvbi1ib29rLXNhY2hhLWJhcm9uLWNvaGVuLWIyNTM0NzkzLmh0bWw_bGlkPWl5cDhzOGZkbmI5cyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjctMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmKUelLGYSTBOyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~): “Paris Hilton’s was too brand-conscious. RuPaul’s was a narcissistic slog. Jada Pinkett Smith’s felt like being held hostage by someone who’s just got back from an ayahuasca retreat and is determined to tell you absolutely everything about it. Wilson’s, frankly, is too early – written by a star who is still figuring out who they are as a woman and as a celebrity, so fills in the blanks with braggadocio and boob jokes.” ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoDypGP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL2JhYnktcmVpbmRlZXItbWFydGhhLXJlYWwtYjI1MzMyMTIuaHRtbD9saWQ9ZHZuYWQ2cTh4eW1vJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyNy0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYpR6UsZhJME7JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ Richard Gadd as Donny, Jessica Gunning as Martha in 'Baby Reindeer' (Ed Miller/Netflix) Also this week: Tim Bano took a joyous peek into [rehearsals for The Buddha of Suburbia at the Royal Shakespeare Company](buddha-of-suburbia-rsc-emma-rice-interview-b2535229.html?lid=hce9yxcqt3ts&utm_medium=email&utm_source=braze&utm_campaign=IndyArts Newsletter 27-04-24&utm_term=IND_Culture_Newsletter_CDP), talking to Emma Rice about bringing Hanif Kureishi’s landmark novel to the stage. Yellowstone star Luke Grimes [spoke to Tom Murray](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoDypGP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL2x1a2UtZ3JpbWVzLXllbGxvd3N0b25lLWxpYmVyYWwtYmFja2xhc2gtYjI1MzM0NzIuaHRtbD9saWQ9bTdobzg2emU2NmxmJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyNy0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYpR6UsZhJME7JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)about the show’s liberal critics, [The Zutons talked to Craig McLean](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoDypGP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL3RoZS16dXRvbnMtaW50ZXJ2aWV3LWFteS13aW5laG91c2UtdmFsZXJpZS1iMjUzMzIyMS5odG1sP2xpZD00enRwZjQ1OXZjbHMmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI3LTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZilHpSxmEkwTslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) about the legacy of their song “Valerie” after Amy Winehouse’s death, and Jon Bon Jovi [told Kevin EG Perry](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoDypGP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2pvbi1ib24tam92aS1taWxsaWUtYm9iYnktYnJvd24tdG91ci1zdXJnZXJ5LWIyNTMxNDg3Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTFqczR3bDlpaTl3YiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjctMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmKUelLGYSTBOyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) he’s “never lied about being a saint”. And I loved Laura Barton’s [State of the Arts column](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoDypGP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL25vcnRoLXNvdXRoLWFydHMtbGV2ZWxsaW5nLXVwLWNvLW9wLWxpdmUtYjI1MzUyOTQuaHRtbD9saWQ9cWtocng4NXFkeTdpJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyNy0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYpR6UsZhJME7JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), looking more closely at the question of whether the North really will steal London’s arts crown, in the week that Manchester’s new £365m venue Co-op Live [failed to open on time](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoDypGP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L25ld3MvcGV0ZXIta2F5LWNvLW9wLWxpdmUtY2FuY2VsbGVkLXNob3dzLW1hbmNoZXN0ZXItYjI1MzUzMTcuaHRtbD9saWQ9OXI2YzYyN3FocnNkJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyNy0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYpR6UsZhJME7JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) and the boss of London’s Southbank Centre admitted the building needs £50m worth of repairs. And… if you missed it: this week [we announced our partnership with the glorious Hay Festival](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoDypGP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL25ld3MvaGF5LWZlc3RpdmFsLTIwMjQtZ3Vlc3RzLXBhbmVsLXNwZWFrZXJzLWIyNTM0NDc3Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXU4OWwxMjhoendzMCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjctMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmKUelLGYSTBOyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~), the biggest event on the literary calendar. Our editor-in-chief Geordie Greig and chief books critic Martin Chilton will be talking to leading writers and thinkers for a series of discussions about the day’s news cycle, among 600 other events. Look out for my guide to the unmissable highlights, on the culture section tomorrow. Jessie [@jessiecath](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoDypGP0SfaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9qZXNzaWVjYXRoP2xpZD1zYmV2NXEyMDYwM3AmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI3LTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZilHpSxmEkwTslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) What to do this weekend Film | [The Fall Guy](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoDypGP0S2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG0_bGlkPWRqeHhtZXBuN2s2eSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjctMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmKUelLGYSTBOyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) David Leitch’s [The Fall Guy](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoDypGP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL3Jldmlld3MvdGhlLWZhbGwtZ3V5LXJldmlldy1yZWxlYXNlLWRhdGUtYjI1MzM5NTIuaHRtbD9saWQ9cGptamh1ZjdwY2hpJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyNy0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYpR6UsZhJME7JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) is a sweat-drenched spectacle that celebrates the harmonious union between heart-stopping stunt work and charismatic movie stars. Ryan Gosling, still high on that Kenergy, embraces his uncanny ability to be both the coolest and the goofiest guy in the room. He also brings a little screwball energy to the role of seasoned stuntman Colt Seavers, as he attempts to win back the heart of his director, Jody Moreno (Emily Blunt). Clarisse Loughrey | Film critic   Music | [Pet Shop Boys, Nonetheless](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoDypGP0S3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljP2xpZD1wcmVqcGYwdXd1dzYmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI3LTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZilHpSxmEkwTslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) “Why am I dancing/ When I’m so alone?” asks Neil Tennant over the disco beats of Pet Shop Boys’ [15th studio album, Nonetheless](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoDypGP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL3Jldmlld3MvcGV0LXNob3AtYm95cy1ub25ldGhlbGVzcy1yZXZpZXctYjI1MzQwMjMuaHRtbD9saWQ9Y2U1Z295NWhoM2F1JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyNy0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYpR6UsZhJME7JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). No prizes for guessing this record was written during lockdown. But while many musicians found themselves expressing such sentiments for the first time during the pandemic, the draft of ecstatic melancholy has always blown through this synth-pop duo’s work. From their Eighties beginnings, the Pets have written bangers for the escapist island of a gay dance floor with blunt, lyrical acknowledgement of the cold and choppy surrounding seas. Helen Brown | Music critic   Books | [Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoDypGP0S3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzP2xpZD05NXpuam5oNzMzOWcmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI3LTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZilHpSxmEkwTslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) The independent publishing arm of Daunt Books continues to go from strength to strength, reissuing lost classics (like my [beloved Barbara Comyns](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoDypGP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2JhcmJhcmEtY29teW5zLW5vdmVsaXN0LWJpb2dyYXBoeS1hdnJpbC1ob3JuZXItYjI1MDkzODAuaHRtbD9saWQ9Z2Nyd2k5am1pbW43JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyNy0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYpR6UsZhJME7JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)) and championing bright new voices. They've done the latter and then some with Headshot, a debut novel about eight teen girls in the US who are fighting to win a championship tournament of young female boxers. It's one of the best books I've read this year, a devastatingly poignant look at what it means to grow up as a girl and inhabit a body that you never quite feel in control of. Daunt will publish short stories from Bullwinkel this year too, in a collection called Belly Up. I cannot wait. Jessie Thompson | Arts editor   Music | [St Vincent, All Born Screaming](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoDypGP0S3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljP2xpZD13MmFycHBqb2YzMmUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI3LTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZilHpSxmEkwTslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) When [All Born Screaming](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoDypGP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL3Jldmlld3Mvc3QtdmluY2VudC1hbGwtYm9ybi1zY3JlYW1pbmctcmV2aWV3LWFsYnVtLWIyNTM0Njk5Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXAydDlraHNsbWI3YSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjctMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmKUelLGYSTBOyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) is good, it’s really good. The seventh studio album from St Vincent, the musical project of Dallas-raised indie artist Annie Clark, marks the first time she’s produced her own material. (It isn’t, however, her first time producing, having taken the reins on Sleater-Kinney’s warmly received 2019 LP The Center Won’t Hold.) Here, the result is a record that is by turns lush and ethereal, a sonically cohesive venture into slightly unfamiliar territory. 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The actor, now 49, nods emphatically. “It seems so obvious, right? I’m winning an Academy Award, I’m super famous, it’s all glamorous...” she says. “But I made $3,000 the year I did Boys Don’t Cry, and you had to make $5,000 in order to qualify for health insurance.” Her facialist, too, assumed life had changed overnight. “The next time I saw her, she asked if I had come in a limo! It’s a great reminder that you can’t judge a book by its cover.” This is a mantra Swank lives by. She made her name playing people who defy expectations, and seeing her now, decades later, makeup-free in a white sweatshirt, glimpses of those characters still jump out at you without warning. In her generous smile, there are flashes of Brandon Teena, the young transgender man she portrayed to devastating perfection in Kimberly Peirce’s Boys Don’t Cry. And there in her eyes is Maggie, the Missouri waitress-turned-boxer of Million Dollar Baby – for which Swank won her second Oscar. 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