The Independentâs arts and culture newsletter
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I was quietly enjoying the eccentric Britishness of the general election campaign so far, from Rishi Sunak being VERY EXCITED about [going on a train](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPUzKP0S4aHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9STVR1bmlvbi9zdGF0dXMvMTc5NTc2Mzk5ODU0NzE1MzIyOT9saWQ9bTYwbmpzam04em9uJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMS0wNi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmZRysdaZkQ3K1xSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) to Lib Dem leader Ed Davey [falling off a paddleboard](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPUzKP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy9lZC1kYXZleS1sYWtlLXdpbmRlcm1lcmUtbGliLWRlbXMtc2V3YWdlLXdhdGVyLWIyNTUyNTQ4Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWIwbzJlNTgzemFxdyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDEtMDYtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmUcrHWmZENytcUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) into Lake Windermere. And then on Thursday night, over in the United States, Donald Trump [was found guilty](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPUzKP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy93b3JsZC9hbWVyaWNhcy91cy1wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC10cmlhbC12ZXJkaWN0LWxpdmUtdXBkYXRlcy1iMjU1NDE3NS5odG1sP2xpZD0wbnNwc3l1eDdxbzEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAxLTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZlHKx1pmRDcrXFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) of [all 34 charges](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPUzKP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy93b3JsZC9hbWVyaWNhcy91cy1wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC0zNC1jb3VudHMtY29udmljdGVkLWZlbG9uLWIyNTU0NDMwLmh0bWw_bGlkPWY3ZWtmYnNmbDdsbSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDEtMDYtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmUcrHWmZENytcUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) in his historic hush money trial, making him the first former American president to be convicted of a crime. Over here we get gentle sitcom energy; stateside, Trump rocks up with series finale energy. Cultural figures from Stephen King to Barbra Streisand to [Robert De Niro](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPUzKP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL25ld3Mvcm9iZXJ0LWRlLW5pcm8tdHJ1bXAtdHJpYWwtdmVyZGljdC1iMjU1NDMzMS5odG1sP2xpZD04eWFhMmR3NHY3OWomdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAxLTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZlHKx1pmRDcrXFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) were quick to [react to the news](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPUzKP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC9maWxtcy9uZXdzL3RydW1wLWd1aWx0LXZlcmRpY3QtcmVhY3Rpb25zLXN0ZXBoZW4ta2luZy1iYXJicmEtc3RyZWlzYW5kLWIyNTU0MjExLmh0bWw_bGlkPWw4dWdjYjg4OWZpYyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDEtMDYtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmUcrHWmZENytcUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). Mean Girls star Ana Gasteyer gave the best response: âIn retrospect Iâm glad I decided not to drink every time they said Guilty because Iâd never have made it through making dinner.â Myself and a couple of colleagues spent the Bank Holiday weekend at [Hay Festival](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPUzKP0SxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvaGF5LWZlc3RpdmFsP2xpZD1lbTBvMG5jOGtlMDQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAxLTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZlHKx1pmRDcrXFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), where the Indy was partnering on a series of talks about the dayâs headlines. It was brilliant to see how engaged audiences were in conversations with our journalists and panellists, who included Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting, campaigner [Laura Bates](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPUzKP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL25ld3Mvc2V4LWVkdWNhdGlvbi1jaGlsZHJlbi1zY2hvb2xzLWVuZ2xhbmQtaGF5LWZlc3RpdmFsLWIyNTUxNzUyLmh0bWw_bGlkPTczeDMzNTBiNTc2eiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDEtMDYtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmUcrHWmZENytcUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~), comedian [Doon Mackichan](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPUzKP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L25ld3MvZG9uLW1hY2tpY2hhbi1yYXBlLXNjZW5lcy10di10cmF1bWEtaGF5LWZlc3RpdmFsLWIyNTUyMDYxLmh0bWw_bGlkPTRtNW9uaTRiOGR1byZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDEtMDYtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmUcrHWmZENytcUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) and broadcaster [James OâBrien](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPUzKP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL25ld3MvamFtZXMtb2JyaWVuLXByaXZhdGUtc2Nob29sLWhheS1iMjU1MjA5NC5odG1sP2xpZD13dHY4NmdiYTZ1eTQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAxLTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZlHKx1pmRDcrXFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). One of my highlights was an emotional answer from Sara Pascoe to a 14-year-old festivalgoer â you might have already seen the clip, which has since [gone viral on social media](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPUzKP0S7aHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9oYXlmZXN0aXZhbC9zdGF0dXMvMTc5NTQ0ODc1ODY5MzQ1MDE4Mj9saWQ9aTF6Mmp2MWJtMWcxJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMS0wNi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmZRysdaZkQ3K1xSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPUzKP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2R1YS1saXBhLWNhbWRlbi10di1kaXNuZXktbG9uZG9uLW11c2ljLWIyNTUzMTI4Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTNxZWQwd2RvcWUxYiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDEtMDYtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmUcrHWmZENytcUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ Former Camden resident and pop star Dua Lipa fronts the programme (Joseph Sinclair) Also this week: I felt such visceral nostalgia reading [Adam White's glorious reassessment of Dido's No Angel album](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPUzKP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2RpZG8tbm8tYW5nZWwtYWxidW0tYjI1NTQ2NjAuaHRtbD9saWQ9YTBocHhzNXZzMnR2JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMS0wNi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmZRysdaZkQ3K1xSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), which was released 25 years ago and became one of the best-selling albums of all time. I love actor Gaby Hoffman, and I loved Annabel Nugentâs [wonderful interview with her](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPUzKP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2dhYnktaG9mZm1hbm4tdHJhbnNwYXJlbnQtZXJpYy1naXJscy1iMjU1MzI2Ni5odG1sP2xpZD1nOGR3bjhhMnEyMmQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAxLTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZlHKx1pmRDcrXFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). Mark Beaumont wrote about why Dua Lipaâs [Disney Plus doc about Camden is all wrong,](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPUzKP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2R1YS1saXBhLWNhbWRlbi10di1kaXNuZXktbG9uZG9uLW11c2ljLWIyNTUzMTI4Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTVhdG80MHd4YXM2ayZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDEtMDYtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmUcrHWmZENytcUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) pointing out the difference between people who are âofâ Camden, and people who âareâ Camden. And was 2004 the worst Glasto ever? Yes, [if you were an Oasis fan](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPUzKP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL29hc2lzLWdsYXN0b25idXJ5LTIwMDQtd29yc3QtZ2lnLWIyNTUwMzE1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTR4dG5mNXVtbzRnaCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDEtMDYtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmUcrHWmZENytcUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). Finally, Race Across the World came to an adrenaline rush of a conclusion this week. But is the show, in which contestants compete to get from one side of the globe to the other with no flights or phones, really as real as it seems? Maybe that doesnât matter, writes Louis Chilton [in this weekâs State of the Arts column](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPUzKP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL3JhY2UtYWNyb3NzLXRoZS13b3JsZC1maW5hbGUtYmJjLWZpeGVkLWIyNTU0NjQzLmh0bWw_bGlkPXV5Njhvczh4MGw2cSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDEtMDYtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmUcrHWmZENytcUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). Have a great weekend, Jessie
[@jessiecath](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPUzKP0SfaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9qZXNzaWVjYXRoP2xpZD15cjdudXZrMGh4MjAmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAxLTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZlHKx1pmRDcrXFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) PARTNER CONTENT This weekend at Hay Festival ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPUzKP0SxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvaGF5LWZlc3RpdmFsP2xpZD12c2RqeGhqYTJtZDcmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAxLTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZlHKx1pmRDcrXFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj The most [exciting date on the literary calendar](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPUzKP0SxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvaGF5LWZlc3RpdmFsP2xpZD1rejNmMXh4eXRsYzImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAxLTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZlHKx1pmRDcrXFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) draws to a close this weekend, with talks from Miriam Margolyes, Mr Bates vs the Post Office star Toby Jones and Charles Spencer. â What to do this weekend Film | [The Beast](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPUzKP0S2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG0_bGlkPXFrbzhwd2trZHpqZCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDEtMDYtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmUcrHWmZENytcUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) The future presented in The Beast, [Bertrand Bonelloâs mesmeric blend of sci-fi, horror and romance](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPUzKP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL3Jldmlld3MvdGhlLWJlYXN0LXJldmlldy1sZWEtc2V5ZG91eC1iMjU1MzIyNS5odG1sP2xpZD1tc2w1aDJsZmxvbzMmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAxLTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZlHKx1pmRDcrXFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), feels frighteningly plausible. In the wake of disaster, AI has taken on the responsibility of running civilisation, leaving 67 per cent of humanity unemployed. Decisions, now, are made entirely without bias or empathy, so that when Gabrielle (Léa Seydoux) attempts to seek more fulfilling work, sheâs forced to undergo a process of âpurificationâ, in which her past lives, and all their inherited trauma, are scrubbed clean from her DNA. Clarisse Loughrey | Film critic â Theatre | [Boys from the Blackstuff](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPUzKP0S3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljP2xpZD02NWZoNzJpaHVrYmsmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAxLTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZlHKx1pmRDcrXFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) The good moments are really, really good â and usually they involve [Barry Sloaneâs Yosser Hughes](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPUzKP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC90aGVhdHJlLWRhbmNlL3Jldmlld3MvYm95cy1mcm9tLXRoZS1ibGFja3N0dWZmLXJldmlldy1uYXRpb25hbC10aGVhdHJlLWIyNTUzNzQ5Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXVjZ3h4NzNoa24wcyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDEtMDYtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmUcrHWmZENytcUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~), half-man half-moustache, the character who came to symbolise mass unemployment in the Eighties. Thereâs a huge debt to Bernard Hill of course, who played Yosser in the original series and died just a couple of weeks ago, but Sloane makes the part his own. From the moment he comes on heâs at breaking point: we can see it in the way his arms are pumped and tense, gorilla-style, the way his voice growls. And if heâs that tightly coiled from the beginning then thereâs nowhere for him to goâ¦except to break. Tim Bano | Theatre critic â TV | [The Sympathizer](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPUzKP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L3Jldmlld3MvZG9jdG9yLXdoby03My15YXJkcy1yZWNhcC1taWxsaWUtZ2lic29uLWIyNTUwMzAxLmh0bWw_bGlkPTBudjJranloOHllayZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDEtMDYtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmUcrHWmZENytcUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) It is perhaps a meagre compliment to say this is some of [Robert Downey Jrâs best work in years](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPUzKP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L3Jldmlld3MvdGhlLXN5bXBhdGhpemVyLXJldmlldy1yb2JlcnQtZG93bmV5LWpyLXZpZXRuYW0tYjI1NTA4NDMuaHRtbD9saWQ9OWxma3JobDBqdHpiJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMS0wNi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmZRysdaZkQ3K1xSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). Freshly returned from Marvelâs creative Siberia, Downey rediscovered critical favour last year with his starchy, Oscar-winning turn in Oppenheimer; his performance here is much looser, and quite fun to behold â even if itâs several shades broader than anyone else on screen with him. (His camp, orientalist academic is a particularly indulgent creation.) Xuande is solid and intriguing in the lead role, but the standout is Sandra Oh, who gives a fascinating and layered performance as Sofia Mori, a Japanese-American secretary caught in a love affair with the Captain. Louis Chilton | Culture writer â TV | [My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPUzKP0S3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljP2xpZD1tZDR3cml2MDdoNDImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAxLTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZlHKx1pmRDcrXFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) âMark, why are you doing this?â Mark OâSullivan asks himself this in the opening moments of [My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPUzKP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L3Jldmlld3MvbXktc2V4dWFsLWFidXNlLXRoZS1zaXRjb20tcmV2aWV3LWNoYW5uZWwtZm91ci1iMjU1MTExMy5odG1sP2xpZD1reGhyYXJzZmhuM2cmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAxLTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZlHKx1pmRDcrXFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). Itâs a fair question, and one that you can imagine the comedian and writerâs close circle posing to him before he embarked on this bruisingly raw excavation of trauma. There are very few people who would feel comfortable opening up on national TV about being sexually abused as a child. There are even fewer whoâd sign up to create a sitcom about their experience (as opposed to, say, a darkly comic drama in the vein of Baby Reindeer or I May Destroy You). Fewer still would make a film about that whole process. Katie Rosseinsky | Senior culture and lifestyle writer [The Saturday Interview â J Balvin](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPUzKP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2otYmFsdmluLWFsYnVtLXJlZ2dhZXRvbi1idHMtYjI1NTQ1MzQuaHRtbD9saWQ9bHg1eHhyajA3cnI4JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMS0wNi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmZRysdaZkQ3K1xSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPUzKP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2otYmFsdmluLWFsYnVtLXJlZ2dhZXRvbi1idHMtYjI1NTQ1MzQuaHRtbD9saWQ9YW5ndTE0dDV1cXMyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMS0wNi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmZRysdaZkQ3K1xSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ J Balvin: âLatinos can be whatever we want, we donât just work in constructionâ (Gaby Deimeke) The reggaeton superstar J Balvin is one of the biggest artists on Spotify, with 57 million monthly listeners. Yet his career hasnât been straight forward. As he prepares to play the O2, [he tells Annabel Nugent](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPUzKP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2otYmFsdmluLWFsYnVtLXJlZ2dhZXRvbi1idHMtYjI1NTQ1MzQuaHRtbD9saWQ9M3dyankxdDdtOWUxJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMS0wNi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmZRysdaZkQ3K1xSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) heâs learnt from his mistakes, opens up about the violent shadow the drug lord Pablo Escobar cast over his upbringing, his struggles with depression and why his young son is the reason he keeps going. ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPUzKP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2otYmFsdmluLWFsYnVtLXJlZ2dhZXRvbi1idHMtYjI1NTQ1MzQuaHRtbD9saWQ9OHhmeWYyNDEwbmM1JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMS0wNi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmZRysdaZkQ3K1xSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ Balvin pictured at the Met Gala in New York City, 2022 (Getty) Read an extract from our Saturday Interview below⦠Itâs a certain calibre of pop star who can pay to fly a journalist to Paris for an interview, and then vanish into the night. Balvin, whose first name is José, is of that calibre and then some. The 39-year-old is among the most listened to artists in the world. In 2018, propelled by the success of his fifth studio album Vibras, he surpassed Drake to become the most streamed artist on Spotify with 48.1 million monthly listeners. Today, he has 57 million. On YouTube, 14 of his music videos have a billion views, the largest number of any artist. Balvin is one of a handful of musicians bringing reggaeton, a genre that mixes Spanish-language hip-hop with the rhythms of Caribbean music, out of the Latin niche and into clubs and charts around the world, like here in Paris â or in London, where heâll play two nights at the O2 next week. All this to say, Balvin is a big deal â which perhaps only needs saying in the UK, where reggaeton is still a fringe genre and Balvinâs Auto-Tune croon has cracked the Top 10 just twice: first with Beyoncéâs remix of the infectious boom-pa-dum-dum beat of 2017 âMi Genteâ (youâll know it when you hear it) and then with his Cardi B collaboration âI Like Itâ in 2018. 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