‘Funnily enough, women ran the show in American Pie – which was something’

The Independent’s arts and culture newsletter ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     [The Independent](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn19fdP0SfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvP2xpZD01emljY21ycTNmNXYmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE2LTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZe_dUvVlTmrZr1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Saturday, March 16, 2024   ~/AAAHagA~/RgRn19fdP0SxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50P2xpZD15eW43NHBnc2E1cWomdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE2LTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZe_dUvVlTmrZr1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj ~/AAAHagA~/RgRn19fdP0SxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50P2xpZD1rd2dhYXZxaDBiZzImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE2LTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZe_dUvVlTmrZr1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj This week’s big culture news came in the form of the [2024 Glasto lineup](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn19fdP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL25ld3MvZ2xhc3RvbmJ1cnktbGluZS11cC0yMDI0LWNvbGRwbGF5LWR1YS1saXBhLXN6YS1iMjUxMjQ0OC5odG1sP2xpZD00YnZvc3BpMWFudWcmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE2LTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZe_dUvVlTmrZr1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). The [announcement](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn19fdP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL25ld3MvZ2xhc3RvbmJ1cnktMjAyNC1saW5ldXAtaGVhZGxpbmVycy1saXZlLXVwZGF0ZXMtYjI1MTI0ODguaHRtbD9saWQ9bmY3NmlkZnZ4NDRhJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxNi0wMy0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmXv3VL1ZU5q2a9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) was a happy sign that festival season is on the way; the days will soon get warmer and the evenings lighter. And it ~/AAAHagA~/RgRn19fdP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL25ld3MvZ2xhc3RvbmJ1cnktMjAyNC1saW5ldXAtaGVhZGxpbmVycy1saXZlLXVwZGF0ZXMtYjI1MTI0ODguaHRtbD9saWQ9c21nN3l1NmdiaGo4JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxNi0wMy0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmXv3VL1ZU5q2a9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~prompted a wave of strong feelings. Cheer at the idea of a set of female headliners, after years of male-heavy bills. Delight at Shania Twain in the legends slot. Confusion, for some, at who SZA is. Eye-rolling at Coldplay appearing again. And a sort of low key delight at the return, lower down the bill, of punk pop queen Avril Lavigne. Generally the reaction seems to be positive, even if [rumoured biggies](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn19fdP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL25ld3MvZ2xhc3RvbmJ1cnktMjAyNC1oZWFkbGluZXJzLWFubm91bmNlbWVudC13aGVuLWIyNTA3ODkwLmh0bWw_bGlkPXdwZm5uNG8wcHV4diZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTYtMDMtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpl791S9WVOatmvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) like Springsteen have evaded us once again. Our music editor Roisin O’Connor [gave her verdict](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn19fdP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2dsYXN0b25idXJ5LTIwMjQtc2hhbmlhLXR3YWluLWR1YS1saXBhLWxpbmV1cC1iMjUxMjU2Ny5odG1sP2xpZD1mOTZyMzdncWNia2wmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE2LTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZe_dUvVlTmrZr1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) – the fact that it's taken until now to get Twain to Glasto doesn't impress her much. Sunday night’s [Oscars](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn19fdP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL25ld3Mvb3NjYXJzLTIwMjQtd2lubmVycy1oaWdobGlnaHRzLW9wcGVuaGVpbWVyLWxpdmUtYjI1MTA1MDUuaHRtbD9saWQ9cG0ycTFubDVybHJyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxNi0wMy0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmXv3VL1ZU5q2a9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) arrived in a flash of the usual glitter and air-kissing, but ultimately [brought few surprises](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn19fdP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL25ld3Mvb3NjYXJzLTIwMjQtb3BwZW5oZWltZXItaGlnaGxpZ2h0cy13aW5uZXJzLWIyNTEwNDM3Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWFva2lybzQ2eXdmeiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTYtMDMtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpl791S9WVOatmvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). Clarisse Loughrey wrote about [why the second Oscar win for Emma Stone didn’t feel right](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn19fdP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2VtbWEtc3RvbmUtbGlseS1nbGFkc3RvbmUtb3NjYXJzLWJlc3QtYWN0cmVzcy1iMjUxMDQ4MS5odG1sP2xpZD1sdmpveGF6dmFwMm0mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE2LTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZe_dUvVlTmrZr1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) – and the Poor Things star seemed to know that too. It was nice to see the brilliant Cillian Murphy [land the best actor gong](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn19fdP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHYvY3VsdHVyZS9vc2NhcnMtMjAyNC1jaWxsaWFuLW11cnBoeS1pbnRlcnZpZXctYjI1MTA3ODAuaHRtbD9saWQ9YXZ3bjA1c3ZiOTR3JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxNi0wMy0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmXv3VL1ZU5q2a9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~); Ed Power wrote about [the rise of Cork’s favourite son](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn19fdP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2NpbGxpYW4tbXVycGh5LW9zY2Fycy1oaXN0b3J5LWlyZWxhbmQtYjI1MTA0MTMuaHRtbD9saWQ9YzFjazJoc256Zzh5JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxNi0wMy0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmXv3VL1ZU5q2a9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). The only moment that the slick Hollywood operation seemed to sputter slightly was when Al Pacino announced the Best Picture winner rather[abruptly](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn19fdP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHYvY3VsdHVyZS9vc2NhcnMtYWwtcGFjaW5vLW9wcGVuaGVpbWVyLWJlc3QtcGljdHVyZS1iMjUxMDUzOS5odG1sP2xpZD10NWFreDlmbGd0bTkmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE2LTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZe_dUvVlTmrZr1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). “My eyes see Oppenheimer,” he declared casually. Perhaps not the moment director Christopher Nolan had dreamed of, but with seven wins he probably didn’t mind. ~/AAAHagA~/RgRn19fdP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL25ld3MvZ2xhc3RvbmJ1cnktbGluZS11cC0yMDI0LWNvbGRwbGF5LWR1YS1saXBhLXN6YS1iMjUxMjQ0OC5odG1sP2xpZD12enJ1N3dnbnNjamQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE2LTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZe_dUvVlTmrZr1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj Shania Twain will play the Legends slot at Glastonbury Festival (Getty) Also this week: [Nick Duerden spoke to the author Jennifer Belle](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn19fdP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2plbm5pZmVyLWJlbGxlLWludGVydmlldy1tYWRvbm5hLWplYW5pbmUtY3VtbWlucy1iMjUwOTM4MS5odG1sP2xpZD0xejBldWw3N29yejImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE2LTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZe_dUvVlTmrZr1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) about her fascinating life, which has included disagreements with Madonna about adapting one of her novels, teaching “cancelled” author Jeanine Cummins, and finding her way out of publishing obscurity. Gary Grimes talked to some of Girls Aloud about [how they made Sound of the Underground,](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn19fdP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2dpcmxzLWFsb3VkLTIwMjQtd2hhdC13aWxsLXRoZS1uZWlnaGJvdXJzLXNheS1iMjUxMTM5OS5odG1sP2xpZD10NjhuMDF6OWc2bGkmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE2LTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZe_dUvVlTmrZr1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) one of the best pop albums of the 21st century so far. And for our State of the Arts column this week, [Adam White staged a crucial inquiry](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn19fdP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL2NlbGVicml0eS10cmF2ZWwtc2hvd3MtYmJjLWIyNTEyNzQxLmh0bWw_bGlkPXF4Y3Vkd3IzajdidSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTYtMDMtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpl791S9WVOatmvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~): why won’t television stop showing me famous men going on holiday? I’ll leave you with [my favourite story of the week](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn19fdP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC90aGVhdHJlLWRhbmNlL25ld3MvYnJvYWR3YXktcHJvdGVzdC1taWNoYWVsLWltcGVyaW9saS1leHRpbmN0aW9uLXJlYmVsbGlvbi1iMjUxMzE2Mi5odG1sP2xpZD1lZHFucHNjNWJzODAmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE2LTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZe_dUvVlTmrZr1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). Sopranos star Michael Imperioli is currently treading the boards on Broadway with Jeremy Strong in a revival of Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People. On Thursday night, the production was disrupted by climate change protesters. So what did Imperioli do? He confronted the protesters – [all while staying in character](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn19fdP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC90aGVhdHJlLWRhbmNlL25ld3MvYnJvYWR3YXktcHJvdGVzdC1taWNoYWVsLWltcGVyaW9saS1leHRpbmN0aW9uLXJlYmVsbGlvbi1iMjUxMzE2Mi5odG1sP2xpZD1vaGt1dHF6amM2MGUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE2LTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZe_dUvVlTmrZr1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). On Instagram he explained, “no hard feelings extinction rebellion crew. Michael is on your side but mayor stockman is not.” Jessie [@jessiecath](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn19fdP0SiaHR0cDovL3d3dy50d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9qZXNzaWVjYXRoP2xpZD1saTMxMnc1Y3p3dXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE2LTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZe_dUvVlTmrZr1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) What to do this weekend Film | [Drive-Away Dolls](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn19fdP0S2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG0_bGlkPTk3cmpjbTI0cGxyeiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTYtMDMtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpl791S9WVOatmvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) With only one Coen brother in the driver’s seat, [this is a sex comedy with the consciously artificial, smart-dumb patter of an old Steve Martin movie](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn19fdP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL3Jldmlld3MvZHJpdmUtYXdheS1kb2xscy1yZXZpZXctYjI1MTIxMDcuaHRtbD9saWQ9OGh5eWRjYnYyZHQwJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxNi0wMy0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmXv3VL1ZU5q2a9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). Yet, ushered in alongside is Coen’s partner and longtime collaborator Tricia Cooke – who serves as editor, co-writer, and unofficial co-director – leading to it also being a Nineties-set, enthusiastically horny but also quite tender queering of the crime capers that made the Coens’ name (Cooke identifies as lesbian and queer, and both Cooke and Coen have partners outside of their marriage). Clarisse Loughrey | Film critic   Books | [Slow Productivity by Cal Newport](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn19fdP0S3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzP2xpZD05cTVseGN1bzlncGwmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE2LTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZe_dUvVlTmrZr1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) I've already had so many fascinating conversations about Cal Newport's [book](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn19fdP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2Jlc3Qtbm9uLWZpY3Rpb24tYm9va3MtMjAyNC1iMjQ2NzIzNS5odG1sP2xpZD03d2J3bXo1b2ZxMmUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE2LTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZe_dUvVlTmrZr1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Slow Productivity. I think it'll become one of those idea-shaping, conversation-shifting [non-fiction](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn19fdP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2Jlc3Qtbm9uLWZpY3Rpb24tYm9va3MtMjAyNC1iMjQ2NzIzNS5odG1sP2xpZD1rN3BnN2ZkMzhseWcmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE2LTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZe_dUvVlTmrZr1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) books that gets referred to time and time again. What he's written is a manifesto for working in a different way, one that prioritises "deep work" over "busy work", or, as he calls it, "pseudo-productivity". He's not calling for a slacker culture. In fact, his idea of work culture is one where we still all work very hard, just in a calmer, more naturally paced way. Jessie Thompson | Arts editor   Theatre | [Till the Stars Come Down](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn19fdP0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2U_bGlkPWlqOXVqN2U1bHRsbyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTYtMDMtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpl791S9WVOatmvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) I managed to get my mitts on one of the last tickets to [Till the Stars Come Down](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn19fdP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC90aGVhdHJlLWRhbmNlL3Jldmlld3MvdGlsbC10aGUtc3RhcnMtY29tZS1kb3duLXJldmlldy1uYXRpb25hbC10aGVhdHJlLWIyNDg4NjY0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXZ5dHkwcG9ycXl4bCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTYtMDMtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpl791S9WVOatmvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) in its final week, and was one of the lucky few to see Lorraine Ashbourne stomping, thrusting, quipping and cackling her way across the stage in Beth Steel’s dazzling tale of a chaos-filled wedding in Mansfield. The play is like a punch to the heart, and Ashbourne has rightfully been [nominated for an Olivier](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn19fdP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2UvbmV3cy9vbGl2aWVyLWF3YXJkLW5vbWluYXRpb25zLWIyNTExMjgzLmh0bWw_bGlkPWRyZG1zcWFkYzdhOCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTYtMDMtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpl791S9WVOatmvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) for her boisterous performance as Aunty Carol. The ensemble cast, from Lisa McGrillis to Lucy Black, are also sublime. Here’s hoping this gem gets a transfer to the West End soon. Ellie Harrison | TV editor   Music | [Deeper Well by Kacey Musgraves](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn19fdP0S3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljP2xpZD15anFvOHMwcnFkcW8mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE2LTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZe_dUvVlTmrZr1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Symbolism is all over [Deeper Well, Musgraves’ sixth record](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn19fdP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL3Jldmlld3Mva2FjZXktbXVzZ3JhdmVzLXJldmlldy1kZWVwZXItd2VsbC1jYXJkaW5hbC1iMjUxMjYzNi5odG1sP2xpZD1mejkxb3hoN3NlOG8mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE2LTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZe_dUvVlTmrZr1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), which opens on the spectacular “Cardinal”. One of her greatest songs to date, the track is steeped in Laurel Canyon folk: acoustic strums and a deep, jangly electric guitar line course beneath her mystical reverb-drenched harmonies. Her drummer channels Mick Fleetwood with laidback grooves and fills. Roisin O'Connor | Music editor [The Saturday Interview – Eugene Levy](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn19fdP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL25vcmFoLWpvbmVzLWludGVydmlldy12aXNpb25zLWIyNTA4NTY1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTNpMzB4b2M4Y3cxZSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTYtMDMtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpl791S9WVOatmvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRn19fdP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL2V1Z2VuZS1sZXZ5LXRyYXZlbC1zaG93LWRhbi1iMjUxMzI0Ni5odG1sP2xpZD00bXR5cjhlYm9tMzUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE2LTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZe_dUvVlTmrZr1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj Eugene Levy stars in 'The Reluctant Traveller' on Apple TV+ (Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP) The Canadian comedian Eugene Levy made his name playing the hapless dad in the raunchy 1999 comedy American Pie, and recently won a whole new fanbase with the Emmy award-winning sitcom Schitt’s Creek. As he returns to once again potter around Europe in the Apple travelogue show The Reluctant Traveller, [he tells Annabel Nugent](The%20Canadian%20comedian%20made%20his%20name%20playing%20the%20hapless%20dad%20in%20the%20raunchy%201999%20comedy%20%E2%80%98American%20Pie%E2%80%99,%20and%20recently%20won%20a%20whole%20new%20fanbase%20with%20the%20Emmy%20award-winning%20sitcom%20%E2%80%98Schitt%E2%80%99s%20Creek%E2%80%99.%20As%20he%20returns%20to%20once%20again%20potter%20around%20Europe%20in%20the%20Apple%20travelogue%20show%20%E2%80%98The%20Reluctant%20Traveller%E2%80%99,%20he%20tells%20Annabel%20Nugent%20why%20comedy%20was%20more%20macho%20in%20the%201970s,%20why%20he%20hates%20leaving%20home,%20and%20why%20retirement%20is%20on%20the%20table?lid=uti3yuaqdtha) why comedy was more macho in the 1970s, why he hates leaving home, and why retirement is on the table. ~/AAAHagA~/RgRn19fdP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL2V1Z2VuZS1sZXZ5LXRyYXZlbC1zaG93LWRhbi1iMjUxMzI0Ni5odG1sP2xpZD16N3B3OTc5MW5iZGQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE2LTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZe_dUvVlTmrZr1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj Levy in Scotland for season two of ‘The Reluctant Traveller’ (Apple TV+/Ian Gavan) Read an extract from our Saturday Interview below… It is easy to conflate Levy with his vast array of characters. After his six decades in the biz, they cram his CV like sardines in a can. At 77, Levy still has the same semi-nasal voice as his singing dentist in his and Christopher Guest’s improvised 1996 mockumentary Waiting for Guffman; the same endearing chin dimple as his ruined businessman in the 2015-2020 Emmy-winning sitcom Schitt’s Creek; the same coif as Steve Martin’s wolfishly smooth best friend in the 2003 comedy Bringing Down the House; and the same chunky spectacles as his hapless dad in the raunchy 1999 teen flick American Pie. But in person, Levy has a distinctive Canadian humility about him. He’s a far more serious man than his work lets on. [Read the full interview here](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn19fdP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL2V1Z2VuZS1sZXZ5LXRyYXZlbC1zaG93LWRhbi1iMjUxMzI0Ni5odG1sP2xpZD02Y2R6aHFhZHdrMngmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE2LTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZe_dUvVlTmrZr1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRn19fdP0SsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3Vic2NyaWJlL2FwcD9saWQ9MGp6d2s1dHBzMTFsJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxNi0wMy0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmXv3VL1ZU5q2a9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ 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