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Dawn French: 'I feel genuine grief about what is going on in the arts'
Miranda Sawyer - the Guardian 128d 1 tweets
The comedian on working under Covid restrictions, exploring the nature-nurture debate in her new novel, and debating politics with her uncle
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Observer New Review . interviews : 'I feel genuine grief about what is going on in the arts' 128d
Thirty books to help us understand the world in 2020
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The climate crisis, gender, populism, big tech, pandemics, race… our experts recommend titles to illuminate the issues of the day
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Observer New Review Thirty books to help us understand the world in 2020 recommended by , , , , & 135d
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Observer New Review Thirty books to help us understand the world in 2020 recommended by , , , , & 135d
Signed, sealed, delivered: Ruth Asawa’s art on stamps – in pictures
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The Japanese-American sculptor’s art is celebrated in a new collection of US stamps
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Observer New Review Signed, sealed, delivered: Ruth Asawa’s art on stamps – in pictures 199d
Now you're talking! The best audiobooks, chosen by writers
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Memoirs, mysteries and coming-of-age stories are lifted by a powerful voice – that of a great actor, or the writer in full reveal. Here, 15 artists and critics pick their favourite audiobooks
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Observer New Review Now you're talking! The best audiobooks, chosen by , , , and more 212d
What happens when flu meets Covid-19?
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How seasonal viruses interact with the coronavirus is unknown – it may lessen or sharpen the pandemic – so flu vaccinations are vital
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Observer New Review What happens when flu meets Covid-19? 226d
From the Band to Beyoncé: concert films to fill the live music black hole
Dorian Lynskey - the Guardian 254d 1 tweets
Ahead of what would have been Glastonbury weekend, we pick the documentaries that best recreate the magic of gigs and festivals
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Observer New Review From the Band to Beyoncé: picks 10 magical concert films to beat the Glastonbury blues 254d
Big Thief review – subtle rockers make a grand noise
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Despite a stage presence bordering on the self-effacing, the US indie folk quartet are a class act with a devoted following
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Observer New Review Big Thief review by – subtle rockers make a grand noise 360d
Susan Fowler: ‘When the time came to blow the whistle on Uber, I was ready’
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The former Uber engineer has written a memoir about exposing the company’s systemic sexism – she hopes it will help other women in the industry
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Observer New Review Susan Fowler has written a memoir about her fight with Uber over sexism – and she hopes it will help other women in the tech industry 366d
From Nazi camps to the Lake District: the story of the Windermere children
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In 1945, traumatised children liberated from the camps were taken to a tiny town in the Lake District to begin new lives. On the eve of a BBC dramatisation of their story, 91-year-old survivor Arek Hersh talks about the experience
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Observer New Review In 1945, the Windermere children were liberated from concentration camps and flown into a tiny town in the Lake District. interviews 91-year-old survivor Arek Hersh 422d
Will the BBC’s plan for its arts coverage involve more than just Mary Beard?
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The broadcaster’s arts director sets out his stall for the future. Plus, 60 reasons to love Lucian Freud
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Observer New Review Will the BBC’s plan for its arts coverage involve more than just Mary Beard? | Richard Brooks 506d
‘It’s a form of modern slavery’: MPs on Ken Loach’s film about the human cost of the zero-hours economy
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The director’s new film Sorry We Missed You couldn’t be more timely. We ask MPs and business leaders what they make of his uncompromising vision
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Observer New Review 🎥 exposes the human cost of the gig economy: we ask and what they make of #SorryWeMissedYou 513d
Facial recognition… coming to a supermarket near you
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The technology is helping to combat crimes police no longer deal with, but its use raises concerns about civil liberties
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Observer New Review Facial recognition... coming to a supermarket near you | 576d
Facial recognition is big tech’s latest toxic ‘gateway’ app | John Naughton
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We test and control drugs, so why do we freely allow the spread of potentially harmful products by unregulated entrepreneurs?
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Observer New Review Facial recognition is big tech’s latest toxic ‘gateway’ app | John Naughton 681d
Marlon James: ‘You have to risk going too far’
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In 2015, James became the first Jamaican writer to win the Man Booker. His new novel is a hotly anticipated African fantasy epic and here he talks about loving the X-Men, coming out and writing about violence
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Observer New Review Booker Prize winner speaks to about his new African epic #BlackLeopardRedWolf, loving the X-Men, and writing about violence 744d
Can You Ever Forgive Me? review – enjoyable real-life caper
Mark Kermode - the Guardian 758d 1 tweets
Oscar nominees Melissa McCarthy and Richard E Grant make a perfect pairing in this finely composed portrayal of real-life literary forger Lee Israel
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Observer New Review Can You Ever Forgive Me? is 's film of the week – enjoyable real-life caper starring and 758d
Aoife Abbey: ‘Being a doctor is not like in the movies’
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The intensive care specialist who used to blog as the Secret Doctor on her candid new book about her experiences as a young trainee
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Observer New Review ‘Being a doctor is not like in the movies’: intensive care specialist Aoife Abbey speaks to about her candid new book 758d
The week in radio and podcasts: The Last Days of August; As Others See Us; Soho Then
Miranda Sawyer - the Guardian 786d 1 tweets
Jon Ronson unearthed the messy truth about an adult film star’s death, but Neil MacGregor failed to discover what ‘ordinary’ foreigners think about us Brits
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Observer New Review Radio and podcasts: reviews 's The Last Days of August, As Others See Us , and #SohoThen 786d
Enter now - The International Anthony Burgess Foundation
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This is the entry page for the Observer / Burgess Prize for Arts Journalism. The winning entry will be an 800-word review of a recently released book, film, concert, exhibition, ballet, play, TV show or performance art piece. The word count includes...
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Observer New Review Want to try your hand at arts criticism? Submit an 800-word review on to our annual / Prize for Arts Journalism by 5pm on 30 November More info here 835d
Elizabeth Stokoe: ‘We all talk, but we don’t really know how’
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The conversation analyst on how to calm someone threatening suicide, how comedy works and Donald Trump’s take on reality
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Observer New Review ‘We all talk, but we don’t really know how’: conversation analyst speaks to 836d
Raise Your Gaze: “Islamic feminism is overlooked in the mainstream’
Nosheen Iqbal - the Guardian 898d 1 tweets
A group of Muslim feminists determined to shape a non-judgmental space in which to practise their faith
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Observer New Review Raise Your Gaze : a group of Muslim feminists determined to shape a non-judgmental space in which to practise their faith Interview by , portrait by Sophia Evans #50Radicals 898d