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Global Comment
- Posted on Wednesday August 13, 2025
A lot of people don’t realize that I am a fan of country music. Maybe it’s the whole Ukrainian thing. Although being originally from a country that has dealt with as much shit as Ukraine has, I think country music is a natural fit. I don’t love country ironically, and I don’t love it because […]
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“The actor is a moving space” Michelangelo Antonioni told his star Jack Nicholson, the actor most identified with the New Hollywood of the 1970s. In The Passenger, Nicholson takes Antonioni at his word, barely acting at all as Locke, a journalist thwarted by life, a bottle without a message drifting on the tides of Antonioni’s […]
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Continue Reading » - Posted on Monday August 11, 2025
Every Monday on Global Comment, we share Something Special you don’t want to miss. To fit with the six core pillars of the magazine, these will alternate between the themes of watch / listen / read / see / taste / place. It will be something different every week, but it will always be about […]
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Continue Reading » - Posted on Friday August 08, 2025
Northern English seaside resorts have a particular appeal that is impossible to replicate. Sure, if you head to Spain you’re less likely to have to spend at least one day of your holiday sheltering from the rain, but you’re missing out on the joys of stunning views that somehow don’t clash with the shops full […]
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Continue Reading » - Posted on Thursday August 07, 2025
Douglas Schulz, University of Bradford Ozzy Osbourne’s death is not just the passing of another rock star. It marks the end of an era – the fading of a figure who helped shape an entire music genre and subculture. Both as a member of Black Sabbath and as a solo artist, Osbourne’s legacy lies not […]
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Continue Reading » - Posted on Wednesday August 06, 2025
Whether you live in Yorkshire or you’re travelling over the summer, there are art exhibitions happening that you really don’t want to miss. This region in the north of England contains four counties and covers almost 12,000 square kilometres and, while often overlooked in favour of places like London, there is a thriving arts and […]
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Mitchell Lichtenstein’s 2007 horror-comedy Teeth is transgressive and it’s hilarious. It’s kind of terrible, but as part of that brilliant cinematic genre of good-terrible, resulting in a feminist parable that looks directly at the hypocrisy of purity culture and the relentlessness of male entitlement. Lichtenstein’s direction is nuanced, balancing body horror with dark comedy, and […]
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Continue Reading » - Posted on Monday August 04, 2025
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The phrase “guilty pleasure” has become so embedded in our vocabulary that we don’t often stop to question what it actually means. When we describe our television viewing habits – or, for that matter, our listening habits or our eating habits – this way, we’re essentially pologising for our enjoyment of something. But perhaps it’s […]
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If you’re looking for your next streaming fix and wondering which series you should watch in August, we are here with our selection of the most anticipated returns on the small screen. August 2025 boasts one of the most notable premiere lineups in recent months. For those looking for something fresh and new on the […]
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