At the end of Taylor Swift’s newly released 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl, the narrator makes a somewhat shocking confession. In the album’s final song, the title track, the narrator describes the sordid life of a showgirl: the betrayals, the faithless men, the industry indifference. She urges the song’s second narrator — a wide-eyed dreamer “as sweet as …
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‘Palestine 36’ Review: Epic Historical Drama Overreaches in Its Ambition but Resonates with Today IndieWire TIFF braces for protests ahead of hot-button premieres screendaily.com This year’s Toronto International Film Festival will screen five films on Palestine Images Dawn ‘I never imagined that I would be here during a genocide’ says ‘Palestine 36’ director Yahoo News Canada Amid the Tragedy of War, Palestinian Filmmakers Are …
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Liverpool’s 1-0 win over Arsenal, a contest between last season’s top two — and, judging from Manchester City’s poor start to the campaign, probably this season’s top two as well — was a classic of the genre. Not ‘classic’ because it was a memorable encounter, but ‘classic’ because matches between the two title contenders are often like this: tight, cagey …
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