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18+ hour, 33+ min ago  (378+ words) The Arts Desk Qu'b'cois funkin' punk collective La S'curit''s second album, 'Bingo!', is a likeably noisy energiser Snappy, there-and-gone set fired out of Montreal La S'curit' are a Montreal supergroup" kind of; in that all members are involved in…...

17+ hour, 59+ min ago  (500+ words) Project a Black Planet review, Barbican " a book on the walls The Arts Desk Project a Black Planet, Barbican review - a book on the walls You don't have to be Einstein to smell a rat, though; the signs are there…...

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1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (391+ words) Veteran experimentalist Jeff Mills manifests cosmic foreboding on 'The Trip to Vega' The Arts Desk Veteran experimentalist Jeff Mills manifests cosmic foreboding on 'The Trip to Vega' Lots of international superstar DJs end up making cosmic and exploratory records when…...

1+ day, 20+ min ago  (693+ words) Nineteen-ninety-five was the dawn of the internet for most people, and the same year saw the release of the first Toy Story movie. Yet cyberspace and "tech" has rarely intruded into the frantic playroom of the Toy Story characters. Toy…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (378+ words) The Arts Desk Qu'b'cois funkin' punk collective La S'curit''s second album, 'Bingo!', is a likeably noisy energizer Snappy, there-and-gone set fired out of Montreal La S'curit' are a Montreal supergroup" kind of; in that all members are involved in…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (670+ words) Fans of classic Hollywood movies are liable to suffer a stab of frustration these days, when polls or vox pops canvas people's favourite films. Selections seem to skew towards the worthy; there's a performative whiff to a lot of it....

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (746+ words) Frank Callanan: James Joyce: A Political Life review " the shadow of Parnell. Review by Hugh Barnes. The Arts Desk Frank Callanan: James Joyce - A Political Life review - the shadow of Parnell Joyce lurks in the margins of his own biography…...

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