Culture Writing
Culture Writing
There is comfort to be found in the sheer depth and variety to the body of work that the ferociously talented writer, actor, poet and stand-up left behind as his enduring legacy.
The American Express Gala presentation at this year's BFI London Film Festival was Foxcatcher, a true-crime wrestling biopic from director Bennett Miller, starring Steve Carell (in heavy prosthetic makeup) as millionaire murderer John du Pont. The film has attracted rave reviews, and plaudits have been especially forthcoming for Carell's performance that marks a shift from [...]
Some might doubt the stadium credentials of a band so associated with angsty teenage loneliness as The Cure. Can the personal and intimate connection to fans nurtured in millions of individual bedrooms translate to a crowd comprising tens of thousands? Under Wembley Arena's cavernous roof tonight, such concerns initially seem justified.
A reflection of the lifelong quest for spiritual meaning which permeated much of Cohen's work, and which saw the Canadian Jew ordained a Zen Buddhist Monk in 1996, You Want It Darker is a tapestry of religious imagery, of demons and angels, old testament and new.
Transcending the long-forgotten format of the prog rock concept LP to remain an enduring classic, Jeff Wayne's 1978 album The War of the Worlds used a bombastic blend of rock and orchestral music to invoke HG Wells's 1898 sci-fi masterpiece and create a legend all of its own.
If you enjoy laughing, then chances are you also enjoy stand-up comedy. And if that's the case, you really need be at the Edinburgh Fringe. Throughout August each year, among over 3,000 individual shows covering the entire spectrum of theatrical arts, you'll find anyone who is - or aspires to be - anyone in comedy, [...]
The first collection of solo works by William Kentridge to be assembled in London in over 15 years, this exhibition at Marian Goodman's spacious Soho gallery is grand in scale and bold in statement.
For Betway Group
Every one of the dozens of horse races that take place around the country each day is full of runners with their own individually-evolving odds, and betting on them can seem an intimidating prospect for the newcomer. Betway aims to make things easy – at the heart of it, it’s just a matter of picking a horse to add to your bet slip, then setting your stake. To get best value for your bet, and to experience betting on horses as the thrill it is, it helps to understand a few further basic...
"Share The Grill" - the tagline for Betway's staff engagement livestreamed cookery classes - employs a pun on the company's motto "Share The Thrill".
"Stay Alert & Take Control: We Defend as a Team" - the tagline for Betway's internal Information Security Department - inspires vigilance while evoking the ethics of teamwork and the sports industry.
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