Written between visits to London and Mexico City. This is my email summary of all things real.
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After nearly 10 years of working together, Nalden got sick of me and turned his eyes and ears back to music.Â
Hereâs his first protegé Louis Bordeaux.
In London, I joined
Gilles and team at his BBC Radio 6 studio and got to meet Matty aka Bad Bad Not Good co-founder. He talked and played his new solo album
Déjà vu.
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Are all American cities now turning into dystopian technocapitalist hellscapes? Perhaps.Â
Baroness Martha Lane Fox has launchedÂ
DotEveryone. AÂ think tank for a fairer internet. Everyone should get behind this. We will.
On a recent trip to meet the talented
Barnaby Barford, I encountered mechanical parrots and a book called
Strangers in their own land. A fascinating insight into the community that made Donald Trump their own.
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There are so many reasons to watch this film. Where do I start? This is the blackest of all black comedies. Itâs a topic that is near impossible to make funny, but Steve Buscemi and Michael Palin manage at every turn. Russia has banned it, so it must also be accurate.
The Death of Stalin. Brilliant.
Given that we are in the midst of World Cup mania. I thought I would throw in two of my favourite English football (soccer) films ever.
Mike Bassett England Manager another comedy of errors (see above) and
Looking for Eric a beautiful film about optimism.Â
Watch: 1h 30 mins and 1h 56mins respectively
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Itâs been pretty obvious that diversity has been sadly missing from the art world.
Sean Combs recent purchase of Kerry James Marshallâs âpast timesâ at Sothebyâs, âto ensure black work hung on black wallsâ and the
Carters take over of the Louvre are examples of where the art industry is going next.Â
Watch this space. The art world is in for a shake up.Â