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...This is a fantastic way to avoid tricky conversations about whether you are platforming hate or putting your thumb on the dial of political debates....
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...The result has taken Spain by storm, winning Cuevas the prestigious National Contemporary Music Prize last year....
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...There is space for stylised nihilism on new songs, including the smouldering groove of “Bad Luck” — where Yaweh moodily declares: “I don’t know about nothin’ / I don’t care about nothin’” — but he can’t...
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...The concept gets a thumbs-up from Balvin, whose new name for Chiu is jefa, or boss: “You have the freedom to choose what you really like. That’s what I love about the Hirshhorn....
...Like, will gamers have very long thumbs two generations from now? Weird questions that goes through my mind. Lilah Raptopoulos Right, right....
...Or insights into how US documentary film-maker Ken Burns adapts his scripts to fit the accompanying music....
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