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Female fandom and Jessica Leski’s ‘I Used to be Normal’
Culture
They’ve been dismissed and patronised, but Beatlemaniacs, Directioners and other fangirls are very self-aware about their boy band ‘affliction’
‘McQueen’: a vivid portrayal of a galvanising personality
Culture
The first feature documentary on fashion designer Alexander McQueen is unlikely to be the last
Twisted sisters: Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Suspiria’
Culture
Sentimentality ruins the magic of this otherwise unsettling and actively cruel film
Low’s ‘Double Negative’: studies in slow transformation
Culture
Twelve albums in, the Minnesota three-piece can still surprise in their unique way
Remembering Aretha Franklin
Culture
The Queen is dead; long live the Queen
Tragedy eclipses talent in ‘Whitney’
Culture
Kevin Macdonald’s documentary inadvertently downplays Houston’s impact on pop music history
The disappointment of The Carters’ ‘Everything Is Love’ and Kanye West’s ‘Ye’
Culture
New albums from Beyoncé and Jay-Z and Kanye West bare all yet share nothing
Angélique Kidjo reinvents Talking Heads’ ‘Remain in Light’
Culture
This remake of the 1980 classic insists on the connections between musical traditions
Opportunity wasted in ‘Ocean’s 8’
Culture
The female-led blockbuster is a squandered chance to better represent women on screen
The Cure’s permanent twilight
Culture
Robert Smith and co. are celebrating 40 years of the band. Why do they still inspire such love?
The Monthly music wrap: April 2018
Culture
Gurrumul’s ‘Djarimirri’ makes history
Zadie Smith’s ‘Feel Free’
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In this collection of essays, Smith shines when she’s addressing the personal
Young Fathers’ ‘Cocoa Sugar’
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The Scottish group’s third album proves they don’t sound like anyone else
