As Hairspray and his ‘angriest movie’ Desperate Living are rereleased, the ‘Pope of Trash’ reflects on dead dogs, dirty rats, ‘that lunatic RFK’ and why there are no novelty dances any more
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‘We all want to know what he was doing in the bedroom’: Kerouac’s unseen archive goes on show in New York ⊕
As the original On the Road scroll heads to auction, a new exhibition uncovers the private life of the Beat legend
Among great literary myths, the one of Jack Kerouac is often reduced to a vibe The op…
Chic couture, bio-terror and a whole load of Mike Leigh: Lesley Manville’s finest films – ranked! ⊕⊕
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With her 70th birthday around the corner, we assess the greatest screen outings by the indisputable doyenne of dour British drama – and plenty more asides
Among the bold choices in Luca Guadagnino’s f…
9 months ago
In Waves and War review – Navy Seals battle PTSD with psychedelic therapy ○
Sombre documentary sees US soldiers give brave testimony while undergoing ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT treatment to confront their traumas
A gaggle of former US Navy Seals open up about their post-traumatic…
16 months ago
William S Burroughs’s art: ‘He said, I killed the only woman I loved. Then broke down sobbing’ ○
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Notorious for his drug-fuelled literary experiments and the fact that he shot his partner, beat writer Burroughs also made art inspired by the climate crisis
One day 51 years ago, out in the wilds of …
17 months ago
‘I’m sitting on the side that’s launching bombs’: author Omar El Akkad on the hypocrisy of the west ○
The award-winning writer’s new book contends with how the war on Gaza shattered his fragile faith in the so-called free world
- The ugly truth of American violence has never been plainer | Omar El Akkad
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1 years ago
‘Sexuality is as individual as a fingerprint’: Daniel Craig and Luca Guadagnino on Queer ○
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In their feverish film, Craig plays a man embroiled in a drug-fuelled gay affair. He and director Guadagnino talk about love, ageing – and a forgotten sex act
There is no shortage of directors who hav…
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