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Why Baby Driver's Edgar Wright just isn't a superhero movie director
Wright, who nearly got sucked into the Marvel franchise machine with 'Ant-Man' before pulling out at the last minute due to creative differences, is not alone in walking away from big franchises – but he's not ruling it out
Public Service Broadcasting explore Brexit and mining on Every Valley
For the band's third abum, frontman J Willgoose Esq decided to explore the lives of ordinary people who persist against great odds. The journey took him to the heart of the Welsh valleys, where the end of coal mining can still be felt
- TV + radio reviews
Twin Peaks 2017 episode 9 is a tale of two realities
An exposition heavy episode feels like a stark contrast to last episode's abstractions - like two completely different worlds
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Better Call Saul season 3 episode 10 'Lantern' finale: Is that it?
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Old faces start to take centre stage in episode 7 of new Twin Peaks
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TV preview, Theresa v Boris: How May Became PM (BBC2, Sunday 9pm)
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Amid geopolitical chaos, ITV2's Love Island is enjoying a renaissance
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It's a game of opposites in episode 6 of the Twin Peaks revival
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Peaky Blinders season 4 wraps filming, release date looms
The creator has promised the new episodes are the best yet
Ready Player One will be Spielberg's third film not scored by Williams
Instead, Williams will be doing The Papers
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- Music reviews
Nas and The Weeknd at Wireless - review
QB's finest offers a glimpse of his genius to thousands of millennials - but most had come to see the man with the in-built Auto-Tune
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Tributes pour in after acrobat falls to his death at Mad Cool festival
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Jay-Z's producer reveals how Beyoncé contributed to 4:44
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U2 invited London firefighters to watch their Twickenham rehearsal
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Acrobat falls 100 feet to his death in front of crowd of thousands
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Listen to 5-year-old Blue Ivy's freestyle rap on 4:44 bonus track
- Art news + features
The Dark Tower trailer sees Matthew McConaughey get fiery
He'll go up against Idris Elba's Gunslinger in the big screen adaptation of Stephen King's fantasy series
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A deep teal is the world's favourite colour, according to survey
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At the Dr. Seuss Museum: Oh, The Places They Don't Go!
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How Jeff Koons's gift to Paris is riddled with problems
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Random House responds to criticism over Brooklyn Beckham photography
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Brooklyn Beckham book has 'terrible photos and even worse captions'
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- Book reviews
The Concierge by Gerard Gilbert review: A topical summer thriller
This first novel by The Independent's TV writer moves in unexpected directions and will keep you gripped until the end
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The Lying Game by Ruth Ware, review: A plausible mystery
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The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy, book review
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The Answers review: A whip-smart meditation on love and intimacy
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The Ice review: Chilling read after Trump pulls out of climate treaty
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A Book of American Martyrs: Not the abortion debate novel hoped for
- Book news + features
JK Rowling reveals secret manuscript scrawled onto a party dress
"I don't know whether it will ever be published, but it's actually hanging in a wardrobe currently," the Harry Potter author says
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- Theatre + dance reviews
Taha, review: the evolution of a Palestinian poet
The life and work of the Palestinian writer Taha Muhammad Ali is staged by Amer Hlehel
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The Mentor review: The play does not really rise to the occasion
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Committee review: Sandra Marvin is superb as Camila Batmanghelidjh
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Alain Platel / Les Ballets C de la B review: It feels punishingly long
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Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill review: Audra McDonald is amazing
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Ink review: Unpreachy look at the red tops’ circulation wars
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Lloyd Webber and Rice criticise 'political' change to Joseph musical
The lyrics ‘Children of Israel’ were altered to read ‘Children of Kindness’ for a New Zealand production of ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’
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Terror review: Often feels more akin to a moral philosophy seminar
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Gloria review: Ferociously competitive bitching is relished
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How the play Rotterdam led the way for transgender stories on stage
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The Last Ones review: Daragh O'Malley as Ivan is excellent
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Richard Alston Dance Company review: Wonderful dancing
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