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On record

The star of ‘Deutschland 83’ reveals that acting is just a side hustle – his first love is music.

  • Issue #123
  • 3 min read
On record
Music

Buffy Sainte-Marie

The 1960s singer-songwriter and passionate advocate of indigenous rights, gives us a lesson in eating lobster at her favourite restaurant in Vancouver.

  • Issue #123
  • 5 min read
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Music

Throwing signs

At a packed San Antonio theatre, three ASL interpreters translate Cypress Hill's profanity-laced hip-hop for deaf fans experiencing live music, blending linguistics, performance and physical stamina into something extraordinary.

  • Issue #123
  • 6 min read
Throwing signs
Culture

The shore thing

Summer by the sea demands a particular kind of playlist. We ask three sunkissed selectors to pick their hottest tunes.

  • The Escapist #1
  • 9 min read
The shore thing
Music

Must the show go on?

Dave Stewart, Adam Levine and Ryan Tedder back a new NBC format pairing unknown songwriters with established stars — testing whether television can finally make the craft of composition compelling viewing.

  • Issue #123
  • 7 min read
Must the show go on?
Culture

Seeking the light

Jean-Michel Jarre, forefather of electronica, spends his evenings holed up in his Paris loft with a film projector.

  • Issue #121
  • 3 min read
Seeking the light
Culture

Culture

A round-up of the best French television, film, music and media. Plus: art from New York and Ukraine.

  • Issue #121
  • 7 min read
Culture
Culture

Feast for the senses

France has an enviable history of nurturing some of the world’s great artists – so these galleries, bookshops and record shops could be hiding the next big thing.

  • Issue #121
  • 6 min read
Feast for the senses
Culture

State of the art

As 2018 hits the run-out groove we praise its creative highs and cast an eye over what’s ahead.

  • Issue #119
  • 10 min read
A period drama scene of a red-haired noblewoman on horseback leading a group of riders in dark historical costumes across a misty landscape.
Music

After the prize

What happens to writers, artists and film-makers who receive their craft’s most coveted gongs? We discover how plaudits can bring both success and challenges.

  • Issue #119
  • 9 min read
A woman in a red dress peers through a gap in golden curtains with a dramatic, theatrical expression.

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