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Keeping it real

The Dutch are reality TV pioneers but as times evolve, shows are voted off. Can these new formats be the catalyst for a renaissance?

  • Issue #163
  • 11 min read
Keeping it real
Culture

Collision course

A school of hard knocks in France is sending stunt performers tripping and flipping to the silver screen.

  • Issue #162
  • 4 min read
Students practice combat choreography in a training studio with exposed brick walls and modern lighting
Culture

In on the act

Our writer reveals his secret life as a stand-in spectator at some of the best shows that theatre has to offer.

  • Issue #161
  • 4 min read
A man in a brown coat opening the glass doors to a theatre box office
Media

In full flow

Spanish-language streaming service rivals Netflix. Will the next ‘Squid Game’ be filmed in Mexico?

  • Issue #158
  • 11 min read
In full flow
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

Image makers

As celebrities become their own paparazzi, what is on the cards for these streetwise snappers?

  • Issue #118
  • 11 min read
Image makers
Business

Amplifying the positives

Sony Music CEO Rob Stringer has navigated boom, bust and streaming's resurrection across three decades. The Buckinghamshire-born lifer on why the industry cannot afford to miss another defining moment.

  • Issue #117
  • 6 min read
Amplifying the positives

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