Calling all Bradford-based emerging music promoters 👀🎸

Ahead of the Venice Biennale I interviewed Adriano Pedrosa who is curating this year’s show for ArtReview_

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We are an alliance of 281 disabled and allied arts professionals and 35 organisations.

This is our statement regarding our meeting with Shakespeare’s Globe on Monday 18th March 2024.

At this year’s edition of the Venice Biennale there will be plenty of takes on conflict but colonialism and its legacy is everywhere - from 🇮🇪 + 🇬🇧 to 🇳🇬 + 🇧🇷 . My report: theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…

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First draft: that intro is the best - and only good thing - about this chapter. Second draft: this intro really holds up, will leave it as it is. Third draft: re-write the entire thing and realise it was holding back the whole chapter

I’ve got nothing to add to the OJ dialogue, except to reiterate how great OJ: Made in America is and also remind people that Brett Morgen’s June 17, 1994 is the most original sports documentary ever made avclub.com/30-for-30-june…

I spoke to Johny Pitts and others about working-class photography and the reasons that talent like Tish Murtha still struggles to make it today theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…

It’s wild that we’ve had an in-depth discussion about class in relation to Detroit Techno before we’ve talked about class and cultural journalism in the UK

I'm working on a piece about Heat/Michael Mann and just remembered this by Chris Fleming 'Heat is one of the all time great gay American films' … flawless youtube.com/watch?v=DFMtTF…

'Progress is about resistance': I interviewed Riz Ahmed about Defiance – a must-watch 3-part documentary on South Asian resistance to the far-right during the Thatcher era that starts tonight on C4 theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2…

📢 We're very keen to keep reporting on the DWP's prosecution of unpaid carers. If you know anyone affected, or have inside knowledge of the system, please do get in touch with myself or Patrick Butler in confidence.

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“They’ve been deliberately targeting healthcare workers, healthcare vehicles, healthcare buildings since October 7th,” Nick Maynard told me

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📣📣📣 The Francesca Amewudah-Rivers Supremacy will continue to reign, there is an ARMY behind our girl. Joy will not be stolen. Black folks, allies let's ensure we protect her as her star ascends. 🌟