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David Lynch auction: More than 450 personal items go under the hammer
Fancy owning a little piece of Twin Peaks or ‘Mulholland Drive’? The auction includes Lynch’s director’s chair, rugs from Twin Peaks, plenty of coffee paraphernalia and the director’s personal 35mm print of ‘Eraserhead’...
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Celebrated Kenyan author and dissident Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o dies aged 87
Widely regarded as east Africa's most influential writer, Ngũgĩ’s fiction and nonfiction books traced his country's history from British imperialism to home-ruled tyranny and challenged not only the stories told but the language used to tell them.
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Iran summons French diplomat over praise of Palme d'Or-winning film
Iran's Palme d'Or-winning director Jafar Panahi was cheered as he arrived home after his Cannes win. However, the national press and political reaction has been more muted. Iran has also summoned a French diplomat over praise of 'It Was Just An Accident'.
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Bono speaks out against Hamas and Benjamin Netanyahu for first time
Bono spoke out against Hamas and called for Israel to be "released from Benjamin Netanyahu" in plea to "stop war" during the Ivor Novello Awards in London. His comments mark the first time the human rights activist has spoken out in public against the Israeli prime minister.
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Trump shares fake clip of him hitting Bruce Springsteen with golf ball
Donald Trump has shared a now viral fake clip of him hitting Bruce Springsteen with a golf ball – the latest in a continuing back and forth between the US president and The Boss. Springsteen has doubled down on political criticism by releasing a digital EP that includes his anti-Trump comments.
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Gorillaz to celebrate 25th anniversary with new immersive exhibition
“Somewhere between order and chaos...” Celebrated British virtual band Gorillaz are celebrating their 25th anniversary this year with four special live dates and a new immersive exhibition in London, titled House Of Kong.
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Eddie Vedder & Neil Young support Bruce Springsteen amid Trump threats
Musicians are coming to the defence of Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift, both of whom Donald Trump has criticised and threatened. “Part of free speech is open discussion. Part of democracy is healthy public discourse. The name-calling is so beneath us,” said Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder.
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