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How to Stand Up to a Dictator by Maria Ressa review – facing down despots | Autobiography and memoir

Maria Ressa is one of two journalists who won the Nobel peace prize last year for her defence of media freedom – yet she...

Dear Elizabeth review – famous name decorates warm-hearted loser comedy | Movies

The Hunger Games’ Elizabeth Banks is an unexpected choice as the muse of this Canadian comedy-drama, adapted from Michael Kun’s pre-social media-era novel about...

Dickens and Prince by Nick Hornby review – cultural greats collide | Books

If your first reaction to the subject matter of Nick Hornby’s new book is a perplexed “Huh?”, you might take comfort in knowing its...

Mahan Esfahani review – Scarlatti’s sonatas surprise us anew | Classical music

Domenico Scarlatti’s keyboard sonatas crop up regularly enough in recitals, most often in a group of four or five beginning a programme, or acting...

Born to Exist review – a celebration of women and the power of krump | Dance

‘Why can’t you see me?!” cries the woman looking out into the audience, racked with frustration. “See. Me.” Joseph Toonga’s Born to Exist puts...

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