Culture Is Ordinary
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The Culture Is Ordinary Interview: Billy Lunn
Jude Wanga discusses class, growing up in Hertfordshire, Petrarch, breaking America, Britney and more with the lead singer of the Subways.
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A23 Travelogue, Part One: Roger Parsnip
Searching for homo-authenticus, discussing immigration, Orwell, and gentrification.
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Other People's Songs: Bob Dylan's Never Ending Tour, and evolution through derivation
The Coronavirus outbreak may have sidelined Dylan as a touring musician, but it has also seen the release of his first new work as a songwriter since 2012, “Murder Most Foul”.
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How Tearing Down Art Built Britain
Iconoclasm has played a crucial role British history (and in the struggle against the British and its history). Colston is only the latest instance.
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Black Lives Matter and Football's Racism Problem
Pressure from Black footballers as workers forced a significant symbolic shift in the acknowledgment of racism. However, there remains much to do in a wider context that is becoming ever more embittered.
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Don't Blame Footballers for the Government's Failures
The macro failings of the state, the shortcomings of institutional society and the bigotries of the populace crystallise in the way footballers have been treated during the pandemic.
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