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‘Absolutely spectacular’: why Chris McCausland will win Strictly – and save the show

The show’s first blind contestant continues to bowl us over with his sharp wit and spine-tingling moves. We’re calling it – he’s a dead cert for the glitterballFor 10 interminable seconds on Saturday night TV, the lights went out. Thankfully, it was deliberate. The Couple’s Choice routine performed on Strictly Come Dancing by blind comedian Chris McCausland...

Mon Nov 11, 2024 18:44
‘Grief is giving me this beautiful, deepening understanding’: Phil Elverum on loss, new love and his landmarks of US indie

His wife died, he became a single parent and his next marriage swiftly ended. After these trials, the hugely acclaimed singer-songwriter explains why he’s turning outward to consider the world around himFor almost two decades, Phil Elverum’s life centred around performing and recording music. First as the Microphones and then as Mount Eerie, he had...

Mon Nov 11, 2024 18:44
‘Almost like imprisonment’: the shocking truth about life for boybands in their ‘golden era’

Mobbed, groped, overworked, paid a pittance and given little time off … ahead of a major TV series about boybands, former members of 5ive and 911 reveal what success was really like for many‘People often don’t get it,” says Ritchie Neville. “They think being in a famous band is a dream. But I’ve had situations where I’m out with friends and, when I...

Mon Nov 11, 2024 18:44
‘Beautiful pots enhance humanity’: Magdalene Odundo on her quest to make the perfect pot

Her vessels are often inspired by people’s gestures in the supermarket – and have sold for six-figure sums. She talks about childhood bereavement, why she hated making ads – and the spiritual significance of cooking potsStare at one of Magdalene Odundo’s vessels for long enough and you start to wonder if you might just have seen it breathe, its rounded...

Mon Nov 11, 2024 18:44
Magic Circle tries to track down first female member – who posed as a man

Sophie Lloyd was expelled in 1991 for ‘deliberate deception’ after being admitted while pretending to be a manThe council meeting of the Magic Circle on 9 October 1991 was a historic occasion, marking the moment when the first cohort of women, including Debbie McGee and Fay Presto, were admitted to its previously male-only ranks of magicians.But the...

Mon Nov 11, 2024 18:44
Final reckoning? Trailer for Mission: Impossible 8 suggests end to franchise

After underwhelming box office for seventh movie in Tom Cruise series, $400m-budgeted next chapter might be lastThe trailer for the eighth Mission: Impossible film has been released with a new title that suggests it might be Tom Cruise’s final mission.Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, which is set to be released next summer, was originally...

Mon Nov 11, 2024 18:44

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