From working with grime legends to tackling racism, author Candice Carty-Williams’s new show Champion is landmark TV. Its team talk Shola Ama, pengness – and the greatest group chat everIt’s just after noon in Birmingham and, in the hidden depths of a city centre nightclub, a singer is about to perform at a pretend fashion show. Dry ice billows across a set bathed in blue light; catwalk models scurry back into position, while an army of extras are shushed by the camera crew. The performer, Déja J Bowens, takes a deep breath and readies herself for another take. “Action,” comes a call from behind the camera. And then, just as she opens her mouth … a fire alarm starts to wail. “Oh, don’t even,” says Bowens with a despairing laugh – as 40 people drop what they’re doing and troop off to stand in a side street.This is the set of Champion, a landmark new BBC musical drama from award-winning author Candice Carty-Williams. It’s set within a fictionalised version of the UK’s rap and R&B scenes and is an exuberant show on a huge scale. Its four-and-a-half-month shoot has encompassed filming in the Caribbean and proven a tricky, demanding project – even when it doesn’t involve a highly-conspicuous cast in statement jewellery and teetering pink heels hanging around outside while they wait for the all-clear. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2023-06-23 12:00:37 UTC ]
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By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) Many notable short stories focus on the rough passage from childhood to adulthood. Of course, the transition from ‘child’ to ‘adult’ does not happen overnight, and is not the result of a single epiphany of crucial moment, but writers of short fiction... Continue reading at Interesting Literature
[ Interesting Literature | 2023-05-01 17:00:31 UTC ]
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Online publisher Graham Media adopted new ID system to restore some of the value lost during the cookie purge. Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2023-04-26 09:00:00 UTC ]
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Pair who play Doctor and companion don 60s-style outfits in photos from upcoming seriesThe first images of Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson travelling back to the 1960s in Doctor Who have been released by the BBC.Gatwa, a star of Sex Education, will play the Doctor, with Gibson, a Coronation Street... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-04-20 17:52:11 UTC ]
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The newly launched Possible conference held in Miami Beach this week focused on the importance of culture in the digital media and marketing ecosystem. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2023-04-20 04:01:00 UTC ]
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Her 2005 book, “Mozart in the Jungle,” lived up to its subtitle, “Sex, Drugs, and Classical Music,” and was later made into an Amazon TV series. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2023-04-19 18:57:28 UTC ]
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The author, activist, and educator delivers a scathing indictment of racist school reforms and plots a course for a more just future. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Max is coming to market. Following months of streaming rumors and speculation, Warner Bros. Discovery is officially combining its streaming services HBO Max and Discovery+ under one brand: Max. Launching May 23 with a new tagline, color and mission, the upcoming service will drop the iconic HBO... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2023-04-12 19:25:11 UTC ]
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Groundbreaking kids’ series A Kind of Spark is staffed by neurodivergent talent and treats its lead character like almost no other on TV. It’s cool, fun and powerfulNever before has there been a cool, edgy kids TV series that can attest to hiring neurodivergent actors, performing a script... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-04-11 15:12:44 UTC ]
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Get ready to build some playlists! These manga about music and musicians cover everything from rock and jazz to pop and classical music. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-04-04 10:37:00 UTC ]
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The latest edition of Margaret Mitchell’s Civil War epic Gone With the Wind, published by Pan Macmillan in the UK, carries a warning on the first page, The Telegraph (which is really making this kind of thing their beat) reports. It goes like this: Gone with the Wind is a novel which includes... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-04-03 14:34:28 UTC ]
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Longtime publisher Hardie Grant is kicking off their North American line of food and lifestyle titles in style. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-31 04:00:00 UTC ]
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No, the origins of Tetris didn't involve a high-speed car chase, but the true story behind the game still reads like a spy novel. There's corporate intrigue, nefarious government agencies and an envious amount of globe-trotting. But the reality wasn't enough for the creative minds behind Apple's... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2023-03-30 12:30:20 UTC ]
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Bestselling novelist Gabrielle Zevin joins the L.A. Times Book Club April 22 to discuss 'Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow' at the Festival of Books. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-03-29 14:00:34 UTC ]
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Apple Music users on iOS are highlighting a fairly serious bug that is causing other people's playlists and songs to appear in their libraries, according to multiple Redditors. On top of that, some users have complained that their own playlists have outright disappeared or been replaced by... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2023-03-23 10:30:03 UTC ]
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Notable authors with upcoming works include current affairs commentator Nancy Grace, Pulitzer Prize-winner Dale Maharidge and TV writer and producer Tom Straw. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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March 10, 2023 | Ottawa warns charging patients for medically necessary services could cost provinces. Plus, an inside look at Canada’s busiest airport. Continue reading at CBC
[ CBC | 2023-03-11 02:00:00 UTC ]
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Listen… can you hear the denim moving across a stage in California, the swish of gelled hair? S.E. Hinton’s beloved novel The Outsiders has been adapted into a musical at La Jolla Playhouse, with solid reviews following the open. If you haven’t pawed at a paperback of The Outsiders since... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-03-10 17:16:31 UTC ]
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The vertical TikTok-style video feed has invaded a lot of the apps we use on a daily basis and now it's officially coming to one more. After announcing a beta test last year, Spotify will begin rolling out a new design for the Home section of its mobile app with a "more visual, dynamic" look.... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2023-03-08 18:33:59 UTC ]
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This morning, Penguin Press announced that they will be publishing Zadie Smith’s next novel, The Fraud, on September 5, 2023. Here’s how the publisher describes the book: From acclaimed and bestselling novelist Zadie Smith, The Fraud is a kaleidoscopic work of historical fiction set against the... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-03-02 14:57:55 UTC ]
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Attention book lovers yearning to get out of Dodge: a down-on-its-luck bookstore in the Welsh mining town of Blaenavon (population 6,055) is headed to (online) auction next week, with bidding to open at the low low price of £72,000. Sure, it needs some work. But it comes with all the books, and... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-03-01 15:27:18 UTC ]
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