Billy Wilder’s Ace in the Hole and the dawn of American clickbait
A flop on its release 70 years ago, the film is a magnificent takedown of the shameless voyeurism that fuels tabloid news
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The night that changed my life: Jonathan Coe on the premiere of Steve Reich’s Different Trains
The impact of the piece, on me and on everyone else in the hall that night, was overwhelming.
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Flann O’Brien: the demon jester of Dublin
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Two new films explore the mystery of the businessman and sailor who disappeared during the 1969 Golden Globe race.…
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Jonathan Coe on A Symphony of Amaranths by Neil Ardley: “Epic but still intimate”
From the Long Players series: writers on their most cherished albums.
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