Nadia Khomami
Arts and culture correspondent at The Guardian
Arts and culture correspondent @Guardian. New politics, old literature, French detective dramas and the poetry of Frank O’Hara.
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1 week ago |
theguardian.com | Nadia Khomami
Ringo Starr has reportedly criticised the way “that little man” Roger Daltrey runs the Who after Starr’s son was sacked from the band. Zak Starkey, 59, who was sacked as the Who’s drummer over a disagreement about his performance, said he was proud that his father had come to his defence. The drummer has maintained that during the band’s now infamous “break up” concert in London in March, it was actually the Who’s 81-year-old frontman, Daltrey, who got his timings wrong.
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1 week ago |
theguardian.com | Nadia Khomami
Jamie Lloyd’s production of Evita has been referred to as the hottest ticket in the West End right now, with audiences paying as much as £250 for a seat. But theatregoers keen to watch one of the biggest showstoppers in musical history – Eva Perón’s performance of Don’t Cry for Me Argentina – were left bitterly disappointed when they learned the scene would not actually take place on stage.
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1 week ago |
theguardian.com | Nadia Khomami
Over the course of 100 minutes, a new documentary on the Grenfell Tower disaster splices footage from the night and the subsequent public inquiry with testimony from survivors and the bereaved. And at its heart is a universal story: classism, the prioritisation of individual profit over public safety, and a lack of accountability for the decision-makers behind it.
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2 weeks ago |
theguardian.com | Nadia Khomami
When Tamara de Lempicka first came across the young sex worker Rafaëla on Bois de Boulogne in Paris, she was enchanted. Recalling the meeting, the artist called Rafaëla “the most beautiful woman I have ever seen”. She added: “Huge black eyes, beautiful sensual mouth, beautiful body. I stop her and say to her: ‘Mademoiselle, I’m a painter and I would like you to pose for me. Would you do this?’ She says: ‘Yes.
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2 weeks ago |
theguardian.com | Nadia Khomami
Glastonbury festival is known for its huge crowds, but last year overcrowding at smaller stages led to areas being closed off to prevent crowd crushes and one act was even forced to halt their set. In an attempt to avoid a repeat of last year’s safety concerns, the festival has sold “a few thousand less tickets” for this month’s event, the organiser Emily Eavis has said.
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