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Can human connection be rented? This is the question at the heart of ‘Rental Family’

When people hear about Rental Family (Disney Plus), the new film starring Brendan Fraser, it is easy to assume its premise belongs to the realm of far-fetched fiction. An actor who gets paid to play the role of a father, husband, friend, or family...

“Refreshingly self-aware”: Boy George & Culture Club review

Admittedly, despite having grown up with the chart-topping pop band Culture Club a ubiquitous presence on the airwaves of my youth, I’m not the target nostalgia audience for Alison Ellwood’s Boy George & Culture Club, a film whose subject is...

LISTEN: Something Special #94 – World vocal scales

Every Monday on Global Comment, we share Something Special you don't want to miss. To fit with the six core pillars of the magazine, these will alternate between the themes of watch / listen / read / see / taste / place. It will be something...

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