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fashion>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> charity shop charm|4 arts>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> HE NE ITH local photography|6 creative writing>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> weather|9 HE UBSTEP television>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dramadies: the future of tv|10 wired>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> new marios bros on wii|12 film>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the return of george clooney|14 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF>HANNAH LIVINGSTON| concrete.editor@uea.ac.uk music>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> THE EVENT EDITOR>GRACE SIMPSON| concrete.event@uea.ac.uk dubstep: origins of a genre|17 canvas>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> concrete.fashion@uea.ac.uk|FASHION EDITOR>KAT JONES the virtues of veganism|22 venue>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> FASHION WRITERS>GRACE ALLEN, JAMES HIGGINS, KAT JONES the sainsburys centre|23 concrete.arts@uea.ac.uk|ARTS EDITORS>FIONA HOWARD & KIRSTEN PETER competitions>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ARTS WRITERS>DAVID BIGGINS, JANE BIRD, CAROLINA BODMER, ALICE BRUNT, CARMINA win hot chip tickets|24 MASOLIVER

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concrete.creativewriting@uea.ac.uk|CREATIVE WRITING EDITOR>STEPHANIE CROSS CREATIVE WRITERS>HANNAH GRIFFIN, JANE HARMATTAN, ANICKA UECKERMANN, ASHRAF ZIDAN

concrete.tvdigital@uea.ac.uk|TELEVISION EDITOR>JOSH BUTLER TELEVISION WRITERS>JOS H BUTLER, MICHA BUTLER, ELLA FAIRHURST, NICOLE FASSIHI, KIRSTEN PETER, CAROLINE PREECE

concrete.wired@uea.ac.uk|WIRED EDITOR>WILLIAM MORAN WIRED WRITERS>LUKE JENNINGS-HATT, RICHARD JOSLIN, WILLIAM MORAN, TOM PHILLIPS, GRACE SIMPSON

concrete.film@uea.ac.uk|FILM EDITORS>ELIZABETH POOLE & ADAM SCALES FILM WRITERS>RACHEL COXON, MICHAEL BLUNT, EMMA FEATHERSTONE, JAMES GALLOWAY, MICHAEL LOVELOCK, VIMBAI MUKWENHA, LIAM O’BRIEN, BERT WARDLOW

concrete.music@uea.ac.uk|MUSIC EDITORS>PAUL COOK & STEPH MCKENNA MUSIC WRITERS>MICHAEL BOND, BETHANY BULL, OLIVER BROOKS, PAUL COOK, SEB CRANE, HAZY HALE, JAMES HALLING, SEAN HARRIS, JACK LOUGHRAN, THOMAS MOORE, CHRIS OGDEN, THI SUA TRAN, ALEX THROSSELL, DUNCAN VICAT-BROWN, EMMA WEBB

concrete.event@uea.ac.uk|CANVAS EDITOR>BRUCE SIGRIST concrete.listings@uea.ac.uk|VENUE EDITOR>HELEN THOMAS VENUE WRITER>LAURA RIGGS

concrete.competitions@uea.ac.uk|COMPETITIONS EDITOR>WILL DONOVAN

Being editor of an entertainment pullout should bring some privileges but since I couldn’t think of any I am going to abuse my power and write a review in my editorial. I couldn’t let the visit of a legend to the LCR go overlooked and Henry Rollins is just that. The high average age of the audience at Henry Rollins’ spoken word performance is a testament to the Black Flag frontman’s early 1980s punk rock credentials but there was plenty to offer his student fan base. As his days of tearing up stages across the Western world fizzle out, Henry Rollins has fallen in love with travel, but not of the conventional kind. He visits places that many go out of their way to avoid and returns with tales that would amaze even the most cynical and world-weary. Rollins has friends in the right places and an effusive charisma and humour to bring the characters to life. If I had to sit in a silent LCR for three hours again, I can think of no better way to spend it than listening to a self-depricating, manically unpatriotic American take you on his fascinating rambles across the globe. Don’t miss him next time! Bon voyage, Grace xx

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ƌĞĂƐƚ ĂŶĐĞƌ ĂƌĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ǀŝƚĂů ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĞŵŽƟŽŶĂů ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůǇ ƚŽ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ďƌĞĂƐƚ ĐĂŶĐĞƌ ĚŝĂŐŶŽƐŝƐ͕ ďƵƚ ĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ͕ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƌĞƌƐ͘ /Ŷ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƚƌĂĚĞŵĂƌŬ ĐŽůŽƵƌ ŽĨ ƉŝŶŬ͕ ĮŶĚ Ă ĐŚŽŝĐĞ ŽĨ ƚͲƐŚŝƌƚƐ͕ ƉŽůŽƐ͕ ŚĂƚƐ ĂŶĚ ũĞǁĞůůĞƌǇ͘

:& ĂƌĞ ƐĞůůŝŶŐ Ă ƐĞůĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ϭϬϬй ŽƌŐĂŶŝĐ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝƌͲƚƌĂĚĞ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞƌ ƚͲƐŚŝƌƚƐ ĨŽƌ ŵĞŶ ĂŶĚ ǁŽŵĞŶ͕ ǁŝƚŚ Ăůů ƉƌŽĐĞĞĚƐ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů :ƵƐƟĐĞ &ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ǁŽƌŬ ƚŽ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂŶĞƚ͘ ĞƐŝŐŶĞƌƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ 'ŝůĞƐ ĞĂĐŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚƌĂ ZŚŽĚĞƐ͕ ŚƌŝƐƟĂŶ >ĂĐƌŽŝǆ ĂŶĚ >ƵĞůůĂ ĂƌƚůĞǇ͘

dŚŝƐ ƐŝƚĞ ŚĂƐ Ă ůŽǀĞůǇ ƐĞůĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ǁŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ ŚŽŽĚŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚͲƐŚŝƌƚƐ͘ ϭϬй ŽĨ ĞĂĐŚ ƐĂůĞ ŐŽĞƐ ƚŽ 'ƌĞĂƚ KƌŵŽŶĚ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͛Ɛ ŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛Ɛ ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂů͕ dŚĞ ǀĞ ƉƉĞĂů ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĞůƉƐ ĨƵŶĚ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ŝŶƚŽ Ăůů ĨŽƵƌ ŐǇŶĂĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ĐĂŶĐĞƌƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ,ĞůƉ ĨŽƌ ,ĞƌŽĞƐ͕ ǁŚĞƌĞ ŵŽŶĞǇ ŝƐ ƐƉĞŶƚ ŽŶ ŚĞůƉŝŶŐ ǁŽƵŶĚĞĚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ŵĞŶ ĂŶĚ ǁŽŵĞŶ ƌĞŚĂďŝůŝƚĂƚĞ͘

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Drew: Black jeans>£2, Striped hoody>£2, Shoes from Just Add Water, Belt>model’s own. Kat͗ 'ƌĞĞŶ ĚƌĞƐƐхάϮ͕ <ŚĂŬŝ ĐŽĂƚхάϯ͘ϱϬ͕ :ĞĂŶƐ͕ ďŽŽƚƐ Θ ďĞůƚхŵŽĚĞů͛Ɛ ŽǁŶ͘

Drew: Suit trousers>£7 (comes with long suit jacket), Pinstripe jacket>£3, Grey t-shirt>£2, Black shirt>£1.50, Shoes from Just Add Water. Kat͗ &ůŽǁĞƌ ďŽĚŝĐĞхάϭ͕ ůĂĐŬ ƚƌŽƵƐĞƌƐхάϮ͕ ŽŽƚƐ ĂŶĚ ďĞůƚхŵŽĚĞů͛Ɛ ŽǁŶ͘

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NORWICH CHARITY SHOP: THE SALVATION ARMY This community store is found on Lower Goat Lane in the town city centre and is open Monday-Saturday 9am4pm. The general feel of the ƐĞůĞĐƟŽŶ ŝƐ ĞĐĐĞŶƚƌŝĐ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶ ĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ŵŝƐŵĂƚĐŚĞĚ ĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞ͕ ŽƌŶĂŵĞŶƚƐ͕ ďŽŽŬƐ͕ records and clothes. The ĐůŽƚŚŝŶŐ ƐĞĐƟŽŶ ŝƐ ƌĞĂƐŽŶĂďůǇ ůĂƌŐĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ŵĂũŽƌŝƚǇ ďĞŝŶŐ men’s fashion and all the garments are clean, of good quality and are neatly organised. There is such a great choice for male students

lacking in cash as there are smart, collared shirts, polos and tees, jeans, hoodies and sweaters, suits, jackets and ĐŽĂƚƐ ŽŶ ŽīĞƌ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ Ă ƉƌĞƩǇ ũĂǌǌǇ ƟĞ ƐĞĐƟŽŶ ƚŽŽ͘ Many suits are just £7 and are ŝŶ ŝŵƉĞĐĐĂďůĞ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶ͘ dŚĞ ǁŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ ƐĞĐƟŽŶ͕ ĚĞƐƉŝƚĞ ŝƚƐ ƌĞůĂƟǀĞůǇ ŶĂƌƌŽǁ ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ƐƚǇůĞƐ͕ ďŽĂƐƚƐ Ă surprisingly wide range of ƐŝǌĞƐ͕ ĨƌŽŵ ƐŝǌĞ ϲ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ƐŝǌĞ ϮϮ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚ ĂƐ ŵƵĐŚ ǀĂƌŝĞƚǇ ŝŶ ŵĞŶ͛Ɛ ƐŝǌĞƐ too. There is a large array of accessories for women

More Norwich charity shops: ƌŝƟƐŚ ,ĞĂƌƚ &ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ͕ ϲϰ London Street. The Sue Ryder Charity Shop, 10A Earlham Road. W ^ ϰͲϲ YƵĞĞŶ͛Ɛ ZŽĂĚ͘

ƌŝƟƐŚ ZĞĚ ƌŽƐƐ͕ ϴϴ ^ƚ͘ Benedict’s Street. KǆĨĂŵ͕ ϴͲϭϬ DĂŐĚĂůĞŶ Street Break Charity Shop, 99 Unthank Road.

dŚĞ ŵŽŶĞǇ ĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚ ďǇ dŚĞ ^ĂůǀĂƟŽŶ ƌŵǇ ŝƐ ƐƉĞŶƚ on providing programmes and support in homeless ĐĞŶƚƌĞƐ͕ ĚƌƵŐ ƌĞŚĂďŝůŝƚĂƟŽŶ centres, schools, hospitals, medical centres and the emergency services. Some current results of this

charity include: - 3,200 homeless people given food and shelter every night in 57 centres. Ͳ ϲϯϲ ĞůĚĞƌůǇ ƉĞŽƉůĞ accommodated every night ŝŶ ϭϳ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů ĐĞŶƚƌĞƐ͘ - 50 nurseries and playgroups.

to make up for the lack of ĐůŽƚŚĞƐ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŚŽĞƐ͕ ďĂŐƐ͕ scarves and jewellery. Both ƚŚĞ ũĞǁĞůůĞƌǇ ĂŶĚ ďĂŐƐ ĂƌĞ high quality, and scream vintage without the expensive price tags. Ɛ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ĂīŽƌĚĂďůĞ clothes, there are excellent deals on furniture; they do a “starter pack” deal which ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ďĂƐŝĐ ŝƚĞŵƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ chest of drawers, sofa and ĐŚĂŝƌ͕ ĨŽƌ ǀĞƌǇ ƌĞĂƐŽŶĂďůĞ

price. A delivery service is also provided. So if you are looking for ĨĂƐŚŝŽŶ͕ ďƵƚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚ cost, then head on down to ĐŚĂƌŝƚǇ ƐŚŽƉƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ďŝƚ of rummaging you are sure to ĮŶĚ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƟĐŬůĞ ǇŽƵƌ fancy. Thank you to the two ůŽǀĞůǇ ŵĞŶ ĨƌŽŵ dŚĞ ^ĂůǀĂƟŽŶ Army shop for agreeing to loan clothes for the shoot.

The Event would also like to thank the shop Just Add Water, that allowed us to use their window space for the photo shoot. Just Add Water is found on 25-27 Bedford Street in the city centre. It sells a wide range of sports and leisure wear and ŽīĞƌƐ Ă ǀĂƌŝĞƚǇ ŽĨ ĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞ ůĂďĞůƐ ƵŶĚĞƌ ŽŶĞ ƌŽŽĨ͘

GOK WAN WANTS YOU! Gok’s Fashion Fix is returning for a third series and the programme’s producers are looking for your help! They need a group of six friends or work colleagues to help them put high street fashion to the test. /Ĩ ǇŽƵ͛ƌĞ ϭϴ Žƌ ŽǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŶĐǇ ƚĞƐƟŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ͛Ɛ ŚŝŐŚ ƐƚƌĞĞƚ fashion to see which ones come out on top, please contact the email ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐ ďĞůŽǁ͊ goksroadtesters@ endemoluk.com

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ART>REVIEW>PHOTOGRAPHY>SNAP HAPPY ůŝĐĞ ƌƵŶƚ and :ĂŶĞ ŝƌĚ ŚĞĂĚ ĚŽǁŶ ƚŚĞ EŽƌǁŝĐŚ ƌƚƐ ĞŶƚƌĞ ƚŽ ƌĞǀŝĞǁ Ă ǇĞĂƌƐ͛ ǁŽƌŬ ŝŶ WƌŽũĞĐƚ ϯϲϱ They say a picture says a thousand words. So, entering the gallery at the Norwich Arts Centre ĂŶĚ ĞǇĞŝŶŐ ŝƚƐ ďŝŐŐĞƐƚ ĞǀĞƌ ĞǆŚŝďŝƟŽŶ͕ Project 365, is like walking into a room of babbling ǀŽŝĐĞƐ͘ dŚĞ ĞǆŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌŬ ŽĨ three photographers from Norwich (Natalie Beal, Alexandra Bone and Tim Caynes) and ĞůŐŝĂŶ ŵƵƐŝĐŝĂŶ tŝǆĞů͘ ŽŶƐŝƐƟŶŐ ŽĨ ϭϬϵϱ ƉŚŽƚŽƐ ĂŶĚ ϭϮ ŵƵƐŝĐ ƌĞĐŽƌĚƐ͕ ŝƚƐ ƐĐĂůĞ ŝƐ ƚƌƵůǇ staggering. Project 365 ďĞŐĂŶ ŽŶ EĞǁ zĞĂƌ͛Ɛ ǀĞ ϮϬϬϴ͕ when Natalie and Alexandra set themselves the mammoth task of taking a photo everyday ŝŶ ϮϬϬϵ͘ /Ŷ ƌƵƐƐĞůƐ͕ tŝǆĞů ĂŶĚ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ ǁĞƌĞ undertaking a similar challenge, by pledging to make a new record every month. Alexandra found Tim on Flickr, Norwich Arts Centre approached Wixel, and so Project 365 was born. KŶůǇ ŽŶ ĐůŽƐĞƌ ŝŶƐƉĞĐƟŽŶ ĐĂŶ ǇŽƵ ĨƵůůǇ appreciate how great a feat Project 365 is and ƚŚĞ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ ďĞŚŝŶĚ ŝƚ͘ tŚŝůƐƚ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐƵďũĞĐƚ ŵĂƩĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ũƵƐƚ ĞǀĞƌǇĚĂǇ ŽĐĐƵƌƌĞŶĐĞƐ͕ Alexandra admits some were the ‘desperate result of many hours wondering what to take Ă ƉŚŽƚŽ ŽĨ ŽŶ Ă ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ ĚĂǇ͛͘ Project 365 ŚĂƐ ƚĞƐƚĞĚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ ŶŽƚ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ƐƚƌŝĐƚ self-imposed deadlines. Natalie confesses it ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ ǁĂƐ ͚Ă ďŝƚ ŽĨ Ă ďƵƌĚĞŶ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶ ǁĂƐ ŚĂƌĚ ƚŽ ĮŶĚ Ăƚ ƟŵĞƐ͛͘ tŝǆĞů ƐĂǇƐ͗ ͚/ ƚŚŝŶŬ

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ůĞǆĂŶĚƌĂ ŽŶĞ /͛ůů ŶĞǀĞƌ ƚƌǇ ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ Ăƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƉĂĐĞ ĂŐĂŝŶ͕ ďƵƚ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ /͛ŵ ŐůĂĚ / ĚŝĚ͛͘ dŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ ŬĞƉƚ Ă EĞǁ zĞĂƌ͛Ɛ promise makes Project 365 more inspiring. EĂƚĂůŝĞ ƐĂǇƐ͗ ͚tŚĞŶ / ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͕ / ŚĂĚ ŶŽ ŝĚĞĂ ŝƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ / ǁŽƵůĚ ĞŶĚ ƵƉ ĞǆŚŝďŝƟŶŐ͘ Ƶƚ ŚĞƌĞ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ͕ ƉŝĐƚƵƌĞƐ ƉƌŝŶƚĞĚ and in place for all to see.’ Alexandra, whose

subjects include underground bunkers and ĂďĂŶĚŽŶĞĚ ŚŽƵƐĞƐ ĞǆƉůĂŝŶƐ͗ ͚dŚŝƐ ƉŚŽƚŽ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ has led to some really good experiences and it ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚƐ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ƟŵĞƐ /͛ǀĞ ŚĂĚ ŝŶ ŵǇ ůŝĨĞ͘͘͘ /͛ŵ ĂůƐŽ ƐůŝŐŚƚůǇ ƐĐĂƌĞĚ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ĂƐ you can tell a lot about me as a person from ƉŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ĨĞĞůƐ Ă ůŝƩůĞ ƐƚƌĂŶŐĞ ƚŽ ƐŚĂƌĞ this with so many people’.

tŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĞǆŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ĞĂĐŚ ƟŵĞ ǇŽƵ ǀŝƐŝƚ͕ ǇŽƵ ǁŝůů ĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůǇ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŶĞǁ͘ Project 365 commands you to take a closer look at the world around you.

ŽĨ ƵƌďĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ͕ ǁĞĂůƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƉŽǀĞƌƚǇ͘ ǆƉĞĐƚ to be confronted with a deluge of costumed ĮŐƵƌĞƐ͕ ĨƌŽŵ ŵĂŝĚ͛Ɛ ŽƵƞŝƚƐ͕ ƉĂŶĚĂ ŚĂƚƐ͕ ƐĂŝůŽƌ uniforms and elaborate geisha get-ups. One ŶŽƚĂďůĞ ƉŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚ ƚŚĂƚ ĚƌĞǁ ŵǇ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ was composed of an old man, holding a cat, in the middle of a busy metropolis street. He ƐĞĞŵƐ ƵŶĂīĞĐƚĞĚ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƌƐ ǁŚŝǌǌŝŶŐ ƉĂƐƚ him, and passers-by stare at him with looks of ďĞŵƵƐĞĚ ŚƵŵŽƵƌ͘ dŚŝƐ ƐƚĂƟĐ ĂŶĚ ŝĚŝŽƐǇŶĐƌĂƟĐ moment contrasts hugely with the fast-pace of the technologically-driven city surrounding the man. All of the photos are saturated in vivid, bright colours, and contain no labels, forcing me ƚŽ ĚŝƐƟŶŐƵŝƐŚ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽ ƉŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚĞƌƐ͘

ŶĚǇ ƌŽƵĐŚ͛Ɛ ǁŽƌŬ ŝƐ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇ ĨĂƐĐŝŶĂƟŶŐ͕ since he captures the changing features of ƌŝƚĂŝŶ͕ ŽďƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ Ă ǀĂƌŝĞƚǇ ŽĨ ƐŚŽƉ signs, which include Friday Bingo, Fun Zone, Freshly Cut Sandwiches, and Barber Shop. ƌŽƵĐŚ ĞǆƉůŽƌĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ͕ ĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƟŶŐ ŽŶ ƐŵĂůů͕ ůŽĐĂů ƐŚŽƉƐ ;ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞ sadly disappearing). dŚĞ ƚǁŽ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ ĞŶŐĂŐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŐĞŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐĂůůǇ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐƐ͘ ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞǇ ďŽƚŚ ƉĂŝĚ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ƚŽ ŚƵŐĞůǇ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƐŽĐŝĞƟĞƐ͕ ƚŚĞŝƌ ǁŽƌŬ ŝƐ ŇĂǁůĞƐƐůǇ ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞǆŚŝďŝƟŽŶ͘ ƉŚŽƚŽ ŽĨ Ă ƌŝƟƐŚ ĐĂĨĠ ƐƚĂŶĚƐ ŶĞǆƚ ƚŽ Ă ƉŚŽƚŽ ŽĨ Ă :ĂƉĂŶ restaurant. Crouch has said he aimed to ‘encompass anything quirky and colourful in Norfolk’, whilst Sapey became absorbed in :ĂƉĂŶ͛Ɛ ͚ŇƵŽƌĞƐĐĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĚŝǌǌǇ ĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͕ ĂŶĚ followed its eccentric youth tribes which ram ƌĂŝĚ ƚŚĞ ϮϬƚŚ ĐĞŶƚƵƌǇ ĨŽƌ ŝŶƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶ͛͘ dŚĞ ĞǆŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůǇ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĚƵĞ ƚŽ ŝƚƐ oddball subjects, it also makes the viewer look Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ ĨƌŽŵ Ă ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ͘

dŚĞ ĞǆŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ŝƐ ŶŽǁ ŽŶ ƵŶƟů ϲƚŚ DĂƌĐŚ͘ ŶƚƌǇ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ͕ ϭϬĂŵͲϲƉŵ͕ DŽŶĚĂǇ ƚŽ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ͘

ĂƌŽůŝŶĂ ŽĚŵĞƌ ŐĞƚƐ ůŽƐƚ ŝŶ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƟŽŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ^ĂŝŶƐďƵƌǇ ĞŶƚƌĞ Your East͕ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ƉŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚǇ ĞǆŚŝďŝƟŽŶ at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, focuses on the work of Andy Crouch and Andi Sapey, two Norfolk-based photographers whose ĞĐĐĞŶƚƌŝĐ ĂŶĚ ǀŝďƌĂŶƚ ĐŽŵƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ EŽƌĨŽůŬ and Japan assemble together brilliantly.

^ƚƌŽůůŝŶŐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĞǆŚŝďŝƟŽŶ͕ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĮƌƐƚ ƐƚƌŝŬŝŶŐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƵďũĞĐƚ ŵĂƩĞƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉŚŽƚŽƐ͕ ďŽƚŚ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ ĐĂƉƚƵƌĞ ŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĂŶŐĞ͕ ƋƵŝƌŬǇ͕ ĂŶĚ ŽĚĚ͘ ŶĚŝ ^ĂƉĞǇ ŽīĞƌƐ ƵƐ a glimpse in to the wacky goings-on in Tokyo ƐŽĐŝĞƚǇ ǁŚŝůƐƚ ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĞǆƚƌĞŵĞƐ

EŽƌĨŽůŬ ŶĚǇ ƌŽƵĐŚ

:ĂƉĂŶ ŶĚŝ ^ĂƉĞǇ

Your East ƌƵŶƐ ĨƌŽŵ &ƌŝĚĂǇ ϴƚŚ :ĂŶƵĂƌǇ ƚŽ ϮϴƚŚ :ĂŶƵĂƌǇ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ^ĂŝŶƐďƵƌǇ ĞŶƚƌĞ ĨŽƌ sŝƐƵĂů ƌƚƐ͘

arts

26jan10 issue238

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THEATRE>THE RSC>THEATRE REVAMP ĂǀŝĚ ŝŐŐŝŶƐ ƚĞůůƐ ƵƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐ ƟŵĞƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉĂŶǇ ƚŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ďĞƐƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ďĂƌĚ͘ dŚĞ ZŽǇĂů ^ŚĂŬĞƐƉĞĂƌĞ dŚĞĂƚƌĞ͕ ŝŶ ^ƚƌĂƞŽƌĚͲ ƵƉŽŶͲ ǀŽŶ͕ ŚĂƐŶ͛ƚ ďĞĞŶ ŽƉĞŶ ƐŝŶĐĞ ŝƚ ůĂƐƚ ƐŚŽǁĐĂƐĞĚ 'ƌĞŐŽƌǇ ŽƌĂŶ͛Ɛ Coriolanus͕ ƐƚĂƌƌŝŶŐ tŝůůŝĂŵ ,ŽƵƐƚŽŶ͕ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ϯϭƐƚ DĂƌĐŚ ϮϬϬϳ͘ ^ŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŽůĚ ƚŚĞĂƚƌĞ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƉĂƌƚůǇ ĚĞŵŽůŝƐŚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĨƵůůǇ ƌĞŶŽǀĂƚĞĚ͕ ŝŶ Ă ǀĞŶƚƵƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ĐŽƐƚ ƚŚĞ ZŽǇĂů ^ŚĂŬĞƐƉĞĂƌĞ ŽŵƉĂŶǇ ŽǀĞƌ ŽŶĞ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ƉŽƵŶĚƐ͘ ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĂů ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ƌĞĚƵĐĞĚ ŽǀĞƌĂůů ƐĞĂƟŶŐ ŶƵŵďĞƌƐ͕ ƚŚĞǇ ŚĂǀĞ ŐŝǀĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŽůĚ ƉƌŽƐĐĞŶŝƵŵ ƐƚǇůĞ ƚŚĞĂƚƌĞ Ă ƚŚƌƵƐƚ ƐƚĂŐĞ͕ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ Ă ĨĂƌ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶƟŵĂƚĞ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ ďŽƚŚ ƉůĂǇĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ͘ /Ŷ ϮϬϬϳ͕ ƚŚĞ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƐƚ ƐĞĂƚ ĂǁĂǇ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂŐĞ ǁĂƐ ƚǁĞŶƚǇ ƐĞǀĞŶ ŵĞƚĞƌƐ͕ ŶŽǁ ŝŶ ϮϬϭϬ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ŵĞƌĞ ĮŌĞĞŶ ŵĞƚĞƌƐ͘ dŚĞ ƌĞŶŽǀĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞĂƚƌĞ ŝƐ ĞǆƉĞĐƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŽƉĞŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ůĂƩĞƌ ŚĂůĨ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ǇĞĂƌ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ŵƵĐŚ ƐƉĞĐƵůĂƟŽŶ ĂƐ ƚŽ ǁŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ͕ ůŝŬĞůǇ ďůŽĐŬďƵƐƚĞƌ͕ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ͘ dĂŶƚĂůŝǌŝŶŐůǇ͕ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůǇ ŬŶŝŐŚƚĞĚ ^ŝƌ WĂƚƌŝĐŬ ^ƚĞǁĂƌƚ ŚĂƐ ŚŝŶƚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ůŝŬĞ ƚŽ ƉůĂǇ &ĂůƐƚĂī ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĂƌ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ͕ ŽƉĞŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌƐ ĨŽƌ ĞŝƚŚĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ Henry IV ƉůĂǇƐ͕ Žƌ The Merry Wives of Windsor ͕ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŚĂƐ ƐŽ ĨĂƌ ďĞĞŶ ŶŽ

dƌĞǀŽƌ EƵŶŶ͛Ɛ King Lear ;ƐƚĂƌƌŝŶŐ /ĂŶ DĐ<ĞůůĞŶ ĂŶĚ ^ǇůǀĞƐƚĞƌ DĐ ŽǇͿ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϳ͘ /Ĩ ǇŽƵ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ǁĂŝƚ ƵŶƟů ŶĞǆƚ ǁŝŶƚĞƌ ƚŚĞŶ ƚŚĞƌĞ͛Ɛ ƐƟůů ƟŵĞ ƚŽ ĐĂƚĐŚ 'ƌĞŐŽƌǇ ŽƌĂŶ͛Ɛ ůĂƚĞƐƚ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ͕ Ă ĨƵŶŶǇ ĂŶĚ Ăƚ ƟŵĞƐ ƌĂŵďƵŶĐƟŽƵƐ dǁĞůŌŚ <ŶŝŐŚƚ ƐƚĂƌƌŝŶŐ ZŝĐŚĂƌĚ tŝůƐŽŶ ĂƐ DĂůǀŽůŝŽ ;Ă ĚĞƐƟŶĞĚ ĐĂƐƟŶŐͿ ĂŶĚ Ă ƐĐĞŶĞ ƐƚĞĂůŝŶŐ :ĂŵĞƐ &ůĞĞƚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƐǁĞĞƚůǇ ƵƐĞůĞƐƐ ^ŝƌ ŶĚƌĞǁ ŐƵĞĐŚĞĞŬ͘ zŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĐĂƚĐŚ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂǇ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƵŬĞ ŽĨ zŽƌŬ͛Ɛ dŚĞĂƚƌĞ͕ >ŽŶĚŽŶ ƵŶƟů ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ &ĞďƌƵĂƌǇ͘ &ƵƌƚŚĞƌŵŽƌĞ͕ ŝĨ ǇŽƵ ĂƌĞ ĨĞĞůŝŶŐ ĚĂƌŝŶŐ ĂŶƐĚ ǁŝƐŚ ƚŽ ǀĞŶƚƵƌĞ ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ ŽĨ ^ŚĂŬĞƐƉĞĂƌĞ͕ ĞŶŶŝƐ <ĞůůǇ ŝƐ ƐƚĂŐŝŶŐ The Gods Weep ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ DĂƌĐŚ ʹ Ă ŵƵĐŚ ĂŶƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ͕ ůĂƌŐĞůǇ ĚƵĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ŽĨ :ĞƌĞŵǇ /ƌŽŶƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ Z^ ĂŌĞƌ Ϯϯ ǇĞĂƌƐ ŽĨ ĂďƐĞŶĐĞ͘

ĐŽŶĮƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ ĞŝƚŚĞƌ ^ƚĞǁĂƌƚ Žƌ ƚŚĞ Z^ ŽĨ Ă ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌŬƐ͘ dŚĞ ĐŽŵƉĂŶǇ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ŚĂƌĚ ƟŵĞ ƚŽƉƉŝŶŐ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶƐ͖ ƐŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ĐůŽƐƵƌĞ

LITERATURE>UEA WRITER’S CORNER>POET> STEPHANIE LEAL :ƵƐƚ ƚǁŽ ǇĞĂƌƐ ĂŌĞƌ ŚĞƌ D ŝŶ ƌĞĂƟǀĞ tƌŝƟŶŐ Ăƚ h ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵŝĚƐƚ ŽĨ Ă WŚ ŝŶ WŚŝůŽƐŽƉŚǇ͕ ^ƚĞƉŚĂŶŝĞ >ĞĂů ŚĂƐ ƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚ ŚĞƌ ĮƌƐƚ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƉŽĞƚƌǇ ǁŝƚŚ WĞŶŶĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ DĂƌŐŝŶƐ͘ dŝƚůĞĚ Metrophobia͕ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂĚĞƌ ŝƐ ƚŽůĚ ƚŚĞ ŝƌŽŶǇ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ͖ ͚ĨĞĂƌ Žƌ ŚĂƚƌĞĚ ŽĨ ƉŽĞƚƌǇ͛͘ dŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ǀĞŶƚƵƌĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐƉŽŬĞŶ ǁŽƌĚ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ

ŝŶ EŽƌǁŝĐŚ ĂƌĞ ůŝŬĞůǇ ƚŽ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝǌĞ ĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌ ĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ Atl, ǁŚŝĐŚ ƐŚĞ ŽŌĞŶ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞƐ ĂƐ ĂďŽƵƚ Ă ďŽǇ ǁŚŽ ŝƐ ƐƵŝŶŐ ŚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ ƐĂŝĚ ƉŽĞŵ͘ ůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞ ƚĂŬĞ ŽŶ ĚĂŵ ĂŶĚ ǀĞ͕ On the Discovery of the Orgasm͕ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ Somethin’ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂĚĞƌ ŝƐ ƚŽůĚ ŝƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ƌĞĂĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂƐƚ dĞŶŶĞƐƐĞĞ ĂĐĐĞŶƚ ƐŚĞ ĂĚŽƉƚƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ͘ ƚĂůĞŶƚĞĚ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ďŽŽŬ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞƌ ƚĂůĞŶƚƐ ǁŽƌŬ ũƵƐƚ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƉĂŐĞ͘ dŚĞ ƉŽĞŵƐ ƌĂŶŐĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŚƵŵŽƌŽƵƐ Egging Mr Vasey’s ĂŶĚ The Fruit Salad͕ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉŽŝŐŶĂŶƚ What it els like to miss you ĂŶĚ Davis͕ ĂŶĚ ůŝŶĞƐ ůŝŬĞ ͚/ ƐůŝƉƉĞĚ͖ ǇŽƵ ĐƌĂĐŬĞĚ ǇŽƵƌ ŚĞĂĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ƌŽĐŬ ƚƌǇŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƐĂǀĞ ŵĞ͛͘ tŽƌĚƐ ĂƌĞ ǁĞĂǀĞĚ ůŝŬĞ Ă ƚĂƉĞƐƚƌǇ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ůŝƚĞƌĂů ůŝŶĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĚĞĞƉĞƌ ŵĞƚĂƉŚŽƌŝĐĂů ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ͘ >ĞĂů ƉŝŶƐ ĚŽǁŶ ƌĂǁ ŚƵŵĂŶ ĞŵŽƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů ĐŽŶǀŝĐƟŽŶ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƐĞĞŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ ŽĨ >ƵĐĂƐ ĂŶĚ 'ĂďƌŝĞůůĞ ŝŶ ŽŶĞ ƉŽĞŵ ƚŚĂƚ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐ ŽďƐĐƵƌĞ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƚǇ ƚƌĂŝƚƐ ŝŶ Ă ůŝƐƚ͕ ŵĂŶĂŐŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŐŝǀĞ ďŽƚŚ Ă ƐĞŶƐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ ǁŝƚŚ ŽŶĞ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ͘ KŶ ĞĂĐŚ ƚƵƌŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉĂŐĞ ůŝĞƐ ĂŶ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ĂŶĚ ĐůĞǀĞƌ ƉŽĞŵ͕ ĞĂĐŚ ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƚ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ Ă ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƉŽĞŵƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚĞůů ŽĨ ǁĂƌ͕ ŚƵŵĂŶŝƚǇ͕ ĂŶŝŵĂůƐ͕ ŚŝƐƚŽƌǇ͕ ƐŽĐŝĞƚǇ͕ ůŽǀĞ ĂŶĚ ƉĂŝŶ͘ ŽŵďĂƚ ǇŽƵƌ Metrophobia͖ ďƵǇ ƚŚĞ ďŽŽŬ ĂŶĚ ƐĞĞ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌĚƐ ĐŽŵĞ ĂůŝǀĞ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŝƌĚĂĐĂŐĞ ŽŶ &ĞďƌƵĂƌǇ ϭϳƚŚ͘ Carmina Masoliver

ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ZŽǇĂů ^ŚĂŬĞƐƉĞĂƌĞ dŚĞĂƚƌĞ͕ ƚŚĞ Z^ ŚĂƐ ƐƚĂŐĞĚ ƐŽŵĞ ƐƉĞĐƚĂĐƵůĂƌ ƉůĂǇƐ͕ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ 'ƌĞŐŽƌǇ ŽƌĂŶ͛Ɛ ŚĞĂĚůŝŶĞ ŐƌĂďďŝŶŐ Hamlet ;ƐƚĂƌƌŝŶŐ ĂǀŝĚ dĞŶŶĂŶƚ ĂŶĚ WĂƚƌŝĐŬ ^ƚĞǁĂƌƚͿ͕ ďƵƚ ŵŽƐƚ ŶŽƚĂďůǇ

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creative writing

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WEATHER Beacon of Life ďĞĂĐŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŬǇ ƟŵĞůĞƐƐ ǁĂƚĐŚ ZĞǀŽůǀŝŶŐ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƵƐ͕ ĞǀĞƌǇƚŚŝŶŐ tĂŬŝŶŐ ƵƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌŶŝŶŐ ŶĚ ƐĞŶĚŝŶŐ ƵƐ ŝŶƚŽ ĚĂƌŬŶĞƐƐ ǁŚĞŶ ŝƚ ĚŝĞƐ dŚĞ ŶĞǀĞƌ ĞŶĚŝŶŐ ĮƌĞ͘ ƌĞĂƟŶŐ ůŝŐŚƚ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ĚĂƌŬ ǁŽƌůĚ͘ Ɛ ŽůĚ ĂƐ ƟŵĞ ŝƚƐĞůĨ͘ hŶĂǁĂƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůŝĨĞ ŝƚ ďƌŝŶŐƐ͘ tŝƚŚŽƵƚ ŝƚ͕ Ăůů ůŝĨĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĞǆŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ͕ ^ĞĞĚƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ŬĞƉƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĚĂƌŬ͕ ŶĞǀĞƌ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ŐƌŽǁ ĂŶĚ ŇŽƵƌŝƐŚ͘ dŚĂƚ ďĞĂĐŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŬǇ͘ tĂƚĐŚŝŶŐ ŽǀĞƌ ƵƐ ŚŝŐŚ͘

,ĂŶŶĂŚ 'ƌŝĸŶ

The Sea / ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚ ƚŚŝŶŬ ǇŽƵ ĐŽƵůĚ ŚĞĂƌ ŝƚ͕ Žƌ ŝĨ ǇŽƵ ĐŽƵůĚ ǇŽƵ ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚ ŵĞŶƟŽŶ ŝƚ͘ dŚĞ ƐĞĂ ǁĂƐ ƐŝŐŚŝŶŐ͕ ƐŵĂůů ůĂǌǇ ǁĂǀĞƐ ǁŚŝƐƉĞƌŝŶŐ ůĂŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶƐ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŝŶŐůĞ͖ ůŝƐƚůĞƐƐůǇ ƉƵƐŚŝŶŐ ƉĞďďůĞƐ ƵƉ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂĐŚ͕ ƚŚĞŶ ĚƌŽǁŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ƐĂůƚǇ ƐŚƌŽƵĚ͘ zŽƵ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŽĚĂǇ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ Ăƚ Ăůů ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ͖ ƚŚŝƐ ǁĂƐ ŶŽ ĚĂǇ ĨŽƌ Ă ƉŝĐŶŝĐ͘ ĨĞǁ ƌĂŝŶ ĚƌŽƉƐ ĨĞůů ŽŶ ŵǇ ĨĂĐĞ͕ / ďƌƵƐŚĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ĂǁĂǇ͕ ŝƚ ĐŽƵůĚŶ͛ƚ ƌĂŝŶ͕ ŶŽƚ ƚŽĚĂǇ Ͳ /ƚ ǁĂƐ ŽǀĞƌĐĂƐƚ͖ ĂůŵŽƐƚ ĨŽŐŐǇ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ǁĂƐ ƐĞĂ ŵŝƐƚ ĐƌĞĞƉŝŶŐ ƐůŽǁůǇ ŝŶ͘ zŽƵ ƐƚŽƉƉĞĚ ƚĂůŬŝŶŐ͕ ǇŽƵ ĐĂůůĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŐ ďĂĐŬ ĂŶĚ ƉĂĐŬĞĚ ƵƉ ƚŚĞ ƉŝĐŶŝĐͲ ŚĂůĨ ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚͲ ĂŶĚ ƐĂƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƌ͕ ǁĂŝƟŶŐ͕ ďƵƚ ŶŽƚ ƉĂƟĞŶƚůǇ͕ ĨŽƌ ŵĞ͘ / ƐƚŽŽĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽƌĞ ĂŶĚ ǁĂŝƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐƵŶ ƚŽ ďƌĞĂŬ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ƐůƵƐŚǇ ƐŬǇ͖ /ƚ ǁĂƐ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ͖ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŽŶůǇ ĚĂǇ ǁĞ ĐŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͕ ďƵƚ ǇŽƵ ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽ ƉƵƚ ǇŽƵƌ ĨĞĞƚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŝĐǇ ǁĂƚĞƌ͘ dŚĞ ƐƵůůĞŶ ƐŬǇ ŚƵƌůĞĚ ƐŶŽǁ Ăƚ ƵƐ͕ ĨƌŽǌĞŶ ŇĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞƌĞ ƐǁĂůůŽǁĞĚ ƵƉ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂ͘

Slowness of Summer The Winter Ž ǇŽƵ ĨĞĞů ƚŚĞ ĐŽůĚ ǁŝŶƚĞƌ ǁŝŶĚ͍ tŚŝƐƚůŝŶŐ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ƌŽŽŌŽƉƐ͕ ^ůĂŵŵŝŶŐ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ ĚŽŽƌƐ͕ ^ĞŶĚŝŶŐ Ă ĐŚŝůů ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ƌĂŌĞƌƐ͕ You can’t miss it. ĂŶ ǇŽƵ ƐĞĞ ƚŚĞ ƐŶŽǁŇĂŬĞƐ͍ 'ĞŶƚůǇ ƚǁŝƌůŝŶŐ ĚŽǁŶ ŝŶ ƐƉŝƌĂůƐ͕ ^ůŽǁůǇ͕ ďƵƚ ƐƵƌĞůǇ ĮůůŝŶŐ ƵƉ ĚƌŝǀĞǁĂǇƐ͕ ůŽŐŐŝŶŐ ƵƉ ĂůůĞǇƐ ĂŶĚ ƌŽĂĚƐ͕ ZĞŶĚĞƌŝŶŐ ƚƌĞĂĐŚĞƌŽƵƐ ƚŚĞ ƐĂĨĞƐƚ ŵŽƵŶƚƐ͍ >ŝƩůĞ ǁĂĨĞƌͲƚŚŝŶ ĐƌŝƐƉƐ ŽĨ ŝĐĞ >ŝƩůĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ǇŽƵ ŬŶŽǁ /ƚ ǁŽƌĞ Ă ŵĂŶƚůĞ ŽĨ ƉŽǁĞƌ ^ƚƌŽŶŐ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ǁƌĞĐŬ ŵĂǇŚĞŵ͕ zĞƚ ŝƚ ŵĞůƚƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ŵǇ ƉĂůŵƐ͘ ŽĂƟŶŐ ĞǀĞƌǇǁŚĞƌĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚŝƐ ǁŚŝƚĞ ƐŬŝŶ &ƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚ ŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ ŽǁŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ůŽǁůŝĞƐƚ ƉůĂŝŶƐ͘ /Ŷ ƚŚĞ ŵŝĚƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁŝŶƚĞƌ͕ ĐĂůŵ ĚĞƐĐĞŶĚƐ ĞǀĞƌǇǁŚĞƌĞ͘ dŚĞ ƚƌĂŶƋƵŝůŝƚǇ ĞǆƵĚĞĚ ďǇ ǁŚŝƚĞͲ The color of peace ^ĞƌĞŶŝƚǇ ƉĞƌǀĂĚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ zĞƚ ƐƚƌĂŶŐĞ ƚŽ ŚĞĂƌ ŽĨ ĚĞĂƚŚ ƚŚĞŶ͘ dŚĂƚ ƚƌĞĂĐŚĞƌŽƵƐ ƐŶŽǁ 'ŝǀĞƐ ŶŽ ŚĞĞĚ ƚŽ ǁŚŽŵ Žƌ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƚ ĐŽǀĞƌƐ͘ ǀĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƌĂǀŝŶĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƉŽƚŚŽůĞƐ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞ ŝƚƐ ƐŚĞůƚĞƌ͘ /ƚ ĐŽǀĞƌƐ Ăůů ĂŶĚ ƐƵŶĚƌǇ >ŝŬĞ ƚŚĞ ďůĞƐƐĞĚ ƐƵŶůŝŐŚƚ 'ŽĚ ŐĂǀĞ͘ dŚĞ ŝĐǇ ƌŽĂĚƐ ůĞĂĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŽŵ ŽĨ ŵĂŶǇ Ă ĚƌŝǀĞƌ ůů ĚƵĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ ƐŶŽǁ͘ ŵĂƌŬĞĚ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ ĨƌŽŵ ,ĂƌŵĂƩĂŶ͘ Ăƚ ůĞĂƐƚ͕ ƚŚĞ ĐŽůŽƌ ŽĨ ďůŽŽĚ ƌĞŝŐŶƐ ƚŚĞŶ͘ ŽǀĞƌŝŶŐ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ŝŶ Ă ĮŶĞ ƌĞĚ ŵŝƐƚ͕ >ĞĂǀŝŶŐ Ă ŚĂǌĞ ŽĨ ĚƵƐƚ ŝŶ ĞǀĞƌǇŽŶĞ͛Ɛ ǁĂŬĞ͘ :ĂŶĞ ,ĂƌŵĂƩĂŶ

Anicka Ueckermann

Next issue’s theme: PERFORMANCE ŵĂŝů ǇŽƵƌ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐ ƚŽ͗ ĐŽŶĐƌĞƚĞ͘ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞǁƌŝƟŶŐΛƵĞĂ͘ĂĐ͘ƵŬ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ϰƚŚ &ĞďƌƵĂƌǇ

/ ĨĞĞů ŵǇ ƐĞůĨ ƐŝŶŬŝŶŐ DǇ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂů ĐůŽĐŬ ƐůŽǁŝŶŐ ĂůŵŝŶŐ ĚŽǁŶ 'ŽŶĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂĸĐ͕ ŶŽŝƐĞ͕ ƌƵƐŚ Rush rush Instead Is replaced by silence Interrupted KŶůǇ ďǇ ĐƌŝĐŬĞƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶĂů ďŝƌĚ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƌĞůĂǆĂƟŽŶ As I slip into silence In this place in the sun This is peace. ,ĂŶŶĂŚ 'ƌŝĸŶ

The Rain ,ĞƌĞ ŝƚ ĐŽŵĞƐ ĂŐĂŝŶ͊ 'ŽŝŶŐ ƉŝƚͲĂͲƉĂƚ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ ƚŚĞ ǁŝŶĚŽǁƐ͘ KŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽĨƐ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞƌǇǁŚĞƌĞ ^ĞĞ ŚŽǁ ŝƚ ĨƌĞƐŚĞŶƐ ĞǀĞƌǇǁŚĞƌĞ ĂŶĚ ůĞĂǀĞƐ ƵƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ Ăŝƌ ƉƵƌĞ ŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĨƌĞƐŚŝŶŐ ƐĐĞŶƚ ŽĨ ĐůĞĂŶ ĞĂƌƚŚ͘ ^ĞĞŵŝŶŐ ƐŽ ŵĞĞŬ ĂŶĚ ŐĞŶƚůĞ zĞƚ Ăƚ ƟŵĞƐ͕ / ƉŽŶĚĞƌ tŚǇ ŝƚ ĐŽŵĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƌĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚƵƌƌŝĐĂŶĞ͕ dŚĞ ĨƵƌǇ ŽĨ >ĞǀŝĂƚŚĂŶ͘ tƌĞĐŬŝŶŐ ŵĂǇŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ hƉŽŶ ƚŚĞ ůƵƐŚ ĮĞůĚƐ͕ ŚŽŵĞƐ dƌĂŝůŝŶŐ ŵƵĚĚŝĞĚ ĞĂƌƚŚ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ǁĂŬĞ͘ Ƶƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌǇ ŝůů ǁĞ ĐĂŶ͛ƚ ĚŽ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ &Žƌ ŝƚ ƉŽƐƐĞƐƐĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƉŽǁĞƌ dŽ ŵĂŬĞ Žƌ ďƌĞĂŬ Ă ŵĂŶ͊ Anon

Invocation Oh my God! help me. / Ăŵ ǇŽƵƌ ǁĞĂŬ ƐůĂǀĞ͘ /ŶƐƚƌƵĐƚ ŵĞ ŚŽǁ / ĐĂŶ ƐĞĞ ƚŚĞ ůŝŐŚƚ ĞǀĞŶ ŝŶ ŵǇ ŐƌĂǀĞ͘ Teach me to plant a tree ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌ ďƌĂǀĞ͘ / Ăŵ ǇŽƵƌƐ ĂŶĚ / ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ďĞ͘ / ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ƌĞŵŝŶĚ ĂŶĚ ƉĂǀĞ my life is a torment and a sea ŽĨ ƐŽƌƌŽǁ ĂŶĚ ĚƵůůŶĞƐƐ ůŝŬĞ Ă ĐĂǀĞ͘ ŶůŝŐŚƚĞŶ ŵǇ ůŝĨĞ ŝŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ŇĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚŝƐ ǁŽƌůĚ ůŝŬĞ Ă ĚŽǀĞ͘

Ashraf Zidan

television

26jan10 issue238

concrete.tvdigital@uea.ac.uk

HBO IS DEAD. LONG LIVE SHOWTIME AND AMC. Television ƚĂŬĞƐ Ă ůŽŽŬ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĐĂďůĞ ds ƉŽǁĞƌ ǀĂĐƵƵŵ ůĞĨƚ ďǇ , K͛Ɛ ůĂĐŬ ŽĨ Ă ĨůĂŐƐŚŝƉ ĚƌĂŵĂ͘ dŚĞ ,ŽŵĞ Žǆ KĸĐĞ ŝƐ ŶŽ ŵŽƌĞ͘͘͘ ǁĞůů ƚŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ŶŽƚ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇ ƚƌƵĞ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ŐŽƚ ǇŽƵƌ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ͘ ĚŵŝƩĞĚůǇ , K ƐƟůů ŚĂƐ Ă ƉƌĞƩǇ Įƌŵ ŐƌĂƐƉ ŽŶ ƋƵĂůŝƚǇ ƐĐŚĞĚƵůŝŶŐ͕ ǁŝƚŚ True Blood ĞŶƚĞƌŝŶŐ ŝƚƐ ƚŚŝƌĚ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ h^͕ ŝĚŝŽƐǇŶĐƌĂƟĐ ƉŽůǇŐĂŵǇͲ ĨĞƐƚ Big Love ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ĨŽƵƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƐůŝŐŚƚůǇ ŝůůͲ ũƵĚŐĞĚ ŵĂůĞ ƉƌŽƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ ĚƌĂŵĞĚǇ Hung ƐƟůů ŚĂŶŐŝŶŐ ŽŶ͘ Ƶƚ ǁŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ The Sopranos? The Wire͍ dŚĞ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƐŽ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƚŚĞǇ ĚĞŵĂŶĚ Ă ĚĞĮŶŝƟǀĞ ŝŶ ĨƌŽŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵ͘ , K ŵĂǇ ƐƟůů ďĞ

ŬŝĐŬŝŶŐ ďƵƚ ƌŝŐŚƚ ŶŽǁ ŶŽƚ ǀĞƌǇ ŚĂƌĚ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉůĂĐĞ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ ĂƌĞ ŵŽǀŝŶŐ ŝŶ͘ /Ŷ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĚ ĐŽƌŶĞƌ ŝƐ D ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚĂůǁĂƌƚ Mad Men ƐƟůů ŽǁŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ϱϬƐ ŶĞƵƌŽƐĞƐ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ ĂŶĚ ŶĞǁ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ Breaking Bad ŵŝǆŝŶŐ ĚƌƵŐͲ ĚĞĂůŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚĞƌŵŝŶĂů ĐĂŶĐĞƌ ƚŽ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůǇ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟǀĞ ĞīĞĐƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƚŚŝƌĚ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ĂůƌĞĂĚǇ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ǁĂǇ͘ tŚĞƌĞĂƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ďůƵĞ͕ ^ŚŽǁƟŵĞ ĂůƐŽ ŚĂƐ ŝƚƐ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ Dexter ĨŽƵƌ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ĚĞĞƉ ĂŶĚ ŶĞǁ ĚƌĂŵĞĚǇ Nurse Jackie ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ

ƚŚĞ ůĂƵŐŚƐ͘ ĂĐŬ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĚĂǇ , K ŽǁŶĞĚ ƋƵĂůŝƚǇ ĐĂďůĞ ds͕ ŶŽǁ ƚŚĞǇ͛ƌĞ Ăůů Ăƚ ŝƚ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ Ă ǁĂƌŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ , K ĂƐ ƚŽ ǁŚĂƚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶƐ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞǇ ƐůĂĐŬ Žī͘ tĞůů ƚŽ ďĞ ŚŽŶĞƐƚ ƚŚĞǇ͛ƌĞ ŶŽƚ͘ KƵƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƉƌŝŶŐ ĐŽŵĞƐ Treme͕ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚŽƌ ŽĨ The Wire ;ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂƌƌŝŶŐ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƐƚ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐͿ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐ Ă ƉŽƌƚƌĂŝƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵƵƐŝĐŝĂŶƐ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ Ă ůŝǀŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƉŽƐƚͲ<ĂƚƌŝŶĂ EĞǁ KƌůĞĂŶƐ͘ Boardwalk Empire ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ŚĂŶĚ ĐŽŵĞƐ

NURSE JACKIE

ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĚŝƚƐ ƌŽůĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǁŝƚŚĚƌĂǁĂůƐ ĂƌĞ ĂůƌĞĂĚǇ ƐĞƫŶŐ ŝŶ͘ :ĂĐŬŝĞ ŝƐ ĂŶ ƵŶƵƐƵĂů ƌŽůĞ ĨŽƌ &ĂůĐŽ͕ ǁŚŽ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĞŶ ũƵƐƚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵďŽ ŽĨ ƐŚĂƌƉ ƐƚǇůĞ ĂŶĚ ĂĐĐĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŵĞĚ EĞǁ :ĞƌƐĞǇ ĨĂŵŝůǇ͕ ĂŶĚ ŚĞƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ůĞĂĚ ƌŽůĞ ƐŚĞ ĂƉƉĞĂƌƐ Ă ŵŽƌĞ ƌŽƵŶĚĞĚ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌ ǁŚŽƐĞ ĂĐŝĚ ǁŝƚ ĐĂŶ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŽǀĞƌĐŽŶĮĚĞŶƚ ǇŽƵŶŐ ĚŽĐƚŽƌ ŚĂŶŐ ŚŝƐ ŚĞĂĚ͕ ĂŶĚ ǇĞƚ ŽīĞƌƐ ĐĂƌĞ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉĂƐƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŽďŶŽǆŝŽƵƐ ŽĨ ƉĂƟĞŶƚƐ͘ /Ŷ ƚŚŝƐ ǁĂǇ͕ :ĂĐŬŝĞ ŚĞƌƐĞůĨ ŝƐ ĂƐ ŵƵĐŚ Ă ƉĂƌĂĚŽǆ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŐŝͲĐŽŵŝĐ ĨŽƌŵĂƚ ĂƐ ƐŚĞ ĂƉƉĞĂƌƐ ĂƐ ďŽƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĞǀĞƌͲƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐ ŚĞĂůĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƟĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ Ă ƐĂŝŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǀŝŶĚŝĐƟǀĞ ĚƌƵŐͲĂĚĚŝĐƚ͕ ďƌĞĂŬŝŶŐ ĂŶǇ ƌƵůĞ ŽĨ ŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞ Žƌ ůĂǁ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ǀĞŶŐĞĂŶĐĞ ŽŶ ƚŚŽƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ǁƌŽŶŐ ŚĞƌ͘ dŚĞ ĚŝĂůŽŐƵĞ ŝƐ ĂůǁĂǇƐ ĂƐ ƐŚĂƌƉ ĂƐ Ă ƐĐĂůƉĞů͕

ĂŶĚ ǁŚŝůĞ ǇŽƵ͛ƌĞ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌ ƚƌǇŝŶŐ ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ ŽƵƚ ŝĨ ǇŽƵ ůŝŬĞ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ ǇŽƵ͛ƌĞ ŶĞǀĞƌ ŝŶ ĚŽƵďƚ ƚŚĂƚ ǇŽƵ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽ ƐƚĂǇ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŽŵƉĂŶǇ Ͳ ŝĨ ŽŶůǇ ƚŽ ŚĞĂƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĞǆƚ ŚĞĂǀŝůǇ ďĂƌďĞĚ ƐĞŶƚĞŶĐĞ͘ dŚĞ ƌŝǀĂůƌǇ ŽĨ ĚŽĐƚŽƌͬŶƵƌƐĞͬƉĂƟĞŶƚ ŚĂƐ ŵĂĚĞ ŵĂŶǇ Ă Scrubs ƐƵŵŵŝŶŐͲƵƉ ŵŽŵĞŶƚ ďƵƚ ŶĞǀĞƌ ŚĂƐ ŝƚ ĨĞůƚ ůŝŬĞ ƐƵĐŚ ĂŶ ŝŶƚĞŶƐĞ ĂŶĚ ŐƌŝƉƉŝŶŐ ǁĂƌͲǌŽŶĞ͘ Nurse Jackie ŝƐ ƐƚĂƌƚůŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŝƚǇ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůů ůĞĂǀĞ ǇŽƵ ǁŽŶĚĞƌŝŶŐ ǁŚǇ ƚŚĞ ϯϬ ŵŝŶƵƚĞ ĨŽƌŵĂƚ ŚĂƐ ĂůǁĂǇƐ ďĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌŝĐƚ ĚŽŵĂŝŶ ŽĨ ďƌŽĂĚ ĐŽŵĞĚŝĞƐ͘ &ƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ :ĂĐŬŝĞ͛Ɛ ƐŚŝŌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵŽŵĞŶƚ ƐŚĞ ĂƌƌŝǀĞƐ ŚŽŵĞ͕ ƐŚĞ Ͳ ůŝŬĞ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ Ͳ ŝƐ ĂůǁĂǇƐ ĨƵůů ŽĨ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůů ŬĞĞƉ ǇŽƵ ŝŶƚƌŝŐƵĞĚ ƚŽ ůĞĂƌŶ ŵŽƌĞ ĂďŽƵƚ ŚĞƌ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƐŚĞ ĐůŽĐŬƐ ŽƵƚ͘ Ella Fairhurst

ƐŽŶ͘ ŶĚ ƐŽ ŚĞ ĚŽĞƐ ǁŚĂƚ ĂŶǇ ƐĞůĨ ƌĞƐƉĞĐƟŶŐ ĐŚĞŵŝƐƚƌǇ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌ ǁŽƵůĚ ĚŽ͗ ƐƚƌŝŬĞƐ ƵƉ Ă ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ĚĞĂů ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŵĞƚŚ ĚĞĂůĞƌ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŽŬƐ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚ ƐŽ ŚĞ ĐĂŶ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ĨŽƌ ŚŝƐ ĨĂŵŝůǇ ĨƌŽŵ ďĞǇŽŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĂǀĞ͘ Breaking Bad ŝƐ ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůůǇ ƚŚĞ ƐƚŽƌǇ ŽĨ Ă ŵĂŶ͛Ɛ ƌŝƚĞ ŽĨ ƉĂƐƐĂŐĞ ŽĐĐƵƌƌŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ůĂƩĞƌ ĚĂǇƐ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁƐ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ƚĞƌŵŝŶĂů ŝůůŶĞƐƐ ĨƌĞĞƐ Śŝŵ ƵƉ ƚŽ ĚŽ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ŚĞ͛Ɛ ŶĞǀĞƌ ŚĂĚ ƚŚĞ ŐƵƚƐ ƚŽ ďĞĨŽƌĞ͕ ĨƌŽŵ ƵƐŝŶŐ ŚŝƐ ĐŚĞŵŝƐƚƌǇ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ƚŽ :ĂŵĞƐ ŽŶĚͲĞīĞĐƚ͕ ĐŚĂŶŶĞůůŝŶŐ Ă ŚĂƌĚͲďŽŝůĞĚ ŽŐĂƌƚ ŝŶ ŚŝŐŚͲƌŝƐŬ ĚƌƵŐ ĚĞĂůƐ͘ dŚĞ ƐůŽǁ ďƵƌŶŝŶŐ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĚƌĂŵĂ ĚƌĂŐƐ ĞĂƌůǇ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŽŵĞ ŝůůͲũƵĚŐĞĚ ƉůŽƚ ůŝŶĞƐ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ƐŽŽŶ ƉŝĐŬƐ ƵƉ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ďĂƌƌĂŐĞ ŽĨ ƐŚŽĐŬŝŶŐ ƉůŽƚ ƚǁŝƐƚƐ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ Ă ǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵů ĐŚĞŵŝƐƚƌǇ ;ĂŚĞŵͿ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ

ĐĂƐƚ͕ ĂŶĚ ďŽƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞŵ ĂƌĞ ƐŽ ĨƵůůǇ ƌĞĂůŝƐĞĚ ǇŽƵ͛ůů ǁŽŶĚĞƌ ŝĨ Ăůů ŽĨ ǇŽƵƌ ƋƵŝĞƚ ŚŝŐŚ ƐĐŚŽŽů ĐŚĞŵŝƐƚƌǇ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ ǁĞƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĚƌƵŐ ƚƌĂĚĞ͘ Ɛ ŵĞŶƟŽŶĞĚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ͕ ĞĂƌůǇ ĞƉŝƐŽĚĞƐ ƐŚŽǁĞĚ ƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ ďƵƚ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŽŽ ǁĞŝŐŚĞĚ ĚŽǁŶ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚŽƌƐ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞ ĐŽƌŶĞƌ ƚŽ ƌĞĂůůǇ ƌĞĂůŝƐĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů͕ ďƵƚ ŝĨ ǇŽƵ͛ǀĞ ŐŽƚ ƟŵĞ ƚŽ ůĞƚ ƚŚŝƐ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ŶĞǁ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ĮŶĚ ŝƚƐ ĨĞĞƚ ŝƚ ǁŝůů ƌĞǁĂƌĚ ǇŽƵ ŝŶ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ĚƌĂŵĂ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƚĂŶĚƐ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ Weeds ĂƐ Ă ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ŵŝĚĚůĞͲĐůĂƐƐĞƐ ĚĞĂůŝŶŐ ĚƌƵŐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƌĂŝƐĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂŬĞƐ ƚŽ Ă ƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ůĂǇĞƌ ŽĨ ŐĞŶƵŝŶĞ ƚŚƌĞĂƚ ʹ ĂŌĞƌ Ăůů ĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚ ƚŽ Weeds͕ Breaking Bad ŝƐ ŝŶ Ă ǁŚŽůĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĐůĂƐƐ͘ Micha Butler

ĐŽǀĞƌƐ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚƐ ŽĨ Ă ϭϵϱϬƐ DĂĚŝƐŽŶ ǀĞŶƵĞ ĂĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐ ĂŐĞŶĐǇ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƐĞǆƵĂů ƉŽůŝƟĐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ƚŚĞǇ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶ ŝƐ ŽŌĞŶ ƋƵŝƚĞ ůŝƚĞƌĂů͘ /ƚƐ ĂƉƉĞĂů ŝƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵŝŶŝĂƚƵƌĞ͗ Ă ǀĞŝůĞĚ ƉƵƚͲĚŽǁŶ ŽǀĞƌŚĞĂƌĚ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ǁƌŽŶŐ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ͖ ƚŚĞ ƐŵĂůů ĨĂƵǆͲƉĂƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐůŝĞŶƚ ƚŽ ǁĂůŬ ŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌ ʹ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŵĂǇ ŶŽƚ ďĞ ŵĂƩĞƌƐ ŽĨ ůŝĨĞ Žƌ ĚĞĂƚŚ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ǀŝĞǁĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ƚĞŶĚƐ ƚŽ ĂƩƌĂĐƚ ŐƌŽǁƐ ƚŽ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŝŵĂŐĞ ǁĂƐ ĞǀĞƌǇƚŚŝŶŐ͘ Mad Men ŝƐ ŶŽƚ Ă ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ǇŽƵ ĚŝƉ ŝŶƚŽ Žƌ ƉƵƚ ŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ďĂĐŬŐƌŽƵŶĚ͘ /ƚ ĚĞŵĂŶĚƐ ǇŽƵƌ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŝĨ ǇŽƵ ŐŝǀĞ ŝƚ ǇŽƵ ǁŝůů ĮŶĚ Ă ĚĞĞƉ͕ ŝŶƚĞƌǁŽǀĞŶ ŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƐŝŵƉůǇ ĐŽƵůĚ ŶŽƚ ďĞ ƚŽůĚ ŝŶ ĂŶǇ ŽƚŚĞƌ ŵĞĚŝƵŵ͘ tŚĞƌĞ ds ƐƵĐĐĞĞĚƐ ŝƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ǁĞĞŬůǇ ƌĞǀĞůĂƟŽŶ͕ ŶĞǀĞƌ ŵĞůŽĚƌĂŵĂƟĐ͕

ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ƌĞǀĞůƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞŵŽƟŽŶĂů ǁĞŝŐŚƚ ŽĨ ƐŵĂůů ƐůĞŝŐŚƚƐ ŝŶ Ă ƉƌĞĐĂƌŝŽƵƐ ƟŵĞ ĂŶĚ ƉůĂĐĞ ŝŶ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ŚŝƐƚŽƌǇ͘ ĂĐŚ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌ ƉƵƌƐƵĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽǁŶ ŵŽƟǀĞƐ͕ ĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞůǇ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ Ă ŚŽƵƐĞ ŽĨ ĐĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĐĂŶ ŽŶůǇ ƐƚĂŶĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽďŽĚǇ ďƌĞĂŬƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂƌĂĚĞ ŽĨ ĚĞĐĞƉƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŚǇƉŽĐƌŝƐǇ͘ dŚŝƐ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶ ŵĂǇ ďĞ ĨƌƵƐƚƌĂƟŶŐůǇ ŶĞďƵůŽƵƐ ďƵƚ ƚŽ ƚĞůů ǇŽƵ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐƐ ŽĨ ͚ŚĞ ĚŝĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƐŽ ƐŚĞ ĚŝĚ ƚŚŝƐ͛ ǁŽƵůĚ ƌƵŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨƵŶ͕ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ŵĞŶƟŽŶ ĨĂůů ƐŚŽƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ĂƉƉĞĂů͘ /Ĩ ǇŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚ͕ ƉƵƌĐŚĂƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ǁŝůů ƉĂǇ ĚŝǀŝĚĞŶĚƐ͘ /Ĩ ŶŽƚ ƚŚĞŶ͕ Mad Men ǁŝůů ƌĞŵĂŝŶ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ds ǇŽƵ͛ƌĞ ŶŽƚ ǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐ ʹ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĂƐƐƵŵŝŶŐ ǇŽƵ͛ǀĞ ƐĞĞŶ The Wire. Josh Butler

KĚĚůǇ ǁŝƐƞƵů ĨŽƌ Ă ďůĂĐŬ ĐŽŵĞĚǇ͕ Nurse Jackie ĐŽŵĞƐ ďŽĂƐƟŶŐ Ă ĐĂƐƚ ŽĨ ĐĂďůĞ ƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ͛Ɛ ĮŶĞƐƚ͕ ĨĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐ Six Feet Under͛Ɛ WĞƚĞƌ &ĂĐŝŶĞůůŝ ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂƌƌŝŶŐ ĚŝĞ &ĂůĐŽ Ͳ ĨƌĞƐŚůǇ ƉŽĂĐŚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ Oz ĂŶĚ The Sopranos͘ dŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ƐŚŝŶĞƐ ǁŚĞŶ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ͛Ɛ ƵƐƵĂů ĂƐƵĂůƚǇ/,ŽůďǇ ŝƚǇ ŚŽƐƉŝƚĂů ĨŽĚĚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ϯϬ ŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ƉĂĐŬƐ ŵŽƌĞ ƉƵŶĐŚ͕ ĞŵŽƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŚƵŵŽƵƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ĂƐ ƚŚĞǇ ůĂŶŐƵŝƐŚ ŽǀĞƌ ĂŶ ŚŽƵƌ͘ /ƚ͛Ɛ ŝƌŽŶŝĐĂůůǇ ƐŚŽƌƚ ĂŶĚ ƐǁĞĞƚ ĨŽƌ Ă ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ƌĞǀŽůǀŝŶŐ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ Ă ŶƵƌƐĞ͛Ɛ ƉƵŶŝƐŚŝŶŐ ǁŽƌŬ ŚŽƵƌƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁŚŝůĞ ŝƚ ŶĞǀĞƌ ůĞĂǀĞƐ ǇŽƵ ĚŝƐƐĂƟƐĮĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŚĂůĨͲŚŽƵƌ ĨŽƌŵĂƚ ǇŽƵ ǁŝůů ǇĞĂƌŶ ůŝŬĞ Ă ƉŝůůͲƉŽƉƉŝŶŐ EĞǁ zŽƌŬ ƉƌĂĐƟƟŽŶĞƌ

BREAKING BAD dŚŝƐ ĂŵĂǌŝŶŐ ŶĞǁ D ĚƌĂŵĂ͕ Breaking Bad ,ŝƐ ƵŶĚŽƵďƚĞĚůǇ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚŽ ŐƌĂĐĞ ŽƵƌ ds ƐĐƌĞĞŶƐ ƐŝŶĐĞ ƐůŝĐĞĚ ďƌĞĂĚ ĂĚǀĞƌƚƐ͘ /ƚƐ ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ŝƐ ĚĞĂůƚ ǁŝƚŚ ŝŶ ƐƵĐŚ Ă ŵĂƚƵƌĞ͕ ƌĞĂƐŽŶĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƉŽĞƟĐ ǁĂǇ ǇŽƵ͛ůů ďĞ ŐĂƐƉŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ŵŽƌĞ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĞƉŝƐŽĚĞ ŚĂƐ ĞǀĞŶ ĞŶĚĞĚ͘ ŚĞŵŝƐƚƌǇ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌ tĂůƚĞƌ tŚŝƚĞ ; ƌǇĂŶ ƌĂŶƐƚŽŶ ŽĨ Malcolm In The Middle ĨĂŵĞͿ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌƐ ŚĞ ŚĂƐ ůƵŶŐ ĐĂŶĐĞƌ ĂŶĚ ĂƉƉĞĂƌƐ ƚŽ ƐŬŝƉ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂŐĞƐ ŽĨ ŐƌŝĞĨ ĂŶĚ ůĂŶĚ ĚŝƌĞĐƚůǇ ŽŶ ĂĐĐĞƉƚĂŶĐĞ͘ ,Ğ͛Ɛ ŶŽƚ ĂŶŐƌǇ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĞǀŝƚĂďůĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ŽǁŶ ůŝĨĞ Ͳ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ŚŝƐ ŽŶůǇ ǁŽƌƌǇ ŝƐ ĨŽƌ ŚŝƐ ƉƌĞŐŶĂŶƚ ǁŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐ ĚŝƐĂďůĞĚ ƚĞĞŶĂŐĞ

MAD MEN tŚĞŶ ĐƌŝƟĐƐ ƚĂŬĞ Ă ďƌĞĂƚŚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚĞůůŝŶŐ ǇŽƵ The Wire ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ƐŚŽǁ ǇŽƵ͛ƌĞ ŶŽƚ ǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐ͕ ƚŚĞǇ ŽŌĞŶ ŐŽ ŽŶ ƚŽ ƚĂůŬ ĂďŽƵƚ Mad Men͘ /ƚ͛Ɛ ƚƌƵĞ ƚŚĂƚ Ă ĐƵƌƐŽƌǇ ŐůĂŶĐĞ Ăƚ ǀŝĞǁŝŶŐ ĮŐƵƌĞƐ ƐĂǇƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŽĚĚƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂǀŽƵƌ ĂŶĚ ǁŚŝůĞ ĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶƐ ƚŽ ^Ăŵ DĞŶĚĞƐ͛ ĚƵůů ZĞǀŽůƵƟŽŶĂƌǇ ZŽĂĚ ĂƌĞ ĂƐ ĞĂƐǇ ĂƐ ƚŚĞǇ ĂƌĞ ƵŶĨĂŝƌ͕ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ƵŶĚĞŶŝĂďůĞ ƚŚĂƚ Mad Men ŝƐ Ă ƐůŽǁ ďƵƌŶ͘ hŶĨŽůĚŝŶŐ ůŝŬĞ ĂŶ ĞƉŝƐŽĚŝĐ ŶŽǀĞů͕ ƚŚĞ D ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ŚĂƐ Ă ůŽƚ ŝŶ ĐŽŵŵŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ , K͛Ɛ ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĞĞƚƐ ŽĨ ĂůƟŵŽƌĞ͕ ďƵƚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ ŽĨ Ă ĚƌŝǀĞͲďǇ ƚŽ ĚƌĂǁ ŝŶ ǀŝĞǁĞƌƐ͘ ůĞĂƌůǇ Mad Men ŝƐ Ă ŚĂƌĚ ƐĞůů͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĂƐ Ă ŚĞĂƌƚǇ ŝƌŽŶǇ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐƵďũĞĐƚ͘ /ƚƐ ĚƌĂŵĂ

ĨƌŽŵ DĂƌƟŶ ^ĐŽƌĐĞƐĞ ĂŶĚ ^ƚĞǀĞ ƵƐĐĞŵŝ ĂŶĚ ĐĞŶƚƌĞƐ ŽŶ ƚůĂŶƟĐ ŝƚǇ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ WƌŽŚŝďŝƟŽŶ͘ ĚĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĂƚ ^ƚĞǀĞŶ ^ƉŝĞůďĞƌŐ ĂŶĚ dŽŵ ,ĂŶŬ͛Ɛ ƵƉĐŽŵŝŶŐ WĂĐŝĮĐ ĂŶĚ ǇŽƵ͛ǀĞ ŐŽƚ Ă ƐŽůŝĚ ĂƩĞŵƉƚ ƚŽ ƌĞĐůĂŝŵ ƚŚĞ ƋƵĂůŝƚǇ ĐƌŽǁŶ͘ Ƶƚ ƵŶƟů ƚŚĞŶ ŝƚ ďĞůŽŶŐƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƚĞŶĚĞƌƐ ďĞůŽǁ͘ ŌĞƌ Ăůů Ă ůŝƩůĞ ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ ŶĞǀĞƌ ŚƵƌƚ ĂŶǇŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ ŝĨ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƵůƚ ŝƐ Ă ďĂƌƌĂŐĞ ŽĨ ƐŚŽǁƐ ůŝŬĞ ƚŚĞƐĞ͕ ƚŚĞŶ ůĞƚ ƚŚĞ ďĂƩůĞ ƌĂŐĞ ŽŶ͘

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/ƚ͛Ɛ ƐƟůů Ă ůŝƩůĞ ĞĂƌůǇ ƚŽ ƚĞůů ŝĨ dŚĞ WĞƌƐƵĂƐŝŽŶŝƐƚƐ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ďĞ ŐŽŽĚ͘ ƵĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ ƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶ ĚĞĂĚůŝŶĞƐ͕ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ĞƉŝƐŽĚĞ ǁŝůů ŚĂǀĞ ĂŝƌĞĚ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ ŽĨ ƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ͕ ƐŽ ŝĨ ŝƚ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ĂĐĐĞƉƚĞĚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ǌĞŝƚŐĞŝƐƚ Žƌ ŝƐ ďĞŝŶŐ ďƵƌŶĞĚ ŝŶ ĞĸŐǇ / ĂƉŽůŽŐŝƐĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŝƐ ŵĞƐƐĂŐĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƐƚ ƐŝƫŶŐ ŽĚĚůǇ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĞŶĐĞ͘ /ƚ͛Ɛ ĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůǇ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƌƚ ŽĨ ƐŚŽǁ ǇŽƵ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽ ůŽǀĞ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶ ŽƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ĐŽŵĞĚǇ ĐĂƐƚ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ĚĂŵ ƵǆƚŽŶ ;ŽĨ ĚĂŵ ĂŶĚ :ŽĞͿ͕ ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů ďůŽŶĚĞ ĂŝƐǇ ,ĂŐŐĂƌĚ ;DĂŶ ^ƚƌŽŬĞ tŽŵĂŶ and WƐǇĐŚŽǀŝůůĞͿ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚ ĨŽƌŐĞƫŶŐ ^ŝŵŽŶ &ĂƌŶĂďǇ ǁŚŽ ŝƐ ŝŶƐƚĂŶƚůǇ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƐĂďůĞ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞƐ ŝŶ dŚĞ DŝŐŚƚǇ ŽŽƐŚ͘ ĂƐƚ ĂƐŝĚĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĞƉŝƐŽĚĞ ǁĂƐ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ƚŽ ƐĂǇ ƚŚĞ ůĞĂƐƚ͘ dŚĞ ƐĞƚ ƵƉ ĚŽĞƐ ƚŽ DĂĚ DĞŶ͛Ɛ ĂĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐ ĂŐĞŶĐǇ ǁŚĂƚ ^ĐƌƵďƐ made of ER͛Ɛ ĞŵĞƌŐĞŶĐǇ ƌŽŽŵ͘ /ƚ͛Ɛ ǀĞƌǇ ĐĂŵƉ ĂŶĚ ǀĞƌǇ ŬŝƚƐĐŚ͘ dŚĂƚ ƐĂŝĚ͕ WĞƌƐƵĂƐŝŽŶŝƐƚƐ ŝƐ ƐƟůů ƋƵŝƚĞ ĨƵŶŶǇ͘ sŝĞǁĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶ ŝƌŽŶŝĐ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐĂŵƉ͕ ĐĂŶŶĞĚͲůĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ĐŽŵĞĚǇ ŝƐ ĞŶũŽǇĂďůĞ ďƵƚ ƚĂŬĞ ŝƚ ĂǁĂǇ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ǀĞƌŐĞƐ ŽŶ ƐĞǆŝƐƚ͕ ƌĂĐŝƐƚ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ůĂĚĞŶ ǁŝƚŚ ĐůĂƐƐ ƉƌĞũƵĚŝĐĞ͘ /ƚ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƉƵŶĐŚ ůŝŶĞƐ

Enough has already been made of The Vampire Diaries͛ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌŝƟĞƐ ƚŽ ŝƚƐ ĐŝŶĞŵĂƟĐ ĐŽƵŶƚĞƌͲƉĂƌƚ Twilight ʹ ĚĞƐƉŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ds ƐŚŽǁ ŝƐ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ Ă ƐĞƚ ŽĨ ŶŽǀĞůƐ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ Ă ĚĞĐĂĚĞ before Twilight ǁĂƐ ĞǀĞŶ Ă ŐůŝŶƚ ŝŶ Ă DŽƌŵŽŶ͛Ɛ ĞǇĞ͘ zĞƚ ŝƚƐ ĂĚĂƉƚĂƟŽŶ ƚĂŬĞƐ ĞǀĞƌǇƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƚ ĐĂŶ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ĐƌĂǌĞ ĨŽƌ ďůŽŽĚͲƐƵĐŬĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƌƵŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƚ͘ ^Ž ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽ͕ ŝĨ ƐŽŵĞ ƐŚŽƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƐĞƚ ƉŝĞĐĞƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƉůĂĐĞĚ ŶĞǆƚ ƚŽ ĞĂĐŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ŽŶůǇ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ŝƚƐ ƉĞƌƐŝƐƚĞŶƚ ĨŽŐ ĞīĞĐƚ ĂŶĚ ůĂĐŬ ŽĨ ĂĐƟŶŐ ĂďŝůŝƚǇ ŽŶ ƐŚŽǁ͘ tŝƚŚ ƚŚĂƚ ƐĂŝĚ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƐƟůů Ă ůŽƚ ƚŽ ůŽǀĞ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ͘ Ɛ ƉƌŽǀĞŶ ďǇ ƵīǇ ƚŚĞ sĂŵƉŝƌĞ ^ůĂǇĞƌ͕ ďƌŽŽĚŝŶŐ ǀĂŵƉŝƌĞ ĂŶŐƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƚĞĞŶĂŐĞ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ĂƌĞ Ă ŵĂƚĐŚ ŵĂĚĞ ŝŶ ŚĞĂǀĞŶ͖ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůǇ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞƌĞ͛Ɛ Ă ĨŽƌďŝĚĚĞŶ ƌŽŵĂŶĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵŝǆ͘ Diaries ƚĞůůƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƚŽƌǇ ŽĨ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůǇ ŽƌƉŚĂŶĞĚ ůĞŶĂ ;EŝŶĞ ŽďƌĞǀ Ͳ ůĂĐŬŝŶŐ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚƵŵĂŶ ǀƵůŶĞƌĂďŝůŝƚǇ ŽĨ ƵīǇ Žƌ ĞůůĂͿ ǁŚŽ ŝƐ ŝŶƐƚĂŶƚůǇ ĂƩƌĂĐƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŶĞǁ ďŽǇ ^ƚĞĨĂŶ͛Ɛ ŵǇƐƚĞƌǇ͕ ƐƵůƚƌǇ ŐŽŽĚ ůŽŽŬƐ ĂŶĚ ƐĂůůŽǁ ƐŬŝŶ͘ dŚĞǇ ďĞŐŝŶ ƚŽ ĨĂůů ĨŽƌ ĞĂĐŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ͕ ŽŶůǇ ĨŽƌ ^ƚĞĨĂŶ͛Ɛ ĞƋƵĂůůǇ ƵŶĚĞĂĚ ďƌŽƚŚĞƌ ĂŵŽŶ ;/ĂŶ ^ŽŵĞƌŚŽůĚĞƌͿ ƚŽ

ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ĐůĂƐƐ͕ ŵŝĚĚůĞ ĐůĂƐƐ ĂŶĚ /ƚĂůŝĂŶƐ ;ŝĨ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ǁŚĂƚ &ĂƌŶĂďǇ͛Ɛ ĂĐĐĞŶƚ ŝƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƐĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞͿ ĂůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ŵĂŶǇ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƵŶĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞ ũŽŬĞƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƐĞǆ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƚŚĞƌƐ͘ dŚĞ ƉƌŽďůĞŵ ŝƐ ƚŚŝƐ͗ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ŚĂƐ ƚŽŽ ŵƵĐŚ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ƚŽ ďĞ ũƵƐƚ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ĐŚĞĞƐǇ ƉƌĂƚͲĨĂůů ƐŝƚĐŽŵ ĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞ ǌŝŶŐĞƌ ůŝŶĞƐ ƌĞĂůůǇ Śŝƚ ŚŽŵĞ͕ ƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁƌŝƚĞƌƐ ŚĂĚ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶ ŵŝŶĚ ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŽ ůĂŶĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƫŶŐ ƌŽŽŵ ŇŽŽƌ ŽĨ Ϯ͛Ɛ ƐƵƉƉŽƐĞĚůǇ ĐƵƫŶŐͲĞĚŐĞͲ ĐŽŵĞĚŝĞƐ͘ ,ĞƌĞ͛Ɛ ŚŽƉŝŶŐ ǁĞ ƐĞĞ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ďŝŐ ŶĞǆƚ ǁĞĞŬͬůĂƐƚ ǁĞĞŬ Ͳ ĚŽĞƐ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ĚŝĞ͍ Micha Butler

ƚŚƌŽǁ Ă ĐƌƵĐŝĮǆ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌŬƐ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂůŝƐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĂŵŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ƚƌƵůǇ ƐƵĐĐĞĞĚƐ͘ tŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĞǀĞƌ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐ ƚƌĞŶĚ ŽĨ ŚƵŵĂŶŝƚǇͲŐƌŝĞǀŝŶŐ ǀĂŵƉŝƌĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂǀĞ ůŝƩĞƌĞĚ ŽƵƌ ƐĐƌĞĞŶƐ ŽĨ ůĂƚĞ͕ ĂŶ ƵŶƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶƚ ďĂĚ ďŽǇ ŝƐ ƌĞĨƌĞƐŚŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƐŽ ŵĂŶǇ ůĞǀĞůƐ͘ tŚŝůĞ ŶĞǀĞƌ ŐƌŽƵŶĚͲďƌĞĂŬŝŶŐ͕ The Vampire Diaries has ŵƵĐŚ ƚŽ ŽīĞƌ ŝŶ ƐƵƐƉĞŶƐĞ ĂŶĚ 'ŽƚŚŝĐ ƌŽŵĂŶĐĞ͕ ůĂƌŐĞůǇ ƌĞƐŝƐƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚĞŵƉƚĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ĚĞƐĐĞŶĚ ŝŶƚŽ ĨƵůů ĨĂŶŐͲŽƉĞƌĂ͘ Caroline Preece

DRAMEDY: WHEN THE FEELING’S GONE AND YOU CAN’T GO ON dŚĞ ƚǇƉŝĐĂů ƌĞŵĂƌŬ ƌŽůůĞĚ ŽƵƚ ďǇ ds ĐƌŝƟĐƐ ǁŚĞŶ Ă ƐŚŽǁ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ĐĂƚĞŐŽƌŝƐĞĚ ĂƐ Ă ͚ĐŽŵĞĚǇ ĚƌĂŵĂ͛ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ǁŝůů ĨĂŝů ƚŽ ůŝǀĞ ƵƉ ƚŽ ĞŝƚŚĞƌ ĐůĂŝŵ͘ zŽƵ ĐĂŶ ƐĞĞ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐĐĞƉƟĐŝƐŵ ĐŽŵĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ǁŚĞŶ ǇŽƵ ƐĞĞ ƚŚĞ ƚǇƉŝĐĂů ƌŝƟƐŚ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶƌĞ͕ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞ ůĂďĞů ŚĂŶŐƐ ůŝŵƉůǇ Žī ĂŶǇƚŚŝŶŐ ĚŽŵĞƐƟĐ ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂƌƌŝŶŐ Ă ŚĂƌĂƐƐĞĚ ĂŶĚ ďƵŵďůŝŶŐ ĂƌŽůŝŶĞ YƵĞŶƟŶ Žƌ WĂƵůŝŶĞ YƵŝƌŬĞ͘ /Ĩ ǇŽƵ ǁŝůů ĞǆĐƵƐĞ Ă ƋƵŝĐŬ ĚĂůůŝĂŶĐĞ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌůǇ ŶŽƵŐŚƟĞƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂŶ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐ ǁĂƐ ŽǁŶ ƚŽ Earth͕ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ Ă ƌĂŐͲƚĂŐ ĨĂŵŝůǇ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĐŝƚǇ

ƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌ ƚŽ Ă ĨĂƌŵ ĂŶĚ ůŝŐŚƚůǇ ĂŵƵƐŝŶŐ ƐĐƌĂƉĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽǁƐ ĂŶĚ ƚƌĂĐƚŽƌƐ ĞŶƐƵĞ͘ /Ŷ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ǀĞŝŶ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ Wild at Heart͕ ǁŚĞƌĞ Ă ƌĂŐͲƚĂŐ ĨĂŵŝůǇ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ h< ƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌ ƚŽ Ă ƐĂĨĂƌŝ ƉĂƌŬ ĂŶĚ ůŝŐŚƚůǇ ĂŵƵƐŝŶŐ ƐĐƌĂƉĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ůŝŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĂŶƚŚƌĂǆ ĞŶƐƵĞ͘ ^ĞĞ ĂůƐŽ >ŝĨĞ ĞŐŝŶƐ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĨŽĐƵƐĞĚ ŽŶ Ă ĨŽƌƚǇͲƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĚŝǀŽƌĐĞĞ͕ Žƌ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůǇ ďƌŽĂĚĐĂƐƚ Dƌ ůĞǀĞŶ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ DŝĐŚĞůůĞ ZǇĂŶ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĮŶĚŝŶŐ Ă ŚƵƐďĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŽƐĞ ƚŽƉŝĐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĂůŬƐ ƚŚĞ ůŝŶĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ůŝŐŚƚ ŚĞĂƌƚĞĚ ĚƌĂŵĂ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚůĞƐƐ ĐŽŵĞĚǇ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ͚ĚƌĂŵĞĚǇƐ͛ ŚĂǀĞ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ƋƵĂůŝƟĞƐ ŽĨ Ă ǁĞĂŬ ĐƵƉ

REALITY - HOW TO LOOK GOOD NAKED... WITH A DIFFERENCE /ƚ ŝƐ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĚŽƵďƚ Ă ŐŽŽĚ ƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŽŵĞŶ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ ĂƌĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŬĞͲŽǀĞƌ ĨŽƌŵĂƚ͕ ŶĞǀĞƌƚŚĞůĞƐƐ With A ŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ ĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌ ŵƵĐŚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ǁĂǇ ŽĨ ĞǆƉůĂŶĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ǁŚǇ ŝƚ ŶĞĞĚƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ĚŽŶĞ ĂƐ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ Ă ƚŚƌĞĞͲƉĂƌƚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚǇ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů͘ /Ŷ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ͕ ĐĂŵƉĂŝŐŶĞƌƐ dĂƐŚ ĂŶĚ EŝŬŬŝ ĂƌĞ ĮŐŚƟŶŐ ĨŽƌ ǁŽŵĞŶ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ ĂŵŽŶŐ ŚŝŐŚ ƐƚƌĞĞƚ ƐƚŽƌĞƐ͖ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ǁŽƌĚƐ͗ ͞dŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ǇŽƵ ƐĞĞ ŝƚ͕ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ŝƚ͛Ɛ Ă ƌĞĂůŝƚǇ͘͟ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ĚƌĂǁŝŶŐ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŝƌ ͚ĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ͕͛ ƚŚĞƐĞ ǁŽŵĞŶ ĐŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ŝŶ Ă ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ŶŽƌŵĂů ĞƉŝƐŽĚĞƐ ŽĨ How To Look Good Naked ĂƐ ƚŚĞǇ ŚĂǀĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƐƚ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂŶǇ ǁŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ ďŽĚǇ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĞǇ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚǇ Žƌ ŶŽƚ͘ ĞƐƉŝƚĞ ƚŚŝƐ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ ŵĞƐƐĂŐĞƐ ŐůĞĂŶĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ͘ /Ŷ ƚŚŝƐ ǁĞĞŬ͛Ɛ ĞƉŝƐŽĚĞ ϰϬ ǇĞĂƌ ŽůĚ dƌĂĐǇ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƚǇƉŝĐĂů 'ŽŬ ƌĞǀĞůĂƟŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ĚĞƐƉŝƚĞ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ďŽĚǇ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ ƐŚĞ ŚĂƐ Ă ĮŐƵƌĞ ŵĂŶǇ ǁŽŵĞŶ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĞŶǀŝŽƵƐ

ŽĨ ĂŶĚ ĂƐ Ă ƌĞƐƵůƚ ƐŚĞ ŝƐ ŐŝǀĞŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ŝƚ͘ 'ŽŬ ŽīĞƌƐ ƐŽŵĞ ǀĂůƵĂďůĞ ĂĚǀŝĐĞ ŽŶ ĐůŽƚŚĞƐ ƚŽ ǁĞĂƌ ĨŽƌ ǁŚĞĞůĐŚĂŝƌ ƵƐĞƌƐ͕ ĚƌĂǁŝŶŐ ŝŶƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ ,ŽůůǇŽĂŬƐ ĂĐƚƌĞƐƐ <ĞůůǇͲDĂƌŝĞ ^ƚĞǁĂƌƚ ǁŚŽ ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĂů ĐůŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐŽŵƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ďĞŝŶŐ ŝŶ Ă ǁŚĞĞůĐŚĂŝƌ͕ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂůůŽǁŝŶŐ ŚĞƌ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚǇ ƚŽ ĚŝĐƚĂƚĞ ŚĞƌ ƐƚǇůĞ͘ ^Ž ĨĂƌ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ĂĐŚŝĞǀŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƚ ƐĞƚ ŽƵƚ ƚŽ͘ 'ŽŬ ŚĂƐ ƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚ dƌĂĐǇ͛Ɛ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ Ͳ ĂŶĚ ũƵĚŐŝŶŐ ďǇ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚ ĨŽƌƵŵ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ ŵĂŶǇ ŽƚŚĞƌ ǁŚĞĞůĐŚĂŝƌ ƵƐĞƌƐ ƚŽŽ ʹ ĂŶĚ ŶŽǁ ŚĞ ŝƐ ƐƚĂƌƟŶŐ ƚŽ ƌĂŝƐĞ ĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂƐŚŝŽŶ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌǇ͘ Ƶƚ ƐƟůů ƚŚĂƚ ƐƵďƟƚůĞ ŚĂŶŐƐ ƵŶĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůǇ͖ ůŝŬĞ Ă ƚŽƵĐŚŝŶŐ ŚĂŶŶĞů ϰ ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĂƌǇ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶ ĞǆƉůŽŝƚĂƟǀĞ ŶĂŵĞ͕ tŝƚŚ ŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ ƚƌŝĞƐ ƚŽ ƚĞůů ĚŝƐĂďůĞĚ ǁŽŵĞŶ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŶŽ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƚŽ ĂŶǇ ǁŽŵĂŶ͛Ɛ ʹ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝƌŽŶǇ ŽĨ ƚŚĂƚ ũƵƐƚ ĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚ ƋƵŝƚĞ Ɛŝƚ ƌŝŐŚƚ͘ Nicole Fassihi Ğ ŽŶ 'ŽŬ͛Ɛ &ĂƐŚŝŽŶ &ŝǆ Ͳ ƐĞĞ ƉĂŐĞ ĮǀĞ͘

ŽĨ ƚĞĂ͗ ĐŽƐŝůǇ ĚŽŵĞƐƟĐ ďƵƚ ƵůƟŵĂƚĞůǇ ďůĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůůǇ ĨŽƌŐĞƩĂďůĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ƚĞĂ ďĂŐ ŽĨ ĐŽŵĞĚǇ ŝƐ ĚŝƉƉĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƚĞƉŝĚ ǁĂƚĞƌ ŽĨ ĚƌĂŵĂ͕ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚ ůĞŌ ůŽŶŐ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ďƌĞǁ͕ ĂůůĞŐŽƌŝĐĂůůǇ ůĞĂǀŝŶŐ ďĞŚŝŶĚ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ůƵŬĞǁĂƌŵ ĂŶĚ ďůĂŶĚ͘ EŽƚ ŝŶ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ͘ tŝƚŚ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŵƵĐŚ ůĂƵĚĞĚ Glee and EƵƌƐĞ :ĂĐŬŝĞ ƉƌŽǀŝŶŐ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ƚŽ ĐŽǀĞƌ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ĚĞĂƚŚ͕ ƐĞǆƵĂůŝƚǇ͕ ŝŶĮĚĞůŝƚǇ ĂŶĚ ĂŵƉƵƚĂƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ďŝƩĞƌ ƐǁĞĞƚ ƐŚŽƚ ŽĨ ŚƵŵŽƵƌ͕ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ůĞŌ ĂƐŬŝŶŐ ŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐ ǁŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽďůĞŵ ŝƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ h<͘ hŶůŝŬĞ ŚĞƌĞ͕ ĐŽŵĞĚǇ ĚƌĂŵĂ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ h^ ĞŝƚŚĞƌ ůĂǇĞƌƐ ŝƚƐ

ĚĂƌŬ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĚĂƌŬĞƌ ŚƵŵŽƵƌ͕ Žƌ ŝƐ ĐůĞǀĞƌ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞǀĂůĞŶƚ ŚƵŵŽƵƌ ŝŶ ĞǀĞƌǇĚĂǇ ůŝĨĞ͕ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƚĂǁĚƌǇ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŐŝĐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƐĞůĨ ĂǁĂƌĞ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ƉŽŬĞ ĨƵŶ Ăƚ ŝƚƐĞůĨ ƚŽ ďŽŽƚ͘ WƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞƐ ůŝŬĞ ŚĂŶŶĞů ϰ͛Ɛ Shameless ƐŚŽǁ ƚŚĞ ďĂůĂŶĐĞ ŝƐ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ƚŽ ƐƚƌŝŬĞ ƚŚŝƐ ƐŝĚĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉŽŶĚ͕ ďƵƚ ŽƚŚĞƌǁŝƐĞ Ă ŶĂƟŽŶ ĨĂŵĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŝƚƐ ƋƵĂůŝƚǇ ƐŝƚĐŽŵƐ ĂŶĚ Ă ƐƉĂƩĞƌŝŶŐ ŽĨ ŐƌĞĂƚ ĚƌĂŵĂƐ ŶĞĞĚƐ ƚŽ ǁĂŬĞ ƵƉ ĂŶĚ ƐŵĞůů ƚŚĞ ĐŽīĞĞ͗ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ǁĞĂŬ ƚĞĂ ǁŽŶ͛ƚ ĚŽ͘ Kirsten Peter

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ĐŚĂŶĐĞ ƚŽ ǁƌŝƚĞ ĂŶ ĞƉŝƐŽĚĞ ŽĨ ŽĐƚŽƌ tŚŽ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ͕ ĂƐ ĞǆƉƌĞƐƐĞĚ ŚŝƐ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ ŝŶ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ĚŽĐƚŽƌ ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘ Shameless ƐƚĂƌƚƐ ĂŐĂŝŶ ƐŽŽŶ Ͳ ǇŽƵ ŬŶŽǁ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĂů ďǇ ŶŽǁ Ͳ ĂƐ ŝƐ 'ƌĞǇ͛Ɛ ŶĂƚŽŵǇ͕ ^ŬŝŶƐ͕ ĞƐƉĞƌĂƚĞ ,ŽƵƐĞǁŝǀĞƐ and ^ĞĐƌĞƚ ŝĂƌǇ ŽĨ Ă Call Girl͕ ƐŽ ƉůĞŶƚǇ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŐƵǇƐ͘͘͘ dŚĞƌĞ͛Ɛ ĂůǁĂǇƐ /ĐĞ ZŽĂĚ dƌƵĐŬĞƌƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĂƐ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůǇ ƚĂƵŐŚƚ ŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐ ŝĐĞ ƌŽĂĚ ƚƌƵĐŬĞƌƐ ŝƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ĂƐ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ĂƐ ďĞŝŶŐ ŽŶĞ ŵƵƐƚ ďĞ͘ /Ŷ ĞĂƐǇ ƚĂƌŐĞƚ ŶĞǁƐ͕ ĚƌŝĂŶ ŚĂƌůĞƐ ŐƌŽǁƐ Ă ďĞĂƌĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂŬĞƐ Śŝŵ ůŽŽŬ ůŝŬĞ ĞŝƚŚĞƌ Ă ŚĂŝƌǇ ďĂďǇ Žƌ Ă ĨƵƌƌǇ ƉĞĂĐŚ͘ DĞĂŶǁŚŝůĞ ŚŝƐ /ds ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ ,ĂƌƌǇ ,ŝůů ŝƐ ŝŶ ƚĂůŬƐ ƚŽ ŵŽǀĞ ƚŽ ^ŬǇ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁŚĞŶ ĐŽƵƉůĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ^ŝŵŽŶ ŽǁĞůů ƐůĂŶƟŶŐ ƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ sĞŐĂƐ ƐƵŐŐĞƐƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ /ds ǁŝůů ďĞ ŝŶ ĚĞƐƉĞƌĂƚĞ ŶĞĞĚ ŽĨ Ă ƌĞĂƐŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŽ ƚƵŶĞ ŝŶ͖ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ Wild at Heart ĂŶĚ ŝůůŝĞ WŝƉĞƌ ďĞŝŶŐ Ă ƉƌŽƐƟƚƵƚĞ Ͳ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ Ă ĐƌŽƐƐͲŽǀĞƌ ĐŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƌĂƟŶŐƐ ŐŽůĚ͘ ^Ž ƚŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ŝƚ͘ ϮϬϭϬ ŝƐ ƉƌŽǀŝŶŐ ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ůŽƚ ůŝŬĞ ϮϬϬϵ ĞǆĐĞƉƚ ŶŽǁ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚĂůŬ ƐŽ ŵƵĐŚ ĂďŽƵƚ KďĂŵĂ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŚĞ͛Ɛ ƉƌŽǀĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ŶĞŝƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĞ DĞƐƐŝĂŚ ŶŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŶƟͲĐŚƌŝƐƚ͘ dƵŶĞ ŝŶ ƚŽ ZŽĐŬ Θ Chips ƚŽ ƐĞĞ :ĂǇ ĨƌŽŵ dŚĞ /ŶďĞƚǁĞĞŶĞƌƐ ƉůĂǇ ǇŽƵŶŐ Ğů ŽǇ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ŚŽǁ ůŝƩůĞ ƟŵĞƐ ĚŽ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ͘ Josh Butler

ǆĐƵƐĞ ŵĞ ďƵƚ / Ăŵ ƵŶĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐĂůůǇ ĞǆĐŝƚĞĚ͘ EŽƚ ŽŶůǇ ŝƐ :ŽƐƐ tŚĞĚŽŶ ;:ŽƐƐ tŚĞĚŽŶ͊Ϳ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĚŝƌĞĐƚ ĂŶ ĞƉŝƐŽĚĞ ŽĨ Glee ;Glee͊Ϳ ďƵƚ ĂůůĞŐĞĚůǇ &Žǆ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ƚĂůŬƐ ƚŽ ƐŝŐŶ EĞŝů WĂƚƌŝĐŬ ,ĂƌƌŝƐ ƚŽ ƐƚĂƌ ŝŶ ŝƚ ;EW,͊Ϳ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŐŽŽĚ ŶĞǁƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůǇ ŚĂƐ :ŽƐƐ ƉƌŽǀĞĚ ŚĞ ĐĂŶ ŐƵĞƐƚ ĚŝƌĞĐƚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ďĞƚƌĂǇŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ŐƌĞĂƚ ;ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚůǇ ƚŚĞ ǀĂŵƉŝƌĞ ďĂƚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ KĸĐĞ ǁĂƐ ũƵƐƚ Ă ĐŽŝŶĐŝĚĞŶĐĞͿ ďƵƚ EW, ŚĂƐ ƉƌŽǀĞĚ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ŵĂƐƚĞƌ ŽĨ ĐŽŵĞĚǇ ŵƵƐŝĐĂůƐ ŝŶ ďŽƚŚ ƌ ,ŽƌƌŝďůĞ͛Ɛ ^ŝŶŐͲĂůŽŶŐ ůŽŐ ;ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ďǇ :ŽƐƐ Ͳ ƐĞŶƐĞ Ă ƚŚĞŵĞͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŵƵƐŝĐĂů ŶƵŵďĞƌ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ϭϬϬƚŚ ĞƉŝƐŽĚĞ ŽĨ How I Met Your Mother Ͳ ǁŚŝĐŚ /͛ǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ŚŽůĚŝŶŐ ŽƵƚ ƚŽ ǁĂƚĐŚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶ ĐĂǀĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŽ ǁƌŝƚĞ ƚŚŝƐ ĂƌƟĐůĞ͘ ĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ͘ tŝƚŚ ƚŚŝƐ ŶĞǁƐ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƚŽ ĐĂƌĞ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƌƵŵŽƵƌƐ ŽĨ :ĞŶŶĮĞƌ >ŽƉĞǌ ĐĂŵĞŽŝŶŐ ĂƐ Ă ůƵŶĐŚ ůĂĚǇ Žƌ :ƵƐƟŶ dŝŵďĞƌůĂŬĞ ĂƐ Ă ĚĂŶĐĞ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ĨŽƌ Dƌ͘ ^ĐŚƵĞ ;ƚŚŽƵŐŚ dŝŵďĞƌůĂŬĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĨƵŶŶǇ͕ ĂƐ ŚĞ ƉƌŽǀĞƐ ŝŶ :ŝǌǌ /Ŷ DǇ WĂŶƚƐ and ŝĐŬ /Ŷ ŽǆͿ͘ ŶĚůĞƐƐ ƉĂƌĞŶƚŚĞƐĞƐ ĂƐŝĚĞ͕ ŝŶ ŽƚŚĞƌ ŐƵĞƐƚ ǁƌŝƚĞƌ ŶĞǁƐ͕ ^ƚĞƉŚĞŶ &ƌǇ ŚĂƐ ƉĂƐƐĞĚ ƵƉ ƚŚĞ

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From the moment New Super Mario Bros. Wii started, this reporter was hooked. Each level is a showcase for why Nintendo are so great at making Mario games. A simple idea, such ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƉŝůůĂƌƐ ŽĨ ƐĂŶĚ ĞƌƵƉƟŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽƵŶĚ in one course is introduced and then evolved throughout the level. The game gets you used to the concept, then spins it around, pushes ŝƚ ;ĂŶĚ ǇŽƵͿ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ͕ ƵŶƟů ŝƚ ůĞĂǀĞƐ ǇŽƵ ŇƵƐŚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƐĂƟƐĨĂĐƟŽŶ ǁŚĞŶ ǇŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ŝƚ ŵĂƐƚĞƌĞĚ perfectly. And then the next level is something ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůǇ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ͘ All the levels (and there are lot, with several secret ones popping up where you least expect them) are brand new, although many do involve concepts from previous Mario ƟƚůĞƐ͘ dŚĞǇ͛ƌĞ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ĨĞĞů ůŝŬĞ ƉůĞĂƐŝŶŐ nods back to older levels, rather than simple re-workings. The original DS New Super Mario Bros. ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ tŝŝ ǀĞƌƐŝŽŶ ƐŚĂƌĞ ŵĂŶǇ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌŝƟĞƐ - the world layout for example, including levels punctuated by boss level castle stages, warp cannons, Boo Houses and Toad Houses for gaining power-ups - though everything seems evolved from its predecessor. &Žƌ ƐƚĂƌƚĞƌƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ŐĂŵĞ ŝƐ ĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůǇ ŚĂƌĚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ŝƚƐ ^ ƉƌĞĚĞĐĞƐƐŽƌ͘ /Ŷ ĨĂĐƚ͕ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ the trickiest Mario games released of late. As such the “Super Guide” really is an excusable ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ ŐŝǀĞ ůĞƐƐ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚ ƉůĂǇĞƌƐ Ă ŚĞůƉŝŶŐ ŚĂŶĚ Ͳ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĚĞĞĚ ŝĨ ǇŽƵ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ƵƐĞ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞ͕ ǇŽƵ͛ůů ƉƌŽďĂďůǇ ŶĞǀĞƌ ƐĞĞ ŝƚ͘ dŽ be clear on how it works, it appears as an item block at the start of a course if you fail more ƚŚĂŶ ĞŝŐŚƚ ƟŵĞƐ͘ zŽƵ ĐĂŶ ƚŚĞŶ ǁĂƚĐŚ >ƵŝŐŝ ĐŽŵƉůĞƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ůĞǀĞů ƚŽ ŐŝǀĞ ǇŽƵ ƐŽŵĞ ƉŽŝŶƚĞƌƐ͕ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ǇŽƵ͛ƌĞ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƐǁĂƉ ƐĞĂŵůĞƐƐůǇ ďĂĐŬ

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ƚŽ ƉůĂǇŝŶŐ ĂƐ DĂƌŝŽ ĂŶǇƟŵĞ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ >ƵŝŐŝ͛Ɛ ƉůĂǇͲƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ďĂĐŬ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂĐƟŽŶ ǇŽƵƌƐĞůĨ͘ /ƚ ǁŽƵůĚŶ͛ƚ ďĞ ƵŶĨĞĂƐŝďůĞ ƚŽ ƌƵƐŚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ game and complete it in six to eight hours, but our completed save was a lot more than that. zŽƵ͛ůů ĮŶĚ ŝƚ ŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ƐƚŽƉ ĂŶĚ ƚƌǇ ƚŽ collect those Star Coins, and replay levels to try ĂŶĚ ĮŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ƐĞĐƌĞƚƐ͘ EĞĞĚůĞƐƐ ƚŽ ƐĂǇ͕ ŝƚ ƐƟůů ƚĂŬĞƐ Ă ǀĞƌǇ ůŽŶŐ ƟŵĞ ƚŽ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝƚ͘ Power-ups are now accessible from an ŝŶǀĞŶƚŽƌǇ ǇŽƵ ĐĂŶ ƉƵůůͲƵƉ ĂŶǇƟŵĞ ǇŽƵ͛ƌĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ world map screen, allowing you to pick one of ƚŚĞ ŵĂŶǇ ƉŽǁĞƌͲƵƉƐ ǇŽƵ͛ǀĞ ŐŽƚ ŝŶ ƐƚŽĐŬ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ level ahead. Stuck trying to beat a boss just as regular Mario? Re-try the level with your funky Propeller suit on! Once again, power-ups are winnable in Toad Houses, though these now contain mini-games for you to play to decide which power-ups you get. >ĂƌŐĞ ĞŶĞŵŝĞƐ ŶŽǁ ĂůƐŽ ƐƚĂůŬ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ ĂƌĞĂƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ ŵĂƉ͕ ĚƌĂŐŐŝŶŐ ǇŽƵ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ĮŐŚƚ ůĞǀĞů where you must defeat them and save Toads

ĨŽƌ Ă ƌĞǁĂƌĚ͘ ůƐŽ ŶĞǁ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ͚ƐĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ dŽĂĚ͛ missions, where you re-play levels where a Toad has been hidden, and must locate him/her/it and then carry them to the exit to save them. 'ĞƫŶŐ ĨƌƵƐƚƌĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ůĞǀĞů͍ EĞĞĚ ƐŽŵĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƉŽǁĞƌͲƵƉƐ ĨŽƌ ǇŽƵƌ ŝŶǀĞŶƚŽƌǇ͍ /ƚ͛Ɛ ĞĂƐǇ ƚŽ ǁŝůĞ ĂǁĂǇ Ă ŐŽŽĚ ĚĞĂů ŽĨ ƟŵĞ ƐƚŽĐŬŝŶŐ ƵƉ ĚŽŝŶŐ this sort of thing. ŽŶƚƌŽůͲǁŝƐĞ ƚŚĞ ŐĂŵĞ͛Ɛ ŝŶƚĞƌĨĂĐĞ ĐŽƵůĚŶ͛ƚ ďĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƐŝŵƉůĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚƵŝƟǀĞ ƚŽ ƵƐĞ͘ zŽƵ ĂƌĞ͕ ĂŌĞƌ Ăůů͕ ƵƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ Mario-standard for more than 20 years. D-pad ƚŽ ƌƵŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶ ƚǁŽ ďƵƩŽŶƐ ;ϭ ĂŶĚ Ϯ ŚĞƌĞ͕ rather than A and B) to run and jump. A shake of the Wii-mote gives you a spin jump, while the ŵŽƟŽŶ ĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐ ĂƌĞ ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ ƵƐĞĚ ĨŽƌ ĂŶŐůŝŶŐ ƉůĂƞŽƌŵƐ ŽŶͲƐĐƌĞĞŶ͘ dŚĞ ŐĂŵĞ ŚĂƐ ũƵƐƚ ƚŚĞ right number of power-ups, with regulars such as the Fire Flower, Star and Mini Mushroom making a return, alongside new items - namely the Propeller Suit and the brilliant Penguin Suit, which sees you gain grip on ice, more

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manoeuvrability in water, the ability to slide through enemies and blocks, and allows you to throw ice balls. Epic. Graphically the game looks very polished, with smooth 3D graphics throughout, and all enemies rendered with a sheen of graphical polish unseen in any side-scrolling Mario game. dŚĞ ƟƚůĞ ĂůƐŽ ƐŽƵŶĚƐ Ă ƚƌĞĂƚ ƚŽŽ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŽŵĞ brilliant reworkings of classic themes, along ǁŝƚŚ ƐŽŵĞ ĐĂƚĐŚǇ ŶĞǁ ĚŝƫĞƐ ƚŚƌŽǁŶ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ mix as well. dŚĞ ŐĂŵĞ ŝƐŶ͛ƚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ƐŽŵĞ ƐŵĂůů ĐĂŵĞƌĂ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ǁŚĞŶ ŝŶ ŵƵůƟƉůĂǇĞƌ͕ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůǇ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ǀĞƌƟĐĂů ĐĂƐƚůĞ ƐƚĂŐĞƐ Ͳ ǁŚŝůĞ others charge ahead, players can get caught behind. Also, the collectable Star Coins are no longer used up unlocking Toad Houses, instead ƵŶůŽĐŬŝŶŐ ŵŽǀŝĞƐ ŽĨ ŐĂŵĞƉůĂǇ ƐĞĐƌĞƚƐ͕ ƟƉƐ ĂŶĚ ƚƌŝĐŬƐ͘ Ǉ ƚƌĂǀĞůůŝŶŐ ƚŽ WĞĂĐŚ͛Ɛ ĂƐƚůĞ͕ ǇŽƵ can exchange your hard-earned coinage for ǀŝĚĞŽƐ ŽĨ ŚŽǁ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ƵŶůŝŵŝƚĞĚ ϭͲhƉƐ ŝŶ ůĞǀĞůƐ͕ or where the secret exits are. It is surprising Nintendo had chosen this to be the use for the ŽŝŶƐ͘͘͘ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƉƌĞƩǇ ŵƵĐŚ ǁŚĂƚ zŽƵdƵďĞ ŝƐ ĨŽƌ͕ but again, it reinforces the whole ‘helping hand ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ƉůĂǇĞƌ͛ ĂƐƉĞĐƚ EŝŶƚĞŶĚŽ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ͘ KŚ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ƐŝŵƉůǇ ĂƌĞŶ͛ƚ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ zŽƐŚŝ levels! There are only a handful in the game, spread too far apart. Nintendo - you tease us by ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ zŽƐŚŝ ďĂĐŬ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶ ŚĂǀĞ Śŝŵ ƌƵŶ Žī Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨĞǁ ůĞǀĞůƐ ŚĞ͛Ɛ ŝŶ͘ dƵƚ͘ KŚ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ͛Ɛ ŶŽ ŽŶůŝŶĞ ƉůĂǇ͕ ďƵƚ ǁĞ͛ƌĞ ƐƵƌĞ ǇŽƵ ŬŶĞǁ about that already. Sigh. Tom Phillips Available on Nintendo Wii Price: £45

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THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: SPIRIT TRACKS tŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƚƌĂŝůĞƌ ĨŽƌ The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks was revealed in late 2009, it barely ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ Ă ƐƟƌ ǁŝƚŚ ŐĂŵŝŶŐ ŽƵƚůĞƚƐ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďŝŶŐ ŝƚ as “Phantom Hourglass but with trains”. Several months have passed, and there is a lot more to be excited about. Phantom Hourglass drew complaints from media outlets, mainly its apparent casual gameplay, pure touch based control system and ŝƚ͛Ɛ ŽǀĞƌ ƌĞůŝĂŶĐĞ ƚŽ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŐĂŵĞƐ ŵĂŝŶ dungeon on no less then four occasions. Spirit Tracks appears to have taken these complaints and improved them. The surprising story of Spirit Tracks is ĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůǇ ƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌ͘ ^Ğƚ ŝŶ Ă ŶĞǁůǇ ĨŽƌŵĞĚ ,ǇƌƵůĞ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞ ŐĂŵĞƐ ƟƚůĞ ƚƌĂŝŶ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ƐĞĞŵ ƚŽ ďĞ ǀĂŶŝƐŚŝŶŐ͕ ĞůĚĂ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚƐ >ŝŶŬ͛Ɛ ĂŝĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƩĞƌ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ŚĞƌĞ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞ ŐĂŵĞƐ ŵŽƐƚ ĞǇĞͲ raising element comes into play with the killing ŽĨ WƌŝŶĐĞƐƐ ĞůĚĂ ƐŚŽƌƚůǇ ĂŌĞƌǁĂƌĚƐ͕ ƚƵƌŶŝŶŐ ŚĞƌ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ŐŚŽƐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŽŶůǇ >ŝŶŬ ĐĂŶ ƐĞĞ͘ /Ŷ ĚŽŝŶŐ ƐŽ ƐŚĞ ĨƵůĮůƐ ƚŚĞ ƌŽůĞ ŽĨ ďŽƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŐĂŵĞƐ ŐƵŝĚĞ ďƵƚ

ĂůƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ŽĨ Ă ƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌǇ ĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶ ƚŽ >ŝŶŬ ŽŶ ŚŝƐ ĂĚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞ͘ dŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŽŶƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ĞůĚĂ ĂŶĚ >ŝŶŬ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŐĂŵĞƐ ŚƵŵŽƵƌ although they do tend to dry up as the game progresses and gameplay takes over. The Tower of Spirits performs the role of the previous games main dungeon. However the player can skip any areas of the dungeon that ƚŚĞǇ ŚĂǀĞ ĂůƌĞĂĚǇ ĮŶŝƐŚĞĚ ŽŶ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ǀŝƐŝƚƐ͕ which was not the case in Phantom Hourglass. Returning with new items though, will unlock new treasures. The touch system remains with one new mechanic and a minor improvement ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽǁ ĂůůŽǁƐ >ŝŶŬ ƚŽ ƌŽůů ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐŝŵƉůĞ ĚŽƵďůĞ ƚĂƉ ŐĞƐƚƵƌĞ͘ dŚĞ ŐĂŵĞƐ ŶĞǁ ĐŽŶƚƌŽů ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĂďŝůŝƚǇ ƚŽ ƐǁŝƚĐŚ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ >ŝŶŬ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ally Phantom that can be controlled at various points within the game. Movement is drawn ŽŶ ƐĐƌĞĞŶ ƚŚĞŶ ĐŽŶƚƌŽů ŝƐ ƐǁŝƚĐŚĞĚ ďĂĐŬ ƚŽ >ŝŶŬ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĂůůŽǁ ĨŽƌ ďŽƚŚ ĐŽŵďĂƚ ƚĂĐƟĐƐ and some new takes on old franchise puzzles ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƐǇƐƚĞŵ ĐĂŶ ĨĞĞů Ă ůŝƩůĞ ďŝƚ ĐůƵŵƐǇ

ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ĨƌƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŝƐŶ͛ƚ ƵŶĐŽŵŵŽŶ͘ ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů ŝĚĞĂ ǁŝƚŚ ĨƌƵƐƚƌĂƟŶŐ ĐŽŶƚƌŽů issues seems to be Spirit Tracks signature. The game also features a new instrument: the pan pipe. The pipe is controlled by blowing into the microphone of the DS and moving the pipe on ƚŚĞ ůŽǁĞƌ ƐĐƌĞĞŶ͘ dŚŝƐ ƚĂŬĞƐ Ă ůŝƩůĞ ǁŚŝůĞ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ͕ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůǇ ǁŚĞŶ ĮŶĞƐƐĞ ŝƐ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ ĂŶĚ the correct tempo needed. It can turn a two minute musical puzzle into a twenty minute ordeal. dŚĞ ƚƌĂŝŶ ŝƚƐĞůĨ ƐƵīĞƌƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐƐƵĞ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ also where most of the games joy comes from. Movement on the train is done by drawing the route you wish to take on the tracks with the stylus, as the game progresses more areas to explore are unlocked. This makes the game feel ƐŵĂůů Ăƚ ĮƌƐƚ ďƵƚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŐĂŵĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐĞƐ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ sense of achievement is felt as each new place unlocks. The only problem with the train is the stopping mechanic which saw this reviewer go ďĂĐŬ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌƚŚ ƉĂƐƚ Ă ƐƚŽƉ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ƟŵĞƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ

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>ĂƐƚ ǁĞĞŬ 'ŽŽŐůĞ ĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŚĂĚ ďĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƚĂƌŐĞƚ ŽĨ ŚĂĐŬŝŶŐ ĂƩĞŵƉƚƐ ƚŽ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŚĞ G-Mail accounts of some of its users. Now zĂŚŽŽ͕ ƌŝǀĂů Įƌŵ ƚŽ 'ŽŽŐůĞ͕ ŚĂƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƚĂƌŐĞƚ ŽĨ ĐǇďĞƌͲĂƩĂĐŬƐ ĂƐ ǁĞůů͘ ƩĂĐŬƐ ŽŶ 'ŽŽŐůĞ ǁĞƌĞ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůǇ ĂŝŵĞĚ at the G-Mail accounts of Chinese human rights ĂĐƟǀŝƐƚƐ͕ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ĂǀŝĚ ƌƵŵŵŽŶĚ͕ 'ŽŽŐůĞ͛Ɛ ĐŚŝĞĨ ůĞŐĂů ŽĸĐĞƌ͕ ŚĂƐ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚ ƚŚŝƐ ĂƐ Ă ƉƌŝŵĂƌǇ ŐŽĂů͕ ŝŵƉůǇŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐƵůƉƌŝƚƐ ŚĂĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ŝŶƚĞŶƟŽŶƐ ƚŽŽ͘ ĂůůŝŶŐ ŝƚ Ă ͞ŚŝŐŚůǇ ƐŽƉŚŝƐƟĐĂƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƚĂƌŐĞƚĞĚ ĂƩĂĐŬ ŽŶ ŽƵƌ ĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞ ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂƟŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝŶĂ ƚŚĂƚ ƌĞƐƵůƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƚŚĞŌ ŽĨ ŝŶƚĞůůĞĐƚƵĂů ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚǇ ĨƌŽŵ 'ŽŽŐůĞ͕͟ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉĂŶǇ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ Ă ŵĂũŽƌ ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶ ŽĨ ĐǇďĞƌͲĂƩĂĐŬƐ ĞŵĂŶĂƟŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝŶĂ which the computer security industry has said is nothing new. Drummond added “we have ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐ ŽĨ ĚŽǌĞŶƐ ŽĨ h͘^͘Ͳ , China- and Europe-based Gmail users who are advocates of human rights in China appear ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƌŽƵƟŶĞůǇ ĂĐĐĞƐƐĞĚ ďǇ ƚŚŝƌĚ ƉĂƌƟĞƐ͕͟ ĂŶĚ ďůĂŵĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚǇ ďƌĞĂĐŚ ŽŶ Ă ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŵĂůǁĂƌĞ ĂŶĚ ƉŚŝƐŚŝŶŐ ƐĐĂŵƐ͘ Ɛ Ă ƌĞƐƵůƚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉĂŶǇ ŚĂƐ ĞǆƉƌĞƐƐĞĚ Ă Įƌŵ desire to cease censorship of its search engine results in China, and said it would seek a way to operate free of censorship while remaining within the bounds of Chinese law. So far, no changes have been made to the search engines ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ŚŝŶĂ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ĮůƚĞƌƐ ƐƟůů ŝŶ place. 'ŽŽŐůĞ ĂŶĚ zĂŚŽŽ ĂǀŽŝĚĞĚ ĂĐĐƵƐŝŶŐ ĞŝũŝŶŐ ĚŝƌĞĐƚůǇ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĂƩĂĐŬƐ͕ ůĞĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĂƩĂĐŬƐ ǁĞƌĞ ĚŽǁŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĂĐƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ĐŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶĂů ďůĂĐŬͲŚĂƚ ŚĂĐŬĞƌƐ ŽƉĞŶ͕ ďƵƚ government involvement is suspected and ŝŶ ĂŶǇ ĐĂƐĞ ďŽƚŚ ĮƌŵƐ ŽƉƉŽƐĞ ƚŚĞ ĚŝŐŝƚĂů censorship imposed by the state. In response, &ŽƌĞŝŐŶ DŝŶŝƐƚƌǇ ƐƉŽŬĞƐǁŽŵĂŶ :ŝĂŶŐ zƵ ƐƚĂƚĞĚ

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“Chinese law proscribes any form of hacking ĂĐƟǀŝƚǇ͟ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ŝŶ ŚŝŶĂ ŝƐ ͚ŽƉĞŶ͛ ĂŶĚ ĨƌĞĞ ŽĨ ƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶ͘ h^ ^ĞĐƌĞƚĂƌǇ of State Hillary Clinton has now called for the ŚŝŶĞƐĞ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ƚŽ ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ĐǇďĞƌ ĂƩĂĐŬƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ ƵƌŐĞĚ ĐŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐ ƚŽ ƌĞĨƵƐĞ ƚŽ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚ ͞ƉŽůŝƟĐĂůůǇͲŵŽƟǀĂƚĞĚ ĐĞŶƐŽƌƐŚŝƉ͘͞ ŽƚŚ ĐŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĂƟǀĞůǇ ůŽǁ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ ƐŚĂƌĞƐ ŝŶ ŚŝŶĂ͕ ďƵƚ ƐƟůů ƐĞƌǀĞ ŵŝůůŝŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƵƐĞƌƐ͘ tŚŝůƐƚ zĂŚŽŽ ŚĂƐ ŽŶůǇ ŐŽŶĞ ĂƐ ĨĂƌ ĂƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐ 'ŽŽŐůĞ͛Ɛ ŽďũĞĐƟŽŶ ƚŽ ĚŝŐŝƚĂů ĐĞŶƐŽƌƐŚŝƉ͕ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ͕ ƚŚĞ ůĂƩĞƌ ĐŽŵƉĂŶǇ ŚĂƐ announced that if an agreement cannot be reached with the Chinese government it will pull out of the country all together, and its website, Google.cn, will be no more. This is the ĮƌƐƚ ƟŵĞ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ĞůĞǀĞŶ ǇĞĂƌ ŚŝƐƚŽƌǇ ƚŚĂƚ 'ŽŽŐůĞ ŚĂƐ ƌĂŝƐĞĚ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ ŽĨ ĐĞĂƐŝŶŐ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ in a country and whether or not they are ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝŶƚĞŶƟŽŶ ŝƐ ĚĞďĂƚĂďůĞ͘ ŚŝŶĂ is a massive market that Google is sure to want to take advantage of, with approximately 350 million internet users; a consumer base that ŐĞŶĞƌĂƚĞĚ άϲϭϴ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ůĂƐƚ ǇĞĂƌ͘ ƚ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ͕ Google holds a third of Chinese search engine market, falling behind the most popular search engine in the country, Baidu, which holds 60% of the market. /Ŷ ĐŽŶƚƌĂƐƚ͕ zĂŚŽŽ ŚĂƐ ŬĞƉƚ ŚŝŶĂ Ăƚ Ă distance and does not operate its own service in the country. Instead it owns a 40% stake, ďŽƵŐŚƚ ŝŶ Ă Ψϭ ďŝůůŝŽŶ ĚĞĂů͕ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƐƐŝǀĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ůŝďĂďĂ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƌƵŶƐ ƚŚĞ zĂŚŽŽ assets based in China, as well as a slew of other subsidiary businesses. This may not be as much as an investment in the Chinese digital economy ĂƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂĚĞ ďǇ 'ŽŽŐůĞ͕ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůǇ ƐƟůů ƐƵďƐƚĂŶƟĂů͕ ĂŶĚ ůŝďĂďĂ ŚĂǀĞ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŝƟĐŝƐŵ ĨƌŽŵ zĂŚŽŽ ĂƐ ͞ƌĞĐŬůĞƐƐ͘͟ The Chinese government has stated

ƚŚĂƚ Ăůů ĞŶƚĞƌƉƌŝƐĞƐ ǁŝůů ďĞ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇ ͞ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ůĂǁ͕͟ ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůůǇ ƌĞŝŶĨŽƌĐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ŽŶ ŶĞƚ ĐĞŶƐŽƌƐŚŝƉ͘ >ŝŶŬƐ ƚŚĞǇ ǁŝƐŚ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ƌĞŵŽǀĞĚ from search results include pages focused on dŝďĞƚ Žƌ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϴϵ dŝĂŶĂŶŵĞŶ ^ƋƵĂƌĞ ƉƌŽƚĞƐƚƐ͕ as well as pages covering other topics Google agreed to censor in 2006, when the Google.cn ǁĂƐ ĮƌƐƚ ůĂƵŶĐŚĞĚ͘ The security breach that reportedly allowed the digital incursion to take place exists in ƐŽŵĞ ǀĞƌƐŝŽŶƐ ŽĨ /ŶƚĞƌŶĞƚ ǆƉůŽƌĞƌ͕ DŝĐƌŽƐŽŌ͛Ɛ widely-used web browser, although a patch has been rushed out to update the security ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďƌŽǁƐĞƌ͘ DŝĐƌŽƐŽŌ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ŝŶƐŝƐƟŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ /ŶƚĞƌŶĞƚ ǆƉůŽƌĞƌ ϴ͕ ƚŚĞ ůĂƚĞƐƚ ŝŶĐĂƌŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŽŌǁĂƌĞ͕ ŝƐ ĨĂƌ ŵŽƌĞ ƐĞĐƵƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ versions. However, both the French and 'ĞƌŵĂŶ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĂĚǀŝƐĞĚ ĐŝƟǌĞŶƐ ƚŽ

ƐǁŝƚĐŚ ƚŽ ĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞ͕ ŵŽƌĞ ƐĞĐƵƌĞ ďƌŽǁƐĞƌƐ such as Firefox or Opera. With as many as twenty other businesses ĨƌŽŵ Ă ǀĂƌŝĞƚǇ ŽĨ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĞƐ ĂƩĂĐŬĞĚ ŽŶůŝŶĞ͕ 'ŽŽŐůĞ ĂŶĚ ŶŽǁ zĂŚŽŽ ŚĂǀĞ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŽ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ Ă ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƚĞƐƟŶŐ ĨŽƌ Ă ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ĂůƌĞĂĚǇ ŚĞĂǀŝůǇ ĐƌŝƟĐŝƐĞĚ ĨŽƌ repressive policies, and puts more pressure on it to reduce the degree to which it restricts access ƚŽ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘ &ŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞůǇ ĨŽƌ ĂĚǀŽĐĂƚĞƐ ŽĨ ĨƌĞĞĚŽŵ ŽĨ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͕ ĚŝŐŝƚĂů ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ŝƐ easily the hardest to control; there is simply too much of it and it is uploaded more quickly ƚŚĂŶ ĂŶǇ ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ ĐĂŶ ŚŽƉĞ ƚŽ ƌĞŵŽǀĞ ŝƚ͘ However this has not stopped the Chinese government from trying to impose control and ƚŚĞǇ ǁŝůů͕ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ ďĞŝŶŐ Ăƚ ůĞĂƐƚ͕ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ to do so. William Moran

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ĮŶĂůůǇ ŐĞƫŶŐ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ŝƚ͕ ďƵƚ ŝƚ͛Ɛ Ă ŵŝŶŽƌ ŶŝŐŐůĞ in an otherwise enjoyable mechanic. Overall Spirit Tracks is a wonderful ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͖ ŝƚ ĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚ ĂĚĚ ĂŶǇƚŚŝŶŐ ŶĞǁ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ series and takes a while to separate itself from ŝƚƐ ƉƌĞĚĞĐĞƐƐŽƌ͕ ďƵƚ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůǇ Ă ŐĂŵĞ Zelda fans will love and hopefully a game that nonfans will love too. >ƵŬĞ :ĞŶŶŝŶŐƐͲ,ĂƩ Available on Nintendo DS Price: £35

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/Ĩ ǇŽƵ ůŽŐ ŝŶ ƚŽ ƚŚŝƐ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ĞǆƉĞĐƟŶŐ ƚŽ ŐĂŵďůĞ ǇŽƵ ĂƌĞ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ďĞ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞĚ͘͘͘ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ Ă ƌŽƵůĞƩĞ ǁŚĞĞů ŝŶ ƐŝŐŚƚ͘ dŚĞ ĐŽŶĐĞƉƚ ŝƐ ƐŝŵƉůĞ͗ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƉ ůĞŌ ďŽǆ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ǇŽƵ ĂƌĞ ƚĂůŬŝŶŐ ƚŽ͕ ƚŚĞ ďŽƩŽŵ ůĞŌ ďŽǆ ƐŚŽǁƐ ǇŽƵ ŽŶ ǇŽƵƌ ǁĞďĐĂŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ is an MSN-style chat window. All sounds fairly normal so far but this is where ƚŚĞ ƌŽƵůĞƩĞ ďŝƚ ĐŽŵĞƐ ŝŶ͘ By logging on, you are connected with a “random stranger” (as the site so pleasantly describes them) and you are able to communicate with them ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĐŚĂƚ ĂŶĚ ǁĞďĐĂŵ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ŝĨ ǇŽƵ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ůŝŬĞ ƚŚĞ ůŽŽŬ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵ͕ ǇŽƵ just press F9 to move on to the next person. ŚĂƚ ZŽƵůĞƩĞ ŝƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĐĂƵƟŽŶ͗ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǇŽƵ ǁŝůů encounter are bizarre at best, vomit-inducing at worst. The site seems to ĂƩƌĂĐƚ Ă ĚĂŶŐĞƌŽƵƐ ŵŝǆ ŽĨ ǀŽǇĞƵƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĞǆŚŝďŝƟŽŶŝƐƚƐ͕ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ WWW. ǀŝĞǁŝŶŐ Žƌ Ă ĐĂƉƟǀĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ͕ ĚĞƉĞŶĚŝŶŐ ŽŶ ǇŽƵƌ ŵŽƟǀĞƐ͘ CHATROULETTE. tŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌŝƚǇ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ƐƉƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ h ůŝŬĞ ǁŝůĚ ĮƌĞ͕ COM ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ďĞ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞĚ ŝĨ ǇŽƵ ŵĞĞƚ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ǇŽƵƌ ĨĞůůŽǁ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ŝŶ Ă ǁĂǇ ǇŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ never seen (or have wanted to see) them before... Grace Simpson

zŽƵdƵďĞ ŝƐ ƚŽ ůĂƵŶĐŚ Ă ŶĞǁ ŵŽǀŝĞ ƌĞŶƚĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ŽŶ :ĂŶƵĂƌǇ ϮϮŶĚ͕ ŝŶŝƟĂůůǇ ǁŝƚŚ ĮǀĞ ĮůŵƐ ďĞŝŶŐ made available. dŚĞ ĮůŵƐ͕ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ^ƵŶĚĂŶĐĞ &ŝůŵ &ĞƐƟǀĂů͕ ǁŝůů ďĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ Ψϯ͘ϵϵ ;άϮ͘ϱϬͿ ƉĞƌ Įůŵ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůů ďĞ ǀŝĞǁĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ Ă ϰϴ ŚŽƵƌ ƉĞƌŝŽĚ following payment, in a style similar to that of DŝĐƌŽƐŽŌ͛Ɛ Įůŵ ƌĞŶƚĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ yďŽǆ >ŝǀĞ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞǇ ǁŝůů ĂůƐŽ ďĞ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƵƉ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ ƉƉůĞ͛Ɛ ĞǆƚƌĞŵĞůǇ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ŝdƵŶĞƐ ^ƚŽƌĞ͘ dŚĞ ŇĞĚŐůŝŶŐ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ǁŝůů ŽŶůǇ ďĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ŝŶ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ ŝŶŝƟĂůůǇ͘ This kind of internet use is becoming more widespread and, requiring high speed, large ďĂŶĚǁŝĚƚŚ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐ͕ ǁŝůů ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ growing strain on Internet Service Providers ƚŽ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ŚŝŐŚ ƋƵĂůŝƚǇ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͘ ^ŽŵĞ ŚĂǀĞ ƌĞƐŽƌƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚƌŽƩůŝŶŐ ďĂŶĚǁŝĚƚŚ

ĂŶĚ ĐĂƉƉŝŶŐ ĚŽǁŶůŽĂĚ ĂŵŽƵŶƚƐ͕ ŽŌĞŶ ĐŝƟŶŐ ĨĂŝƌ ƵƐĞ ƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ ĂƐ ũƵƐƟĮĐĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŝƐ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇ Ă ƉƌŽďůĞŵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ h<͕ ǁŚĞƌĞ ^>Ϯн ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐǇ ŝƐ ďĞŝŶŐ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞĚ on a wider scale - but this falls behind other ƵƌŽƉĞĂŶ ŶĂƟŽŶƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞ ƐǁŝƚĐŚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĮďƌĞ ŽƉƟĐ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐ ĂƐ ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĞǀĞŶ more obselete compared to :ĂƉĂŶ͛Ɛ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ infrastructure. What this means is that to enjoy ŵĞĚŝĂͲŝŶƚĞŶƐŝǀĞ͕ ŽŌĞŶ ŚŝŐŚ ĚĞĮŶŝƟŽŶ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ŽŶůŝŶĞ͕ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐ ǁŝůů ďĞĐŽŵĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƐŽƉŚŝƐƟĐĂƚĞĚ ďƵƚ ŵŽƌĞ ĞǆƉĞŶƐŝǀĞ͘ dŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĮǀĞ ĮůŵƐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƌĞŶƚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ zŽƵdƵďĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ h^ ǁŝůů ďĞ ͞dŚĞ ŽǀĞ͕͟ “Bass Ackwards,” “One Too Many Mornings,” ͞,ŽŵĞǁƌĞĐŬĞƌ͟ ĂŶĚ ͞ ŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ŽĨ /ŶǀĞŶƟŽŶ͘͟ Richard Joslin

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MAIN FEATURE UP IN THE AIR

With the global recession ƌĂŐŝŶŐ ŽŶ ĂŌĞƌ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ǇĞĂƌƐ͕ it is surprising that few ĮůŵƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĚƌĂǁŶ ƵƉŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĐƌŝƐŝƐ ĂƐ Ă ƐŽƵƌĐĞ ŽĨ ŝŶƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶ͘ KŶĞ ƐƵĐŚ Įůŵ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ is Up In the Air͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƐĞĞƐ 'ĞŽƌŐĞ ůŽŽŶĞǇ ƐƚĂƌ ĂƐ ZǇĂŶ ŝŶŐŚĂŵ͕ Ă ĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞ ĚŽǁŶƐŝǌŝŶŐ ĞǆƉĞƌƚ ĞŵƉůŽǇĞĚ ďǇ ĐŽǁĂƌĚůǇ ďŽƐƐĞƐ ƚŽ ĮƌĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶŽ ůŽŶŐĞƌ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ ĞŵƉůŽǇĞĞƐ͘ >ŝǀŝŶŐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ Ă ƐƵŝƚĐĂƐĞ͕ ZǇĂŶ͛Ɛ ũŽď ĂůůŽǁƐ Śŝŵ ƚŽ ƚƌĂǀĞů ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ ǁŝƚŚ ŶŽ ƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚ ŚŽŵĞ͕ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ĂŶ ŝƐŽůĂƚĞĚ ůŝĨĞ ŽĨ ĞŶĚůĞƐƐ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ĐůĂƐƐ ŇŝŐŚƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĂŶŽŶǇŵŽƵƐ ŚŽƚĞůƐ͕ ǇĞƚ Ă ůŝĨĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞ ĮŶĚƐ ƐƚƌĂŶŐĞůǇ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƟŶŐ͘ dŚŝƐ ĞǆŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ƚŽ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĞ

ŚĂƐ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ƐŽ ĂĐĐƵƐƚŽŵĞĚ͕ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶĞĚ ǁŚĞŶ ŚŝƐ ďŽƐƐ ŚŝƌĞƐ ƚŚĞ ǇŽƵŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĂŵďŝƟŽƵƐ EĂƚŚĂůŝĞ͘ ^ŚĞ ŝƐ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ Ă ǀŝĚĞŽͲ ĐŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐŝŶŐ ƐǇƐƚĞŵ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ĞŶĂďůĞ ƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ Ă ƐŝŶŐůĞ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ͕ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůůǇ ĨŽƌĐŝŶŐ ZǇĂŶ ƚŽ ĮŶĂůůǇ ĞŵďƌĂĐĞ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĞƌĞ ĂƐ ŚŽŵĞ͘ ůŽŽŶĞǇ ŽīĞƌƐ ĂŶ ĞŶŐĂŐŝŶŐ ;ŝĨ ƚƌĂŶƐƉĂƌĞŶƚůǇ KƐĐĂƌͲĐƌĂǀŝŶŐͿ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ĂƐ ZǇĂŶ͕ Ă ůŽŶĞůǇ͕ ũĂĚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐƉůĂĐĞĚ ĮŐƵƌĞ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚŝŶŐ ŚŝƐ ŵŝĚͲůŝĨĞ ƌŝƐŝƐ͖ Ă ƌŽůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚĞĮŶŝƚĞ ĞĐŚŽĞƐ ŽĨ ŝůů DƵƌƌĂǇ͛Ɛ ĐĂĚĞŵǇ ǁĂƌĚ ŶŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ƚƵƌŶ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϰ͛Ɛ Lost /Ŷ dƌĂŶƐůĂƟŽŶ͘ dŚĞ Įůŵ͛Ɛ ŵŽƐƚ ŵĞŵŽƌĂďůĞ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌ͕ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ŝƐ EĂƚŚĂůŝĞ͕

OTHER SCREENS ½½ Êçã ^ã ò

®Ù͗ W«®½ dÙ® ½½ Z ½ Ý ã ͗ ϭϱͬϬϭͬϭϬ dƌĂĚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŚĞƌ ƵƐƵĂů ƐůĞĞŬ ĂŶĚ ƐƚǇůŝƐŚ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂ͕ ŝŶ All About Steve ^ĂŶĚƌĂ ƵůůŽĐŬ ƉůĂǇƐ DĂƌǇ͕ ƚŚĞ ƐĐĂƩĞƌͲďƌĂŝŶĞĚ͕ ŚǇƉĞƌĂĐƟǀĞ ĐƌŽƐƐǁŽƌĚ ĐŽŵƉŝůĞƌ͕ ǁŚŽ ĨĂůůƐ ŝŶ ůŽǀĞ ǁŝƚŚ EE ĐĂŵĞƌĂ ŐƵǇ ^ƚĞǀĞ ; ƌĂĚůĞǇ ŽŽƉĞƌͿ͘ ^ƚĞǀĞ ĚŽĞƐ not reciprocate her feelings ĂŶĚ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƐ͕ ǁŚĞŶ ŚĞ ĐƵƚƐ ƚŚĞ ĚĂƚĞ ƐŚŽƌƚ͕ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƚŚĞ ůĂƐƚ ƟŵĞ ŚĞ ƐĞĞƐ DĂƌǇ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ DĂƌǇ ƉƌŽĐĞĞĚƐ ƚŽ ƐƚĂůŬ ^ƚĞǀĞ ǁŚŝůƐƚ ŚĞ ŝƐ ŽŶ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ĮůŵŝŶŐ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ŶĞǁƐ ƌĞƉŽƌƚƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂƐ ĞǆƉĞĐƚĞĚ͕ ĐŚĂŽƐ ĞŶƐƵĞƐ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ďǇ ŶŽ ŵĞĂŶƐ Ă ůĂƵŐŚͲĂͲŵŝŶƵƚĞ Įůŵ͘ ƚ ďĞƐƚ͕ Ă ĨĞǁ ĨŽƌĐĞĚ ĐŚƵĐŬůĞƐ ŵĂǇ ĞƐĐĂƉĞ ĨƌŽŵ ůŝƉƐ ĞǀĞƌǇǁŚĞƌĞ͕ ďƵƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ďĞŝŶŐ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ŽƉƟŵŝƐƟĐ͘ DŽƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚƵŵŽƵƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ

ĚĞƌŝǀĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ^ƚĞǀĞ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐ ĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ͕ ĂƐ ŝŶ ŵŽƐƚ ^ĂŶĚƌĂ ƵůůŽĐŬ ĮůŵƐ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ Ă ƌĞůŝĂŶĐĞ ŽŶ ƉŚǇƐŝĐĂů ĐŽŵĞĚǇ͕ which on this occasion fails to ĚĞůŝǀĞƌ͘ The characters are all two ĚŝŵĞŶƐŝŽŶĂů ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŚĂƌĚ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉůŽƚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ ůĂĐŬ ƚŚĞ ĂďŝůŝƚǇ ƚŽ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ͘ dŚĞ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌ ŽĨ DĂƌǇ ĨĂŝůƐ ƚŽ ƌŽƵƐĞ ĂŶǇ ĨĞĞůŝŶŐ ŽĨ ĞŵƉĂƚŚǇ͕ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƐŚĞ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚ ƐŽ ĂŶŶŽǇŝŶŐ͘ All About Steve is Ă ĚƵůů Įůŵ ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐůǇ ůĂĐŬŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŚƵŵŽƵƌ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ Ă Įůŵ ƚŽ ŵŝƐƐ͘ Rachel Coxon

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ƉůĂǇĞĚ ďǇ Twilight star Anna <ĞŶĚƌŝĐŬ͘ /ŶŝƟĂůůǇ ƐĞĞŵŝŶŐ ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ďƌĂƐŚ ĂŶĚ ĂƌƌŽŐĂŶƚ ŐŽͲ ŐĞƩĞƌ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŝŶ ĨĂĐƚ ƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ďĂƌĞůǇ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĞĚ ĨĂĕĂĚĞ͗ ŵŝĚͲǁĂǇ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ͕ ƐŚĞ ƐŚŽǁƐ ŚĞƌƐĞůĨ ƚŽ ďĞ ĞŵŽƟŽŶĂůůǇ ƵŶŚŝŶŐĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐƐĂƟƐĮĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞƌ ůŝĨĞ͕

fearful that she will not realise ŚĞƌ ĚƌĞĂŵƐ ŽĨ ŵĂƌƌŝĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƚŚĞƌŚŽŽĚ͕ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ͛Ɛ ĨĞǁ ƉŽŝŐŶĂŶƚůǇ ŚƵŵŽƌŽƵƐ ŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ͘ ĞƐƉŝƚĞ ƵƟůŝƐŝŶŐ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ͛Ɛ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ŚĂƌĚƐŚŝƉƐ ĂƐ Ă ďĂĐŬĚƌŽƉ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ͛Ɛ ŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞ͕ Up In the Air is far

®Ù͗ : ÝÊÄ Z ®ãÃ Ä Z ½ Ý ã ͗ ϭϱͬϬϭͬϭϬ

ĨƌŽŵ Ă ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů Įůŵ͘ ZĂƚŚĞƌ͕ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ƐůŽǁͲŵŽǀŝŶŐ͕ ĞŵŽƟŽŶĂů ƚŚŝŶŬͲƉŝĞĐĞ͖ ĂŶ ĞůŽƋƵĞŶƚ ŵĞĚŝƚĂƟŽŶ ŽŶ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚ ŝƐ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ǀĂůŝĚĂƚĞ Ă ƉĞƌƐŽŶ͛Ɛ ůŝĨĞ͕ Žƌ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŽŶůǇ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ůŽǀĞ ŽĨ ĨĂŵŝůǇ ĂŶĚ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ůŝĨĞ͛Ɛ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ĨŽƵŶĚ͘ ůŽŽŶĞǇ͛Ɛ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌ ƐƚĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ͛Ɛ Ăŝŵ ŝƐ ƚŽ ĂĐĐƌƵĞ ƚĞŶ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ Ăŝƌ ŵŝůĞƐ͕ ĨŽƌ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĞ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƌĞǁĂƌĚĞĚ ďǇ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ŚŝƐ ŶĂŵĞ ƉƌŝŶƚĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŝĚĞ ŽĨ Ă ƉůĂŶĞ͘ tŝƚŚ Ă ƐŚĂƌƉ ĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ŽǁŶ ŵŽƌƚĂůŝƚǇ͕ ŚĞ ƐĞĞŬƐ ƚŽ ƐĞĐƵƌĞ Ă ůĂƐƟŶŐ ŵŽŶƵŵĞŶƚ ƚŽ ŚŝƐ ĞǆŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ͕ ǇĞƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ŵŽŶƵŵĞŶƚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŵĂƐŬƐ ŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ͛Ɛ ĨĂŝůƵƌĞƐ͖ ŵŽƐƚ ĂīĞĐƟŶŐůǇ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŝůƵƌĞ ƚŽ ďƵŝůĚ

Michael Lovelock

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®Ù͗ ½ Ùã Ä ½½ Ä ,ç¦« Ý Z ½ Ý ã ͗ ϭϱͬϬϭͬϭϬ dŚĞ ,ƵŐŚĞƐ ďƌŽƚŚĞƌƐ͛ ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌŝĂů ĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶ͕ The Book Of Eli͕ ƚĂĐŬůĞƐ ƐŽŵĞ ǁĞŝŐŚƚǇ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ͘ There are twists in the plot ƚŚĂƚ ŇƵĐƚƵĂƚĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ďĞŝŶŐ ƉĞƌƉůĞǆŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞǁĂƌĚŝŶŐ͘ ŽŶĨƵƐŝŽŶ ĂƐŝĚĞ͕ ŝƚ ŝƐ nonetheless an entertaining ƚǁŽ ŚŽƵƌƐ͘ dŚĞ ďůĂĐŬ ĂŶĚ ǁŚŝƚĞ ĐŝŶĞŵĂƚŽŐƌĂƉŚǇ ĞǆĂĐĞƌďĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƐƚͲĂƉŽĐĂůǇƉƟĐ ďůĞĂŬŶĞƐƐ͘ ^ŝůŚŽƵĞƩĞƐ ƐƚĂůŬ ƚŚĞ ďĂƌƌĞŶ ůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ͖ ůĂǁ ŝƐ ŶŽŶͲĞǆŝƐƚĞŶƚ͕ ĂŶĚ ĐĂŶŶŝďĂůŝƐŵ ŝƐ ƌĂŵƉĂŶƚ͘ ĞŶǌĞů tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůŽŶĞ ǇĞƚ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚ ƉƌŽƚĂŐŽŶŝƐƚ ǁŚŽ ǁĂŶĚĞƌƐ ƉĞƌƉĞƚƵĂůůǇ tĞƐƚ͘ ,ŝƐ ƉĂƚŚ ĐƌŽƐƐĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŽĨ ŵĞŐĂůŽŵĂŶŝĂĐ ĂƌŶĞŐŝĞ ;'ĂƌǇ KůĚŵĂŶͿ͕ ĂŶĚ ƐƚĞƉͲĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ^ŽůĂƌĂ

ĂŶǇ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐĨƵů ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ŚƵŵĂŶ ďĞŝŶŐƐ͘ tŚŝůĞ ŝƚ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůǇ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ŵƵĐŚ ƚŽ ƚŚŝŶŬ ĂďŽƵƚ͕ Up In the Air ƵůƟŵĂƚĞůǇ ĞǆŚĂƵƐƚƐ ŝƚƐ ƌĞƐĞƌǀŽŝƌ ŽĨ ŝĚĞĂƐ ĨĂŝƌůǇ ĞĂƌůǇ ŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ďĞŐŝŶƐ ƚŽ ĚƌĂŐ͕ ďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐ ƟƌĞƐŽŵĞ ďĂƌĞůǇ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŚĂůĨͲǁĂǇ ƉŽŝŶƚ͘ EĞǀĞƌƚŚĞůĞƐƐ͕ ĂĚŚĞƌŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƚƌŝĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƚĞƐƚĞĚ ĨŽƌŵƵůĂ ŽĨ ŚŝŐŚ ƉƌŽĮůĞ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ŵĂŶ ŚĞĂĚŝŶŐ ƵƉ Ă ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐ ĂŶĚ ĞŵŽƟŽŶĂů ŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞ͕ Up in the Air ǁŝůů ŶŽ ĚŽƵďƚ ďĞ ƌĞǁĂƌĚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ KƐĐĂƌ ŶŽŵŝŶĂƟŽŶƐ ŐĂůŽƌĞ͘

;DŝůĂ <ƵŶŝƐͿ͘ /Ŷ Ă ůĂŶĚ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƵŶǁĂŶƚĞĚ ůŝƚĞƌĂƚƵƌĞ ŝƐ ďƵƌŶƚ ĂŶĚ ŶŽ ŽŶĞ ƌĞĂĚƐ͕ ĂƌŶĞŐŝĞ ŝƐ ŚĞůůͲďĞŶƚ ŽŶ ĂĐƋƵŝƌŝŶŐ ďŽŽŬƐ ƵŶƟů ŚĞ ĮŶĚƐ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞ ŚĞ ƐĞĞŬƐ͘ dŚŝƐ ĨƵƚƵƌŝƐƟĐ ĂƌŬ ŐĞ ůŝŵďŽ͕ ĞǆŝƐƚƐ ƚŽ ŽƉƉŽƐĞ ƚŚĞ ŝĚĞĂůŝǌĞĚ ƟŵĞ ƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚ ƚŽ ĂƐ ĞĨŽƌĞ͘ ǁĂƌ ĂŶĚ Ă ŶƵĐůĞĂƌ ĞǀĞŶƚ͕ ͚dŚĞ &ůĂƐŚ͛ ;ŽĐĐƵƌƌŝŶŐ ƉƌŝŽƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ͛Ɛ ŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞͿ ƐĞĞŵŝŶŐůǇ ŽďůŝƚĞƌĂƚĞĚ ŵŽƐƚ ŽĨ ŚƵŵĂŶŝƚǇ͘ ǀĞƌǇŽŶĞ ǁĞĂƌƐ ƐƵŶŐůĂƐƐĞƐ͕ ĞǀĞƌǇŽŶĞ ŝƐ ƚƌŝŐŐĞƌͲ ŚĂƉƉǇ͘ dŚŽƵŐŚ ĚĞǀŽŝĚ ŽĨ Ă ŵŝŶĚͲďůŽǁŝŶŐ ƉůŽƚ͕ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐ ǁŝůů ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůǇ ƌĞŵĂŝŶ ĞŶŐĂŐĞĚ͘ Vimbai Mukwenha

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®Ù͗ D ½ Ê½Ã s Äò®½½ Z ½ Ý ã ͗ ϭϱͬϬϭͬϭϬ ŽůŝŶ ŝĂŵŽŶĚ ;ZĂǇ tŝŶƐƚŽŶĞͿ ĐŽŵĞƐ ŚŽŵĞ ŽŶĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ ƚŽ ŚĞĂƌ ŚŝƐ ǁŝĨĞ͕ >ŝǌ͕ ĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞ ƐŚĞ ŝƐ ůĞĂǀŝŶŐ Śŝŵ ĨŽƌ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ŵĂŶ͘ dŚĞ ŶŽƌŵĂů ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞƐ͖ ƐŚŽĐŬ͕ ĚĞŶŝĂů ĂŶĚ ĂŶŐĞƌ͕ ĞŶƐƵĞ͘ ŽůŝŶ͕ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ƚĂŬĞƐ ŚŝƐ ũĞĂůŽƵƐǇ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞǆƚƌĞŵĞ͘ ,Ğ ďĞĂƚƐ >ŝǌ ƵŶƟů ƐŚĞ ƚĞůůƐ Śŝŵ ƚŚĞ ŶĂŵĞ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ůŽǀĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞŶ ĞŶůŝƐƚƐ ŚŝƐ ŐƌŽƵƉ ŽĨ ĂŐŝŶŐ ŐĂŶŐƐƚĞƌ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ ƚŽ ŬŝĚŶĂƉ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŶ ŝŶ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ͘ ƚ ĮƌƐƚ ŝƚ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ǁŝůů ŶŽƚ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉ ďĞǇŽŶĚ ĐƌƵĚĞ ĂŶĚ ƐĞǆŝƐƚ ďĂŶƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ Ă ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŵĂƐĐƵůŝŶŝƚǇ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŽƵƚĚĂƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĚƵůů͘ ŽůŝŶ͛Ɛ ĂƐƐŽƌƚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ͕ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŚŽŵŽƉŚŽďŝĐ KůĚ DĂŶ WĞĂŶƵƚ ;:ŽŚŶ ,ƵƌƚͿ ǀĞƌƐƵƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƵĂǀĞ ĂŶĚ ŽǀĞƌƚůǇ ŐĂǇ DĞƌĞĚŝƚŚ ;/ĂŶ DĐ^ŚĂŶĞͿ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƐŽŵĞ ĂŵƵƐŝŶŐ

ŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ͕ ďƵƚ ĂƌĞ Ă ůŝƩůĞ ŽǀĞƌͲ ĂĐƚĞĚ͘ tŝŶƐƚŽŶĞ͕ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ĐŽŵĞƐ ŝŶƚŽ ŚŝƐ ŽǁŶ ĂƐ ŽůŝŶ ĂƐŬƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ůĞŌ ĂůŽŶĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ǀŝĐƟŵ͘ ,Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ Ă ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůǇ ĐŽŶǀŝŶĐŝŶŐ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚĂůůƵĐŝŶĂƟŽŶƐ ŽůŝŶ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐ ĂƐ ŚĞ ĐŽŶƚĞŶĚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŐƵŝůƚ ĂŶĚ ƌĞŐƌĞƚ͘ dŚĞ ůĂƩĞƌ ŚĂůĨ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ŝƐ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ͕ ĂƐ ŽůŝŶ͛Ɛ ǁŽƵŶĚĞĚ ƉƌŝĚĞ͕ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞͲŚƵŶŐƌǇ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ͕ ĐŽŶŇŝĐƚ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ůŽǀĞ ĨŽƌ ŚŝƐ ǁŝĨĞ ŝŶ ĚĞĐŝĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŝƐŽŶĞƌ͛Ɛ ĨĂƚĞ͘ Emma Featherstone

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become closer through their ŵŽƵƌŶŝŶŐ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶ ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ ǁŚĞŶ ^Ăŵ ƌĞƚƵƌŶƐ͘ tŚŝůĞ Brothers has a great cast in Maguire, Portman and Gyllenhaal, none of the ƚŚƌĞĞ ŐŝǀĞ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇ ŐŽŽĚ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ͖ they are not believable as the ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ ƚŚĞǇ ĂƌĞ ƉŽƌƚƌĂǇŝŶŐ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ Ă Įůŵ ĚĞĂůŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ǁĂƌ͕ ďƵƚ does not have anything to say ĂďŽƵƚ ǁĂƌ ŝƚƐĞůĨ͘ /ƚ ĞǆĂŵŝŶĞƐ the underlying tensions of ĨĂŵŝůǇ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐ ďƵƚ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ƚĂŬĞ ĂŶǇƚŚŝŶŐ ƉĞƌƟŶĞŶƚ ĂǁĂǇ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĞǆĂŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ͘

/Ĩ Ă ƐŽƉƉǇ Įůŵ ĂďŽƵƚ ŚŽǁ Ă ĨĂƚŚĞƌ ĂƩĞŵƉƚƐ ƚŽ ƌĂŝƐĞ ŚŝƐ ǇŽƵŶŐ ƐŽŶ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĂƚŚ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ǁŝĨĞ ƐŽƵŶĚƐ ĂƉƉĞĂůŝŶŐ͕ then The Boys are Back is Ă ŵƵƐƚͲƐĞĞ Įůŵ͘ dŚĞ ĂĐƟŶŐ ŝƐ ŵĂŐŶŝĮĐĞŶƚ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŽŵĞ ƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂŶ KƐĐĂƌ ŶŽŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŝƐ ŚĞĂĚŝŶŐ ůŝǀĞ KǁĞŶ͛Ɛ ǁĂǇ͕ ĨŽƌ ŚŝƐ ƉŽƌƚƌĂǇĂů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŶŐůĞ ƉĂƌĞŶƚ͘ dŚĞ ƐŚŽƚƐ ŽĨ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ ĂƌĞ ďƌĞĂƚŚƚĂŬŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů͘ /Ĩ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ĐŽƵůĚ ďĞ ŵĂƌŬĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽ ĐƌĞĚĞŶƟĂůƐ͕ ƚŚĞŶ The Boys are Back ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƉůĂĐĞĚ ĂŵŝĚƐƚ ,ŽůůǇǁŽŽĚ ƌŽǇĂůƚǇ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ƉůŽƚ ;ǁŚŝĐŚ is apparently based on a true ƐƚŽƌǇͿ ŝƐ ĂďƐĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƋƵĂůŝƚǇ͘ tŝƚŚ Ă ůĂĐŬ ŽĨ Ă ŵĂƚƌŝĂƌĐŚ ŝŶ the house, cue a stereotype of an emerging pile of dirty

Bert Wardlow

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®Ù͗ :®Ã ^« Ù® Ä Z ½ Ý ã ͗ ϮϮͬϬϭͬϭϬ Brothers ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ Įůŵ ĨƌŽŵ /ƌŝƐŚ ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ :ŝŵ ^ŚĞƌŝĚĂŶ͕ Ă ƌĞŵĂŬĞ ŽĨ Ă ĂŶŝƐŚ Įůŵ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ŶĂŵĞ͘ Brothers revolves around the lives of Sam Cahill, ŚŝƐ ǁŝĨĞ 'ƌĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐ ďƌŽƚŚĞƌ dŽŵŵǇ͘ ^Ăŵ͕ Ă ƉƌŽƵĚ ŵĂƌŝŶĞ and loving husband, is about to ƐŚŝƉ Žī ƚŽ ĨŐŚĂŶŝƐƚĂŶ ůĞĂǀŝŶŐ 'ƌĂĐĞ Ăƚ ŚŽŵĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƚǁŽ ĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌƐ ǁŚŝůĞ dŽŵŵǇ ŚĂƐ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůǇ ŐŽƚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ũĂŝů͘ dŚĞ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ďƌŽƚŚĞƌƐ͛ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ŝƐ Ă ƐŽƵƌĐĞ ŽĨ ƚĞŶƐŝŽŶ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŵŝůǇ͘ dŚŝŶŐƐ ŐĞƚ ǁŽƌƐĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĂŚŝůů ĨĂŵŝůǇ ǁŚĞŶ ^Ăŵ͛Ɛ ŚĞůŝĐŽƉƚĞƌ ŝƐ ƐŚŽƚ ĚŽǁŶ ŝŶ ĨŐŚĂŶŝƐƚĂŶ͘ Seeing Grace is unable to ĐŽƉĞ͕ dŽŵŵǇ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ĨĂŵŝůǇ͕ ďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐ Ă ĨĂƚŚĞƌ ĮŐƵƌĞ ƚŽ ŚŝƐ ŶŝĞĐĞƐ͘ 'ƌĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ dŽŵŵǇ

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dishes and secondly the disappearance of any house ƌƵůĞƐ͕ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ƌƟĞ ;EŝĐŚŽůĂƐ DĐ ŶƵůƚǇͿ ĐĂŶ ũƵŵƉ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďĂƚŚ ĂŶĚ ŬŝĐŬ Ă ĨŽŽƚďĂůů ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƵƐĞ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ͘ :ŽĞ tĂƌƌ ;KǁĞŶͿ ŝƐ Ă ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů ũŽƵƌŶĂůŝƐƚ ǁŚŽ ĐĂŶ ĂīŽƌĚ ŚŝƐ ĞůĚĞƐƚ ƐŽŶ Ă ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͕ ǇĞƚ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ƚŚŝŶŬ ŽĨ ŚŝƌŝŶŐ Ă ŵĂŝĚ ƚŽ ĐůĞĂŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƵƐĞ͘ The Boys Are Back could have chosen ƚŽ ƐŚŽǁ ŚŽǁ :ŽĞ͛Ɛ ƉĂƌĞŶƟŶŐ ƐŬŝůůƐ ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐ͕ ďƵƚ ĞǀĞŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ͕ ƌƟĞ ŝƐ ƐƟůů Ă ďƌĂƚ ůŝŬĞ ŚĞ ǁĂƐ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŽƉĞŶŝŶŐ ĐƌĞĚŝƚƐ ƌŽůůĞĚ͘ James Galloway

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Six security guards, for the Eagle Shield Armored ŽŵƉĂŶǇ ;ůĞĚ ďǇ DĂƩ ŝůůŽŶͿ decide to steal the $42 million that they are supposed to ďĞ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŶŐ͘ /ƚ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽ be a fool proof plan as long as all involved are up for the ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞ͘ ^Ž ǁŚĂƚ ĐŽƵůĚ ƉŽƐƐŝďůǇ ŐŽ ǁƌŽŶŐ͍ YƵŝƚĞ Ă lot as it turns out, and not just ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƚŽƌǇůŝŶĞ͘ WƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ŚĞŝƐƚ ĮůŵƐ ůŝŬĞ The Bank Job, Ocean’s Eleven and maybe even dŚĞ WĂƌŽůĞ KĸĐĞƌ all had one thing in common; ƚŚĞǇ ĞĂƐŝůǇ ŐŽƚ ƚŚĞ ǀŝĞǁĞƌ ŽŶ the side of the dashingly daring ƚŚŝĞǀĞƐ͘ /ŶƐƚĞĂĚ Armored pits ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐ ĮƌŵůǇ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ ƚŚĞŵ͕ removing any tension from an ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐůǇ ƐƚĂŐŶĂŶƚ ƉůŽƚ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ĂƐ ŝĨ ƚŚĞ ĂĐƟŶŐ ŝƐ

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®Ù͗ :ÊÝ ¥ ZçÝÄ » Z ½ Ý ã ͗ ϬϭͬϬϮͬϬϵ Brought up in poverty by his ĂďƵƐŝǀĞ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ͕ :ĂĐŬ WĂƌƐŽŶƐ ;:ĞƐƐĞ ƌĂĚĨŽƌĚͿ ŝƐ Ă ƌĞĐŬůĞƐƐ ũƵŶŬŝĞ͕ ĂƉĂƚŚĞƟĐ ƚŽ ŚŝƐ ĐŽůůĞŐĞ ƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚ ŚĞ ƐĞĞƐ ĂƐ ŚŝƐ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞůĞƐƐ ĞǆŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ͘ /Ŷ Ă ƋƵĞƐƚ ĨŽƌ ĞŶůŝŐŚƚĞŶŵĞŶƚ͕ ŚĞ ĂƩĞŵƉƚƐ ƚŽ ũŽŝŶ ĂŶ ĞǆĐůƵƐŝǀĞ fraternity, forcing himself into a series of terrifying and bizarre ŝŶŝƟĂƟŽŶ ƌŝƚƵĂůƐ͘ ŽŵďĂƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǀŝĞǁĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ ũĂƌƌŝŶŐ ũƵŵƉ ĐƵƚƐ͕ ƐŚĂŬǇ ĐĂŵĞƌĂ ǁŽƌŬ͕ ĨĂƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƐůŽǁ ŵŽƟŽŶ ƐĞƋƵĞŶĐĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĚ around a succession of

ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇ ďĂĚ͘ /Ŷ ĨĂĐƚ ĐƌĞĚŝƚ ŝƐ ĚƵĞ ũƵƐƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐŚĞĞƌ ĞīŽƌƚ ŝŶ ĂƩĞŵƉƟŶŐ ƚŽ ďƌĞĂƚŚĞ ƐŽŵĞ ůŝĨĞ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŇĂƚ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞǇ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ŐŝǀĞŶ͘ DŝůŽ sĞŶƟŵŝŐůŝĂ ŝƐ ŝŶĞǆƉůŝĐĂďůǇ ĐĂƐƚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͛Ɛ ŵŽƐƚ ďŽƌŝŶŐ ĐŽƉ͕ ǁŚŝůƐƚ >ĂƵƌĞŶĐĞ &ŝƐŚďƵƌŶĞ does his best as an implausible ƉƐǇĐŚŽƉĂƚŚ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ŽŶůǇ dǇ ,ĂĐŬĞƩ ; ŽůƵŵďƵƐ ^ŚŽƌƚͿ ǁŚŽ provides any interest, playing ĂŶ /ƌĂƋ ǁĂƌ ǀĞƚĞƌĂŶ ǁŚŽ ŚĂƐ not exactly returned to the United States in a blaze of ŐůŽƌǇ͘ /ƚ ǁŝůů ŵĂŬĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐ ǁŽŶĚĞƌ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ Armored could have been much, much ďĞƩĞƌ͘ Michael Blunt

ĐŽŶĨƵƐŝŶŐ ŇĂƐŚďĂĐŬƐ͕ Perfect Life demonstrates edgy and ĞǆƉĞƌŝŵĞŶƚĂů ĂŵďŝƟŽŶƐ͘ tŚŝůƐƚ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ďĞŐŝŶƐ promisingly - seemingly about to unfold as a tale of childhood hardship and trauma - it ƐǁŝŌůǇ ĚĞƐĐĞŶĚƐ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ƉůŽƚůĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĐŽŚĞƌĞŶƚ ŵĞƐƐ͘ dŚĞ Įůŵ ĂƩĞŵƉƚƐ ƚŽ ĞǆƉůŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ hallucinogenic consciousness ŽĨ Ă ĚƌƵŐ ĂĚĚŝĐƚ͕ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞ ďŽƵŶĚĂƌŝĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂů and the imaged disintegrate; it becomes impossible to tell ǁŚĂƚ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ĂĐƚƵĂůůǇ ŽĐĐƵƌƌĞĚ

ĂŶĚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚŝĚ ŶŽƚ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ŝƚƐ ĐĞŶƚƌĂů ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌ ŝƐ Ă ƟƌĞĚ ĐůŝĐŚĠ͖ ƚŚĞ ƐĞůĨͲĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƟǀĞ teenager incarnated in ĐŽƵŶƚůĞƐƐ ĮůŵƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĐĂĚĞƐ͖ ĞǀĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐ ĐĂƐƚ ŽĨ :ĂĐŬ͛Ɛ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ůŽǀĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ŇĂƚ ĂŶĚ ƵŶŝŶƐƉŝƌŝŶŐ͘ dŽƉ ŵĂƌŬƐ ĨŽƌ ĞīŽƌƚ͖ ďŽƩŽŵ ŵĂƌŬƐ ĨŽƌ ĞǆĞĐƵƟŽŶ͘ Michael Lovelock

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®Ù͗ D Ù t Z ½ Ý ã ͗ ϭϴͬϬϭͬϭϬ A snappy, smart and unexpected treat, (500) Days of Summer is a rom-com for ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚŽ ƌĞĂůůǇ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ůŝŬĞ ƌŽŵͲĐŽŵƐ͘ ůŽƋƵĞŶƚůǇ ĐŚĂƌƟŶŐ the birth, life and death of Ă ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ͕ ƚŚĞ ƐĐƌŝƉƚ ďǇ ^ĐŽƩ EĞƵƐƚĂĚƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ DŝĐŚĂĞů ,͘ tĞďĞƌ ŬĞĞƉƐ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĨƌĞƐŚ ďǇ ƉůĂǇŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ ŵŝǆŝŶŐ ƵƉ ƚŚĞ ƐƚŽƌǇ͛Ɛ chronology; by juxtaposing ƚŚĞ ƉĞĂŬƐ ĂŶĚ ƚƌŽƵŐŚƐ ŽĨ ďĞŝŶŐ ŝŶ ůŽǀĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ŐŽŽĚ ƟŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ the bad sit right next to each ŽƚŚĞƌ͕ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ďŽƚŚ Ăůů ƚŚĞ

ŵŽƌĞ ƌĞƐŽŶĂŶƚ͘ KƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ǁŽƌŬ ĐŽŵĞƐ from indie darlings Joseph 'ŽƌĚŽŶͲ>ĞǀŝƩ ĂŶĚ ŽŽĞǇ ĞƐĐŚĂŶĞů͕ ǁŚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ lead characters that remain ŚƵŵĂŶ ĂŶĚ ĞŶƟƌĞůǇ ůŝŬĞĂďůĞ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ͘ DĂƌŬ tĞďď͛Ɛ ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ƐǇŶĐƐ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůǇ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ͛Ɛ ĐŽŽů͕ ƋƵŝƌŬǇ ƚŽŶĞ͕ ƉĂŝŶƟŶŐ Ă ƌĞůĂƚĂďůĞ ƚǁĞŶƚǇͲ something landscape of nights out in the city, the grind of ĚĂŝůǇ ǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĂŵďŝƟŽŶ of achieving something truly ŐƌĞĂƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘

(500) Days Of Summer ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵůůǇ ĨƵŶŶǇ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǀĞƌǇ ďĞƐƚ ŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ ƌĞĐĂůůŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚĂŌ sense of fun that can come ǁŝƚŚ ůŽǀĞ͘ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĞŶƚƌǇ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ǁĞůů ǁŽƌŶ ŐĞŶƌĞ͕ (500) Days of Summer ŝƐ ĞŶƟƌĞůǇ ǁŽƌƚŚ ϵϱ ŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ͛Ɛ ƟŵĞ͘ Liam O’Brien

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film

26jan10 issue238

concrete.film@uea.ac.uk

RATED OR SLATED? ALICE IN WONDERLAND

CINEMATIC CLASSICS > ALIEN (1979) A REVOLUTIONARY SCI-FI

DĂƌĐŚ ϮϬϭϬ ŝƐ ƐŚĂƉŝŶŐ ƵƉ ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ůŝƩůĞ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ than previous years, as this ǇĞĂƌ ƐĞĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞůĞĂƐĞ ŽĨ dŝŵ ƵƌƚŽŶ͛Ɛ ĂĚĂƉƚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁĞůů ŬŶŽǁŶ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛Ɛ ďŽŽŬ Alice’s ĚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞƐ ŝŶ tŽŶĚĞƌůĂŶĚ ;Ă͘Ŭ͘Ă͘ ůŝĐĞ ŝŶ tŽŶĚĞƌůĂŶĚͿ. ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƟŵĞ ƵƌƚŽŶ ŚĂƐ ĂĚĂƉƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ tale, it has a long history with the distributor, Walt Disney. ŝƐŶĞǇ͛Ɛ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ůŝĐĞ ŐŽĞƐ ďĂĐŬ ƚŽ ϭϵϮϯ ǁŚĞƌĞ ϮϭͲǇĞĂƌͲŽůĚ tĂůƚ ŝƐŶĞǇ ŵĂĚĞ Ă ƐŚŽƌƚ Įůŵ ŶĂŵĞĚ Alice’s tŽŶĚĞƌůĂŶĚ as part of a series of shorts intended to establish ŚŝƐ ƌĞƉƵƚĂƟŽŶ ĂƐ Ă Įůŵ ŵĂŬĞƌ͘ tŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ŚĂĚ Ă ŵŝǆ of hand drawn characters and a real actress, it was an ŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ ĨĞĂƚ ŽĨ Įůŵ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ͘ zĞĂƌƐ ůĂƚĞƌ͕ Ă ƐŝůĞŶƚ Įůŵ series, dŚĞ ůŝĐĞ ŽŵĞĚŝĞƐ ;ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚŝƐ ĞĂƌůǇ ƐŚŽƌƚͿ ǁĞŶƚ ŝŶƚŽ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƐ one of the works which helped ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚ ƚŚĞ ŝƐŶĞǇ ƌŽƚŚĞƌƐ Studio, as it was then known. Walt Disney was said to be ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇ ĨŽŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůŝĐĞ story and returned to the tale ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ƟŵĞƐ͘ ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ Snow White ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞ ůĞŶŐƚŚ ŝƐŶĞǇ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ͕ Walt Disney had actually wanted that honour to go to ůŝĐĞ͘ hŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞůǇ ĨŽƌ Śŝŵ͕ Paramount beat Disney to the ƉƵŶĐŚ͕ ƌĞůĞĂƐŝŶŐ Ă ůŝǀĞ ĂĐƟŽŶ

by Empire magazine as the ŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚ ϭϴͲƌĂƚĞĚ ŵŽŵĞŶƚ ƐĞĞŶ ŝŶ Įůŵ ŚŝƐƚŽƌǇ͘ ^Ɵůů ĐŚŝůůŝŶŐ today and perfectly executed by the cast, falling over and ďƵƌƐƟŶŐ ŝŶƚŽ ŚǇƐƚĞƌŝĐƐ ;ZŝĚůĞǇ ^ĐŽƩ ŚĂĚ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞůǇ ĨĂŝůĞĚ to tell them that fake blood ǁŽƵůĚ ĂůƐŽ ďĞ ďƵƌƐƟŶŐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ the chest). What adds an extra ĚŝŵĞŶƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƐƟŶŐ ǁĂƐ ƐƵƉĞƌď ĂŶĚ

Bert Wardlow

With the world having gone James Cameron-mad over the release of Avatar, it was ŝŶĞǀŝƚĂďůĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚŝƐ ŽůĚĞƌ ĮůŵƐ like The Terminator and Aliens would dominate the Christmas television schedule. Without ZŝĚůĞǇ ^ĐŽƩ͛Ɛ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ϭϵϳϵ ŇŝĐŬ͕ Alien, Cameron would not have been able to write, produce and direct the sequel, Aliens, which has been claimed ƟŵĞ ĂŶĚ ƟŵĞ ĂŐĂŝŶ ƚŽ ďĞ ŽŶĞ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ƐĞƋƵĞůƐ ŽĨ Ăůů ƟŵĞ͘ ^Ž ǁŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ƚŚŝƐ Alien all about? In the smallest of nutshells: spaceship pickup radio transmission from distance planet, crew explores it, alien infects crew member, then Alien kills the rest of the crew one-by-one. Sounds like Ă ƚǇƉŝĐĂů ƐĐŝͲĮ Įůŵ͍ EŽ͘ tŚĂƚ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚŝƐ Įůŵ ƐƚĂŶĚ ŽƵƚ͕ ĨƌŽŵ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƐĐŝͲĮ ĮůŵƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ŚŽƌƌŽƌ Įůŵ ĮƌƐƚ ĂŶĚ Ă ƐĐŝͲĮ Įůŵ ƐĞĐŽŶĚ͘ Ǉ ŽŶůǇ ƐĞĞŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ĞŶƟƌĞƚǇ Ăƚ ŝƚƐ ŚŽƌƌŝĮĐ ďŝƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶ ŽŶůǇ seeing glimpses of it in its awesome adulthood, stalking ĂŶĚ ĂƩĂĐŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞǁ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EŽƐƚƌŽŵŽ͕ ƚŚĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ ĐĂŶ only guess what other tricks it has in-between its many tentacles. If you are too lazy to watch ƚŚĞ Įůŵ͕ ƚŚĞŶ Ăƚ ůĞĂƐƚ zŽƵdƵďĞ the chest-burst scene; this alone merits the Oscar win for sŝƐƵĂů īĞĐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƐ ǀŽƚĞĚ

to take the role of the Green Lantern. ͻ /Ŷ ƐĞƋƵĞůƐ ŶĞǁƐ͕ DĞŐĂŶ Fox has appeared as a likely ĐĂŶĚŝĚĂƚĞ ƚŽ ƉůĂǇ >ĂƌĂ ƌŽŌ in dŽŵď ZĂŝĚĞƌ ϯ. It may sound like an all too obvious rumour but the movie is being produced by the same company as Transformers. Scream 4 is also in the works. dŚĞ ŵŽǀŝĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶƐƉŝƌĞĚ Scary Movie ŵĂǇ ũƵƐƚ ŵĂŶĂŐĞ ƚŽ ŽƵƚ parody the parody. ͻ KƚŚĞƌ ĮůŵƐ ƚŽ ůŽŽŬ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ ƚŽ ĂƌĞ :ŽŚŶ ĞŶĂ͛Ɛ ĞŵŽƟŽŶĂů rollercoaster My Brother’s Keeper, the Rock inexplicably appearing as the tooth fairy

in... The Tooth Fairy, and Julia Roberts probably not breaking rom-com ground in sĂůĞŶƟŶĞ͛Ɛ Day͘ ,ĞƌĞ͛Ɛ ŚŽƉŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ :ŽŚŶŶǇ Depp in ůŝĐĞ ŝŶ tŽŶĚĞƌůĂŶĚ does not let us down. ͻ /ƚ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ĂǁĂƌĚ ƟŵĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ movie world. Ricky Gervais was not warmly received by ƚŚĞ ĐƌŝƟĐƐ ĂƐ ŚĞ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ ƚŚŝƐ ǇĞĂƌ͛Ɛ 'ŽůĚĞŶ 'ůŽďĞƐ͕ ďĞŝŶŐ ĐĂůůĞĚ ͚ƚĂŵĞ͕͛ ͚ƚĞƌƌŝďůĞ͛ ĂŶĚ ͚ƉƌĞĚŝĐƚĂďůĞ͛ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚ ŽƚŚĞƌ things. Praise did come his way in the shape of wrestler Mickey Rourke however, who stated “I thought he was cool”. ŶĚ ǁŚŽ͛Ɛ ƚŽ ĂƌŐƵĞ͍ ͻ Avatar ƐĐŽŽƉĞĚ ĞƐƚ DŽǀŝĞ

ƌĂŵĂ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĂǁĂƌĚƐ͕ ďĞĂƟŶŐ Žī dŚĞ ,Ƶƌƚ >ŽĐŬĞƌ and /ŶŐůŽƵƌŝŽƵƐ ĂƐƚĞƌĚƐ. James Cameron also took home ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ĂǁĂƌĚ͘ The Hangover ƌŝŐŚƞƵůůǇ ƚŽŽŬ ĞƐƚ Comedy, Up ĞƐƚ ŶŝŵĂƟŽŶ

ǀĞƌƐŝŽŶ ŝŶ ϭϵϯϯ͘ dŝŵ ƵƌƚŽŶ ŝƐ͕ ŝŶ ŵĂŶǇ peoples opinion, the perfect choice of director for an ƵƉĚĂƚĞĚ ǀĞƌƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ůŝĐĞ͛Ɛ tale. He has a history of working for Disney, having started out in the industry as ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĂŶŝŵĂƚŽƌƐ͘ ůƐŽ͕ ŚŝƐ ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ŇĂŝƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ǀŝƐƵĂů is sure to go hand-in-hand ǁŝƚŚ >ĞǁŝƐ ĂƌŽů͛Ɛ ŝŵĂŐŝŶĞĚ ǁŽŶĚĞƌůĂŶĚ͘ EŽƚ ŽŶůǇ ǁŝůů ǁĞ ďĞ ǁŝƚŶĞƐƐŝŶŐ ƵƌƚŽŶ͛Ɛ ǀĞƌƐŝŽŶ of wonderland come to life on the big screen, but it shall also be presented in the shiny new ϯ ĨŽƌŵĂƚ͘ ƵƌƚŽŶ͛Ɛ ůŝĐĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ Ă ƐƚƌĂŝŐŚƚ ĂĚĂƉƚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĂƌŽů͛Ɛ book, but is in fact more of a sequel. &ĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐ ĂŶ ĂĚƵůƚ ůŝĐĞ ;DŝĂ tĂƐŝŬŽǁƐŬĂͿ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ŝƐ ƐĞƚ ϭϮ ǇĞĂƌƐ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ƐƚŽƌǇ ĂŶĚ ĨŽůůŽǁƐ ůŝĐĞ ĂƐ ƐŚĞ once again falls down the ĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌ ƌĂďďŝƚ ŚŽůĞ͘ ƵƌƚŽŶ has stated that he feels ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ĂĚĂƉƚĂƟŽŶƐ ŚĂǀĞ never established much of an ĞŵŽƟŽŶĂů ĂƩĂĐŚŵĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ character. He therefore wants his version to have more of an ĞŵŽƟŽŶĂů ŐƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĨĞĞů like a complete story, rather than a series of strange events. EŽƚ ŽŶůǇ ĚŽĞƐ Alice in tŽŶĚĞƌůĂŶĚ make use of ƚŚĞ ĂĐƟŶŐ ƚĂůĞŶƚƐ ŽĨ ƐƵĐŚ Hollywood heavy weights ůŝŬĞ ŶŶĞ ,ĂƚŚĂǁĂǇ ĂŶĚ

ůĂŶ ZŝĐŬŵĂŶ͕ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ĂůƐŽ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƵƐĞ ŽĨ ƌŝƟƐŚ ƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ stars, with Steven Fry as the ŚĞƐŚŝƌĞ ĐĂƚ ĂŶĚ DĂƩ >ƵĐĂƐ ĂƐ dǁĞĞĚůĞĚƵŵ ĂŶĚ ĞĞ ƌĞƐƉĞĐƟǀĞůǇ͘ dŚĞ Įůŵ ĂůƐŽ ŵĂƌŬƐ ƚŚĞ ƐĞǀĞŶƚŚ ƟŵĞ dŝŵ ƵƌƚŽŶ ŚĂƐ ǁŽƌŬĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ůŽŶŐ ƟŵĞ partner in crime Johnny Depp ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƐŝǆƚŚ ƟŵĞ ŚĞ ŚĂƐ worked with his muse and ƐƉŽƵƐĞ ,ĞůĞŶĂ ŽŶŚĂŵ ĂƌƚĞƌ͘ dŚĞ ƚŚƌĞĞ ůĂƐƚ ǁŽƌŬĞĚ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ on the awesome ^ǁĞĞŶĞǇ dŽĚĚ so the fact they are together ƉƌŽǀĞƐ ǁĞůů ĨŽƌ ĨĂŶƐ ŽĨ ůŝĐĞ͘ ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ dŝŵ ƵƌƚŽŶ͛Ɛ weird visual and gothic styling ŵĂǇ ŶŽƚ ďĞ ŶŽƚ ďĞ ĞǀĞƌǇŽŶĞ͛Ɛ ĐƵƉ ŽĨ ƚĞĂ͕ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ƉƌĞƩǇ ƐĂĨĞ bet to say his version of Alice ŝŶ tŽŶĚĞƌůĂŶĚ is going to be unlike anything else showing in cinemas this year.

ƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐ͘ dŚĞ ŵĞĂŶ ĂŐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƐƚ ǁĂƐ ϯϰ ;ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƚŽ ŵŽƐƚ ŚŽƌƌŽƌ ĮůŵƐ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƐƚ ŝƐ Ăƚ ůĞĂƐƚ ϭϬ ǇĞĂƌƐ ǇŽƵŶŐĞƌͿ͕ ƚŚĞǇ are not glamorous and none of them are worthy to be labelled ĂƐ ŚĞĂƌƩŚƌŽďƐ͘ dŚĞ Įůŵ ŝƐ ĨƵůů ŽĨ ƐŽ ŵĂŶǇ ͚ĮƌƐƚ ƟŵĞƐ͛͘ Ŷ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ŵĂƌŬĞƟŶŐ ĐĂŵƉĂŝŐŶ ƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚ nothing about the Alien͘ dŚĞ ŵŝŶŝŵĂůŝƐƟĐ ƚŚĞĂƚƌŝĐĂů ƉŽƐƚĞƌ contained the spaced-out ůĞƩĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƟƚůĞ͕ Ă ƐŝŶŐůĞ

ĐƌĂĐŬŝŶŐ ĞŐŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƉƟŽŶ “In space no-one can hear you ƐĐƌĞĂŵ͘͟ ĨƌŝŐŚƚĞŶŝŶŐ͕ ǇĞƚ ƐŝŵƉůĞ ƚƌĂŝůĞƌ ĂůƐŽ ƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚ ůŝƩůĞ about the Alien, which heavily ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚ ůĂƚĞƌ ŵĂƌŬĞƟŶŐ campaigns such as The Blair Witch Project and ůŽǀĞƌĮĞůĚ. Alien ŐĂǀĞ ƵƐ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐ ĨĞŵĂůĞ ĂĐƟŽŶ ŚĞƌŽ͕ Ăƚ Ă ƟŵĞ ǁŚĞŶ ĨĞŵĂůĞ ĂĐƟǀŝƐŵ ǁĂƐ ƌŝƉĞ͘ Ellen Ripley was ignored by both her superiors and subordinates alike before the alien ran amok on the spaceship. However, she is the only character to remain calm and then leads the remaining crew; a theme that is maintained by Cameron in the sequel. It was Sigourney tĞĂǀĞƌ͛Ɛ ĮƌƐƚ ŵĂũŽƌ Įůŵ ƌŽůĞ͕ ǁŚŽ ǁĂƐ ĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐůǇ ĐĂƐƚ ŝŶ ƐĐŝͲĮ ĮůŵƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ĚĞĐĂĚĞƐ ;ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ Avatar). It ǁĂƐ ZŝĚůĞǇ ^ĐŽƩ͛Ɛ ĮƌƐƚ ŵĂũŽƌ blockbuster; however, he could not emulate the kind of box ŽĸĐĞ ĂŶĚ ĐƌŝƟĐĂů ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ŚĞ had with Alien ƵŶƟů ŚĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚĞĚ 'ůĂĚŝĂƚŽƌ twenty-one years later. What more can I say to you ƚŽ ŝŵƉůŽƌĞ ǇŽƵ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ŝƚ͍ dŚĞ deal breaker I can assure you is the Alien, by far the best character in the movie. One of the best movie villains of all ƟŵĞ ĂŶĚ ǇŽƵ͛ůů ŶĞǀĞƌ ƚŚŝŶŬ ŽĨ air vents in the same way again. James Galloway

TRIVIA TIME ͻ dŚĞ ϮϬϬϬƐ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĐĂĚĞ in which the superhero movie was reborn on the big screen. Judging by the movies in the ǁŽƌŬƐ ĨŽƌ ϮϬϭϬ͕ ŝƚ ůŽŽŬƐ ĂƐ ŝĨ ƚŚĞ next ten years are going to be ŶŽ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ͘ DƵĐŚ ƐƉĞĐƵůĂƟŽŶ surrounds who will be playing which hero/sidekick/love ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ͘ ZŽďĞƌƚ Ğ EŝƌŽ ĂŶĚ Jude Law are apparently going to be appearing in Thor, part of the build up to the inevitable Avengers movie which will also feature Iron Man and The ,ƵůŬ. ͻ DĞĂŶǁŚŝůĞ͕ ^ƉŝĚĞƌŵĂŶ fans will surely be psyched ƚŽ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǆƚ Įůŵ

in the franchise will feature neither director Sam Raimi ŶŽƌ ůĞĂĚ ŵĂŶ dŽďĞǇ DĂŐƵŝƌĞ͘ It will instead focusing on ƚŚĞ ŚĞƌŽ͛Ɛ ŚŝŐŚ ƐĐŚŽŽů ĚĂǇƐ͘ Meanwhile, reports suggest ƚŚĂƚ ŶƚŽŶ zĞůĐŚŝŶ ĂŶĚ ĂƉƚĂŝŶ <ŝƌŬ ; ŚƌŝƐ WŝŶĞͿ ǁŝůů ĮŐŚƚ ŝƚ ŽƵƚ

and The White Ribbon won ĞƐƚ &ŽƌĞŝŐŶ &ŝůŵ͘ ͻ dŚĞ ^ƵƉĞƌďŽǁů ŽĨ ĂǁĂƌĚ shows is less than two months ĂǁĂǇ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͘ dŚĞ KƐĐĂƌƐ ƚĂŬĞ ƉůĂĐĞ ŽŶ DĂƌĐŚ ϳƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŶŽŵŝŶĂƟŽŶƐ ǁŝůů ďĞ announced on February 2nd so place your bets now. For ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƟŵĞ ƚĞŶ ĮůŵƐ ǁŝůů ďĞ ŶŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚ WŝĐƚƵƌĞ KƐĐĂƌ͘ tŝĚĞůǇ ƟƉƉĞĚ movies include WƌĞĐŝŽƵƐ, A ^ĞƌŝŽƵƐ DĂŶ, dŚĞ >ŽǀĞůǇ ŽŶĞƐ and a George Clooney double whammy with Up In The Air and The Men Who Stare at Goats. Michael Blunt

music 17 NEWSTEP > THE DUBSTEP INVASION 26jan10 issue238

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This week The Event delves into the ever-growing genre of dubstep, looking at its history and ŽƌŝŐŝŶƐ͕ ĚĞĮŶŝŶŐ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƚƐ ƉůĂĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ EŽƌǁŝĐŚ ŵƵƐŝĐ ƐĐĞŶĞ͘͘͘

ϭ͘ ĞŶŐĂ Ō͘ ŽŬŝ Ͳ Night

ORIGINS OF A GENRE ƵďƐƚĞƉ͕ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ŬŶŽǁ͕ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĞůĞĐƚƌŽ ƐƵďͲŐĞŶƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ŐƌŽǁŶ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶ ĂŵĂůŐĂŵĂƚĞĚ ŵŝǆ ŽĨ :ĂŵĂŝĐĂŶ ĚƵď ĂŶĚ ƐĐƌĂƚĐŚ ƐƚǇůĞƐ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƐƚ ĚĞĐĂĚĞ͘ ƵďƐƚĞƉ ŚĂƐ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůǇ ŚĂĚ Ă ŚƵŐĞ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞ ŽŶ ŵŽĚĞƌŶ ĚĂŶĐĞ ĐŝƌĐƵŝƚƐ͕ ďŽƚŚ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ƐŝŵƉůĞ ƚŽ ůŽŽŬ ďĂĐŬ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶƌĞ ŝŶ the UK, as it grew rather slowly; beginning with ƌŽǇĚŽŶ ďĂƐĞĚ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƌƐ ĞŶŐĂ ĂŶĚ ^ŬƌĞĂŵ͕ ŶŽǁ ƐƟůů ƉƌĞͲĞŵŝŶĞŶƚ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ͕ ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐ ͚ǁŽďďůǇ͛ ďĂƐƐůŝŶĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƵŶĐŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶĂů ďĞĂƚƐ ƚŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ǀĂƌŝĂƟŽŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƚǇƉŝĐĂů ĚƌƵŵ ĂŶĚ ďĂƐƐ ŶŝŐŚƚƐ͘

Ϯ͘ ^ŬƌĞĂŵ Ͳ DŝĚŶŝŐŚƚ ZĞƋƵĞƐƚ >ŝŶĞ ϯ͘ ĂƐƉĂ Θ ZƵƐŬŽ Ͳ Cockney Thug

dŚĞ ĐůƵď &ŽƌǁĂƌĚхх ĂŶĚ ŝŐ ƉƉůĞ ZĞĐŽƌĚƐ ďŽƚŚ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚ ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ͕ ĂŶĚ͕ ĂůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƌĂĚŝŽ ƉůĂǇƐ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ůĞŐĞŶĚĂƌǇ :ŽŚŶ WĞĞů͕ ŚĞůƉĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶƌĞ ŐĂŝŶ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌŝƚǇ͘ &ƌŽŵ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ϮϬϬϱ ƚŚĞ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐ ŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚĂůƐ ƵƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ͚ǁŽďďůǇ ďĂƐƐ͛ ĂŶĚ ͚ƐŬŝƫƐŚ ďĞĂƚƐ͛ ŐƌĞǁ ŵĂƐƐŝǀĞůǇ͖ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƌƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ^ŬƌĞĂŵ ĂŶĚ ĞŶŐĂ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƚŽ ƉůĂǇ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ŽŬŝ͕ ZƵƐŬŽ͕ ĂƐƉĂ͕ ƵƌŝĂů ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶǇ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ĂůƐŽ ďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĨŽůůŽǁ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĞŶĚ͘ &ƌŽŵ ϮϬϬϵ͕ ƚŚĞ ƐĐĞŶĞ ĞǆƉůŽĚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŶŽǁ ĂůŵŽƐƚ ŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ŚĞĂƌĚ Ă

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The dark tones of dubstep provide an ĂŐŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ ĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞ ƚŽ ƌĂĚŝŽͲĨƌŝĞŶĚůǇ ĚĂŶĐĞ ŵƵƐŝĐ͘ ǀĞƌǇ ĞĂƌůǇ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĐĞŶĞ͕ ƉĂǇŝŶŐ ƚĞƐƚĂŵĞŶƚ ƚŽ ŝƚƐ ĞŵĞƌŐĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐ ŝƚƐ ůĞŌ ĮĞůĚ͕ ŚĞĚŽŶŝƐƟĐ ĂƉƉĞĂů ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ůĂƚĞ͕ ŐƌĞĂƚ :ŽŚŶ WĞĞů ǁŚŽ ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŝŶĨƵƐĞ ŝƚ ŝŶƚŽ ŚŝƐ ƐŚŽǁƐ ĂƐ ĞĂƌůǇ ĂƐ ϮϬϬϯ͘ /Ŷ ŚŝƐ ůĂƐƚ ƐŚŽǁ ŽĨ ϮϬϬϰ WĞĞů ƌĂŶŬĞĚ ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ďǇ ŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ͕ ŝŐŝƚĂů DǇƐƟŬǌ ĂŶĚ WůĂƐƟĐŵĂŶ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ŚŝƐ ƚŽƉ ĮŌǇ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǇĞĂƌ͘ dŚĞ ĞŶĚŽƌƐĞŵĞŶƚ ;ǁŚŝůĞ ĞǆĞŵƉůŝĨǇŝŶŐ WĞĞů͛Ɛ ĂďŝůŝƚǇ ƚŽ ŝĚĞŶƟĨǇ ŶĞǁ ƉŚĞŶŽŵĞŶĂͿ ĂĐƚĞĚ ĂƐ Ă ĐĂƚĂůǇƐƚ͕ ƐŽůŝĚŝĨǇŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐĐĞŶĞ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ŵƵƐŝĐŝĂŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵ ĨŽƌƵŵ ĂŶĚ ƉůĂƞŽƌŵ ĨƌŽŵ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ă ĨƵůůǇͲ ŇĞĚŐĞĚ ŐĞŶƌĞ͕ ƚŚĂƚ ƐĞǀĞŶ ǇĞĂƌƐ ůĂƚĞƌ ŚĂƐ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ŐůŽďĂů ǇŽƵƚŚ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ͘ >ŝŬĞ WĞĞů͕ KůŝǀĞƌ :ŽŶĞƐ ĂŬĂ ^ŬƌĞĂŵ͕ ǁĂƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƌĞĨƌŽŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ͕ ƉƌŽĚƵĐŝŶŐ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϯ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĂŐĞ ŽĨ ϭϱ͕ ƵƐŝŶŐ ƐŝŵƉůŝƐƟĐ ďĞĚƌŽŽŵ ƐŽŌǁĂƌĞ͕ ĞƉŝƚŽŵŝƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƉƵůŝƐƚ /z ƌŽŽƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶƌĞ͛Ɛ ŝŶĐĞƉƟŽŶ͘ tŽƌŬŝŶŐ Ăƚ ŝŐ ƉƉůĞ ZĞĐŽƌĚƐ͕ ŝŶ ƌŽǇĚĞŶ͕ :ŽŶĞƐ ƐǁŝŌůǇ ŐĂŝŶĞĚ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ĐĂƉŝƚĂů ĂŶĚ ĞǆƚĞŶĚĞĚ ŚŝƐ ƚĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů ĐĂƉĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ͖ ŚĞ

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ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ƚƌĂĐŬ͘ ŚĂƐĞ ĂŶĚ ^ƚĂƚƵƐ ĂƌĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐŝŶŐ Ă ŵŽƌĞ ůŝƐƚĞŶĂďůĞ ƚǇƉĞ ŽĨ ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ĂŶĚ ĚƌĂǁŝŶŐ ŵĂƐƐŝǀĞ ĐƌŽǁĚƐ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ Night ďǇ ĞŶŐĂ Θ ŽŬŝ ŝƐ ƐƟůů ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƌĞůǇ ^ŬƌĞĂŵ͛Ɛ ƵďŝƋƵŝƚŽƵƐ ƌĞŵŝǆ ŽĨ In for the Kill ďǇ >Ă ZŽƵǆ ǁĂƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďŝŐŐĞƐƚ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǇĞĂƌ͕ ŝĨ ŶŽƚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĐĂĚĞ͘ ŶĚ ůƵĐŬŝůǇ ĨŽƌ ǇŽƵ͕ ŝĨ ǇŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ůĞŌ ĨĞĞůŝŶŐ ŝŶƚƌŝŐƵĞĚ ďǇ ƚŚŝƐ ƚĂƐƚĞƌ͕ ŚĞĂĚ ĚŽǁŶ ƚŽ WŽ EĂ EĂ ŽŶ dŚƵƌƐĚĂǇƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ǁŝůů ŐŝǀĞ ǇŽƵ ǇŽƵƌ Įǆ͘

Oliver Brooks

ϱ͘ >Ă ZŽƵǆ Ͳ /Ŷ &Žƌ dŚĞ <ŝůů ;^ŬƌĞĂŵ ƌĞŵŝǆͿ ϲ͘ ĞŶŐĂ Ͳ World War 7 ϳ͘ ŚĂƐĞ Θ ^ĂǆŽŶ Ͳ Saxon ϴ͘ <ŝƐƐǇ ^Ğůů KƵƚ Ͳ The Kiss ϵ͘ ZƵƐŬŽ Ͳ Jahova VIP ϭϬ͘ ^ĐƌĂƚĐŚ WĞƌǀĞƌƚƐ Ͳ Stand By

Alex Throssell

BENGA ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ ĐůĂŝŵƐ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ŽǀĞƌ ϴϬϬϬ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ŝŶ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕ ŵĂŶǇ ŽĨ ǁŚŝĐŚ͕ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ŝŐ ƉƉůĞ ůƵŵŶŝ͕ ĂŶĚ ĚƵď ƉŝŽŶĞĞƌ ĞŶŐĂ͘ ^ŬƌĞĂŵ͛Ɛ ǁŽƌŬ ŝƐ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂďůǇ ĚĂƌŬĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ ĂŐŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ ƚŚĂŶ ŚŝƐ ŵŽƌĞ ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂůůǇ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů ĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƉĂƌƚ͕ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ŵŽƌĞ ŽĨ ĂŶ ŽǀĞƌƚ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞ ĨƌŽŵ h< ŐĂƌĂŐĞ͘ /Ŷ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ŚĞ ƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚůǇ ŚĞůƉĞĚ ƚŽ ƐŚĂƉĞ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵŶĚ ŽĨ ŐƌŝŵĞ͖ tŝůĞǇ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇ ĐŝƚĞƐ Śŝŵ ĂƐ Ă ŵĂũŽƌ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞ ŽŶ ŚŝƐ ĞĂƌůǇ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ͘ >ŝƐƚĞŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ tŝůĞǇ͛Ɛ ƚƌĂĐŬ What Do You Call It? and then Midnight Request Line ďǇ ^ŬƌĞĂŵ͕ ǁŝĚĞůǇ ƌĞŐĂƌĚĞĚ ĂƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ĚƵďƐƚĞƉƐ ŵŽƐƚ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƐĂďůĞ ĐƌŽƐƐŽǀĞƌ ŚŝƚƐ ĚĞƐƉŝƚĞ ŝƚƐ ĚĂƌŬ͕ ŵĞůĂŶĐŚŽůŝĐ͕ ĐŽŶĨƌŽŶƚĂƟŽŶĂů ƐŽƵŶĚ͘ ůƐŽ ŶŽƚĞ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌŝƟĞƐ ŝŶ ƚĞƌŵƐ ŽĨ ĞƉŝĐ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ŬĞǇ ĂŶĚ ƚĞŵƉŽ͘ ^ŬƌĞĂŵ ŚĂƐ ƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚ ƚǁŽ ĂůďƵŵƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƚŚŝƌĚ͕ ƚĞŶƚĂƟǀĞůǇ ƟƚůĞĚ Outside the Box, set ĨŽƌ ƌĞůĞĂƐĞ ƚŚŝƐ ǇĞĂƌ͘ dŚĞ ƟƚůĞ ĂůůƵĚĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ĞǀŽůƵƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ƚƌĂĚĞŵĂƌŬ ďůĞĂŬ ƵƌďĂŶ ƐŽƵŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ ǁŝƚŚ ũĂǌǌ ĐŝƚĞĚ ĂƐ Ă ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ƐŽƵƌĐĞ ŽĨ ŝŶƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶ͘ ,ŝƐ ϮϬϬϵ ƌĞŵŝǆĞƐ ŽĨ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ďǇ ĂƌƟƐƚ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ Ăƚ &Žƌ >ĂƐŚĞƐ͕ dŽĚĚůĂ d ĂŶĚ >Ă ZŽƵǆ ;ƚŚĞ ůĂƩĞƌ͛Ɛ ƐŽŶŐ In For The Kill ŝƐ ƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ Ă ŵƵƐŝĐĂů ĐĂƌ ĐƌĂƐŚ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ŚǇƉŶŽƟĐ ŶŽŝƌ ƋƵĂŐŵŝƌĞͿ ĞůĞǀĂƚĞĚ ŚŝƐ ƐƚĂƚƵƐ ĂƐ Ă ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƌ ďĞǇŽŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚ ŝŶƚŽ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ƐĂůŝĞŶĐǇ͕ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞǆƚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞ ĞŵďŽĚŝĞƐ ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ͛Ɛ ŐůŽďĂůŝƐĂƟŽŶ͕ ĂĐĐĞŶƚƵĂƟŶŐ ŚŝƐ ĐƌŽƐƐͲ ŽǀĞƌ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů͘ ϮϬϭϬ ĐŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƚŚĞ ǇĞĂƌ ƚŚĂƚ ^ŬƌĞĂŵ ƌĞĂĐŚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ĨƌŝĞŶĚ ĞŶŐĂ͘ WĞĞů ŝŐŶŝƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŇĂŵĞ͕ ĞǆƚĞŶĚŝŶŐ ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ƚŽ Ă ŵĂƐƐ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ͖ ^ŬƌĞĂŵ ŝƐ ďƵŽǇĂŶƚůǇ ĐĂƌƌǇŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƌĐŚ͘

ϰ͘ ƵƌŝĂů Ͳ Untrue

tŚŝůƐƚ ŵĂŶǇ ŵŝŐŚƚ ƐĞĞ ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶƌĞ ŽĨ ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ĂƐ Ă ĐŚĂŽƟĐ ĐůĂƐŚ ŽĨ ƐŽƵŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƐĂŵƉůĞƐ͕ ĞŶŐĂ ǁŽƌŬƐ ŚĂƌĚ ƚŽ ĚŝƐƉĞů ƚŚŝƐ ŵǇƚŚ͘ /ŶƐƚĞĂĚ͕ ĞŶŐĂ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ &ĞŶŐ ^ŚƵŝ ŽĨ ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ŵŝŶŝŵĂůŝƐƚ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ƚŽ ϮͲƐƚĞƉ ƌŚǇƚŚŵƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚ ƚŽ ŬĞĞƉŝŶŐ ŚŝƐ ŵƵƐŝĐ ĂƐ ƐƚƌŝƉƉĞĚ ďĂĐŬ ĂƐ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘ dŚĞƌĞ͛Ɛ ŶŽ ƵŶŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌǇ ƉĂĚĚŝŶŐ͘ ĂĐŚ ƉĂƌƚ ŝƐ ƉůĂĐĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŝŶƚĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ͘ Without doubt one of the forefathers of ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶƌĞ͕ ĞŶŐĂ ;ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂŐĞ ŶĂŵĞ ŽĨ ƌŽǇĚŽŶͲ ďŽƌŶ ĞŶŝ hƚŚŵĂŶͿ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ƐŽůŝĚůǇ ŽŶ ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐ ĚŝƐƟŶĐƟǀĞůǇ ͚ǁŽďďůǇ͛ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐƟůů ŝŶĨĂŶƟůĞ ŐĞŶƌĞ ƐŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌůǇ ϮϬϬϬƐ͘ ĞŶŐĂ͛Ɛ ƌŚǇƚŚŵƐ ĂůƐŽ ƐƚĞƉ ĂǁĂǇ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƵƐƵĂů ϭϯϱн ďƉŵ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ͕ ƐůŽǁŝŶŐ ŝƚ ĚŽǁŶ ĂŶĚ ĨŽĐƵƐŝŶŐ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ŽŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽ Žƌ ƚŚƌĞĞ ŬĞǇ ĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐ ŽĨ ĞĂĐŚ ƚƌĂĐŬ͘ ĞŶŐĂ ƐƚĂǇƐ ĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽƚƐ ŽĨ ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ĂŶǇ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ĐŽŵƉĞƟƚŽƌƐ ŽŌĞŶ ĨƵƐŝŶŐ ĂƌŝďďĞĂŶ ƉĞƌĐƵƐƐŝŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƉůĞ ĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐ ŝŶŐƌĞĚŝĞŶƚƐ ŽĨ ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ͛Ɛ ĚŝĞƚ͘ ,ĂǀŝŶŐ ŵŽǀĞĚ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚĂůͲ ŽŶůǇ ĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ǁŝƚŚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ ĂůďƵŵ Diary of an Afro Warrior, ĞŶŐĂ͛Ɛ ůǇƌŝĐͲůĞƐƐ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ƐƚĂŶĚ ŽƵƚ ĂƐ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ƉƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ůŽǇĂů ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶƌĞ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƉŽƌƚ ŽĨ ĐĂůů ĨŽƌ ĂŶǇŽŶĞ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ǀĞƐƚĞĚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ ŝŶ ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ͘ Paul Cook

CASPA & RUSKO

ĂƐƉĂ ĂŶĚ ZƵƐŬŽ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĨĂĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ĐŽŝŶ͘ dŚĞǇ ĂƌĞ Ă ĚƵŽ ŽĨ :Ɛ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚƌŝǀĞĚ ŝŶ ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐ ŵƵƐŝĐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĨƵůů ŽĨ ŝŶƚĞƌƚĞǆƚƵĂů ƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐ͕ ƐĂŵƉůĞƐ ĂŶĚ ǀĂƌǇŝŶŐ ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ ŽĨ ƉĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐƚǇůĞ͘ ,ĂǀŝŶŐ ĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚĞĚ on FabricLive 37 ƚŚĞǇ ďŽƚŚ ǁĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ ƚŽ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ ŝŶ Ă ŵĂƩĞƌ ŽĨ ŵŽŶƚŚƐ͘ EŽǁ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ƚǁŽ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶƌĞ͕ ĂƐƉĂ ĂŶĚ ZƵƐŬŽ ƚĂŬĞ Ă ƚǇƉŝĐĂůůǇ ĞĐůĞĐƟĐ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ƚŽ ůĂǇĞƌŝŶŐ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ƐŽƵŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ϮͲƐƚĞƉ ƌŚǇƚŚŵƐ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ă ĐŽŵƉůĞǆ ǇĞƚ ŚĂƌŵŽŶŝŽƵƐ ŵŝǆƚƵƌĞ͘ ǆƉĞƌŝŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌŵƐ Ă ĐƌƵĐŝĂů ďĂƐŝƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶƌĞ ŽĨ ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ĂŶĚ :Ɛ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ĂƐƉĂ ĂŶĚ ZƵƐŬŽ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ƚŽ ŬĞĞƉ ƚŚĞ ĞƚŚŝĐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƌĞĨƌŽŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ͘ DŝǆŝŶŐ ĐůĂƐƐŝĐĂů ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ĂƐ ĚŝƐƉůĂǇĞĚ ŝŶ Cockney Violin goes Ă ůŽŶŐ ǁĂǇ ŝŶ ĚŝƐƉůĂǇŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƟĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶƌĞ ǁŚŝůƐƚ ƌĞůĞĂƐŝŶŐ ĚĂŶĐĞŇŽŽƌ ŚŝƚƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ Cockney Thug͘ zĞƐ͕ ĂƐƉĂ ŚĂƐ Ă ƚŚŝŶŐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĂƐƚ ŶĚ ;ĚĞƐƉŝƚĞ ŚĂŝůŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƐŝĚĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŝƚǇͿ͘ ^ĞǀĞƌĂů ĐŚĞĞŬǇ ŶŽĚƐ ƚŽ ĂŶŶǇ ǇĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĮůŵƐ ŽĨ 'ƵǇ ZŝƚĐŚŝĞ ƉĞƉƉĞƌ ĂƐƉĂ͛Ɛ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů ĂŶĚ ŐŝǀĞ ŝƚ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐƟŶĐƟǀĞ͕ ůŝŐŚƚͲŚĞĂƌƚĞĚ ĞĚŐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŬŶŽǁŶ ĨŽƌ͘ Paul Cook

music

26jan10 issue238

DUBSTEP NORWICH>Q&A

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WKt͊ DJ Guise tells The Event ǁŚǇ ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶƌĞ ŽĨ ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ŝƐ Ă ǀŝƚĂů ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵƵƐŝĐ ƐĐĞŶĞ ŝŶ EŽƌǁŝĐŚ͕ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƐŽŶƐ ďĞŚŝŶĚ ŝƚƐ ĂĚŽƉƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ŵƵƐŝĐ͛Ɛ ĨĂƐƚ ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ ŝŶ ǇĞĂƌƐ͘͘͘ What would you say are the reasons behind the success of dubstep in recent years? dŚŽƵŐŚ ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ĨŽƌ ƐŽŵĞ ƟŵĞ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ĞĂƌůŝĞƐƚ ƌĞůĞĂƐĞƐ ĚĂƟŶŐ ďĂĐŬ ƚŽ ϭϵϵϵ͖ ŝƚ ŚĂƐ ĂůǁĂǇƐ ďĞĞŶ Ă ĚŝƐƟŶĐƚůǇ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚ ƐŽƵŶĚ͘ KǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƐƚ ĨĞǁ ǇĞĂƌƐ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐ ŵƵƐŝĐ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ ŶŽƚĂďůǇ͕ : ĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͕ ŚĂƐ ďĞŐƵŶ ƚŽ ƉůĂǇ Ă ŵƵĐŚ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ƌŽůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ͚ŐŽŝŶŐ ŽƵƚ͛ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͘ dŚĞ ĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ ŝŶĚŝĞ ŵƵƐŝĐ ůŽǀĞƌ ǁŝůů ŶŽǁ ůŝŬĞůǇ ŬŶŽǁ ŽĨ ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƌƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ^ŬƌĞĂŵ͕ ĞŶŐĂ͕ ĂƐƉĂ ĂŶĚ ZƵƐŬŽ͘ ůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƚƐ ŝŶŚĞƌĞŶƚ ĂďŝůŝƚǇ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŵŽǀĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ĞǆƉŽƐƵƌĞ ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ŝƐ ŐĂŝŶŝŶŐ ǁŽƌůĚǁŝĚĞ ďŽƚŚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƌĂĚŝŽ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ĂƌƟĐůĞƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƚŚŝƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂů ƚŽ ŝƚƐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ͘ What about it’s success in Norwich? ƵďƐƚĞƉ ǁĂƐ ĂůǁĂǇƐ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĞŶĚ ƵƉ ŝŶ EŽƌǁŝĐŚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŵƵƐŝĐ ƐĐĞŶĞ ŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŚĞĂǀŝůǇ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚ ďǇ ĚƵď ĂŶĚ Θ ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ŐĞŶƌĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ǀĞƌǇ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ŝŶ EŽƌǁŝĐŚ ĨŽƌ ĂƐ ůŽŶŐ ĂƐ / ĐĂŶ ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ͖ ĐĂůů ŝƚ Ă ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ǁŽƵůĚ ĞŶĚ ƵƉ ďĞŝŶŐ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ŚĞƌĞ͘ dŚĞƌĞ͛Ɛ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ďĞ ƐĂŝĚ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƚƌŝĐŬůĞ ŽĨ ƚĂƐƚĞƐ ďŽƚŚ ŝŶ ĨĂƐŚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŵƵƐŝĐ ĐŽŵŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ >ŽŶĚŽŶ͕ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ͘ EŽƌǁŝĐŚ ǁĂƐ ƋƵŝƚĞ ƋƵŝĐŬ ƚŽ ĐĂƚĐŚ ŽŶ͊ tŚĞŶ ĚŝĚ ǇŽƵ ĮƌƐƚ ƐƚĂƌƚ ƚŽ ƌĞĂůŝƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ǁĂƐ Ă ŐĞŶƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ music students of Norwich wanted to hear? &ƌŝĞŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ / ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ ƉůĂǇŝŶŐ ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ďĞĂƚƐ Ăƚ ĐůƵď ŶŝŐŚƚƐ ǁŚĞŶ / ǁĂƐ ĮƌƐƚ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶƌĞ͕ ƉƌŽďĂďůǇ ŵŝĚͲϮϬϬϳ͘ /ƚ ǁĂƐ ƐůŽǁ ƚŽ ĐĂƚĐŚ ŽŶ ĂŶĚ ǁĞ ĨŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŐŝƌůƐ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇ ĚĞƐƉŝƐĞĚ ŝƚ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ŶŽǁ͕ / ƚŚŝŶŬ ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵ ĂƉƉĞĂů ŝƐ ƌĞĂůůǇ ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĂƌĞ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƟŶŐ ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ƚƵŶĞƐ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ĂďŽƵƚ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ďĞŵƵƐĞĚ͘ / ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ƚŚŝƐ ŚĂƐ Ă ůŽƚ ƚŽ ĚŽ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĂŵŽƵŶƚ ŽĨ

ŝŶĚŝĞ ƌĞŵŝǆĞƐ ďĞŝŶŐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ͘ dŚĞǇ͛ƌĞ ǀĞƌǇ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞ ƚŽ ĞǀĞƌǇŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƐƚ ĂƌĞ ĞĂƐǇ ůŝƐƚĞŶŝŶŐ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ŬŝŶĚ ŽĨ ƌĞŵŝǆĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůǇ ďĞĞŶ Ă ĐĂƚĂůǇƐƚ ŝŶ ƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶƌĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵ͘ dŚĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĞůĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ŚĂƐ ĐŽŵĞ ŽŶ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ ĚĞĂů ƚŽŽ͕ ůŝƐƚĞŶ ƚŽ :ŽǇ KƌďŝƐŽŶ͛Ɛ Hyph Mngo ĨŽƌ ĂŶ ĞǆĂŵƉůĞ ŽĨ ŚŽǁ ŐŽŽĚ ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ĐĂŶ ďĞ͘ tĂƐ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ŝŶĐĞƉƟŽŶ ĂŶ ŝŶƐƚĂŶƚ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ͕ Žƌ ǁĂƐ ŝƚ Ă ůĞŶŐƚŚǇ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ŐĂŝŶĞĚ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌŝƚǇ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŝƚǇ͍ /ƚ ǁĂƐ ĨĂƌ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶ ŝŶƐƚĂŶƚ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ͘ ĂĐŬ ƚŚĞŶ ǁŚĞŶ ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ƌĞůĞĂƐĞƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƌĞůĂƟǀĞůǇ ƐƉŽƌĂĚŝĐ͕ ŝƚ ŚĂĚ ƐƵĐŚ Ă ĚĂƌŬ͕ ƚĞĐŚǇ ĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚ ĂďƌĂƐŝǀĞ ƐŽƵŶĚ͘ Ɛ ǇŽƵ ĐĂŶ ŝŵĂŐŝŶĞ͕ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĐŽŵŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽ ĐůƵďƐ ǁĂŶƟŶŐ ƚŽ ŚĞĂƌ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ůŝŬĞ :ƵƐƟĐĞ ǀƐ ^ŝŵŝĂŶ DŽďŝůĞ ŝƐĐŽ͛Ɛ We Are Your Friends ǁĞƌĞ ŶŽƚ ĂŵƵƐĞĚ͘ dŚĞ ƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐ͕ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ͕ / ůŽǀĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƐŽƵŶĚ͘ dŚĞƌĞ͛Ɛ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ǀĞƌǇ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂů͕ ƌĂǁ ĂŶĚ ŐƌŝƩǇ ĂďŽƵƚ ŝƚ͕ ůŝŬĞ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ĂůŵŽƐƚ ƚƌǇŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĚŽ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƐƵďůŝŵŝŶĂůůǇ͘ dŚĞ ďŽŽŵŝŶŐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ŽĨ ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ŽĨ ůĂƚĞ ŝƐ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŽ ĚŽ ǁŝƚŚ ŝŵĂŐĞ͘ /ƚ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ƋƵŝƚĞ ĨĂƐŚŝŽŶĂďůĞ ƚŽ ůŝŬĞ ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ͘ Ăůů ŵĞ Ă ĐǇŶŝĐ ďƵƚ / ƚŚŝŶŬ ƚŚĞƌĞ͛Ɛ ƐƟůů ƉůĞŶƚǇ ŽĨ ŚĂŶŐĞƌƐͲŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ƉƌŽďĂďůǇ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ĂĐƚƵĂůůǇ ůŝŬĞ ƚŚĞ ŵƵƐŝĐ ŝĨ ƚŚĞǇ ĂƌĞ ŚŽŶĞƐƚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ͘ EĂǇƐĂǇŝŶŐ ĂƐŝĚĞ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ͛Ɛ ƉůĞŶƚǇ ŽĨ ĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐ ŵƵƐŝĐ ĞŶƚŚƵƐŝĂƐƚƐ ŝŶ EŽƌǁŝĐŚ ƚŚĂƚ ĚŽ ůŝŬĞ ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ͘ zŽƵ ŽŶůǇ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ůŽŽŬ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĂƩĞŶĚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ŶŝŐŚƚƐ ǁŚĞŶ ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ :Ɛ ĂƌĞ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ƚŚĂƚ͘ /ƚ͛Ɛ ĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůǇ Ă ŐƌŽǁĞƌ͊ tŚŽ ĚŽ ǇŽƵ ĨĞĞů ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĮŶŝŶŐ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶƌĞ Ăƚ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ and why? dŚĞƌĞ͛Ɛ ƐŽ ŵĂŶǇ ƚŽ ŵĞŶƟŽŶ͕ /͛ůů ƌĞĞů Žī Ă ůŝƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚƐ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ĐƌĞĂƟǀŝƚǇ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĂďŝůŝƚǇ͘͘͘ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ͊ ŝŐŝƚĂů

DǇƐƟŬǌ͕ ^ŬƌĞĂŵ͕ ĞŶŐĂ͕ :ŽŬĞƌ͕ ^ŝůŬŝĞ͕ :ŽǇ KƌďŝƐŽŶ͕ WĂŶŐĂĞĂ͕ ƌĞĂŬĂŐĞ͕ ŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ͕ <ƌǇƉƟĐ DŝŶĚƐ͕ DĂƌƚǇŶ͕ DĂůĂ͕ ŽŬŝ͕ ŵĂůŬĂǇ͘ ZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ͕ ŐŝǀĞ ƚŚĞŵ Ă ůŝƐƚĞŶ͘ Would you like to see dubstep become more a part of the mainstream music industry? tĞůů͕ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůǇ ŚĂƐĞ ĂŶĚ ^ƚĂƚƵƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƐŝŐŶĞĚ ďǇ DĞƌĐƵƌǇ͕ Ă ƐƵďƐŝĚŝĂƌǇ ŽĨ hŶŝǀĞƌƐĂů͘ ƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ͕ ^ŬƌĞĂŵ ĂŶĚ ĞŶŐĂ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƵĚŝŽ ĨŽƌŐŝŶŐ ƐƚĞĞů ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ DĂŐŶĞƟĐ DĂŶ ĂůďƵŵ ĂƐ ƚŚĞǇ͛ǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƐŝŐŶĞĚ ƚŽ ŽůƵŵďŝĂ ZĞĐŽƌĚƐ͘ /ƚ͛Ɛ ŝŶĞǀŝƚĂďůĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵ͘ /͛ŵ ŚĂƉƉǇ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶƌĞ ƚŽ ŐƌŽǁ ĂŶĚ ŐĂŝŶ ŶŽƚŽƌŝĞƚǇ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ /͛ŵ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ͛ůů ĂůǁĂǇƐ ďĞ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚ ƐŽƵŶĚ͘ dŚŝƐ ǁĂǇ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ͛Ɛ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌǇŽŶĞ͘ tŚĞƌĞ ĚŽ ǇŽƵ ƐĞĞ ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ŐŽŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĂƌ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ͍ ŶǇ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ ǇŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĨŽƌĞƐĞĞ͍ >ŝŬĞ ĂŶǇ ŵƵƐŝĐ ŐĞŶƌĞ͕ ƐƵďͲŐĞŶƌĞƐ ĂƌĞ ďŽƌŶ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐŶ͛ƚ ĂŶǇ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĨŽƌ ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ͕ ŝƚ ŚĂƐ ĂůƌĞĂĚǇ ďĞŐƵŶ͘ dĞƌŵƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ͕ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ŐĂƌĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ĂƵƚŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĂƌĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ĐŚƵĐŬĞĚ ĂďŽƵƚ͘ dŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƉĂƌƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ƐƚĂǇƐ ĂƐ ĂŶ ͚ĞǆƉĞƌŝŵĞŶƚĂů͛ ŵƵƐŝĐ ŐĞŶƌĞ ĂŶĚ ĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐ͕ ƚŽ ŵĞ͕ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ŵĂƌŬ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ĚĞĂƚŚ͘ tŝƚŚ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ Bethany Bull dŝĐŬĞƚƐ ĂƌĞ ŽŶ ƐĂůĞ ŶŽǁ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ WKt͊ > Z ƚĂŬĞŽǀĞƌ͗ ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘ƵĞĂƟĐŬĞƚďŽŽŬŝŶŐƐ͘ĐŽ͘ƵŬͬĞǀĞŶƚƐͬũĂŐƵĂƌͲ ƐŬŝůůƐͲͲͲƚŚĞͲŐĂƌĚĞŶͲƌĂǀĞͲͲͲƉŽǁͲ͘ĂƐƉǆ 'Ğƚ ƚŚĞŵ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ĂďŽǀĞ Žƌ h Žǆ KĸĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŬĞĞƉ ĂŶ ĞǇĞ ŽƵƚ ŽŶ &ĂĐĞďŽŽŬ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ŶĞǆƚ ŝƐƐƵĞ͛Ɛ The Event ĨŽƌ ŵŽƌĞ ĚĞƚĂŝůƐ ŽŶ ƚŚŝƐ ǇĞĂƌ͛Ɛ ďŝŐŐĞƐƚ ĐůƵď ŶŝŐŚƚ͊

“THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC-AL!” ŽīƐ ĂŶĚ ŐƌĂŶĚŝŽƐĞ ŵŽǀŝĞ ƌĞŵĂŬĞƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĞǆƉĞŶƐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ͞ƌĞĂů͟ ŵƵƐŝĐĂůƐ͍ Emma Webb ĂƐŬƐ ŝĨ tĞƐƚ ŶĚ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ƐĂƚƵƌĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƉŽƉ ĐƵůƚƵƌĞ ƐƉŝŶͲ

ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ƐƟůů ĞǆŝƐƚƐ ĂŶ ĂǀĞƌĂŐĞͲƐŝǌĞĚ ƉŽƌƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶƐŝƐƚƐ ƚŚĞǇ ͚ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ĚŽ ŵƵƐŝĐĂůƐ͕͛ ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶƌĞ ŽĨ ŵƵƐŝĐĂů ƚŚĞĂƚƌĞ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƐŝŶĐĞ ϭϴϲϲ ĂŶĚ Ă ƉƌŽŵŝŶĞŶƚ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ŵĂŶǇ ĐƵůƚƵƌĞƐ ƐŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞŶ͘ ĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ǁŚĂƚ ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĂŶƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĚĞĐŝĚĞĚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ŵƵƐŝĐĂů ĞǀĞƌ͕ The Black Crook͕ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ĂŶĚ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚ ŚĂƐ ĂůůŽǁĞĚ ŵƵƐŝĐĂů ƚŚĞĂƚƌĞ ƚŽ ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐ ŝŶƚŽ ƐƉĞĐƚĂĐƵůĂƌƐ͖ ĂůůŽǁŝŶŐ ŝĚĞĂƐ ĨŽƌ ƐĞƚ ĚĞƐŝŐŶƐ͕ ƐƚƵŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽƐƚƵŵĞƐ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ŵƵƐŝĐ ƚŽ ďĞ ĂůŵŽƐƚ ůŝŵŝƚůĞƐƐ͘ Ƶƚ ŶŽǁ͕ ŝŶ Ă 'ƌĞĂƚ ƌŝƚĂŝŶ ƚŚĂƚ ƐĞĞƐ ŵŝůůŝŽŶƐ ƚƵŶĞ ŝŶ ƚŽ ƐŽͲĐĂůůĞĚ ͚ƌĞĂůŝƚǇ ds͛ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŚĂƌĚůǇ ƐƉĞĐƚĂĐƵůĂƌ ůŝǀĞƐ ŽĨ :ŽƌĚĂŶ ĂŶĚ WĞƚĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ƚŚĞĂƚƌĞ ŝƐ ďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐ ůŽƐƚ͖ ŵƵƐŝĐĂů ƚŚĞĂƚƌĞ ĞǀĞŶ ŵŽƌĞ ƐŽ͘ ǀĞƌǇ ŶŽǁ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŶĞǁ ŚŝƚƐ ƚŚĞ tĞƐƚ ŶĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ĂƐƚŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĂƩĞŶĚĂŶĐĞ ʹ The Lion King, Wicked ĂŶĚ We Will Rock You ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ƚŽ ƌƵŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŽůĚͲŽƵƚ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ ĚĂŝůǇ͘ Ƶƚ ŝŶ ĂŶ ĂůŵŽƐƚ ƵŶĚĞƌŵŝŶŝŶŐ ƐĞŶƐĞ͕ ĐƌĞĂƟŽŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƐĞĞŵŝŶŐůǇ ůŝƩůĞ ŝŵĂŐŝŶĂƟŽŶ Žƌ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ĂƌĞ ƌƵŵŽƵƌĞĚ Žƌ ĂĐƚƵĂůůǇ ĐŽŵĞ ƚŽ ĨƌƵŝƟŽŶ ʹ Bad Girls: The Musical ĨŽƌ ŝŶƐƚĂŶĐĞ͕ Žƌ ƚŚĞ ƚĞƌƌŝĨǇŝŶŐ ƉƌŽƐƉĞĐƚ ŽĨ Ă ŵƵƐŝĐĂů ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ůŝĨĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůĂƚĞ :ĂĚĞ 'ŽŽĚǇ͘ /Ŷ Ă tĞƐƚ ŶĚ ŽĨ ĂǁĂƌĚͲǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ ƐĐŽƌĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽƐƚƵŵĞ͕ ŝƚ ƐĞĞŵƐ ŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ůĂƚĞƌ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƐ ĐŽƵůĚ ƉŽƐƐŝďůǇ ĞǀĞƌ ĐŽͲĞǆŝƐƚ ďĞŶĞĂƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ŐĞŶƌĞ ƵŵďƌĞůůĂ͘ Les Miserables ƐƟůů ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ƚŚĞ ůŽŶŐĞƐƚͲƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ ŵƵƐŝĐĂů ĞǀĞƌ͕ ǇĞƚ Ă ƐƚĞĂĚŝůǇ ĚĞĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐ ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚĂŐĞ ŽĨ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŚĂǀĞ ŶŽǁ ĂĐƚƵĂůůǇ ƐĞĞŶ ŝƚ͘ tŚŝůƐƚ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚ ƚŚĞ ͚ĐůĂƐƐŝĐƐ͛ ŽĨ ŵƵƐŝĐĂů ƚŚĞĂƚƌĞ͕ ĂŵŝĚ ƚŚĞ ůŝŬĞƐ ŽĨ Evita, Cats ĂŶĚ Chicago, these ĂƌĞ ĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚůǇ ŽǀĞƌƐŚĂĚŽǁĞĚ ďǇ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽǁŶ Įůŵ ĂĚĂƉƟŽŶƐ͘

KǀĞƌƚƵƌŶĞĚ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ĐůĂƐƐŝĐ ŵŽǀŝĞƐ ĂĚĂƉƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂŐĞ ʹ Grease, Dirty Dancing, Fame ʹ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŚŝůƐƚ ŵĂĚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚ ǀŝĞǁŝŶŐ ďŽƚŚ ŽŶ ĂŶĚ Žī ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂŐĞ͕ ŵĂǇ ŽŶůǇ ŚĂǀĞ ĚƌĂǁŶ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŽŶůǇ ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƚĞĚ ĂƐ ƐƵĐŚ͘ dŚĞ ŶĞǁĞƐƚ ŵƵƐŝĐĂůƐ ƚŽ Śŝƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂŐĞ ĂƌĞ ƚŚŽƐĞ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ Ă ŶĞǁ ĐƌĂǌĞ ŽĨ ͚ũƵŬĞďŽǆ ŵƵƐŝĐĂůƐ͛ ʹ ƵƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŚŝƚƐ ŽĨ ŐůŽďĂůůǇ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů ĂƌƟƐƚƐ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ă ŶĞǁ ƉůĂǇ͘ Mamma Mia! ǁĂƐ ĮƌƐƚ͕ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŽŶŐƐ ŽĨ ďďĂ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁĂƐ ƵŶƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůǇ ƚƵƌŶĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ Ă Śŝƚ Įůŵ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶ ĂůůͲƐƚĂƌ ĐĂƐƚ͘ We Will Rock You ŚĂƐ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂďůǇ ŵŽƌĞ ĐƌĞĚŝďŝůŝƚǇ͕ ĂƐ ŝƚ ĐĂŶ͛ƚ ďĞ ĚĞďĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐŽŶŐƐ ŽĨ YƵĞĞŶ ŚĂǀĞ ĂůǁĂǇƐ ŚĂƌďŽƵƌĞĚ Ă ƚŚĞĂƚƌŝĐĂů ƚĞŶƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ůĞŶĚ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ĨĂƌ ďĞƩĞƌ ƚŽ Ă ƐƚĂŐĞ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĂŶ ďďĂ͖ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůǇ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ dĂŬĞ dŚĂƚ ;ǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĂůƐŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ũƵŬĞďŽǆ ŵƵƐŝĐĂů ƐĐĞŶĞͿ ĂŶĚ ŐĞŶĞƌĂůůǇ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ŵŽƐƚ ďĂŶĚƐ Žƌ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŵŝŐŚƚ ĞŶĚ ƵƉ ďĞŝŶŐ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŝƐ ŬŝŶĚ ŽĨ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ Ă ŶĞǁ ǁŽƌůĚ ĂƩĂĐŚĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ŽĨ We Will Rock You͕ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƚŚŝƐ ŬŝŶĚ ŽĨ ŝŵĂŐŝŶĂƟŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ĐĂƉƟǀĂƚĞĚ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ǁŚĂƚ ŵƵĐŚ ŽĨ ŵŽĚĞƌŶ ŵƵƐŝĐĂů ƚŚĞĂƚƌĞ ŝƐ ůĂĐŬŝŶŐ͘ tŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ŚŽůĚƐ ĨŽƌ ŵƵƐŝĐĂů ƚŚĞĂƚƌĞ ŝƐ ŚĂǌǇ͘ WĞƌŚĂƉƐ ƚŚĞ ŚŝƚƐ ŽĨ DŝĐŚĂĞů :ĂĐŬƐŽŶ ŝŶ Ă tĞƐƚ ŶĚ ƐƉĞĐƚĂĐƵůĂƌ͕ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚ ďǇ Ă ůƵŬĞǁĂƌŵ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ 'ŝƌůƐ ůŽƵĚ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽŶĞƐ͕ Žƌ Ă ƌŝĐŬĞƚǇ ƐƚĂŐŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚƐ ŽĨ ŝǌǌĞĞ ZĂƐĐĂů͍ Kƌ ŵĂǇďĞ Ă ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ǁŝŶĚ ŽĨ ĐƌĞĂƟǀŝƚǇ ƚŚĂƚ ƐĞĞƐ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ͕ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĞƌĞ͕ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ Ă ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĐĂŶ Ɛŝƚ ĂŵŝĚ ƚŚĞ ĐůĂƐƐŝĐƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐĐƵĞ ƚŚĞ ŵƵƐŝĐĂů ĨƌŽŵ ŽďƐĐƵƌŝƚǇ͘

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DELPHIC ACOLYTE

This album, pre-empted by a great degree of hype and tantalizing single releases in 2009, ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚĞďƵƚ ĂůďƵŵ ŚĂƐ ĂůƌĞĂĚǇ ďĞĞŶ ĂƩƌŝďƵƚĞĚ with ‘Album of the Year’ claims. It is unsurprising ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ǁŚǇ͖ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐŝŵƉůǇ ƐŽ ǁĞůů ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƐŽ well polished that the songs are a joy to listen to, and even if your mind wavers, the swash ŽĨ ƐŽƵŶĚ ŝƐ ĂůŵŽƐƚ ŚǇƉŶŽƟĐ ĂŶĚ ĐĂůŵŝŶŐ ĂƐ ŝƚ passes through you without complaint. Of course, your mind will rarely waver as the rather strategic placement of the more upbeat, familiar tracks excites the avid listener. Opener Clarion Call is an instant hit with a hugely euphoric instrumental break halfway through,

THESE NEW PURITANS HIDDEN

These New Puritans have begun the decade with a bang. To be exact a bang of a six-foot high Japanese Taiko drum. This bang (from an instrument used frequently on their new album Hidden) will reverberate around the music of ƚŚĞ ŶĞǆƚ ĚĞĐĂĚĞ͕ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐŝŶŐ ĂŶǇƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŵĂĚĞ ĂŌĞƌ ŝƚƐ ƌĞůĞĂƐĞ͘ /ƚƐ ƐŽŶŝĐ ŵĂŬĞƵƉ ŝƐ ƐŽ original that it sounds unlike anything released ŝŶ Ă ĐŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶĂů ĂůďƵŵ ƐƚǇůĞ ďĞĨŽƌĞ͘ dŚŝƐ ĨĂĐƚŽƌ ƵůƟŵĂƚĞůǇ ŵĂŬĞƐ Hidden massively important ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ŝŶĞǀŝƚĂďůǇ ŵĂƐƐŝǀĞůǇ ŝŶŇƵĞŶƟĂů͘ Due to this factor, referencing Hidden as a ĚĞƌŝǀĂƟǀĞ ŝƐ ŶĞĂƌ ŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘ /ƚƐ ƐŽƵŶĚ ǁŽƵůĚ

LOSTPROPHETS 9/10 THE BETRAYED

whilst Doubt and Counterpoint show Delphic’s synth-savvy leanings, providing a new twist ŽŶ ϴϬƐ ƌĞƐƵƌŐĞŶĐĞ ĞůĞĐƚƌŽͲƉŽƉ͘ ĞůƉŚŝĐ͛Ɛ ƌŝīƐ͕ percussive beats, choral harmonies, melodies and pulsing synth drones throughout Acolyte all come together to quench the thirst for fresh new music, and, more importantly, seem to grasp the more hopeful mood of the country; ĮŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďĂůĂŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌŝĐ ďĞĂƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƚĐŚǇ ƚƵŶĞƐ͘ dŚĞ ƟƚůĞ ƚƌĂĐŬ ŝƐ Ă near-9 minute instrumental dance epic: its juxtaposing textures, from the tranquillity of the intro through the driving bass and layers of ƐǇŶƚŚ͕ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ ĐƵůŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚŚĞŵĞƐ throughout the album. Another stand-out track, Halcyon, sounds like Friendly Fires at a Bloc Party dance set - and the list of notable tracks goes on. /Ĩ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŇĂǁ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĂůďƵŵ ŝƚ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚ that; not all of the tracks can be as good as others, and so some are lost, undermined by the brilliance of other songs on the album. However, in looking at the album as a whole, the future of the band and the prospects for music in 2010, it seems that Delphic really have (to paraphrase one of their lyrics) “given us something we can believe in”. Alex Throssell

ŌĞƌ ŇǇŝŶŐ ŽƵƚ ƚŽ > ĂŶĚ ƐƉĞŶĚŝŶŐ Ă ƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚ half a million dollars on recording new material for their follow up to >ŝďĞƌĂƟŽŶ dƌĂŶƐŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ, tĞůƐŚ ƌŽĐŬĞƌƐ >ŽƐƚƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐ͕ ĚŝƐƐĂƟƐĮĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ how the tracks sounded, decided to scrap everything and start again. ƌŽƵŶĚ ƚǁŽ ǇĞĂƌƐ ůĂƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ďĂŶĚ ŚĂǀĞ ĮŶĂůůǇ ƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŚŝŐŚůǇ ĂŶƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚ ĨŽƵƌƚŚ ƐƚƵĚŝŽ ĂůďƵŵ͕ dŚĞ Betrayed. It starts as it means to go on with an opening track full of dark sounding guitar, ŐƌŝƩǇ ĚƌƵŵ ďĞĂƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚǇƉŝĐĂůůǇ ĨŽƌĐĞĨƵů ǀŽĐĂůƐ from Ian Watkins. This leads into ƐƚƌǇƌͬ ƐƚƌǇƌ,

THE IMAGINED VILLAGE 9/10 EMPIRE AND LOVE be more suited as a soundtrack to an epic postĂƉŽĐĂůǇƉƟĐ ŵŽǀŝĞ ƚŚĂŶ Ă ĐŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶĂů ƌĞĐŽƌĚ͘ It is sparse and bleak, with only the occasional ďĂƐƐŽŽŶ Žƌ ǀŽĐĂů ĨƌŽŵ ďĂŶĚ ůĞĂĚĞƌ :ĂĐŬ ĂƌŶĞƩ piercing the brilliant haze of These New Puritan’s sinister drone. This musical texture contrasts debut album 2008’s ĞĂƚ WǇƌĂŵŝĚ͕ released almost exactly two years ago. Their ĚĞďƵƚ ǁĂƐ ŵƵĐŚ ŵŽƌĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚ͖ ĐƌŝƟĐƐ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚ it accurately as post-punk, “Mark E. Smith ĨƌŽŶƟŶŐ 'ĂŶŐ ŽĨ &ŽƵƌ”. Hidden couldn’t be further than this ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶ͘ /ƚƐ ƐƵďƚůĞ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐŽƉŚŝƐƟĐĂƟŽŶ ĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞƐ ŝƚ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůǇ ĨƌŽŵ Beat WǇƌĂŵŝĚ. These elements are created by the brilliantly incorporated classical instruments and choral vocals. But crucially, Hidden also has ďĂĐŬďŽŶĞ͖ ďŝŐ ďĞĂƚƐ ĂŶĚ ďŝŐ ƚƵŶĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐƟůů ǀĞƌǇ much prevalent. First single We Want War and sixth track Fire Power provide the album with big tunes and give it mainstream accessibility. These New Puritans early demos indicated ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ďĂŶĚ ĐůĞĂƌůǇ ŚĂĚ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ something special. ĞĂƚ WǇƌĂŵŝĚ wasn’t quite it, but with Hidden, the band have made their ŵĂŐŶƵŵ ŽƉƵƐ Ͳ Ă ƚƌƵůǇ ŐƌĞĂƚ ĂůďƵŵ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ƟŵĞ͘ James Halling

ŵƉŝƌĞ ĂŶĚ >ŽǀĞ is the third album from folk music project The Imagined Village, exploring ƚŚĞ ŵƵůƟĐƵůƚƵƌĂůŝƐŵ ŽĨ ŵŽĚĞƌŶ ƌŝƚĂŝŶ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ Ă ƐƵƌƌĞĂů ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͕ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůǇ ĚŝƐƟŶĐƚ ĨƌŽŵ mainstream folk music as it interweaves so ŵĂŶǇ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐ͕ ŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ styles. The songs frequently blend into an echoing, confusing polyphony, that prominently ĂůůƵĚĞƐ ƚŽ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů /ŶĚŝĂŶ ŵƵƐŝĐ͖ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ wordless backing vocals give the music a ŚĂƵŶƟŶŐ͕ ƐƉŝƌŝƚƵĂů ƋƵĂůŝƚǇ͕ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ďƌŝĚŐŝŶŐ the boundaries of language. It makes sense that a project aiming to

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arguably the best track on the record. With a ƉƵŶĐŚǇ ŐƵŝƚĂƌ ƌŝī ĂŶĚ ĂŐŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ ƐĐƌĞĂŵŝŶŐ ůǇƌŝĐƐ ŝƚ ĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůǇ ƉŽƌƚƌĂǇƐ ƚŚĞ ďĂŶĚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ most brutal. Next Stop Atro City matches this in ferocity and has a heavier guitar solo which wouldn’t look out of place if played alongside crowd favourite ^ŚŝŶŽďŝ͘ ĞƩĞƌ EŽƚŚŝŶŐ exhibits a piano intro, building into another ĨĂƐƚ ƉĂĐĞĚ ƚƵŶĞ ĮůůĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŐŐƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ͘ dŚŝƐ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐ ƚŚĞ ͚ĚĂƌŬ͛ ƚŚĞŵĞĚ ĞůĞŵĞŶƚ ƉƌŽŵŝƐĞĚ by the band in numerous interviews. The rest of the tracks on dŚĞ ĞƚƌĂǇĞĚ vary from solid ƐŝŶŐͲĂůŽŶŐ͕ ͚ĐŚŽƉƉǇ͛ ŐƵŝƚĂƌ ĞīŽƌƚƐ ůŝŬĞ ...Jolly Good Felon ƚŽ ĚƌĂď͕ ĨŽƌŐĞƩĂďůĞ ƐŽŶŐƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁŝůů ƌĞŵŝŶĚ ĨĂŶƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽƵƉƐ͛ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ĞīŽƌƚ͕ >ŝďĞƌĂƟŽŶ dƌĂŶƐŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͘ Although this album may not be the ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ͕ ĂĸŶŝƟǀĞ ƐŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĂůďƵŵ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚ strongly from the bands early career that all their fans will have hoped for, it is sure to bring ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ;ŝĨ ŶŽƚ ŵŽƌĞͿ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ƚŚĂŶ ĞǀĞƌ ďĞĨŽƌĞ͘ /ƚ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽƵƉ ĮŐŚƟŶŐ ďĂĐŬ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐƌŝƟĐƐ ƵŶĚĞƌ ŐƌĞĂƚ ƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶ ĞǀĞƌ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐ ĨĂŶ ďĂƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐ to request music of a similar genre to their ĮƌƐƚ ƌĞĐŽƌĚƐ͘ ĚĞĮŶŝƟǀĞ >ŽƐƚƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐ ĂůďƵŵ worthy of their stage presence, hardcore edge and A-list rock band status. Seb Crane

7/10 ĐĂƉƚƵƌĞ ƌŝƟƐŚ ŵƵůƟĐƵůƚƵƌĂůŝƐŵ ǁŽƵůĚ ƐŝŶŐ Ă ĨĞǁ ƌŝƟƐŚ ĐůĂƐƐŝĐƐ͕ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ Slade’s ŽŵĞ ŽŶ &ĞĞů ƚŚĞ EŽŝǌĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ Ă ĮƌƐƚ choice. However, the cover is a gem, bringing ŝŶƚĞŶƐĞ ĞŵŽƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐŽŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƐůŽǁŝŶŐ ŝƚ ƌŝŐŚƚ down to focus on the lyrics (‘I don’t know why’ ŐĂŝŶƐ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ ĞŵƉŚĂƐŝƐ͕ ƐƵŶŐ ĂƐ Ă ǁŽƌůĚͲ ǁĞĂƌǇ͕ ŵĞůĂŶĐŚŽůŝĐ ŵŽƟĨ͘Ϳ /ƚ ŝƐ͕ ŝŶ ĨĂĐƚ͕ ƉƌŽďĂďůǇ the highlight of the album. ^ĐĂƌďŽƌŽƵŐŚ &Ăŝƌ͕ the other famous ĐŽǀĞƌ͕ ĂůƐŽ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ Ă ŵĞŶƟŽŶ͕ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚƐ ŝŶƚĞƌƉƌĞƚĂƟŽŶ ŝƐ ůĞƐƐ ƌĞǀŽůƵƟŽŶĂƌǇ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ďĂŶĚ ĚŽĞƐ ĂĚŵŝƌĂďůǇ͕ ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐ ĂŶ ĞĂƌƚŚǇ͕ many-layered version, altering not only in ŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐ ďƵƚ ĂůƐŽ ŝŶ ƟŵŝŶŐ͘ dŚĞ >ĂƌŬ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ DŽƌŶŝŶŐ (with vocals from Jackie Oates) is also brilliant, as is Sweet Jane and Space Girl. dŚĞ ǀĞŶƚ͛Ɛ ŵĂŝŶ ĐƌŝƟĐŝƐŵ ŽĨ ŵƉŝƌĞ ĂŶĚ >ŽǀĞ, however, is the similarity of the songs all have a similar tone, and are sung in similar ƟŵŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐ͘ Ɛ Ă ƌĞƐƵůƚ͕ ůŝƐƚĞŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ ĂůďƵŵ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƟƌŝŶŐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ďĞƐƚ ŝŶƚĞƌƐƉĞƌƐĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŵƵƐŝĐ ŽĨ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ genres in order to be appreciated fully.

Hazy Hale

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tŚĞŶ ^ƵƉĞƌŐƌĂƐƐ͛ ďĂƐƐŝƐƚ DŝĐŬ YƵŝŶŶ ďƌŽŬĞ ŚŝƐ ďĂĐŬ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ Ă ďŝǌĂƌƌĞ ƐůĞĞƉ ǁĂůŬŝŶŐ ĂĐĐŝĚĞŶƚ͕ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ 'Ăǌ ŽŽŵďĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂŶŶǇ 'Žī ĞǇ ĚĞĐŝĚĞĚ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ dŚĞ ,Žƚ ZĂƚƐ ƚŽ ƐƚĂǀĞ Žī ďŽƌĞĚŽŵ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ŚŝƐ ƌĞĐŽǀĞƌǇ͘ dĞĂŵŝŶŐ ƵƉ ǁŝƚŚ ZĂĚŝŽŚĞĂĚ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƌ EŝŐĞů 'ŽĚƌŝĐŚ͕ ƚŚĞǇ ƐĞƚ ŽƵƚ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ dƵƌŶ KŶƐ͕ ĂŶ ĂůďƵŵ ŽĨ ĐŽǀĞƌƐ ŝŶ Ă ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ǀĞŝŶ ƚŽ ĂǀŝĚ ŽǁŝĞ͛Ɛ WŝŶ hƉƐ͘ DƵĐŚ ůŝŬĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĂůďƵŵ͕ dŚĞ ,Žƚ ZĂƚƐ ĚĞďƵƚ ŝƐ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚ Śŝƚ ĂŶĚ ŵŝƐƐ͘ tŚŝůĞ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌŽĐŬŝĞƌ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ĂƌĞ Ă ŶĂƚƵƌĂů Į ƚ͕ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ

BEACH HOUSE 5/10 TEEN DREAM

>ŽƵ ZĞĞĚ͛Ɛ / ĂŶ͛ƚ ^ƚĂŶĚ /ƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ^Ğǆ WŝƐƚŽůƐ͛ ͘D͘/͕͘ ƚŚĞ ƐůŽǁĞƌ ƐŽŶŐƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ůĂĐŬůƵƐƚƌĞ hƉ dŚĞ :ƵŶĐƟ ŽŶ ĂŶĚ dŚĞ ŽŽƌƐ͛ ƌǇƐƚĂů ^ŚŝƉ ũƵƐƚ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ƐƵŝƚ ŽŽŵďĞƐ͛ ǀŽŝĐĞ Žƌ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌŝƉƉĞĚ ĚŽǁŶ ŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚĂƟ ŽŶ͘ dŚĞ ,Žƚ ZĂƚƐ ĂƌĞ ŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶĂůůǇ ŐƵŝůƚǇ ŽĨ ƐƟ ĐŬŝŶŐ ƚŽŽ ĐůŽƐĞůǇ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƌŵƵůĂ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ƐŽŶŐ͕ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƵŶŝŵĂŐŝŶĂƟ ǀĞ ǀĞƌƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ZŽǆǇ DƵƐŝĐ͛Ɛ ĐůĂƐƐŝĐ͕ >ŽǀĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƌƵŐ͘ ŽŽŵďĞƐ͛ ǀŽĐĂůƐ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĞ ĨĂǀŽƵƌĂďůǇ ǁŝƚŚ ƌǇĂŶ &ĞƌƌǇ͛Ɛ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƐĂǆŽƉŚŽŶĞ ŝƐ Ɵ ŶŶǇ ĂŶĚ ƐǇŶƚŚĞƐŝƐĞĚ͘ dŚĞ ǁŽƌƐƚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĂůďƵŵ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ŝƐ ƵŶĚŽƵďƚĞĚůǇ ƚŚĞ WŝŶŬ &ůŽǇĚ ƚƌĂĐŬ͕ Bike. This is probably one of those songs that ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŶĞǀĞƌ ďĞ ĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ͖ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ũƵƐƚ ƚŽŽ ǁĞŝƌĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ĚŽŶĞ ǁĞůů ďǇ ĂŶǇŽŶĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ^ǇĚ ĂƌƌĞƩ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ͘ ŝǌĂƌƌĞůǇ͕ ŽŽŵďĞƐ͛ ĨĞůƚ ŝƚ ĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞ ƚŽ ĐƌŽŽŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƐŽŶŐ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĨĞĞůƐ ƚŽƚĂůůǇ Ăƚ ŽĚĚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĂƌƌĞƩ ͛Ɛ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ĚĞůŝǀĞƌǇ͘ dŚĞ ,Žƚ ZĂƚƐ ďŽƌƌŽǁ ĨƌŽŵ Ă ǁŝĚĞ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ĐĂŶŶŽŶ ŽĨ ŝŶŇ ƵĞŶĐĞƐ ƚŽ ŬĞĞƉ ƚŚĞ ĂůďƵŵ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟ ŶŐ͘ /ƚ͛Ɛ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ĂƐ ƚŚƌŽǁĂǁĂǇ ƉŽƉ͕ ďƵƚ 'Ăǌ ĂŶĚ ĂŶŶǇ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ƉƌŽďĂďůǇ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ƚŽ ǁŚĂƚ ƚŚĞǇ ĚŽ ďĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƌĞůĞĂƐĞ Ă ŶĞǁ ^ƵƉĞƌŐƌĂƐƐ ĂůďƵŵ͘ Jack Loughran

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dŚĞƌĞ͛Ɛ Ă ƚĞŶĚĞŶĐǇ ĨŽƌ ŵŽĚĞƌŶ ƉŽƉ ĂƌƟ ƐƚƐ ƚŽ ƚƌǇ ĂŶĚ ƚŚƌŽǁ ƚŽŽ ŵƵĐŚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵŝǆ͘ dŚĞ ůŝŬĞƐ ŽĨ >Ă ZŽƵǆ͕ &ůŽƌĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ͕ ĂƌŐƵĂďůǇ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌƐƚ Žī ĞŶĚĞƌ͕ Kǁů ŝƚǇ͕ ǁƌŝƚĞ ƉƌĞƩ Ǉ ŵĞůŽĚŝĞƐ ďƵƚ ĚƌŽǁŶ ƚŚĞŵ ŽƵƚ ǁŝƚŚ ǁĂǀĞƐ ŽĨ ƵŶŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌǇ ĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐ Ğī ĞĐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƉŽŝŶƚůĞƐƐ ƐƚƵĚŝŽ ƚǁĞĂŬƐ͕ ĞŶĚŝŶŐ ƵƉ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ĐƌŽǁĚĞĚ ƐŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ĐŽŶĨƵƐĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƵůƟ ŵĂƚĞůǇ ĨŽƌŐĞƩ ĂďůĞ͘ WŚŝů ^ƉĞĐƚŽƌ ŐŽƚ ŝƚ ƌŝŐŚƚ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ͚ǁĂůů ŽĨ ƐŽƵŶĚ͛ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟ ŽŶ ƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞ͕ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞ ǁĞĂůƚŚ ŽĨ ƐŽƵŶĚƐ ŶŽǁ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƌĞĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ĂƌƟ ƐƚƐ ƐĞĞŵ ƚŽ ůĞĂǀĞ ƚŚĞŵ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ

> SINGLES>>> GIRLS CAN’T CATCH ECHO

The concept of an echo is not complex. Wikipedia describes ŝƚ ĂƐ ͞ƚŚĞ ƌĞŇ ĞĐƟ ŽŶ ;ĂŶĚͬŽƌ ƌĞƉĞƟ Ɵ ŽŶͿ ŽĨ Ă ƐŽƵŶĚ͘͟ dŽ experience this phenomenon ĨŽƌ ǇŽƵƌƐĞůĨ͕ ƐŝŵƉůǇ ƐƚĂŶĚ ŝŶ Ă ƚƵŶŶĞů ĂŶĚ ƐĂǇ ǇŽƵƌ ŶĂŵĞ ŽƵƚ ůŽƵĚ͘ >Žǁ ĂŶĚ ďĞŚŽůĚ͕ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƌĞƉĞĂƚĞĚ ďĂĐŬ ƚŽ ǇŽƵ ŝŶ ĞǆĂĐƚůǇ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ǀŽŝĐĞ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ spoken. The concept of this song is not complex either. In ĨĂĐƚ͕ ƚŚĞ ĐŚŽƌƵƐ ŝƐ ƉĞƌŚĂƉƐ ůĞƐƐ ĞŶũŽǇĂďůĞ ƚŚĂŶ ƌĞƉĞĂƟ ŶŐ ŽŶĞ͛Ɛ ŶĂŵĞ ŝŶ Ă ƚƵŶŶĞů͘ /ƚ ůŝƚĞƌĂůůǇ ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌĚ ĞĐŚŽ͕ ĞĐŚŽĞĚ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ Ěŝĸ ĐƵůƚ ƚŽ Į ŶĚ ǁŽƌĚƐ ƚŽ ĞǆƉƌĞƐƐ ĂŶ ŽƉŝŶŝŽŶ ŽŶ ƚŚŝƐ ƐŽŶŐ͖ ƐƵĸ ĐĞ ƚŽ ƐĂǇ ƚŚĂƚ ĂŌ Ğƌ ŽŶĞ ůŝƐƚĞŶ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽǁ ƐŝĐŬ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŬĞǇďŽĂƌĚ͘ /ƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ƚŽ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĞ ƚŚŝƐ ƚŽ Ă 'ŝƌůƐ ůŽƵĚ ͲƐŝĚĞ͘ hŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞůǇ͕ 'ŝƌůƐ ĂŶ͛ƚ ĂƚĐŚ ĂƌĞ ƉƌŽďĂďůǇ ŐŽŝŶŐ

OWL CITY 1/10 FIREFLIES

ƚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ƚŚĞ ďŝŐŐĞƐƚ ŶĞǁ ĂĐƚ ŽĨ ϮϬϭϬ͘ &ƌŽŵ Ă ƉƵƌĞůǇ ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂů ƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟ ǀĞ͕ ŝƚ ǁŝůů ďĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟ ŶŐ ĨŽƌ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĂŶƐ to look back at the release ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ƐŽŶŐ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĮ ŶŝƟ ǀĞ ŵŽŵĞŶƚ ǁŚĞŶ ŵƵƐŝĐ ƚƌƵůǇ ĚŝĞĚ͘ dŽ ĐŽŶĐůƵĚĞ͕ ůŝƐƚĞŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƵŶƉůĞĂƐĂŶƚ͘ ^ŝĚĞ Ğī ĞĐƚƐ ŵĂǇ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ŶĂƵƐĞĂ͕ ǀŽŵŝƟ ŶŐ͕ ŚĞĂĚĂĐŚĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŚĂŝƌ ůŽƐƐ͘ /Ĩ ǇŽƵ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ĂŶǇ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ͕ ƉůĞĂƐĞ ƌĞƉŽƌƚ ƚŽ ǇŽƵƌ ůŽĐĂů 'W immediately. Jack Loughran

ĚĂŵ zŽƵŶŐ ŽĨ Kǁů ŝƚǇ Ͳ ƚŚĞ ϮϯͲǇĞĂƌͲŽůĚ ƚĂůĞŶƚ ďĞŚŝŶĚ ƚŚĞ ůĂƉƚŽƉ Ͳ ƚŽƉƉĞĚ ƚŚĞ h^ ĐŚĂƌƚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ĚĞďƵƚ ƐŝŶŐůĞ &ŝƌĞŇ ŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ůŝŬĞǁŝƐĞ ĐůŝŵďŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ h<͘ dŚŝƐ ƌĂƌĞ͕ ŽŶĞͲŵĂŶ ŵƵƐŝĐĂů ŵĂƌǀĞů ŝƐ ƵŶĚŽƵďƚĞĚůǇ ŝŶŇ ƵĞŶĐĞĚ ďǇ WŽƐƚĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞͬ ĞŶ 'ŝďďĂƌĚ͕ ĂŶĚ ĞĂƚŚ Ăď ĨŽƌ ƵƟ Ğ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂƩ Ğƌ͘ dŚŝƐ ĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐͲƉŽƉ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƌĞŐĂƌĚĞĚ ĂƐ Ă ͚ƌŝƉ Žī ͕͛ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ĐŽŶũƵƌŝŶŐ ƵƉ ƋƵŝƌŬǇ ƐŽƵŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ďůŝƉƐ͕ Kǁů ŝƚǇ ŝƐ ŵŽƐƚ ĚĞĮ ŶŝƚĞůǇ ƌĞǀŝǀŝŶŐ WŽƐƚĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ͛Ɛ ďĞĂƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĞůŽĚŝĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƉƌĞƫ Ğƌ ĂŶĚ ƐǁĞĞƚĞƌ ƚǁŝƐƚ ŽĨ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ͘ ,Ğ ŐĞƚƐ ĐĂƌƌŝĞĚ ĂǁĂǇ speaking of hopes and ĚƌĞĂŵƐ ďƵƚ ůǇƌŝĐĂůůǇ ŝƚ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟ ĐĂůůǇ ĚƌĞĂŵǇ ĂŶĚ ƉƵƌĞůǇ ŵĂŐŝĐĂů͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ƵŶĐŽŶǀĞŶƟ ŽŶĂů ĂŶĚ ƉůĂǇĨƵů͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŐŝǀĞƐ ŝƚ ĂŶ ĂĚĚĞĚ ĂƉƉĞĂů

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ĂŶĚ ƉŽƐŝƟ ǀĞůǇ ĐĂƉƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚ͘ tŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ǇŽƵƚŚĨƵů ĂŶĚ ǁĂƌŵ ǀŽĐĂůƐ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐŽŶŐƐ͛ ǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵůůǇ ŝŶĨĞĐƟ ŽƵƐ ďĞĂƚ͕ ŝƚ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ Ă ǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟ ŽŶ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ŚŝŐŚůǇ ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ǇŽƵ ĐŚĞĐŬ ƚŚŝƐ ŽƵƚ ĂŶĚ ĚĞĐŝĚĞ ĨŽƌ ǇŽƵƌƐĞůĨ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ƐƵďƚůĞ Ěŝī ĞƌĞŶĐĞƐ͕ ďƵƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƐŽŶŐ ŚĂƐ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůǇ ĐĂƉƚƵƌĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƚŽƌĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐĂͲǀŝďĞƐ pioneered by its predecessors.

Thi Sua Tran

ŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ŵŽƌĞ ŝƐ ďĞƩ Ğƌ͕ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŽǁŝŶŐ Žī becomes the order of the day. tŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ǁŚĂƚ ŵĂŬĞƐ ĞĂĐŚ ,ŽƵƐĞ͛Ɛ ŶĞǁ ĂůďƵŵ͕ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƚŚŝƌĚ >W͕ ƐƵĐŚ Ă ƌĞĨƌĞƐŚŝŶŐ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ͗ ŝƚ͛Ɛ Ă ŵĂƐƚĞƌ ĐůĂƐƐ ŝŶ ĞĐŽŶŽŵǇ͘ sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ >ĞŐƌĂŶĚ͛Ɛ ŐŽƌŐĞŽƵƐ͕ ƐƚƌĂŶŐĞůǇ ĂƐĞǆƵĂů ǀŽĐĂůƐ ĂƌĞ ŽǀĞƌĐĂƐƚ ďǇ ƵŶŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌǇ ŶŽŝƐĞ͘ 'ĞŶƚůǇ ƉŝĐŬĞĚ ŐƵŝƚĂƌƐ͕ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞĚ ĚƌƵŵƐ ĂŶĚ ďĂƌĞůǇ ĂƵĚŝďůĞ ďĂƐƐ ůŝŶĞƐ ƐƉŝƌĂů ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ŚĞƌ ďĞĂƵƟ ĨƵů ŵĞůŽĚŝĞƐ͕ ďĂƚŚĞĚ ŝŶ ǁĂƌŵ ƐǇŶƚŚƐ ĂŶĚ Į ůůĞĚ ŽƵƚ ǁŝƚŚ ůŝŐŚƚ ĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐ Ň ŽƵƌŝƐŚĞƐ͘ dŚĞ Į ŶŝƐŚĞĚ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚ ŝƐ ůŝŬĞ Ă ĚƌĞĂŵͲƉŽƉ ^ƉŽŽŶ͕ ŵŝŶƵƐ ƚŚĞ ĂƌĐŚ ĐǇŶŝĐŝƐŵ͘ ǀĞŶ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ŐĞƚ Ă ůŝƩ ůĞ ĞƉŝĐ͕ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ŽŶ hƐĞĚ ƚŽ Ğ Žƌ ƚŚĞ ŵĞƐŵĞƌŝǌŝŶŐ ĂŶƟ Ͳ ĐŚŽƌƵƐ ŽĨ EŽƌǁĂǇ͕ Ăůů ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ďůĞŶĚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůǇ͘ >ĞŐƌĂŶĚ ƚĂůŬĞĚ ĂďŽƵƚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ͚ŵŽƌĞ ĐůĂƌŝƚǇ ƚŚĂŶ ǁĞ͛ǀĞ ĞǀĞƌ ŚĂĚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ͕͛ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ƐŚŽǁƐ͘ KƚŚĞƌ ŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ŽƉĞŶŝŶŐ ƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ŝŶƚĞŶƚ Zebra ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂƚĞĚ ^ŝůǀĞƌ ^ŽƵů͘ Add EŽƌǁĂǇ͕ ĂŶĚ ǇŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŽƉĞŶŝŶŐ ƐĂůǀŽ͛Ɛ ŝŶ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ ŵĞŵŽƌǇ͘ dŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ Ă ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟ ŽŶ ŽĨ ĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĞ͕ ǇŽƵƚŚĨƵů ŝŶŶŽĐĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ĞǆĐĞůůĞŶƚ ƐŽŶŐǁƌŝƟ ŶŐ͕ ĞĂĐŚ ,ŽƵƐĞ ŚĂǀĞ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĞ Į ƌƐƚ ƚƌƵůǇ ŐƌĞĂƚ ĂůďƵŵ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǇĞĂƌ͘ Duncan Vicat-Brown

LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION MARLENE WŽŽƌ DĂƌůĞŶĞ͘ &ŝƌƐƚ ǇŽƵ ŐĞƚ Ă ƐƉŽŽŶ ƐƚƵĐŬ ŝŶ ǇŽƵƌ ŚĞĂƌƚ͕ ƚŚĞŶ ǇŽƵ ůŽƐĞ Ăůů ǇŽƵƌ ĞƵƚĐŚŵĂƌŬƐ͘ ^Ž Marlene ďĞŐŝŶƐ͕ ƉƵŶĐŚǇ ĂŶĚ ĨƌĞƐŚ͕ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉĞůůŝŶŐ͘ /ƚ͛Ɛ ŚĂƌĚ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ĐĂƵŐŚƚ ƵƉ ŝŶ >ŝŐŚƚƐƉĞĞĚ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ͛Ɛ ĨƵŶŬͲ ůĂĚĞŶ ƐŽƵŶĚ ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂƌƞ Ğůƚ ǀŽĐĂůƐ͖ ƐŝŵƵůƚĂŶĞŽƵƐůǇ ŐĞŶƵŝŶĞ͕ ĐǇŶŝĐĂů ĂŶĚ absorbing. Marlene, ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ becomes mired by a heavy ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞĂƚƌŝĐĂů ĐŚŽƌƵƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƐůŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŽŶŐ ĚŽǁŶ ƐŽ ŵƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƚŽ ƐƵĐŬ ƚŚĞ ůŝĨĞ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ŝƚ͘ Things become too bogged ĚŽǁŶ͖ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĮ ĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƐŽŶŐ ƐƚĂƌƚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĚĞƐĐĞŶĚƐ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵŶĚ ŽĨ Ă ŵĂŶ ůŽƐƚ͕ ƉůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ǇŽƵ ƚŽ ƐŚĂƌĞ ŚŝƐ ĂŶŐƵŝƐŚ͘ /ƚ͛Ɛ ƚŽŽ ŵƵĐŚ͘ dŚĞ ƚŚĞĂƚƌŝĐĂůŝƚǇ ƉĞĂŬƐ ǁŝƚŚ DŽƌƌŝƐƐĞǇͲĞƐƋƵĞ ƌĞĨƌĂŝŶ͗

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͚ ŶĚ ĞǀĞƌǇďŽĚǇ ŬŶŽǁƐ ǇŽƵ ǁĂŶŶĂ ďĂďǇͬĂŶĚ 'ŽĚ ŬŶŽǁƐ ĞǀĞƌǇďŽĚǇ ǁĂŶƚƐ ŽŶĞ ƚŽŽ͛͘ It reverts back to the former Ɵ ŐŚƚŶĞƐƐ͕ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƟ ŽŶ ŝƐ ƚŽŽ ƐŚĂƌƉ͕ ƚŚĞ Ğī ĞĐƚ ŝƐ lost. DĂƌůĞŶĞ ƐƵƌĞ ŝƐ ůŝŬĞĂďůĞ͕ Ăƚ Ɵ ŵĞƐ ůŽǀĞĂďůĞ͕ ďƵƚ ŝƚ͛Ɛ Ă shame the vibrancy it begins ǁŝƚŚ ĐĂŶ͛ƚ ďĞ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ ĨŽƌ the rest of the track.

Thomas Moore

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OK GO! > WATERFRONT > MONDAY 11TH JANUARY

ůŝǀĞ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƐƵƌĞůǇ ŝƐ ĂŶ ŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟǀĞ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͕ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐůǇ ůŽǁ turn-out were unable to warm to Damien <ƵůĂƐŚ͛Ɛ ĂƩĞŵƉƚƐ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ă ĮƌĞǇ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ͘ Despite his undoubted charisma and the ŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶĂů ƐĂƟƌŝĐĂů ƐǁŝƉĞƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŽǁĚ ŚĞ could not carry the music, the rest of the ďĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚůǇ͕ ŚŝƐ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ͘ /ƚ ŚĂƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĂƚ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ŚĂůĨ of the set all hope that had existed within ƚŚĞ ǀĞŶƵĞ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ĚǁĞůůŝŶŐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ďŽƩŽŵ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĂƌďǇ ƌŝǀĞƌ͘ &ŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ Ă ůĞƐƐ than lukewarm response to the OK Go! trump ĐĂƌĚ͕ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞͲƟŵĞ zŽƵdƵďĞ ƐĞŶƐĂƟŽŶ Here It Goes Again, it was clear that the band would ƐƚƌƵŐŐůĞ ƚŽ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ ĂŶǇƚŚŝŶŐ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ Ă competent performance as their own personal

ďƌĂŶĚ ŽĨ ŵĞĚŝŽĐƌĞ ƌŽĐŬ ĨĂŝůĞĚ ƚŽ ĚĂǌǌůĞ͘ However, it was at this point that Kulash’s interludes imbued with sarcasm showed he was ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ůĞƚ ƚŚĞ ŐŝŐ ƚŽ ďĞ ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌĞĚ ƐŽůĞůǇ ĂƐ Ă ĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƚŵĞŶƚ͘ ůŝǀĞůǇ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĂŶĚ͛Ɛ ŶĞǁ ƐŝŶŐůĞ This Too Shall Pass, in which Kulash displayed a sense of showmanship,

ƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌŝůǇ ĚĂƐŚŝŶŐ ĂŶǇ ŝŶŚŝďŝƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ĂĐŚŝĞǀŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ŚĂĚ ƐĞĞŵĞĚ ŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͖ ŵĂŶĂŐŝŶŐ ƚŽ ǁŚŝƉ ƵƉ Ă ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ ƐĞŶƐĞ ŽĨ ĨĞƌǀŽƵƌ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŽǁĚ ďĞůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐŚŽƌƵƐ ďĂĐŬ ƚŽ Śŝŵ ĂƐ ŚĞ ĚĞƐĐĞŶĚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵŝĚƐƚ͘ dŚŝƐ͕ ĐŽƵƉůĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŚŝŐŚůǇ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ What To Do ƵƐŝŶŐ ŽŶůǇ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĚĞƌƌĂƚĞĚ ŵƵƐŝĐĂů medium of hand bells provided a lull from ǁŚĂƚ ǁĂƐ ĂŶ ŽƚŚĞƌǁŝƐĞ ƵŶŵĞŵŽƌĂďůĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ͘ /ƚ ŚĂƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ performance arrived when the band decided ƚŽ ĚĞǀŝĂƚĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƵƐƵĂů ƐŽƵŶĚ͘ <ƵůĂƐŚ͛Ɛ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƚǇ ĂƐŝĚĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ŚŝĐĂŐŽ ƌŽĐŬĞƌƐ ĨĂŝůĞĚ ƚŽ ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞ ĂŶǇ ĨŽƌŵ ŽĨ ŝŶŶŽǀĂƟŽŶ ĂƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƉůŽĚĚĞĚ ĂůŽŶŐ͕ ŐŽŝŶŐ ŶŽǁŚĞƌĞ͕ ůŝŬĞ Ă ƌƵŶŶĞƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŝŶĨĂŵŽƵƐ ƚƌĞĂĚŵŝůůƐ͘ Sean Harris & Michael Bond

LAURA VEIRS > ARTS CENTRE > THURSDAY 21ST JANUARY >Ğƚ ŝƚ ďĞ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ ĮƌƐƚ ƚŚĂƚ >ĂƵƌĂ sĞŝƌƐ ĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚ ůĂĐŬ ŝŶ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ŚĞƌ ǁŽƌŬ͘ ,ĂǀŝŶŐ ũƵƐƚ ĞŶƚĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĞ ƐĞǀĞŶƚŚ ŵŽŶƚŚ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ĮƌƐƚ ƉƌĞŐŶĂŶĐǇ͕ ŝƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚĂďůĞ ŝĨ ƐŚĞ ŚĂĚ ďĞĞŶ ĂǀĞƌƐĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŝĚĞĂ ŽĨ ƐƉĞŶĚŝŶŐ ƚǁŽ ŐƌƵĞůůŝŶŐ ŵŽŶƚŚƐ ŽŶ ƚŽƵƌ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ƵƌŽƉĞ ĂŶĚ ŚĞƌ ŶĂƟǀĞ hŶŝƚĞĚ ^ƚĂƚĞƐ͘ dŚĂŶŬĨƵůůǇ͕ ŝŶ support of her seventh album July Flame with ŚĞƌ ƌŽƚĂƟŶŐ ďĂŶĚ dŚĞ ,Ăůů ŽĨ &ůĂŵĞƐ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ƉŽĞƟĐ ĨŽůŬ ƐŝŶŐĞƌͲƐŽŶŐǁƌŝƚĞƌ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐ ƚŽ ƐŚŽǁ ŚĞƌ ƵƐƵĂů ƐƉĂƌŬůŝŶŐ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ͘ ,Ğƌ ďĂŶĚŵĂƚĞƐ EĞůƐŽŶ <ĞŵƉĨ ĂŶĚ ƌŝĐ ŶĚĞƌƐŽŶ͕ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ŽĨ dŚĞ KůĚ ĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƚĂůĚŽ ƌĞƐƉĞĐƟǀĞůǇ͕ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚ ƚŚĞ ǁĞůĐŽŵŝŶŐ crowd with two solo sets, their minimalism ĐŽƵŶƚĞƌĂĐƚĞĚ ďǇ ĞŶƚŚƵƐŝĂƐƟĐ ďĂŶƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƌŵ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌŝĞƐ͘ tŚŝůĞ <ĞŵƉĨ ƐƚƵĐŬ ƚŽ ƉŝĐŬŝŶŐ ĐůĞĂŶ ĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐ ŐƵŝƚĂƌ͕ ƐƵŐŐĞƐƟǀĞ ŽĨ ĂŶ ĞĂƌƚŚŝĞƌ

ĞĂƌůǇ ƌŝŐŚƚ ǇĞƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ƚĂůů ďĞĂƌĚĞĚ ĮŐƵƌĞ ŽĨ ŶĚĞƌƐŽŶ ĂůƐŽ ƚŽŽŬ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĂĐŽƵƐƟĐ ŐƵŝƚĂƌ ĂŶĚ ďĂŶũŽ͕ ƐŚŽǁŝŶŐ ĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ ƌŝĐŚ ƚĞŶŽƌ ǁŚŝůƐƚ ƚŚƌŽǁŝŶŐ ŝŶ Ă ƐŚĂƌƉ DĂŐŶĞƟĐ &ŝĞůĚƐ ĐŽǀĞƌ͘ tŚĞŶ sĞŝƌƐ ĞǀĞŶƚƵĂůůǇ ƚŽŽŬ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂŐĞ ŝŶ ŚĞƌ ŇŽǁŝŶŐ ŵĂƚĞƌŶŝƚǇ ĚƌĞƐƐ͕ ŽƉĞŶŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ the celebratory Carol Kaye, there was an ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞ ǀŝďƌĂŶĐǇ͘ dŚĞ ƵŶĂƐƐƵŵŝŶŐ ƐŽŶŐƐ

of July Flame ƌĞǀĞůůĞĚ ŝŶ ďĞŝŶŐ ůŝǀĞ͖ Sun is King ĂƩĂŝŶĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŚĂǌǇ ƋƵĂůŝƚǇ ŽĨ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ͕ ǁŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞ ǇĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ĞƉŽŶǇŵŽƵƐ ƚƌĂĐŬ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ŚĂƵŶƟŶŐ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ŝŶƚĞŶƐŝƚǇ͕ ŬĞǇďŽĂƌĚ ŶŽƚĞƐ ƚǁŝŶŬůŝŶŐ ůŝŬĞ ƐƚĂƌƐ ďĞŐŐŝŶŐ ƚŽ ďĞ ŶŽƟĐĞĚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŚŽŝƌ ĞǆƉůŽĚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ŝƚƐ ĮŶĂů ĐĂůůƐ ŽĨ ͚ ĂŶ / call you mine?’ sĞŝƌƐ͛Ɛ ŵĂŝŶ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ ůŝĞƐ ŝŶ ŚĞƌ ĂďŝůŝƚǇ ƚŽ ƉŽƌƚƌĂǇ ƌĞƐŽůǀĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĨƌĂŝůƚǇ͘ dŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ steadfast tone of older track Cast A Hook ǁĂƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚ ďǇ ŚĞƌ ƐŬŝůĨƵů ĐŽŶĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ audience to accompany the choir in To The Country͕ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶĐĞƌƚ ĞŶĚĞĚ ŝŶ ĚŽƵďƚ͘ ͚/ ǁĂŶƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ďƵŝůƚ ƚŽ ůĂƐƚ͕͛ >ĂƵƌĂ ƐŝŐŚĞĚ airily in July Flame closer, Make Something Good͘ ^ŚĞ ŶĞĞĚŶ͛ƚ ǁŽƌƌǇ͕ ĂƐ ƐŚĞ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůǇ ƐƵĐĐĞĞĚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŶŝŐŚƚ͘ Chris Ogden

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THE VIRTUES OF VEGANISM

Having been challenged by a friend to become vegan for a month, Bruce Sigrist discusses ƚŚĞ ǀŝƌƚƵĞƐ ŽĨ ǀĞŐĂŶŝƐŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ ĨĂĐĞĚ ďǇ ƚŚŽƐĞ ƉƌĂĐƟĐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚŝĞƚĂƌǇ ůŝĨĞƐƚǇůĞ͘ So it’s a new year, a new decade and business as usual for the swarms of ambitious January resolutions. Between stopping smoking and abstinence, charitable donations and staying in contact with Uncle Geoff, the will to diet is inevitably going to linger on the backs of many peoples’ minds. When this popped up in conversation with my vegan friend not long ago, she challenged me to exaggerate this resolution and live life sans meat and dairy for a month. On paper, this looks like a piece of cake. With over 250,000 active vegans in this country, it’s easy to scorn at the task and assume this is just a case of saving money, careful shopping and a renewed relationship with Linda McCartney and the toilet. For a passionate carnivore, however, things are easier said than done; I’m twenty days in and would kill for a gritty post-LCR hamburger. The first obstacle is in the little annoyances that take you by surprise. A nice warm muffin neither looks nor smells like an egg, but is guilty as sin. The apparent alternative to meat – Quorn – contains dairy and the great British cup of tea needs its milk. Even alcohol is surprisingly vegan intolerant; most beers, wines and ciders use a clarifying agent called isinglass, which is inspiringly sourced from fish bladders. The time and effort spent avoiding these products is taxing and admittedly quite impressive. Some vegans go a step further by boycotting materials like leather, wool and silk, and there are even those (fruitarians) who will only eat foods that have fallen naturally from a plant, without being harvested. Even if you disagree with the reasons for veganism, the dedication to their cause is nonetheless impressive.

VEGANISM>THE FACTS>>> Veganism does not stop at dietary choices. Vegans do not wear leather, wool or other materials taken from animals. Many products ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ĂŶŝŵĂů ĚĞƌŝǀĂƟǀĞƐ such as perfume, ĐŽƐŵĞƟĐƐ͕ ƚŽŝůĞƚƌŝĞƐ͕ alcoholic drinks and vitamins and supplements. Finding out the contents of such products requires ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ĂŶĚ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ the cause. World Vegan Day is on the 1st November every year, ĐŽŵŵĞŵŽƌĂƟŶŐ the birthday of the Vegan Society, which was founded in 1944 by Donald Watson and Elsie Shrigley.

ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝĐƟŽŶĂƌǇ͘ com, the term vegan was coined by Donald Watson ƚŽ ĚŝƐƟŶŐƵŝƐŚ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ abstain from all animal products from those who only refuse to eat animals. For vegan recipes, try simpleveganrecipes.com, veganvillage.com and vegansociety.com for all things vegan.

There are approximately 250,000 vegans in the UK.

Granted, some problems can be solved with nifty loopholes. A cup of coffee, for example, can be whitened (and curdled) by simply adding soya milk. My response to the alcohol problem was simply to ignore it: I’m a student, I need to draw the line somewhere, and no one appreciates the guy who fumbles for an excuse as to why they won’t down the dirty pint. Asides from that, the diet is just a case of compromising and replacing whatever delicious meat you’ve missed with mushrooms, vegetables or anything that feels remotely chewy. Linda McCartney also becomes a saint; her range of hot dogs, sausage rolls and burgers can emulate the flavours surprisingly well. Some imitations, however, cannot be made. For all the moral and ethical goodness veganism promotes, there is no decent excuse for the suffering it causes with the consumption of ‘Sheese’, the dairy free alternative to fromage. Claiming to be a ‘realistic’ substitute, Sheese is inexcusably horrible, so much so that a reasonable case could be put forward to illegalising the stuff. Its offensiveness is not just in the vile taste, but also in the claim that Sheese simulates specific flavours such as cheddar and mozzarella. It is no more representative of cheese than a scrubbing sponge. Having nearly finished this month long ordeal, I’m getting close to vaguely understanding how to comfortably get by on a vegan diet. The passion for the cause is reason enough for some, and with enough forward planning and a good routine it does turn into a relatively smooth journey. For someone who loves meat, however, it can be tedious and frustrating, and

definitely reason enough to grumble whenever someone offers you a cocktail sausage. On a final note, if there are any proud vegans reading this, beaming with the knowledge that I’ve done my part in reducing meat consumption, rest assured: for every animal I didn’t eat in January, I’ll be devouring ten next month. Captain America’s Hamburger Heaven will soon see a lot of business.

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VENUE>THE SIGHTS & SOUNDS OF THE CITY TUESDAY 26TH Ύ^ĂůƐĂ >ĞƐƐŽŶх,ŝǀĞхϱƉŵхάϮ Ύ Ăƌ ďϰ > Zх> ZхϴƉŵхĨƌĞĞ Ύ ůĞǆ ,ŽƌŶĞх ƌƚƐ ĞŶƚƌĞхϴ͗ϯϬхάϴ Ύ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ ĞĂĐŚ WĂƌƚǇх> ZхϭϬ͗ϯϬ хάϯ͘ϱϬ

WEDNESDAY 27TH Ύ<ĞƌƌĂŶŐ͊ ZĞůĞŶƚůĞƐƐ dŽƵƌх> Zхϲ͗ϯϬ хάϭϱ Ύh >ŝƚĞƌĂƌǇ &ĞƐƟǀĂůх ŽŶ WĂƚĞƌƐŽŶ х>dϭхϲ͗ϯϬхάϲ ΎDĂŶŝĐ sŝƐŝŽŶ Ϯхt&хϳ͗ϯϬхάϲ ΎDŝĚůĂŬĞх ƌƚƐ ĞŶƚƌĞхϴƉŵхάϭϮ͘ϱϬ Ύ^ƉŽƌƚƐ EŝŐŚƚхďĂƌхϵƉŵхĨƌĞĞ

THURSDAY 28TH ΎhŶŝŽŶ ŽƵŶĐŝůх>dϮхϳƉŵ Ύ ůƵď ZĞƚƌŽ Θ ůƵď EĞŽх> ZхϭϬƉŵ Ύ&ŝůŵхϱϬϬ ĂǇƐ ŽĨ ^ƵŵŵĞƌх>dϭхϳ͗ϯϬ хάϰ͘ϱϬ хάϮ͘ϳϱ ΎEŽŶͲ^ƚŽƉ ϵϬƐ Θ >ŽĂĚĞĚхt&хϭϬƉŵ Ύ>ŝŵĞŚŽƵƐĞ >ŝǌǌǇхt&хϳ͗ϯϬхάϭϮ͘ϱϬ хάϯ͘ϱϬ Ύ ůůĞŐƌŝ ^ƚƌŝŶŐ YƵĂƌƚĞƚхh ^ĐŚŽŽů ŽĨ DƵƐŝĐхϳ͗ϯϬхάϰ SATURDAY 30TH Ύ>ŝǀĞ DƵƐŝĐ EŝŐŚƚхďĂƌхϴƉŵхĨƌĞĞ Ύ^ŽĂƉďŽǆх ƌƚƐ ĞŶƚƌĞхϭƉŵхάϲ ΎdŚĞ tƌŽŶŐ tŽŵĂŶх ƌƚƐ ĞŶƚƌĞх ΎWĂŵ͛Ɛ tĂƌŵͲƵƉхďĂƌхϴƉŵхĨƌĞĞΎ ϴƉŵхάϱ͘ϱϬ Ύ:Ž ĂƵůĮĞůĚхWůĂǇŚŽƵƐĞхϴƉŵхάϭϮ ΎWĂŵ͛Ɛ ,ŽƵƐĞх> Zхϵ͗ϯϬхάϴ͘ϱϬ FRIDAY 29TH ΎDĞůƚĚŽǁŶ Θ tƌĂŝƚŚхt&хϭϬƉŵ ΎEŽŵŝŶĂƟŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ hŶŝŽŶ ŽƵŶĐŝů ŽƉĞŶ хάϯ͘ϱϬ ΎDƵƐŝĐ Λ ϭх ƐƐĞŵďůǇ ,ŽƵƐĞхϭƉŵ хάϰ SUNDAY 31ST ΎEĂƚŚĂŶ &ĂŬĞх ƌƚƐ ĞŶƚƌĞхϴƉŵхάϴ ΎYƵŝǌхďĂƌхϳ͗ϯϬхĨƌĞĞ Ύ^ŽĐEŝŐŚƚхďĂƌхϴƉŵхĨƌĞĞ Ύ:ĂŵŝĞ dх> Zхϳ͗ϯϬхάϭϱ Ύ Ăƌ ďϰ > ZхďĂƌхϴƉŵхĨƌĞĞ

VENUE SPOTLIGHT> SAINSBURY’S CENTRE /ŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞůǇ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ďǇ EŽƌŵĂŶ &ŽƐƚĞƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌůǇ ϳϬƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƵůƟŶŐ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ƌĞǀŽůƵƟŽŶĂƌǇ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŝƐƚŽƌǇ ŽĨ ŵƵƐĞƵŵ ĚĞƐŝŐŶ͕ dŚĞ ^ĂŝŶƐďƵƌǇ ĞŶƚƌĞ ĨŽƌ sŝƐƵĂů ƌƚƐ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ Ă ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ŵƵƐĞƵŵƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ h< ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞ ƌĞŐƵůĂƌůǇ ŽƉĞŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŽŶůǇ Ă ƐƚŽŶĞ͛Ɛ ƚŚƌŽǁ ĂǁĂǇ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ EŽƌĨŽůŬ ĂŶĚ ŽŶƐƚĂďůĞ dĞƌƌĂĐĞƐ͘ /Ŷ ϭϵϳϯ ^ŝƌ ZŽďĞƌƚ ĂŶĚ >ĂĚǇ >ŝƐĂ ^ĂŝŶƐďƵƌǇ ĚŽŶĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ǁŽƌůĚ Ăƌƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ŽĨ ĂƐƚ ŶŐůŝĂ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ^ĂŝŶƐďƵƌǇ ĞŶƚƌĞ ĮƌƐƚ ŽƉĞŶĞĚ ŝƚƐ ĚŽŽƌƐ ƚŽ ǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐ ŝŶ ϭϵϳϴ͘ /ƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ^ĂŝŶƐďƵƌǇƐ͛ ŚŽƉĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͕ ĂĐĂĚĞŵŝĐ ƐƚĂī ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ƉƵďůŝĐ ǁŽƵůĚ ŐƌŽǁ ƚŽ ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌŬƐ ŽŶ ĚŝƐƉůĂǇ ŝŶ ŵƵĐŚ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ǁĂǇ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ^ĂŝŶƐďƵƌǇƐ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ŚĂĚ ĚŽŶĞ͕ ďǇ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ůŽŽŬ ĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚůǇ ĂŶĚ ĐůŽƐĞůǇ Ăƚ ƚŚĞŵ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐƚƌĂĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŽŽ ŵƵĐŚ ŵƵƐĞƵŵͲƐƚǇůĞ ƚĞǆƚ ĂŶĚ ůĂďĞůůŝŶŐ͘ KǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǆƚ ƐŝǆƚǇ ǇĞĂƌƐ͕ ŚĞ ĂŶĚ >ĂĚǇ ^ĂŝŶƐďƵƌǇ ĂĚĚĞĚ ǁŽƌŬƐ ďǇ ďŽƚŚ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ ĂŶĚ͕ ƉĞƌŚĂƉƐ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐůǇ͕ ĞŵĞƌŐŝŶŐ ƵƌŽƉĞĂŶ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ͘ tŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĂĚǀŝĐĞ ĂŶĚ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ Ă ŚĂŶĚĨƵů ŽĨ ĚĞĂůĞƌƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ ĂůƐŽ ŐƌĞǁ ƚŽ

ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ŽďũĞĐƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĐƵůƚƵƌĞƐ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ĮǀĞ ƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚ ǇĞĂƌƐ ŽĨ ŚƵŵĂŶ ĐƌĞĂƟǀŝƚǇ͘ tŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ ǁĂƐ ŽīĞƌĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ŝŶ ϭϵϳϯ͕ ŝƚ ŶƵŵďĞƌĞĚ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚƌĞĞ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚ ǁŽƌŬƐ ďƵƚ͕ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƚƌĞ ŽƉĞŶĞĚ ĮǀĞ ǇĞĂƌƐ ůĂƚĞƌ͕ ŚŽƵƐĞĚ ŝŶ EŽƌŵĂŶ &ŽƐƚĞƌ͛Ɛ ĐƵƫŶŐ ĞĚŐĞ ĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĞ͕ ƚŚƌĞĞ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚ ŚĂĚ ďĞĐŽŵĞ Ɛŝǆ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚ͘ EŽǁ͕ ƚŚĞ ZŽďĞƌƚ ĂŶĚ >ŝƐĂ ^ĂŝŶƐďƵƌǇ ŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŽŶĞ ƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚ ƐĞǀĞŶ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚ ŽďũĞĐƚƐ͙ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐƟůů ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ͊ dŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ŝƐ ĂŶ ŽƌŶĂŵĞŶƚĂů ĂŶƚůĞƌ ĐŽŵď ĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚ ďǇ <ŝŶŐƐ >ǇŶŶ ŶĂƟǀĞ ĂƉƚĂŝŶ 'ĞŽƌŐĞ sĂŶĐŽƵǀĞƌ ŽŶ ŚŝƐ ǀŽǇĂŐĞ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ƚŚĞ WĂĐŝĮĐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ůĂƚĞ ϭϴƚŚ ĐĞŶƚƵƌǇ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌůŝĞƐƚ ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĞĚ ƉŝĞĐĞƐ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ͚důŝŶŐŝƚ͛ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͘ KŶ Ă ǁŝĚĞƌ ƐĐĂůĞ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ĂŶĐŝĞŶƚ ĂƌƚĞĨĂĐƚ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ϭϬ ŽďũĞĐƚƐ ƚŽ ƚĞůů Ă ŚŝƐƚŽƌǇ ŽĨ EŽƌĨŽůŬ ĂŶĚ ŝƚƐ ƉůĂĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͕͘ /ƚ ǁĂƐ ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĚ ĂƐ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ͚ ,ŝƐƚŽƌǇ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ tŽƌůĚ͚͕ Ă ĂŶĚ ƌŝƟƐŚ DƵƐĞƵŵ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƵƐĞƐ ŵƵƐĞƵŵ ŽďũĞĐƚƐ ƚŽ ƚĞůů ůŽĐĂů ĂŶĚ ŐůŽďĂů ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐ ŝŶ ŶĞǁ ǁĂǇƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚ͕ ƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĂĚŝŽ͘ Ƶƚ͕ ŝĨ ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂů ĂƌƚĞĨĂĐƚƐ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ŇŽĂƚ ǇŽƵƌ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ďŽĂƚ͕ ƚŚĞ ^ĂŝŶƐďƵƌǇ ĞŶƚƌĞ ŚĂƐ Ă ůŽƚ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŽ ŽīĞƌ͘ tŝƚŚ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ĞǆŚŝďŝƟŽŶƐ ƌĂŶŐŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ /ŶĚŝĂŶ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ͛ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞƐ ƚŽ

sŝĚĞŽхWůĂǇŚŽƵƐĞхϴƉŵхάϵ͘ϱϬ ΎDŽŶŬ /ŶĐх ƌƚƐ ĞŶƚƌĞхϴƉŵхάϰ Ύ^ƉŽƌƚƐ EŝŐŚƚхďĂƌхϵƉŵхĨƌĞĞ

THURSDAY 4TH Ύ&ŝůŵх&ƵŶŶǇ WĞŽƉůĞх>dϭхϳ͗ϯϬ хάϮ͘ϳϱ Ύ:Ğī >ĂŶŐх ƌƚƐ ĞŶƚƌĞхϴƉŵхάϴ ΎdŚĞ h &ĂĐƚŽƌхďĂƌхϴ͗ϯϬхĨƌĞĞ Ύ^ŝůĞŶƚ ŝƐĐŽх> ZхϭϬƉŵхάϱ͘ϱϬ

FRIDAY 5TH Ύ&ŝůŵх ŽƌŝĂŶ 'ƌĂǇх>dϭхϳ͗ϯϬхάϮ͘ϳϱ ΎdŝŶĐŚǇ ^ƚƌǇĚĞƌх> Zхϳ͗ϯϬхάϭϰ Ύ ŽŶĨƵƐŝŽŶƐхWƵƉƉĞƚ dŚĞĂƚƌĞхϳ͗ϯϬхάϲ Ύ^ŽĐEŝŐŚƚхďĂƌхϴƉŵхĨƌĞĞ Ύ ĂǀŝĚ ŽŚĞƌƚǇхWůĂǇŚŽƵƐĞхϴƉŵхάϭϬ MONDAY 1ST ΎϴϬƐ EŝŐŚƚ Θ ,ŝƚ WĂƌĂĚĞхt&хϭϬƉŵ Ύ&ŝůŵх ĞƐĞƌƚ ,ĞĂƌƚƐх>dϭхϳ͗ϯϬхĨƌĞĞ хάϯ͘ϱϬ ΎZŽƌǇ DĐsŝĐĂƌхWƵƉƉĞƚ dŚĞĂƚƌĞ хϳ͗ϯϬхάϯ SATURDAY 6TH Ύ/ŐůƵ Θ ,ĂƌƚůǇх ƌƚƐ ĞŶƚƌĞхϴƉŵхάϴ ΎdŚĞ DĂŐŶĞƚƐхWůĂǇŚŽƵƐĞхϳ͗ϯϬхάϭϱ Ύ Ăƌ ďϰ > ZхďĂƌхϴƉŵхĨƌĞĞ TUESDAY 2ND ΎKƟƐ 'ƌĂŶĚх ƌƚƐ ĞŶƚƌĞхϴ͗ϯϬхάϭϬ Ύ^ĂůƐĂ >ĞƐƐŽŶх,ŝǀĞхϱƉŵхάϮ ΎEŽǁ ϵϬƐ Θ 'ƌŝƚх> ZхϭϬƉŵхάϰ͘ϱϬ Ύ,ŽƵƐŝŶŐ ^ŽĐŝĂůх,ŝǀĞхϱ͗ϯϬхĨƌĞĞ ΎDĞůƚĚŽǁŶ Θ ZĂǁŬƵƐхt&хϭϬƉŵхάϯ͘ϱϬ Ύ^Ăůƚ Žǆ ŽŵĞĚǇ ůƵďх ƌƚƐ ĞŶƚƌĞ хϴƉŵхάϴ SUNDAY 7TH Ύ Ăƌ ďϰ > Zх> ZхϴƉŵхĨƌĞĞ Ύ ŝŐ WƌŝǌĞ YƵŝǌхďĂƌхϳ͗ϯϬхĨƌĞĞ Ύϵϵϵ ŵĞƌŐĞŶĐǇ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐх> Z хϭϬ͗ϯϬхάϯ͘ϱϬ MONDAY 8TH Ύ:ĂƐŽŶ ǇƌŶĞхWůĂǇŚŽƵƐĞхϴƉŵхάϭϲ͘ϱϬ WEDNESDAY 3RD ΎtŽƌĚ ŽĨ DŽƵƚŚх ƌƚƐ ĞŶƚƌĞхϴƉŵхάϲ Ύ h'ηϯ͗ dŚĞ ǀŽůƵƟŽŶ ŽĨ DƵƐŝĐ

ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐ ŝŶƚŽůĞƌĂŶĐĞ͕ ƌŝŽƚƐ͕ ƚĞƌƌŽƌŝƐŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŶƵĐůĞĂƌ ƐƚĂŶĚͲŽī ǁŝƚŚ WĂŬŝƐƚĂŶ͕ ; ŌĞƌƐŚŽĐŬ͗ ŽŶŇŝĐƚ͕ sŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ZĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͕ ϮϬϬϳͿ ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ ďǇ ĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌǇ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ ǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĨŽƵŶĚ ŝŶƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞŽĐĐƵƉĂƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƐƵƌƌĞĂůŝƐƚƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ^ĂůǀĂĚŽƌ Ăůŝ ĂŶĚ ZĞŶĞĞ DĂŐƌŝƩĞ͕ ;^ƵďǀĞƌƐŝǀĞ ^ƉĂĐĞƐ͕ ϮϬϬϵͿ͘ dŚĞ ĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ŝŶƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶĂů ƐƉĂĐĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐ͘ dŚĞ ^ĂŝŶƐďƵƌǇ ĞŶƚƌĞ͛Ɛ ŵŽƐƚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ ĞǆŚŝďŝƟŽŶ͕ ĞŶƟƚůĞĚ zŽƵƌ ĂƐƚ͕ ;ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ ǀŝĞǁŝŶŐ ƵŶƟů ƚŚĞ ϮϴƚŚ ŽĨ :ĂŶƵĂƌǇͿ ĚŝƐƉůĂǇƐ ƚǁŽ ĨĂƐĐŝŶĂƟŶŐ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ ďǇ EŽƌĨŽůŬ ďĂƐĞĚ ƉŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚĞƌƐ ŶĚǇ ƌŽƵĐŚ ĂŶĚ ŶĚŝ ^ĂƉĞǇ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŽůŽƵƌĨƵů ĂŶĚ ƐƚƌŝŬŝŶŐ ĚĞƉŝĐƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ďŽƚŚ EŽƌĨŽůŬ ĂŶĚ :ĂƉĂŶ͕ Ă ƐĞĞŵŝŶŐůǇ ƵŶƵƐƵĂů ĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶ Ăƚ ĮƌƐƚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ ŐĞŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐĂůůǇ ĨĂƌ ĂƉĂƌƚ͕ ďƵƚ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ĂƌƟƐƚ͛Ɛ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌŝƚǇ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ĂŶĚ

ǀŝďƌĂŶƚ ƐƚǇůĞ͘ ůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞůǇ͕ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ϵƚŚ ŽĨ &ĞďƌƵĂƌǇ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ϮϯƌĚ ŽĨ DĂǇ ϮϬϭϬ͕ ƚǁŽ ŵŽƌĞ ĞǆŚŝďŝƟŽŶƐ ǁŝůů ďĞ ŽƉĞŶ ĨŽƌ ǀŝĞǁŝŶŐ͘ dŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ͕ dŚĞ ŶĚĞƌƐŽŶ ŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƌƚ EŽƵǀĞĂƵ͕ ŝƐ Ă ƌĞŵĂƌŬĂďůĞ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďƌĞĂĚƚŚ ŽĨ ƌƚ EŽƵǀĞĂƵ ĚĞƐŝŐŶ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ĞǆƋƵŝƐŝƚĞ ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞůǇ ĂƐƐĞŵďůĞĚ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇ͘ /ƚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ũĞǁĞůůĞƌǇ͕ ĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞ͕ ŐůĂƐƐǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚ ŵĞƚĂůǁŽƌŬ ĨĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŇƵŝĚ ŽƌŐĂŶŝĐ ůŝŶĞƐ ĂŶĚ ǁŚŝƉůĂƐŚ ĐƵƌǀĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐĞĚ ƵƌŽƉĞĂŶ ƐƚǇůĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ůĂƐƚ ǇĞĂƌƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ϭϵƚŚ ĂŶĚ ĞĂƌůǇ ǇĞĂƌƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ϮϬƚŚ ĐĞŶƚƵƌǇ͘ dŚĞ ƐĞĐŽŶĚ͕ dŚĞ ƌƟƐƚ͛Ɛ ^ƚƵĚŝŽ͕ ĞǆƉůŽƌĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐ ǁĂǇƐ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ ŚĂǀĞ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚƵĚŝŽƐ͗ ĂƐ ƐŽĐŝĂďůĞ Žƌ ƚŚĞĂƚƌŝĐĂů ƐƉĂĐĞƐ͖ ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ ƌŽŽŵƐ ĨŽƌ ƌĞŇĞĐƟŽŶ͖ Žƌ ƐŝƚĞƐ ĨŽƌ ďŽŚĞŵŝĂŶ Žƌ ĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞ ůŝĨĞƐƚǇůĞƐ͕ ĨĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐ ƉĂŝŶƟŶŐƐ ďǇ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ WĂƵů ĠǌĂŶŶĞ ĂŶĚ ƉŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚƐ ďǇ ƌƵĐĞ ĞƌŶĂƌĚ ĂŶĚ WĞƌƌǇ KŐĚĞŶ͘ The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts can be contacted on 01603 593199 and is open Tuesday - Sunday 10am - 5pm, Wednesday 10am - 8pm and is closed on Mondays. More importantly, admission for students is free! www.scva.org.uk Laura Riggs

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ϭ͗ >ŝŬĞůǇ ƚŽ ĐĂƵƐĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĚĞďĂƚĞ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚĐƌǇ ;ϭϯͿ ϳ͗ dŚĞ ŽŶůǇ ŶŐůŝƐŚ ŬŝŶŐ ƚŽ ďĞ 'ƌĞĂƚ ;ϲͿ ϴ͗ ĞƌĞĂů ŵĂĚĞ ŽĨ ŽĂƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĚƌŝĞĚ ĨƌƵŝƚ ;ϲͿ ϭϬ͗ dŚĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ŚŽůĚĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨƌŝĐĂŶ ƵƉ ŽĨ EĂƟ ŽŶƐ ;ϱͿ ϭϭ͗ dŽ Śŝƚ ƐŚƵŋ Ğ ŽŶ ĂŶ DWϯ ƉůĂǇĞƌ ;ϵͿ ϭϮ͗ DŽŶĂƐƚĞƌǇ͕ ĨĂŵŽƵƐ ŽŶĞ Ăƚ tĞƐƚŵŝŶƐƚĞƌ ;ϱͿ ϭϱ͗ dŚĞ ĂďŝůŝƚǇ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ;ϱͿ ϭϳ͗ DĞǆŝĐĂŶ ƐƉŝƌŝƚ͕ ƐĞƌǀĞĚ ĂƐ Ă ƐŚŽƚ ǁŝƚŚ ƐĂůƚ ĂŶĚ ůĞŵŽŶ ;ϳͿ ϭϴ͗ ^ŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ Žƌ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ŝƌƌŝƚĂƚĞƐ ;ϴͿ ϭϵ͗ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ŝŶ ŽŶŶĞƟ ĐƵƚ ;ϰͿ ϮϬ͗ ƐǇƐƚĞŵ ŽĨ ƌĂŶŬŝŶŐ͕ ƉůĂĐŝŶŐ ƐŽŵĞ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĂďŽǀĞ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ;ϵͿ

ϭ͗ ďŽǆ ĨŽƌ ƉĂĐŬĂŐŝŶŐ ;ϱͿ Ϯ͗ sĞƌǇ ŐŽŽĚ Žƌ ƐƚǇůŝƐŚ ;ϱͿ ϯ͗ tŚĞŶ Ă ƐƉĂĐĞ ƐŚƵƩ ůĞ ƌĞƚƵƌŶƐ ƚŽ ĞĂƌƚŚ͛Ɛ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ;ϳͿ ϰ͗ DĞĞƟ ŶŐ ĂŐĂŝŶ ĂŌ Ğƌ Ă ƉĞƌŝŽĚ ĂƉĂƌƚ ;ϳͿ ϱ͗ ŚŽƌŵŽŶĞ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƚƌŽů ĚŝĂďĞƚĞƐ ;ϳͿ ϲ͗ ŽĐƚƌŝŶĞ ŽĨ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ŶŽŶͲŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟ ŽŶ ;ϳ͕ ϱͿ ϵ͗ KŶĞ ǁŚŽ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƐ 'ŽĚ ŝƐ ƵŶŬŶŽǁŶ Žƌ ƵŶŬŶŽǁĂďůĞ ;ϴͿ ϭϮ͗ 'ƌĞĞŶ ůŝƋƵĞƵƌ ǁŝƚŚ ǀĞƌǇ ŚŝŐŚ ĂůĐŽŚŽů ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ͕ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ &ƌĂŶĐĞ ;ĂůƚĞƌŶĂƚĞ ƐƉĞůůŝŶŐͿ ;ϳͿ ϭϯ͗ ^ĐŽƫ ƐŚ ǁŝŶĚ ŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚ ;ϳͿ ϭϰ͗ DĂŶĐŚĞƐƚĞƌ hŶŝƚĞĚ͛Ɛ ůŽŶŐĞƐƚ ƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ ŵĂŶĂŐĞƌ͕ DĂƩ ͺͺͺͺͺ ;ϱͿ ϭϲ͗ ũĞǁĞůůĞĚ ƐŵĂůů ĐƌŽǁŶ ǁŽƌŶ ďǇ ǁŽŵĞŶ ;ϱͿ

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