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A decade ago, I knew nothing about organizing. But ordinary people are essential to fighting the rise of authoritarianism

It gave us Game of Thrones, The Sopranos and The Wire. But as HBO Max comes to the UK and with new ownership imminent, the network that reinvented TV is fighting to stay itself

Colón’s music combined jazz, rock and salsa, incorporating rhythms from Cuba, Puerto Rico, Brazil and Africa American salsa legend Willie Colón, the pioneering trombonist, vocalist and composer, died on Saturday at age 75, his family said in a statement. “While we grieve his absence, we also rejoice in the timeless gift of his music and the cherished memories he created that will live on forever,” the family said on Colón’s Facebook page. Continue reading...

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Without a weighty Le Carré novel behind it, there were fears the steamy, stylish spy series would feel phoned in. We needn’t have worried – it’s been a delight

The US is under nuclear attack, in Kathryn Bigelow's clumsily assembled and extremely toxic apologia of "preemptive defence" - now on Netflix

Jim Jarmusch's latest, an anthology about families, is about words not spoken, and people gone but not forgotten.

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Even though he’s partial to hideous noise, free jazz is mostly unknown to the Guardian’s pop critic. A new guidebook from Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore may change his mind

Max Verstappen regrets his Spanish Grand Prix penalty but says he won't blame it if he loses the world championship by less than 10 points.

Thrilling American jazz drummer, pianist and composer who played with some of the genre’s greatest stars

Half-measures would have little or no meaningful impact on child poverty rates, Resolution Foundation analysis finds Failure to abolish the two-child benefit limit would wreck the government’s child poverty ambitions and risk creating levels of hardship not seen under a Labour government for more than half a century, an analysis warns. The Resolution Foundation said political courage was required for ministers to show they are serious about reversing trends that, if not addressed, would push the rate of child poverty to a historic high by the end of the decade. Continue reading...