BBC Cultureflipped into MusicMusic Sampa The Great: The African voice of Australian rapBBC Culture - By Kish LalBorn in Botswana and raised in Zambia, Sampa The Great is one of Australia’s rising hip-hop stars. Innovations in hip-hop often don’t happen when there are new stories to tell, but rather when those who
BBC Cultureflipped into All StoriesTerminator Terminator Dark Fate review: Please terminate this franchiseBBC Culture - By Nicholas BarberOriginal stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton are reunited in this latest instalment of the cyborg franchise – but otherwise it’s pointless, writes Nicholas Barber. Well, he did say he’d be Arnold
BBC Cultureflipped into All StoriesBallet How fashion fell in love with balletBBC Culture - By Cath PoundOnce considered an ‘immoral’ figure, the ballerina has since become the epitome of elegance and refinement – and a significant style muse. Cath Pound explores balletic influence. With their mutual love
BBC Cultureflipped into FilmFilm (UK) Rewatching old films like Brief Encounter or Star WarsBBC Culture - By Clare ThorpWith so much entertainment to choose from, we still can’t resist revisiting old favourites. Clare Thorp asks why we need to watch the same films over and over. In this era of peak content, we don’t have
BBC Cultureflipped into Music Why Young Thug is the 21st Century’s most influential rapperBBC Culture - By Jeff WeissThe Atlanta star has become his own genre; he is the sun king at the centre of rap’s solar system If you haven't heard of Young Thug, the chances are you've heard someone who sounds like Young Thug. The
BBC Cultureflipped into ArtPaul Gauguin Gauguin’s ‘strange, beautiful and exploitative’ portraitsBBC Culture - By Holly WilliamsPaul Gauguin’s portraits painted in Tahiti ‘expanded the parameters of portraiture’, but they were exoticised for a Western market. Now, modern artists are subverting this legacy. The backdrop to the is
BBC Cultureflipped into All StoriesWatchmen Why HBO’s Watchmen is a perfect comic-book adaptationBBC Culture - By Nicholas BarberWe live in a world filled with superhero films and TV shows. But none have been as stunningly ambitious as this new take on Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ seminal graphic novel. Does anyone fancy seeing
BBC Cultureflipped into All StoriesCulture The Crown: Dressing the on-screen royal familyBBC CultureFrom the Queen’s wedding dress to Princess Margaret’s glamorous eveningwear, the costumes of TV drama The Crown have been extraordinary. The designers explain how they came about. When Queen Elizabeth
BBC Cultureflipped into All StoriesArt How art created stereotypes of the Arab worldBBC Culture - By Sophia Smith GalerA new exhibition at the British Museum, reveals how a colonial art movement’s impact is still felt today, writes Sophia Smith-Galer. Harems, fezes and monkeys. Long shisha pipes are entwined around the
BBC Cultureflipped into All StoriesCulture The Instagram photos reframing AfricaBBC Culture - By Adora MbaA new generation of African photographers is transforming how the continent is viewed – dispelling traditional norms via social media, writes Adora Mba. Patrice Lumumba, the first Prime Minister of the
BBC Cultureflipped into MusicMusic How today’s rappers are resurrecting the spirit of punkBBC Culture - By Thomas HobbsFrom the UK’s Slowthai to JPEGMAFIA and Rico Nasty in the US, a thrilling hip-hop punk hybrid sound is stirring young people into a frenzy, writes Thomas Hobbs. There are few things more exhilarating being
BBC Cultureflipped into FilmFilm (UK) Film review: Maleficent: Mistress of EvilBBC Culture - By Caryn JamesShe’s bad, she’s good, she’s bad again. It’s hard to keep up with Maleficent, but one thing is certain: when making plans to meet the future in-laws, no one wants to hear, “Maleficent is coming to dinner”.
BBC Cultureflipped into All StoriesRap & Hip-Hop The greatest hip-hop songs from around the worldBBC Culture - By TM BrownWe polled 106 critics from 13 countries across six continents to find out the best hip-hop song – here are their picks of songs from outside the US The global growth of hip-hop is best measured in decades.
BBC Cultureflipped into All StoriesAthens Why does Athens look so quirky?BBC Culture - By Alex SakalisFrom elegant Neoclassical paradise to muddled concrete sprawl – how did the Greek capital come to look the way it does? By Alex Sakalis. Foreign visitors to Athens are often stunned by the appearance the
BBC Cultureflipped into FilmFilm (UK) Abdus Salam: The Muslim science genius forgotten by historyBBC Culture - By Abigail BeallThe Pakistani physicist’s work led to the discovery of the Higgs boson, but he was disowned in his home country for his faith. Now a Netflix film is putting him back in the spotlight. In 1979, Pakistani
BBC Cultureflipped into FilmJesse Pinkman El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie is a colossal waste of timeBBC Culture - By Hugh MontgomerySix years after his drug-dealing TV drama ended, creator Vince Gilligan has conjured up a feature-length sequel. But the result is lazy beyond belief, writes Hugh Montgomery. Did we need more Breaking
BBC Cultureflipped into ArtCulture Is this the first time sex was depicted in art?BBC Culture - By Kelly GrovierIn the first of our new series The Art of Feeling, Kelly Grovier explores the history of love in painting and sculpture – from a crude prehistoric valentine to a chiselled canoodle. It’s complicated. that
BBC Cultureflipped into All StoriesFreddie Mercury Who was the real Freddie Mercury?BBC Culture - By Nick LevineAs a new box-set of Mercury’s solo work is released, Nick Levine considers the Queen legend’s mysterious identity – and his complex relationship with both his race and sexuality. In 1984, two years after
BBC Cultureflipped into ArtCulture The mysterious ancient figure challenging China’s historyBBC Culture - By Alastair SookeA spectacular jade carving may hold the clue to an early society that predates what many historians believed to be China’s oldest, writes Alastair Sooke. A grimacing figure wearing an elaborate feathered
BBC Cultureflipped into All StoriesCulture Why this Biggie track is the greatest hip-hop songBBC Culture - By Sowmya KrishnamurthyWhy has The Notorious B.I.G.’s debut Juicy topped BBC Music’s poll of the greatest hip-hop songs of all time? Sowmya Krishnamurthy explains. There’s one song in hip-hop that embodies the culture perfectly.
BBC Cultureflipped into All Stories19th Century Why are the French so chic?BBC Culture - By Joobin BekhradFrom Marie Antoinette to today’s haute couture, France has long ruled fashion. Joobin Bekhrad explores the reasons why, as a nation, it is the undisputed queen of style. “It was my dream to visit Paris,”
BBC Cultureflipped into All StoriesCulture Greatest hip-hop song poll: Trends and surprisesBBC Culture - By Sowmya KrishnamurthyThe poll is ‘Golden Age’-heavy, has only two women, features Biggie and Kanye, but there’s no place for JAY-Z Hip-hop heads love competition. It’s integral to the DNA and the pulse of the culture. Who’s
BBC Cultureflipped into All StoriesMusic The greatest hip-hop songs of all timeBBC Culture - By TM BrownBBC Music polled over 100 critics in 15 countries to find the best hip-hop song ever – here’s the top 25 list (Warning: Some song titles in this list contain language some readers may find offensive) Sugarhill
BBC Cultureflipped into MusicMusic The greatest hip-hop songs of all time – who votedBBC CultureWe polled 108 critics from 15 countries across six continents to find out the best hip-hop song – here are their ballots in full (Warning: Some of the song titles in this list contain language some readers
BBC Cultureflipped into All StoriesMusic Why are there so few women in ‘best-of’ hip-hop polls?BBC Culture - By J’na JamersonWomen are just as much a part of hip-hop and rap as their male counterparts. Whether it’s through their rapping abilities, writing chops, or ground-breaking decision-making skills behind-the-scenes, ladies
BBC Cultureflipped into All StoriesJojo Rabbit Film review: Four stars for Jojo RabbitBBC Culture - By Nicholas Barber‘The balance between light and darkness is remarkable,’ in Taika Waititi’s new film set in Nazi Germany. And Scarlett Johansson is a revelation, writes Nicholas Barber. Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit is sweet-natured,
BBC Cultureflipped into All StoriesCulture Is Bouquet of Tulips the year’s most controversial artwork?BBC Culture - By Michael-Oliver HardingAs Jeff Koons’ controversial ‘gift’ to the citizens of Paris is unveiled, Michael-Oliver Harding asks whether it could join a lengthy list of formerly condemned, now cherished public artworks. Years before
BBC Cultureflipped into All StoriesLighthouses Film review: The LighthouseBBC Culture - By Nicholas BarberFive stars for Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe in The Lighthouse, a film in which “there is nowhere the story won’t go and nothing the actors won’t do”. Robert Eggers’ hallucinatory new film, The Lighthouse,
BBC Cultureflipped into FilmFilm (UK) What the Joker says about the world he terrorisesBBC Culture - By Nicholas BarberSince 1940, the villain has taken many forms. As the new Joker film is released, Nicholas Barber reflects on his history – and how each incarnation of him reflects its era. Doctor Death, The Monk, Professor
BBC Cultureflipped into ArtArt Cabarets: The ultimate spaces for hedonism – and satireBBC Culture - By Cath PoundAs a new exhibition opens at the Barbican in London, Cath Pound explores how cabarets and nightclubs have offered freedom for those on the margins. Cafés, clubs and cabarets have long been a source of
