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Black and British: An Untold Story

David Olusoga

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A vital re-examination of a shared history, published to accompany the landmark BBC Two series. In...

Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Suiting the Action to the Word

Regina Buccola and Peter Kanelos

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The Chicago Shakespeare Theater is widely known for vibrant productions that reflect the Bard's...

Kevin Morby recommended track True Love Leaves No Traces by Leonard Cohen in Death of a Ladies' Man by Leonard Cohen in Music (curated)

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True Love Leaves No Traces by Leonard Cohen

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"I think this song is fun and sort of ridiculous, it's bombastic and big. There's so much reverb on ‘True Love Leaves No Traces’, it's crazy. He’s on the record cover with the women and he called it Death of a Ladies' Man! It's so beautiful and it's very well written, but it's kind of through this filter that you can't help but just kind of laugh loud. “There’s that song called ‘Memories’ where he sings “Your naked body...” and it’s just ridiculous; it's playful and fun in a way that only Leonard Cohen really knew how to be. If you listen to some of his interviews he's such a poetic man and he knows exactly how to say whatever he wants to say. Sometimes he chooses to say funny things and that record is kind of like that to me. “When you discover albums like this, you're like, 'There's actually really great songs in here, the production is insane, but what he's saying is really cool.' He was in his fifties at that point; he was drinking tea"

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Erika (17789 KP) rated Surviving R. Kelly in TV

Sep 29, 2019

Surviving R. Kelly

2019 | Crime, Documentary

7.3

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So, after a tireless search yesterday, I decided to watch this documentary miniseries. It was very disturbing in multiple ways.
For one, it made me glad I never paid for any R. Kelly songs. The only song I have on my iPod was provided to me, courtesy of Limewire. Secondly, it made me feel incredibly terrible for laughing at all of the skits and jokes surrounding R. Kelly, like the Chappelle Show and South Park.
This series features multiple survivors, and the families of women still trapped in this strange sex cult. That dude is sick and likes children. I have to say Vince Staples' rant that was featured in the last ep was my favorite part, because it was purely the truth.
As always, it's interesting to think about that if the victims weren't the race that they are, maybe something would have been done sooner. It really makes you sick to your stomach.

The only thing I didn't like is that some of the episodes repeated portions of the interviews again.