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Doubts on Banksy

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What is so enticing – and infuriating – about this mystery man’s slapdash approach to political commentary?
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Death of the Album, rise of the playlist

The album, once the definitive artistic statement in music, is being increasingly overshadowed by the rise of the playlist. Streaming platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music have reshaped...
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Dindymene: A Dream

And on the seventh day, we found HER temple, feasted on HER sight. Enthroned. Flanked by mammoths on both sides. There, there! Berry-ringed fingers on berry-strung vines: vision clipped with paralysed sparrow...
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In the Beginning

I was alone with the earth and the sun before youcame along: there was no life, no song, not even words.My hope had been lost to the breeze, reveries...
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