Rebecca Nicholson is a columnist for the Observer and the Guardian
August 2024
The big idea
The big idea: are we all beginning to have the same taste?
Music seems to be at the forefront of a rush to uniformity. It’s time to rebel
TV review
Bad Monkey review – Vince Vaughn’s easy-going detective drama is tons of fun
There are femme fatales, drive-by shootings and plenty of sticking it to the man in this pulpy comedy-mystery. Its beautiful Florida location will make you yearn for a holiday
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The Influencer review – judging by these social media stars, humanity’s future is bleak
Complicit by Reah Bravo review – a revisionist history of #MeToo
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Fantasmas review – this wildly creative comedy is a beacon of hope for TV’s future
July 2024
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Saucy! Secrets of the British Sex Comedy review – a cheeky look at cinema’s wild sexploitation craze
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Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam review – the shocking, surreal swindle behind ‘NSync
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Surviving the Post Office review – fresh details of the appalling scandal will make you even more angry
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Simone Biles: Rising review – the greatest gymnast of all time sets the record straight
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The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning review – feelgood TV that expands your heart
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End of Summer review – a nightmarish thriller about a terrible therapist
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Tom Kerridge Cooks Britain review – an empty, flavourless screensaver passing for television
June 2024
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The Bear season three review – unbelievably frustrating
Lesbians unleashed! The joyous, sexually explicit photographer no publisher would touch
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Adam Lambert: Out, Loud and Proud review – give this compelling singer his own podcast series
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House of the Dragon season two review – unmissable TV … eventually
Book of the day
The Friday Afternoon Club by Griffin Dunne review – Hollywood tales
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Copa 71: The Lost Lionesses review – the wild tale of the Women’s World Cup that Fifa tried to stop
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Cursed Histories review – so bonkers you’ll struggle not to laugh
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Lost Boys & Fairies review – a beautiful gay adoption extravaganza
