DALE BERNING SAWA
Art critic, culture journalist
Untitled, 1974
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Heston Blumenthal: 'The most intimate relationship you can have? With your breath' The Guardian
Britain’s foremost food sorcerer has been away ‘resharpening his saw’ on a five-year hiatus from TV. As he returns, he talks self care, sexism – and much more. Read more here
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Call My Agent: get au fait with the smash hit French comedy-drama The Guardian
As the celeb-stuffed show returns for a final season, we look at what makes it such a hit on both sides of the Channel. Read more here
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Jena Friedman: the outrageous talkshow host women have been waiting for The Guardian
Provocative and very funny, the comedian’s satirical chatshow specialises in taking on white men who have never had their values questioned. Read more here
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'A bunch of eejits taking on the world': the gloriously gobby Derry Girls are back The Guardian
It is Ulster’s answer to Reservoir Dogs. The stars and creator of the riotous runaway hit reveal how it has changed their lives – and could even end up as a movie. Read more here
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Call My Agent: the French comedy gem A-listers are desperate to star in The Guardian
The sharp, hilarious look at the hell of being an agent already features everyone from Juliette Binoche to Isabelle Huppert sending themselves up. Now, Hollywood has come knocking. Read more here
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Mouche review – French remake of Fleabag gets lost in translation The Guardian
It’s got guinea pigs, evil stepmums and sharp one-liners, but Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s magic is missing from this Parisian update of her acclaimed comedy. Read more here
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'Take care of your actors': the intimacy director keeping Netflix’s sex scenes safe
The Guardian
The teen comedy Sex Education has been praised for its sex-positive bedroom portrayals. Its secret weapon? An intimacy co-ordinator and her copy of The Lesbian Kama Sutra. Read more here
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Awkwafina: ‘I was just rapping about my genitalia – not making a feminist message’ The Guardian
New Yorker Nora Lum, AKA Awkwafina, has been going places since My Vag went viral on YouTube – now she’s playing a scrappy wingman in the movie Ocean’s 8. Read more here
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Archie Panjabi: ‘Not getting on EastEnders didn’t turn out too badly’ The Guardian
Rejected by the soap three times, the British star was told an ‘Indian actress’ wouldn’t make it in Hollywood. Now she’s in demand both sides of the Atlantic ... just don’t ask about The Good Wife. Read more here