Robert Hensley-King
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Toronto | Research, writing, teaching: film | Fan of music and literature.
“Here are some things to think about before you start buying vinyl, with the caveat that someone out there is bound to disagree with nearly all of it.” 😝
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Should I Get Into Vinyl Records?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/arts/music/vinyl-records-collecting.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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#TheCureFriday
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The Cure - If Only Tonight We Could Sleep (MTV Unplugged, 24 Jan. 1991)
YouTube video by Pink Camel
https://youtu.be/lR1xylFgxOU?si=1zQIQdEwgEpl24AY
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Dream-pop at its most divine: Cocteau Twins’ 20 greatest songs – ranked!
Forty years on from the release of their Victorialand album, we rank the Scottish band’s 20 best tracks, from goth beginnings to weightless masterpieces
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/apr/09/dream-pop-at-its-most-divine-cocteau-twins-20-greatest-songs-ranked
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Drop some SIGNS
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On the waterfront
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Friday cheers!
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‘I wrote The Sopranos to get over my mother wishing me dead’: David Chase on his mob masterpiece – and his new LSD epic
Will the great TV writer ever top his mega hit? He talks us through his new series about the CIA’s attempts to weaponise LSD – and reveals why James Gandolfini called him ‘Satan’
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/mar/27/sopranos-writer-david-chase-interview-mother-james-gandolfini-mk-ultra-cia-lsd
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The Cure Bananafishbones, Piggy In The Mirror, The Top Live The Tube 06/04/84
YouTube video by TravisBickle1963
https://youtu.be/9IAimg22gkk?si=d1JyhU64cy-KJUMi
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Paul McCartney In His Own Words
McCartney discusses what it was like being a Beatle in the eye of the storm
https://readfoyer.com/article/paul-mccartney-his-own-words
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On Wednesdays we wear black
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Philip Castle obituary
Airbrush artist who created iconic posters for A Clockwork Orange and Full Metal Jacket, as well as artwork for Pulp and the Rolling Stones
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/mar/20/philip-castle-obituary
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The Cure - Primary (Rock Werchter 2019 Belgium) #TheCureWatchParty #TheCure #RockWerchter
YouTube video by The Cure Forever
https://youtu.be/I7LtGnHiYJg?si=FKwgj7Qa6sBNwHB8
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Hannah 🌹🏳️🌈
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Obsessed actually.
faroutmagazine.co.uk/how-grace-sl...
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How Grace Slick became the first to swear on American TV
In 1969, the day after Woodstock, Jefferson Airplane performed 'We Can Be Together' on the Dick Cavett show, with Grace Slick including all the profanities.
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/how-grace-slick-became-the-first-person-to-say-the-f-word-on-american-tv/
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‘A lot of late 70s bands wore grey. But we were determined to have fun’: the return of the mega-influential Swell Maps after 46 years
Championed by the BBC’s John Peel and signed to Rough Trade, the band were punk when that meant DIY, psychedelia and prog as well as screaming chords. What’s more, they loved Pink Floyd …
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/mar/10/swell-maps-interview-jowe-head
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‘A lot of comedians don’t have a sense of humour’: Jack Dee on his loser Lead Balloon creation Rick Spleen
‘Rick’s basically a what-if version of me. Had I not found success, that’s how I would have been – deluding myself into thinking success will come, or believing it’s not my fault that it hasn’t’
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/mar/09/jack-dee-loser-lead-balloon-creation-rick-spleen
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‘I owe Iron Maiden my English A-level!’ The great literature our writers discovered through pop music
Ahead of World Book Day on Thursday, Guardian music writers pick out the musicians whose literary references illuminated them – from Adam Ant on Joe Orton to the National on Grace Paley
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/mar/04/world-book-day-iron-maiden-english-literature-pop-music
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On Wednesdays we wear black
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Erin
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#FruitPiesInASongOrMovie
Boys don't pie 🎶🥧 Now I would do almost any cream To get you blackberry pie But I just keep on laughing Hiding the pears in my pies 'Cause boys don't pie
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On Wednesdays, we wear black
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Exclaim!
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'SCTV' Is Coming to Streaming for the First Time
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'SCTV' Is Coming to Streaming for the First Time
The extremely influential sketch show launched by Toronto's Second City comedy troupe, 'SCTV,' is finally coming to streaming for the
http://dlvr.it/TR72hw
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Paul McCartney, Beatlemania and Photography
Rarely seen photographs by McCartney go on view at the AGO in February 2026
https://readfoyer.com/article/paul-mccartney-beatlemania-and-photography?utm_source=wordfly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Foyer2%2C19%2C26&utm_content=version_A&sourceNumber=4242
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Hello Goodbye
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The Cure - Hello Goodbye
YouTube video by The Art of McCartney
https://youtu.be/uDxDW9jEjHg?si=yLB-CZa74MP_X6jE
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Paul McCartney reading the Toronto Star (AGO exhibition)
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Share an iconic album cover
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On Wednesdays We Wear Black
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Tuesday Cheers
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Robert Duvall: a life in pictures
The Godfather and Apocalypse Now star Robert Duvall has died at the age of 95. Here we look back at his career
https://www.theguardian.com/film/gallery/2026/feb/16/robert-duvall-a-life-in-pictures
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A Holiday Monday
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Happy Sunday!
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The Drowning Man, BBC session with Richard Skinner, 1981
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The Cure - The Drowning Man (BBC Sessions)
YouTube video by Oloferne8181
https://youtu.be/WFRQeVEYd90?si=XybZzyw8quYNHMzp
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From Brontë to Ballard, Orwell to Okri: the best songs inspired by literature – ranked!
As Kate Bush’s Wuthering Heights gets a boost from a new film adaptation, we survey the surprising, seditious and sensual ways in which prose has influenced pop
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/feb/12/best-songs-inspired-by-literature-ranked
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Titanic director James Cameron among new Governor-General’s performing arts laureates
Choreographer Sylvain Émard and scenographer Susan Benson are also among those receiving the distinction
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/article-titanic-director-james-cameron-governor-general-performing-arts/?utm_source=Shared+Article+Sent+to+User&utm_medium=LinkCopy&utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links
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On Wednesdays, We Wear Black
#Toronto
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Will McKinley
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SCTV is on Internet Archive if you'd like to enjoy the early work of Catherine O'Hara and her fellow sketch comedy gods. S1:
archive.org/details/sctv...
S2:
archive.org/details/sctv...
S3:
archive.org/details/19-m...
S4-5:
archive.org/details/66-s...
S6 + Cinemax:
archive.org/details/sctv...
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Late addition to my
@slapstickfest.bsky.social
duties. I’m now hosting Armando Iannucci, Chris Addison and Rebecca Front in a special session on The Thick of It. 8 February. Book here. Nearly sold out.
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The Thick Of It: Politics, Power & Profanity | Slapstick Festival
Step back into the chaotic corridors of Whitehall as creator Armando Iannucci reunites with key members of his award-winning ensemble for a celebration of one of television’s sharpest, funniest and mo...
https://slapstick.org.uk/events/the-thick-of-it-politics-power-profanity/
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10 years of Photo Brussels, Belgium’s leading photography festival
Tenth edition showcases Belgian talent and introduces global themes and artists in a celebration of creativity
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/jan/30/10-years-of-photo-brussels-belgiums-leading-photography-festival
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On Wednesdays We Wear Black 🖤
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