Only because I prefer a positive to a negative. In this game that we're playing, we can't win. Some kinds of failure are better than other kinds, that's all

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MASS IN 

M O T I O N

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Skee-Lo

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BEATS, RHYMES & LIFE
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Skee-Lo is the rapper who, on his debut single I Wish, dissed himself, so no one else could. Described by the Manila Standard as "a true rarity — a rap song that dares to express vulnerable sentiments while retaining a funky edge," Muzik called it "a ludicrous, dayglo, superfly wish-list from the self-depreciating and immediately likeable Skee-Lo." This little slice of '90s is bound to put a smile on your face.

The more men you've had, the more I love you

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MASS IN 

M O T I O N

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Rence

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BEATS

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& LIFE
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Sometimes Things Just Fall Apart, new music from Rence.

The words kept coming back to him, statement of a mystical truth and a palpable absurdity

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MASS IN 

M O T I O N

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The Roots

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BEATS, RHYMES & LIFE
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Malik B., the Philadelphia artist who was a founding member of the Roots, is dead. He was 47.

No cause of death has been given.

Malik B. left the Roots following the release of the iconic 1999 album Things Fall Apart.

Beauty is meaningless until it is shared

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MASS IN 

M O T I O N

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Alec Benjamin

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I Built A Friend, new music from Alec Benjamin.

Now he had recognised himself as a dead man it became important to stay alive as long as possible

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MASS IN 

M O T I O N

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S'Express

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BEATS, RHYMES & LIFE
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Hey Music Lover, from S'Express, was the third and final single from the group's debut album, Original Soundtrack.

It is only when you meet someone of a different culture from yourself that you begin to realise what your own beliefs really are

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MASS IN 

M O T I O N

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We Are Who We Are

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F I L M  S K O O L

A   F I L M   I S   A   P E T R I F I E D   F O U N T A I N   O F   T H O U G H T

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We Are Who We Are is a new coming-of-age story from Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name) about two American teenagers who live on an American military base with their parents in Italy. The series explores typical teenage drama themes including friendship, love and overall confusion — only in this little slice of America in Italy.

The cast will include familiar faces like Kid Cudi (Westworld), Jack Dylan Grazer (It), Alice Braga (Queen of the South), Spence Moore II (All American), as well as newcomers Jordan Kristine Seamon, Faith Alabi, Ben Taylor, Corey Knight, Tom Mercier and Sebastiano Pigazzi.

We Are Who We Are, a mini-series by Luca Guadagnino.

In moments of crisis one is never fighting against an external enemy but always against one's own body

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MASS IN 

M O T I O N

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In the Good Old Summertime

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TIRED OLD

QUEEN

AT THE

MOVIES

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Judy Garland and Van Johnson fall in love at the turn of the century in the delightful MGM classic In the Good Old Summertime (1949).

With able support from the comic delights Buster Keaton, S.Z. “Cuddles” Sakall and Spring Byington, it’s a romantic, nostalgic, comic, musical, Technicolor delight.  Steve Hayes

Jett Jeff

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Hit My Line, new music from Jett Jeff.

Orthodoxy is unconsciousness

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MASS IN 

M O T I O N

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Dion Yorkie

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Your Love, new music from Dion Yorkie.

Within any important issue, there are always aspects no one wishes to discuss

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MASS IN 

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Cub Sport

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& LIFE
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Be Your Man, new music from Cub Sport.

Weak or strong, clever or simple, we are all brothers

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MASS IN 

M O T I O N

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Moses Sumney

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& LIFE
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Me In 20 Years, new music from Moses Sumney.

You can get anything in this world if you genuinely don't want it

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MASS IN 

M O T I O N

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La Haine

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F I L M  S K O O L

A   F I L M   I S   A   P E T R I F I E D   F O U N T A I N   O F   T H O U G H T

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Simmering hostility and prejudices boil over in Mathieu Kassovitz’s provocative and compelling portrait of a Parisian housing project.

Set in the aftermath of a riot, three friends – Vinz (Vincent Cassell), Hubert (Hubert Koundè) and Saïd (Saïd Taghmaoui) – trapped by their economic, ethnic and community circumstances, navigate the escalating urban discontent. But, with tensions still high and the threat of violence ever-present, the trio drift towards an increasingly dangerous destiny.

Newly restored in 4K, La Haine’s scalding take on France’s social divide still carries a knockout punch. Beautifully shot in black and white by Pierre Aïm, this mid-1990s landmark remains as fresh and relevant 25 years on from its original release.   BFI

La Haine, a film by Mathieu Kassovitz.

Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is suffering, and only the very young or the very foolish imagine otherwise

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MASS IN 

M O T I O N

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Ken X Y

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& LIFE
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Shadows, new music from Ken X Y.

The opinion that art should have nothing to do with politics is itself a political attitude

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MASS IN 

M O T I O N

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The Lawyer

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F I L M  S K O O L

A   F I L M   I S   A   P E T R I F I E D   F O U N T A I N   O F   T H O U G H T

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Life just drifts by for corporate lawyer Marius (Eimutis Kvosciauskas)... until he finds an unexpected connection with the dark and handsome Ali (Dogac Yildiz), an incredibly attractive young Syrian refugee who makes his living as a sex-cam worker. After Marius's estranged father passes away, his infatuation intensifies. It isn’t long before he’s completely obsessed. He inevitably flies to Belgrade to meet Ali with in person, in hopes of a romantic week with his sexy Arab prince. Although, off-camera, things might not be exactly as they seemed.

An intense romantic drama, The Lawyer is the newest film from prolific filmmaker Romas Zabarauskas, the same writer-director behind Porno Melodrama and You Can’t Escape Lithuania.

The Lawyer, a film by Romas Zabarauskas.

Karnage Kills

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& LIFE
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F*ck Around, new music from Karnage Kills.

In real life it is always the anvil that breaks the hammer

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MASS IN 

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Troye Sivan

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& LIFE
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Easy, new music from Troye Sivan.

His new EP, In A Dream, is out next month.

VINCINT

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"This is the last piece of The Feeling and a gift to every incredible human that has made it what it’s become," VINCINT says of his new single and video Save Myself. "It’s a message that in the end after all the fights, long nights of sex, the crying, the laughing and the tears after all the mess you’re still in there and you’ve made it and the love you cultivated didn’t die it just became something more and made you stronger!"

His album, The Feeling, is out now.

Socrates

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F I L M  S K O O L

A   F I L M   I S   A   P E T R I F I E D   F O U N T A I N   O F   T H O U G H T

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After his mother’s sudden death, Socrates, a 15-year-old living on the margins of São Paulo’s coast, must survive on his own. As he faces isolation because of his sexuality, his search for a decent, worthy life reaches a breaking point.

Socrates is the debut feature film from Brazilian - American director Alexandre Moratto. It is the first feature produced by the Querô Institute in Brazil where it was co-written, produced, and acted by at-risk teenagers from local low-income communities, with the support of UNICEF.

Socrates, a film by Alexandre Moratto.

Read my review of Socrates here.