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How the Hollywood blacklist silenced the left and still resonates

Locarno’s retrospective on the Hollywood blacklist revisits HUAC, blacklisted artists, exile, and the long shadow of McCarthyism in US culture.

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From Belladrum to Delta Goodrem duet: Cammy Barnes's mad weekend

Cammy Barnes described a whirlwind weekend of festival gigs, a last-minute Belladrum return and a duet with Delta Goodrem at Glasgow's Commonwealth Games closing ceremony.

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Gareth Evans-Jones yn ennill Medal Ryddiaith yr Eisteddfod

Gareth Evans-Jones o Ynys Môn yw enillydd Medal Ryddiaith yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol eleni, gyda'r beirniaid yn canmol gwaith a gafodd ei ddisgrifio fel campwaith.

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Leicester Comedy Festival operator ceases trading

Big Difference Company, which runs the Leicester Comedy Festival, has ceased trading after financial pressures and ongoing funding issues.

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Ateb y Galw: Christine James

Cyfweliad Ateb y Galw gyda Christine James, y fenyw gyntaf i fod yn archdderwydd, yn trafod ei hatgofion, ei hoff lefydd, ei llyfrau a’r lluniau sy’n bwysig iddi.

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Rhiannon Evans yn cyhoeddi ymddeoliad ar ôl dros 50 mlynedd

Rhiannon Evans, 79, will retire at the end of the year after more than 50 years making jewellery in Tregaron, with her work known internationally.

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Tim Pope recalls wild music videos for Bowie, Queen, the Cure and more

Tim Pope reflects on his chaotic music-video career, from working with Bowie, Mercury and the Cure to a bruising Hollywood experience and life after MTV.

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Tributes paid to theatre director and playwright Peter Gill

Peter Gill, the Cardiff-born theatre director, playwright and actor, has died aged 86. Tributes described his influence on British theatre as quietly seismic.

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Rebecca Thomas wins Daniel Owen Memorial Prize

Rebecca Thomas has won the Daniel Owen Memorial Prize at the National Eisteddfod of the Garreg Las for her unpublished novel Ynys Gwales.

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Bono, Vedder and Hozier among mourners at Glen Hansard funeral

Oscar-winning Irish singer Glen Hansard's funeral was due in Dublin after he died in a motorcycle crash last week, with fans and fellow musicians paying tribute.

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Charity uses art sales to support prisoner rehabilitation

Prisoners at HMP Erlestoke are creating and selling artwork through a charity-backed scheme that supports rehabilitation, wellbeing and future materials for other participants.

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Star Wars gets first Welsh dub for S4C Christmas broadcast

Star Wars will be dubbed into Welsh for the first time and shown on S4C from Christmas Day, with Rhys Ifans, Matthew Rhys, Aimee-Ffion Edwards and Mark Lewis Jones among the voice cast.

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