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Protests, sainthoods and unapologetic queer joy: The secret history of the secular LGBT+ nuns

There are currently more than 3,000 secular LGBT+ nuns around the world whose mission – as part of a network known as the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence – is to promote joy and liberation. And corner the market in crude puns. Rachel Flynn meets some of them

The Independent UK

The best contemporary art books to enjoy now

From maverick memoirs to topical tomes, turn over a new leaf with the Wallpaper* arts desk’s pick of new releases and all-time favourite art books

Wallpaper

David Bowie: five must-have items for the V&A's new centre

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London has announced the opening of a new David Bowie Centre for the Performing Arts in 2025 at V&A East Storehouse in east London. This follows the news that the museum has acquired – through donation – the artist’s fabled archive.

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Don Mousseau obituary

Other lives: Manager of musicians, including the composer Michael Nyman and the violinist Nigel Kennedy

The Guardian - UK

Frankie goes to Bethlehem: how The Power of Love became an unlikely Christmas anthem

Holly Johnson insisted Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s 1984 hit wasn’t a festive song. But he was up against label ZTT’s plans for a nativity video …

The Guardian - UK

‘You might as well be on the moon’: the authors taking residence in Derek Jarman’s home

Deborah Levy and Juno Dawson are among the writers and artists who have stayed at the film-maker’s cottage in Dungeness. On a rare tour of the property, Laura Barton hears how the project came about

The Guardian - UK

Beyond Movietown: Derek Jarman’s lost ‘novel’ echoes through his oeuvre

Published for the first time, Through the Billboard Promised Land Without Ever Stopping, chimes with many of the obsessions the director carried through his films

The Guardian - UK

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From Nighthawks to Tangerine: Guardian writers on their favourite LGBTQ+ movies

For the release of Billy Eichner’s groundbreaking studio gay rom-com Bros, Guardian writers discuss their best LGBTQ+ movies

The Guardian - US

‘She disappears or goes blank like Garbo’: the enigma of Tilda Swinton

The British actor’s new films show the full spectrum of her capabilities as the most unconventional of Hollywood A-listers

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: All of Us; Jarman – review

Disablism, austerity and therapy-speak fuel Francesca Martinez’s jolting drama, while Mark Farrelly channels Derek Jarman in a rush of memories

The Guardian - UK

Swamp Songs by Tom Blass review – a wetlands odyssey

A bracingly original tour of the world’s boggy places reveals as much about human behaviour as it does about geography

The Guardian - UK

From Poirot to poppers! Jarman award shortlist celebrates ‘risk-taking’ film-makers

Contenders for the £10,000 video art prize offer up a range of work, from explorations of the UK prison system to surreal skin cream adverts

The Guardian - UK

The Mancunian Way: Where's the accountability?

Read the Mancunian Way newsletter for Wednesday June 22, 2022.

Manchester Evening News

‘Surreal fable’ by Derek Jarman to be published for the first time

The 10,000-word story about a blind young king and his valet will be released this autumn along with an audio version read by Jarman

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Top 10 books about gardening

Going beyond how-to guides, these books encompass fiction, history, poetry and ecology to show how gardens can be places of liberation as well as beauty

The Guardian - UK

‘They didn’t go round the corner for beer’: Lou Reed and John Cale’s Songs for Drella

After years of estrangement, the two Velvet Underground musicians decided to make a record and filmed concert about their mentor Andy Warhol. Director Ed Lachman talks about how he captured the pair in action

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: the troubling story of ‘Gazzamania’ explored in BBC documentary

The first of a two-part documentary begins with the footballer’s rise to the top. Plus: Minnie the Minx is featured in Secrets of the Museum. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

V&A acquires ‘autograph suit’ signed by stars at Baftas and Oscars

Outfit worn by costume designer Sandy Powell bought by charity boss who has given it to museum

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Pamela Rooke, punk rock fashion icon known as Jordan, dies aged 66

Scene hero who appeared on stage with Sex Pistols and in films by Derek Jarman later became a veterinary nurse

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