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James Spooner Reflects on Afropunk and the Black Punk Experience

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Brian Stout / 3 August 2026

Afropunk founder James Spooner reflects on the need to rip it up and start again in his new book, It Starts with Anger: A Punk Beginning. An Afropunk Ending.

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Edward Burns and the Vanishing Indie Ethos

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Claude Sautet Forged an Admirable Path in Character-Study Drama

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Edward Burns and the Vanishing Indie Ethos

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Food Movie ‘Mistura’ Seasons Peruvian Identity Too Lightly

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