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Culture

The Descendants – review

George Clooney stars as an encumbered father dealing with grief in paradise in Alexander Payne’s new film



Zoe and Beans: The Magic Hoop – review

Eight year old bookworm Róisín Glancy is gripped by the latest in a series of tales about the adventures of Zoe and her faithful hound Beans. Her younger brother Séamus gives the book the thumbs up too



Shame – review

Shame is an intense and chilling story of obsession and sex addiction with great performances by Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan



Interview: Gareth Evans on Patience (After Sebald)

Grant Gee’s new documentary traces WG Sebald’s footsteps on the Suffolk coast walk that inspired his greatest novel, The Rings of Saturn. The Citizen meets the film’s co-producer, Gareth Evans



TOY – review

Shacklewell Arms, Dalston, Wednesday 18 January 2012



Survivor – review

Survivor is a new visual and musical work by choreographer / composer Hofesh Shechter and sculptor Antony Gormley



The Happy Manifesto: a blueprint for workplace bliss?

A new manifesto for happiness at work by Stoke Newington business guru Henry Stewart says employers should let go of the reins and cut staff some slack



The Artist – review

Michel Hazanavicius’s homage to the silent movie era is a charming tale of love and loss



Resistance – and the irresistible Owen Sheers

Having crucified Jesus in Port Talbot, now he has brought the Nazis to the Brecon Beacons. Poet Owen Sheers explains himself



Images of Protest

Friday 6 – Saturday 28 January 2012, Rich Mix