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Opinion: Timothée Chalamet shouldn’t win Best Actor

Opinion: Timothée Chalamet shouldn’t win Best Actor

Timothée Chalamet’s recent press coverage focusses on how closely he imitated Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, but is that really worthy of an Oscar?
The System has failed you, don’t fail yourself: Art as an imperative

The System has failed you, don’t fail yourself: Art as an imperative

A discussion on the socio-economic oppression of art, and young people’s relationship with it, with testimony from some of Manchester’s young artists
The highs and lows of music biopics ranked

The highs and lows of music biopics ranked

With the recent releases of A Complete Unknown and Better Man, where do these new titles stand next to some of the best and worst biopics?
Student Style Diaries #2: ‘Doing my best’

Student Style Diaries #2: ‘Doing my best’

The Mancunion’s Music Editor Alex Cooper takes us through his style, from reference points to recent revelations
“Beautiful and timeless”: Bob Dylan brings Rough and Rowdy Ways to Manchester

“Beautiful and timeless”: Bob Dylan brings Rough and Rowdy Ways to Manchester

Bob Dylan gives a masterclass in showmanship in the intimate, no-phones setting of the Apollo.
Review: Girl from the North Country

Review: Girl from the North Country

Girl from the North Country reimagines Bob Dylan’s discography in a story about family, love, and heartbreak. 
The Lowry welcomes the North Country Fair

The Lowry welcomes the North Country Fair

Girl from the North Country, a jukebox musical that uses the music of Bob Dylan, is playing at the Lowry as part of its first-ever UK tour
Songs for solace in self-isolation

Songs for solace in self-isolation

Jasmine Bennett provides a playlist of the best songs to fall into during lockdown based on Nick Cave’s “hiding songs” concept

Interview: Phoebe Bridgers

The Mancunion talks to singer Pheobe Bridgers — talented, polite but not afraid to speak her mind

Tracks of the Week: 27th February

Love and uncertainty: melancholy music and intriguing themes prevail in a week of releases from the old and new of the musical spectrum

Bob Dylan is awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

Roma Havers celebrates the news of the new Nobel Prize for Literature winner Bob Dylan, and considers the state of mind of the contemporary literary scene

Interview: Jack Savoretti

Phoebe Clarke chats to Jack Savoretti on his number album, and finds out whether being compared to Bob Dylan ever gets old.

Preview: Hop Farm Festival

Hop has taken things back to basics, making the festival experience all about the fans.