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Author: Daniel Herborn

  • ARTS AND CULTURE

    The day the treasures came home

    • Daniel Herborn
    • 19 February 2025

    In Dahomey, Mati Diop’s contemplative documentary, the voice of Artefact 26, a wooden statue looted from Benin draws us into the unsettling aftermath of colonial plunder. As 26 treasures return to their homeland, Diop explores the tension between restitution and the enduring weight of history.

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  • ARTS AND CULTURE

    A Man on the Inside asks: What does it mean to stay connected as we age?

    • Daniel Herborn
    • 18 December 2024

    In A Man on the Inside, Ted Danson’s Charles brings wit and warmth to a retirement home whodunit with a poignant edge. Created by Mike Schur (The Good Place), this Netflix gem artfully blends comedy, mystery, and social commentary, exploring the ache of loss, the joy of purpose, and the profound value of connection.

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  • ARTS AND CULTURE

    Curtin’s greatest achievement

    • Daniel Herborn
    • 23 April 2006

    Daniel Herborn finds John Edwards’s Curtin’s Gift a convincing re-examination of some of the key strands of Curtin’s life.

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