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Our 2024 cultural predictions: short movies, glitter chaos, cabbage

2023/12/18
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Life and Art from FT Weekend

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It’s almost the end of 2023, which means one thing: it’s time for our annual predictions episode! You sent in your suggestions – and today, FT magazine editor Matt Vella joins Lilah to talk through them. Will films get shorter? Will primal scream therapy get cool? Is cabbage in? Will there be more nuance, or less nuance?


As this episode suggests, we love hearing from you! Stay in touch. You can email at [email protected]) or message Lilah on Instagram @lilahrap). 


Links: 

– Matt is on Twitter @mattvella).

– The magazine piece Matt mentioned on microplastics is here: https://on.ft.com/3GKYNHO)

– Our colleague Emma Jacobs wants to see more 90-minute films like Rye Lane and* Past Lives*. Here’s the FT’s review of Rye Lane: https://on.ft.com/3NtzgGM) and Past Lives: https://on.ft.com/4anSIOR)

– You can follow Emma on X @emmavj). Eric Platt, who wants crop tops to make a comeback, is @ericgplatt)

Here are some roundups of the FT’s favourite cultural things from 2023:

– Pop albums: https://on.ft.com/3GNur7v

– TV shows: https://on.ft.com/470629p

– Films: https://on.ft.com/3RINMgb

– Video games: https://on.ft.com/3tiY7pQ


Special FT subscription offers for Life and Art podcast listeners, from 50% off a digital subscription to a $1/£1/€1 trial, are here: http://ft.com/lifeandart)


Original music by Metaphor Music. Mixing and sound design by Breen Turner.

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