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So much so that, earlier this week, I watched a deep cut on YouTube of all the exit poll announcements of the past 30 years. Pretty thrilling stuff, guys. Except⦠was it just me that found that, when the moment arrived on Thursday â [marmalade-dropping though it was](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoa3EQP0SBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy9sYWJvdXItMTk5Ny1yZXN1bHRzLWdlbmVyYWwtZWxlY3Rpb24tZXhpdC1wb2xsLTIwMjQtYjI1NzQyOTAuaHRtbD9saWQ9ZmNzbnU0ajA3eGlsVwVzcGNldUIKZnQQ7IhmeUFhyVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) â it was a little bit underwhelming? Our TV critic Nick Hilton bravely channel-hopped through the night to bring us [his verdict on which broadcaster covered proceedings best,](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoa3EQP0R4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L3Jldmlld3MvYmJjLWNoYW5uZWwtNC1za3ktZWxlY3Rpb24tdHYtYjI1NzQ0NjEuaHRtbD9saWQ9dXVjZnBldDk2MXVkVwVzcGNldUIKZnQQ7IhmeUFhyVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) and he seemed to share the view of many: they were all quite meh. I had high hopes for the duo of Clive Myrie and Laura Kuenssberg, but, as Nick says, their pairing just somehow failed to reach the gravitas of dramatic exit poll announcements by predecessors David Dimbleby and Huw Edwards. âOn the other hand,â [Nick writes](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoa3EQP0R4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L3Jldmlld3MvYmJjLWNoYW5uZWwtNC1za3ktZWxlY3Rpb24tdHYtYjI1NzQ0NjEuaHRtbD9saWQ9ZGd6MXlkanBsNnExVwVzcGNldUIKZnQQ7IhmeUFhyVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), âthe Sky News roster â Kay Burley, Beth Rigby et al â could muster only a series of strangulated, almost orgasmic, grunts when the numbers appeared on screen.â ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoa3EQP0SJaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2dsYXN0b25idXJ5L2dsYXN0b25idXJ5LTIwMjQtZmVzdGl2YWwtbGl2ZS1kdWEtbGlwYS1iMjU3MDQ1Ni5odG1sP2xpZD05ZTZlbG1vYXhjbHNXBXNwY2V1QgpmdBDsiGZ5QWHJUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ Skyâs election team included (from left) Trevor Phillips, political editor Beth Rigby, presenter Kay Burley, Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham and former Scottish Conservatives leader Ruth Davidson (Getty) Elsewhere this week: Annabel Nugent brought us the[lowdown on Morgan Wallen](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoa3EQP0SBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL3doby1pcy1tb3JnYW4td2FsbGVuLWJzdC1oeWRlLXBhcmstYjI1NzM3NzguaHRtbD9saWQ9MDJmaHY1N3Vra3p5VwVzcGNldUIKZnQQ7IhmeUFhyVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), one this yearâs BST Hyde Park headliners â and one of country musicâs most controversial stars. Jonathan Jacob Meijer, the man at the heart of Netflixâs shocking new documentary series The Man With 1000 Kids, [gave his side of the story to Kevin EG Perry](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoa3EQP0SEaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL21hbi13aXRoLTEwMDAta2lkcy1qb25hdGhhbi1qYWNvYi1tZWlqZXItYjI1NzMxMTAuaHRtbD9saWQ9aXU3Y2h0NTBnam9qVwVzcGNldUIKZnQQ7IhmeUFhyVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). Nick Hilton says House of the Dragon hasnât [learnt its lesson from Game of Thronesâ flop finale](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoa3EQP0SAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL2hvdXNlLW9mLXRoZS1kcmFnb24tcmhhZW55cmEtYWxpY2VudC1iMjU3MTg0My5odG1sP2xpZD1vMGdvaTJxZ3Z5dHpXBXNwY2V1QgpmdBDsiGZ5QWHJUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~), and Martin Chilton reviewed the [biggest books released this month](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoa3EQP0R-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2Jvb2tzLWp1bHktcmVsZWFzZXMtYmVzdHNlbGxlcnMtYjI1NjkyMTguaHRtbD9saWQ9bzBtYzVsbXh0MmhmVwVzcGNldUIKZnQQ7IhmeUFhyVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). And: is London ready for Slave Play? Annabel explains why Jeremy O Harris's Tony-nominated play is [already one of the most talked about West End shows of the summer](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoa3EQP0SYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2UvZmVhdHVyZXMvc2xhdmUtcGxheS1raXQtaGFyaW5ndG9uLXdlc3QtZW5kLWplcmVteS1vLWhhcnJpcy1iMjU3NDU3Mi5odG1sP2xpZD1zand6NzJkbzRuYnRXBXNwY2V1QgpmdBDsiGZ5QWHJUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) â and it hasn't even opened yet. Have a great weekend, Jessie
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[Starlight Express is back](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoa3EQP0SiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2UvZmVhdHVyZXMvc3RhcmxpZ2h0LWV4cHJlc3MtcGxvdC1oaXN0b3J5LXRpY2tldHMtd2VtYmxleS1wYXJrLXRoZWF0cmUtYjI1NjY0MzMuaHRtbD9saWQ9NnEyMXpzeWdzcXkzVwVzcGNldUIKZnQQ7IhmeUFhyVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). And itâs a two-and-a-half-hour neon fever dream, where people on roller skates in iridescent costumes pretend to be trains, set in space, or the future, or something. Itâs [more spectacle than sense](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoa3EQP0SRaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2UvcmV2aWV3cy9zdGFybGlnaHQtZXhwcmVzcy1yZXZpZXctd2VtYmxleS10cm91YmFkb3VyLWIyNTcwNzE3Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXUxamk0NTNxM3d0M1cFc3BjZXVCCmZ0EOyIZnlBYclSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), an extraordinary creative onslaught, with songs about steam engines cranked out at max volume, all designed to delight your inner child â which it really does. Tim Bano | Theatre critic â TV | [A Good Girlâs Guide to Murder](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoa3EQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2P2xpZD1wb2xkejliNDNjODlXBXNwY2V1QgpmdBDsiGZ5QWHJUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Pip, 17, is the sort of teenager who has never given her parents cause to worry. She doesnât drink, seems physically incapable of telling even the whitest of lies, and spends her spare time ranking Cambridge colleges based on their acceptance rates and famous alumni. In fact, itâs only the prospect of gaining some extra Ucas points that drags her into the messy business of investigating a killing in [A Good Girlâs Guide to Murder](A%20Good%20Girl%E2%80%99s%20Guide%20to%20Murder?lid=84pjussnchar), the BBCâs likeable, absorbing drama based on [Holly Jacksonâs bestselling young adult novel](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoa3EQP0SGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2hvbGx5LWphY2tzb24taW50ZXJ2aWV3LWd1aWRlLXRvLW11cmRlci1iMjM5MTQ0Ni5odG1sP2xpZD1jdDlnOXEyeHh4cnNXBXNwY2V1QgpmdBDsiGZ5QWHJUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). Katie Rosseinsky | Senior culture and lifestyle writer â Music | [Kasabian â Happenings](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoa3EQP0RHaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljP2xpZD1lYnU1MTNob3d6bzZXBXNwY2V1QgpmdBDsiGZ5QWHJUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Itâs an [album that opens like a spaceship landing](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoa3EQP0SHaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL3Jldmlld3Mva2FzYWJpYW4tcmV2aWV3LWhhcHBlbmluZ3Mtc2VyZ2UtcGl6em9ybm8tYjI1NzM5MTcuaHRtbD9saWQ9NzN4eHp5ZXMzejUxVwVzcGNldUIKZnQQ7IhmeUFhyVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) in a sci-fi film: electronic notes beaming through a wind-blown effect. Youâd be forgiven for thinking something rather proggy is about to slither down the metal gangplank. Instead, thereâs an abrupt jump cut to the disco-bass pulse of âDarkest Lullabyâ, on which Pizzorno laments a lack of destination: âI donât know where Iâm going now/ Can we get back to the start?â Has he set his flying saucer down on the wrong planet? Who cares â the lights are still flickering in pretty little synth patterns, and the melody is designed to get people dancing through their disorientation. Helen Brown | Music critic â Book | ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoa3EQP0RPaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2U_bGlkPXRxMWZrcWk5bjJ0NFcFc3BjZXVCCmZ0EOyIZnlBYclSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~~/AAAHagA~/RgRoa3EQP0RHaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zP2xpZD16bHhnZG14cHhxZzRXBXNwY2V1QgpmdBDsiGZ5QWHJUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~[Keir Starmer: The Biography by Tom {NAME}](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoa3EQP0RHaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zP2xpZD04c3J3ZTV4dGh0amZXBXNwY2V1QgpmdBDsiGZ5QWHJUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) We have a new PM. Obviously we've had quite a few in recent years, but it's been some time since we had one from the Labour Party. But who is Keir Starmer? We'll all be getting to know him a bit better now, so this might be the weekend to catch up with Robert McCrum's [great review of Tom {NAME}'s recent biography of the human rights lawyer-turned-politician](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoa3EQP0SDaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2tlaXItc3Rhcm1lci1lbGVjdGlvbi1jbGVtZW50LWF0dGxlZS1iMjQ5OTA5Ny5odG1sP2xpZD0wczF1dzZtMHY1dnZXBXNwY2V1QgpmdBDsiGZ5QWHJUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). "{NAME} hints at the Keir weâve glimpsed but do not know: a private, decent, transparently honest, clever man â not an intellectual â who nurtures the resilience of the class-torn survivor and belongs to no one (apart from his wife, Vic, and their family)," Robert wrote in his piece. Jessie Thompson | Arts editor â [The Saturday Interview â Camila Cabello](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoa3EQP0SGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2NhbWlsYS1jYWJlbGxvLWdsYXN0b25idXJ5LXNoYXduLW1lbmRlcy1iMjU3NDcxMi5odG1sP2xpZD1paXoxa2N0dTgyamNXBXNwY2V1QgpmdBDsiGZ5QWHJUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoa3EQP0SGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2NhbWlsYS1jYWJlbGxvLWdsYXN0b25idXJ5LXNoYXduLW1lbmRlcy1iMjU3NDcxMi5odG1sP2xpZD1jcG4xdWs3Z2VnamdXBXNwY2V1QgpmdBDsiGZ5QWHJUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ Former girl group star and âX Factorâ contestant Camila Cabello released her fourth album in June (Rahul Bhatt) Fresh from Glastonbury and the release of her new album, the Grammy-nominated "Havana" singer finds[a rare moment of downtime to speak with Kate Solomon](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoa3EQP0SGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2NhbWlsYS1jYWJlbGxvLWdsYXN0b25idXJ5LXNoYXduLW1lbmRlcy1iMjU3NDcxMi5odG1sP2xpZD1sbm44djM0c3d0dG9XBXNwY2V1QgpmdBDsiGZ5QWHJUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) about her divisive stylistic U-turn, working with Drake, and her so-called 'beef' with Charli XCX. ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoa3EQP0SGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2NhbWlsYS1jYWJlbGxvLWdsYXN0b25idXJ5LXNoYXduLW1lbmRlcy1iMjU3NDcxMi5odG1sP2xpZD1kbTFtcmJsenB5a3RXBXNwY2V1QgpmdBDsiGZ5QWHJUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ Camila Cabello performs on the Other Stage at Glastonbury 2024 (Getty) Read an extract from our Saturday Interview below⦠Cabello is no stranger to public beefs. Her career began as a member of super-successful girl group Fifth Harmony, who were formed on the second US season of The X Factor in 2012. In 2016, Cabello left (or was kicked out depending on who you talk to) in a cloud of bad feeling. Eight years after her exit, Fifth Harmony is still a conversational no-go. Branching out on her own proved to be a good move: megahits âHavanaâ (2017) and âSeñoritaâ (2019, with ex-boyfriend Shawn Mendes, a subject also off-limits today) cemented her status as a main pop girl. When you reach such levels of success, where do you go?Figuring that out has been a process and on C, XOXO you can hear the sound of an artist whoâs done with being hamstrung by other peopleâs expectations and opinions. âWhen I have trusted myself, itâs gone really well for me,â she says. âAnd when I havenât, a lot of the times, I donât like how it feels, I donât like the results. Iâm learning through the process of making mistakes.â For all its strange, pared back instrumentals, odd stylistic choices (there are two tracks on which Cabello barely features) and messy, imperfect gang vocals, C, XOXO has undeniable charm. 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