Taylor’s clues and Ripley’s secrets – what you should see and listen to this week

• Over the past few weeks, Taylor Swift has planted clues about her 11th album, The Tortured Poets Department, which is finally released today.
• The announcement of the album at this year’s Grammys took everyone, including her devoted Swifties, by surprise.
• A popular theory among Swifties is that track five on her albums is where she really exposes her raw emotions.
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  I've researched Clara Bow – it's no wonder the actress inspired Taylor Swift's new album

What lurks beneath

• In the film Sometimes I Think About Dying, protagonist Fran also has a lot going on beneath her calm surface.
• A shy and withdrawn office worker, her days are filled with menial tasks and painfully mundane experiences.
• The monotony of it all allows for moments where her mind wanders into darkness, imagining the various ways she could die.

Welsh up-and-comers and Italian greats

• Singing is deeply woven into Welsh culture and traditions and it’s home to many greats – Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones, Stereophonics, Super Furry Animals and Manic Street Preachers to name a few.
• I’ve been listening to one of their recs, Cerys Hafana, whose minimalist electronic folk draws on traditional Welsh music to create hypnotic tracks.
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  Enzo Mari at the Design Museum explores how the giant of Italian design saw his work as a political act

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