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Jon Malysiak

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Babel

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Jon Malysiak

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17h ago

La Bola Negra Changed My Life. It Might Change Yours, Too.

I stayed in my seat until the last credit rolled. Days later, I’m still thinking about what this Spanish queer epic stirred in me and why…

La Bola Negra Changed My Life. It Might Change Yours, Too.

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Babel

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Jon Malysiak

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6d ago

It’s the Colours That Stay With You

Two encounters with the work of Salman Toor and Suzanne Perlman, and the pleasure of discovering a painter.

It’s the Colours That Stay With You

Jon Malysiak

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Nov 1

Sometimes You Just Gotta Laugh

Ali G returns, Leo Reich makes a mess of London, and I take a brief holiday from good taste.

Sometimes You Just Gotta Laugh

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Rock n’ Heavy

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Jon Malysiak

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Oct 25

A Little Southern Light

The French Riviera at the Royal Academy, Chekhov in the West End, and the Italian and Spanish voices providing my autumn soundtrack.

A Little Southern Light

Jon Malysiak

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Oct 11

With She’s The Best, Troye Sivan Finally Has My Full Attention

She’s the Best brings dance-floor euphoria and private longing together on one of my favourite albums of the year.

With She’s The Best, Troye Sivan Finally Has My Full Attention

Jon Malysiak

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Oct 9

The Social Reckoning: When Connection Becomes Complicity

Aaron Sorkin’s Facebook drama is a gripping thriller that left me questioning my own relationship with social media.

The Social Reckoning: When Connection Becomes Complicity

Jon Malysiak

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Oct 4

Tilda Swinton Was Extraordinary. Why Wasn’t I Moved?

Watching Man to Man made me think about the gap between admiring a performance and feeling connected to its story.

Tilda Swinton Was Extraordinary. Why Wasn’t I Moved?

Jon Malysiak

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Sep 27

Publishing Needs to Stop Putting Writers on Trial by Algorithm

The case of Thélyson Orélien raises difficult questions about AI, authorship and how quickly suspicion can become a verdict.

Publishing Needs to Stop Putting Writers on Trial by Algorithm

Jon Malysiak

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Sep 25

Sting’s The Last Ship Should Soar on the Power of Its Music … So Why Doesn’t It?

The rock legend’s revised musical (now in the West End in a very limited run) is beautifully sung and often genuinely stirring, but its…

Sting’s The Last Ship Should Soar on the Power of Its Music … So Why Doesn’t It?

Jon Malysiak

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Sep 20

Why Autumn is the Real Beginning of the Cultural Year

From East of Eden and Sting’s The Last Ship to the exhibitions and television dramas awaiting us this season

Why Autumn is the Real Beginning of the Cultural Year

Jon Malysiak

Jon Malysiakhe/him

I am the founder of JFM Literary & Editorial, a London- and Northamptonshire- based boutique literary agency. I am also the Head of Publishing at StoryTerrace.

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