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Barack Obama reveals his cultural highlights of 2018, from Roma to Zadie Smith

The former US president is still releasing his best-of lists, and 2018’s includes everyone from Lauren Groff to Nancy Wilson, via the Carters and The Death of Stalin
Still listening … former US president Barack Obama. Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Barack Obama has continued his tradition of publishing end-of-year lists, compiling the books, songs and films that the former US president has most enjoyed over the passed 12 months, with Zadie Smith, Beyoncé and Jay Z’s Apeshit and Armando Iannucci’s political satire The Death of Stalin all included.

“As 2018 draws to a close, I’m continuing a favourite tradition of mine and sharing my year-end lists,”

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