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All We Need
Critics consider the British anthology crime drama series Time, which was created by Jimmy McGovern, to be must-watch television, and they’re more right than they might realize. Each of these three seasons features a different set of inmates and staff within His Majesty’s Prison Service. A staff member (Stephen Joseph Graham) in season one to cite several examples starts smuggling contraband into prison to protect his son who is imprisoned elsewhere, a mother (Jodie Whittaker) sentenced for hacking an electricity box in season two to care for her children, and different young male inmates attack each other while a staff…
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Forging Foreign Relations
The new movie Fjord, which won the 2026 Cannes Palme d’Or and has been praised by credible critics, asks engaging…
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The Day After Today
I, and apparently others, are relieved that the mid-term elections end today. I’m exhausted by the speculating prognosticators, especially when…
“There is always something to do. There are hungry people to feed, naked people to clothe, sick people to comfort and make well. And while I don’t expect you to save the world I do think it’s not asking too much for you to love those with whom you sleep, share the happiness of those whom you call friend, engage those among you who are visionary and remove from your life those who offer you depression, despair and disrespect.”
–Nikki Giovanni