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Why using trial by media to cancel or punish Russell Brand isn’t justice
Ahh, Russell Brand. He was once a darling of progressivism. But his act became tired years ago and or he of it, leaving him as a tawdry Cause célèbre that exists as copy for the Daily Mail’s repulsive gossip webpage – … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Jones is a weapon, Andrew Tate's acolytes, Cancellation, Channel 4, Ched Evans, Christopher Hitchens, Dispatches, Gonzo, Holocaust denial, Jeremy Paxman, Jimmy Saville, Katy Perry, KGB, Machiavellian, Manchester United, Mason Greenwood, Róisín Murphy, Richard Keys is a 4Chan user, Russell Brand, Sheffield United, Sky Sports, Svengali, The BBC, Trial by media
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How HBO’s Chernobyl successfully mixes dramatisation and science.
Representing a non-fiction period piece set in the Soviet Union with English dialogue seems ridiculous. In fact, it is. The question is whether the narrative and performance is capable of sufficiently wrestling your attention away from the elephant’s ginormous arse. … Continue reading
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Tagged Boris Shcherbyna, bromance, Chernobyl, Emma Watson, English dialogue, HBO, Hiroshima, Jared Harris, KGB, Moscow, Pete Tong, Radiation, self-styled champagne socialist millennial professional types earning 60k a year, Soviet Union, Stalinist, Stellan Skarsgard, TV, Twitter, Ulana Khomyuk is a composite, Valery Legasov
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