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fromwww.mediaite.com
13 hours ago

Hunter Biden Unloads on F**king Jake Tapper' for Poor Journalism' and Calling Him Sc*mbag'

Hunter Biden criticized Jake Tapper's both-sides journalism as detrimental, rejected personal vitriol, acknowledged past scumbaggery and emphasized recovery over impressing Tapper.
fromPitchfork
3 days ago

Militarie Gun: God Save the Gun

There are also interludes and phone recordings littered throughout that posit God Save the Gun as the most indulgent of pursuits: the concept album. Shelton has always used rehabilitation and redemption as primary muses, considering whether the carceral or 12-step versions can truly offer any lasting change. In the past, he's done so as an invested outsider, writing about his brother's incarceration and his experience as an auditor at AA meetings.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
6 days ago

Martin Scorsese, as saintly as he is sinful

Martin Scorsese overcame addiction and near-death hospitalization to revive his career with Raging Bull, now chronicled in Rebecca Miller's five-part documentary on Apple TV.
Film
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
1 week ago

FilmWatch Weekly: 'Urchin,' 'An Officer and a Spy,' Hal Hartley's 'Where to Land,' and much more * Oregon ArtsWatch

Harris Dickinson's directorial debut portrays an addict's fraught path to recovery with textured realism, anchored by Frank Dillane's sympathetic, nuanced lead performance.
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fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks ago

Dwayne Johnson is already getting Oscar buzz for his transformation into an MMA legend in 'The Smashing Machine'

Mark Kerr was a dominant 1990s UFC fighter who battled pain medication addiction, later experienced homelessness, and is portrayed by Dwayne Johnson in a biopic.
Film
fromAnOther
3 weeks ago

Urchin: Frank Dillane Shines in Harris Dickinson's Divine Directorial Debut

Harris Dickinson directed Urchin, a character-driven film about a young unhoused man in London confronting homelessness, addiction, and attempts to rebuild life after prison.
US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

John Burton, powerful liberal who shaped California politics for decades, dies

John L. Burton was a liberal, pro‑labor California lawmaker who shaped policy for six decades and led the state Senate as president pro tem.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Mother Vera review luminous portrait of a horse-wrangling ex-heroin addict nun

The opening sequence is extraordinary: a nun drops to the floor in devotion, hidden under the swathes of black habit puddling across the stone floor. There is more of this to come in photographer Alys Tomlinson and film-maker Cecile Embleton's beautiful black and white documentary. It is film of stillness, long, long takes and careful framing and would look at home playing on the walls of an art gallery.
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