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Revealing “True” Stories for Your Tuesday

There’s a new film starring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs. Salt Pass. The book follows a couple of Wynn, who is in her 50s, and her husband, Moth. But I’ll report observer The story of the couple’s spiritual journey may be true (only they can know it), but it argues that the fine protagonist of the memoir is primarily manufactured. Through conversations with many people who know the couple, not as Rayner Wynn and Moss, but like Sally and Tim Walker, Chloe Hajimateu detailed the history of Walker’s theft, disappearing to escape the loss of their home, unlikely medical diagnosis, and criminal prosecution. Hadjimatheou tells the story of a grieving woman who saw the Walkers gain fame after learning that it was stolen from her and her husband. For me, this is another reminder that I will take all my memoirs and “true” stories with grains of salt.

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Gay erotica female writers crack down on

BBC News He reported on at least 30 writers, mainly young women. He was arrested in China for writing gay erotica. The woman has been accused of breaking national pornography laws and has faced the possibility of being in prison for more than a decade. While generosity is given to sexually explicit heterosexual scenes, the law sets gay sex next to “other sexual perversions.” This article describes crackdowns that have increased in scope and size as China’s fertility rates plummeted, traditional family values ​​are promoted, and local governments sink deep into debt. It draws a frightening picture of how censorship can have a direct and deeply harmful effect on the citizens of the country.