Judithhadtriedalltheoldwives’tales,jumpingbackwardadozentimesatduskandevendrinkingateathatmadeherdeathlyilljusttolosethepregnancynaturally,butnothingworked.Afriendofhers,Arbie,whowastwoyearsolder,hadbeeninJudith’sshoesandhadtakencareofher‘dilemma’herself.

    Partofthatcomesfrominterestingquestionsthefilmposes.Like,whoisAdonisnowthathe’snolongerfighting—bothmetaphoricallyandphysically?Whatisyourrelationshiptoyourmusicif,likeBianca,you’renolongerabletosingyourownsongs?

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    Whilesheendorsedherpartnerduringhisownpresidentialrunlastyear,sheandBookerdidn’tseeeyetoeyewhenitcametimetovoteintheprimaries.(BookerdroppedoutofthepresidentialraceinJanuary2020.)DawsonsaidinMarchthatshe’dvotedforSen.BernieSanders(I-Vt.),whileBookerendorsedformerVicePresidentJoeBiden,whoultimatelyclinchedtheDemocraticnomination.

    BasedonBenFountain’scelebrated2012novelandadaptedbyJeanChristopheCastelli,“BillyLynn’sLongHalftimeWalk”isthestoryof,well,BillyLynn’slonghalftimewalk.BillyisanIraqWarsoldierwho,in2004,hasbeentemporarilyreleasedforavictorytourwithhissevencomrades.“Americanheroismhasanewfacetoday,”anewscasterannouncesatthefilm’sstart,describingabrutalvideoofBillykillinganIraqienemy.

    Now,lookingahead,theredoesn'tseemtobemuchofanopportunityforClintontoadvanceherrationale.She'sgotcompetitivestatesahead,anditlookslikeshe'sgoingtoachieveablowoutmargininKentucky,butthecampaignwillbehardpressedtoattachthesameimportancetothefuturecontestsastheydotoOhioandPennsylvania.TheClintoncamp,however,canacceptthepossibilityoftheirguidingrationalefallingintoastateofinertia,andthey'llcounteritbyrampinguptherhetoriconFloridaandMichigan.Andcritically,theredoesnotseemtobeanotheropportunityonthetableforObamatoclosethedealbyknockout.ItispossiblethatcombinedwinsinNorthCarolina(alikelyObamawin)andIndiana(aplausibleObamawin)couldputsignificantpressureonClintontodropout-andonecancertainlypredictthatsuchawinwillleadthepresstosay"Hey,maybehecanclosethedeal!"-butitwon'tteardownhercampaign'sthesis.

    TheBrooklyn,NewYork-basedchefismidwayintothesecondseasonofhershow“CounterSpace.”Theseriesusesfoodasalenstoexploretoday’snewsandculture.Roe,whohostsandproducestheshow,takesviewersonajourneythroughdifferentculinaryexperiencesbytellingthestoriesofthepeoplewhomakethemdirectly.SeasonTwopremieredonTastemadeandViceonJan.17.

    Jonessaidshefeelsthatthisreemergenceintopeople’smindsisbetterthistimearoundbecauseshe’struetoherself.Followingthepremiereof“Bel-Air,”JonesisreleasingasingleinFebruaryasanewlysignedDefJamRecordingsartist.Ineightyearsfromnow,shehopesherjourneyreflectscreativepowerandagency.Shealsowantsherpathtosetanexampleforcreatives.

    AtPineview,Norman'smentalillness--hehasdissociativeidentitydisorder,orDID--isunderthemicroscopeandoutoftheclosetlikeneverbefore.Hisdeadlyblackouts,Oedipalobsessionandviolenttendenciestowardwomenarenowsubjecttoanalysisbynewpsychiatrist,GreggEdwards(DamonGupton),whowillappearthroughouttheseason.

    “Afterwepurchasedside-by-sidecemeteryplotsyearsago,Iaskedherwhatshewantedhermarkertosay,”herhusbandrecalled.“Sheanswered,‘I’mwithStupid.’(Thatrequestwillnotbehonored.)Ohdear―whatamIeversupposedtodowithouther?”