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Film
fromSlate Magazine
1 week ago

Netflix's Adaptation of a Beloved Book Is Beautiful, Moving, and Missing Something

A modest laborer's small, solitary life is rendered vividly and profoundly through precise imagery and quiet, searching observation.
fromThe Atlantic
3 weeks ago

A New Way to Look at the Pressures of Motherhood

Tucked away amid tall grasses and verdant woods in rural Montana, it seems idyllic. But Grace (played by Jennifer Lawrence) appears uncomfortable as soon as she sets foot inside her new home. She flops over like a rag doll while her boyfriend, Jackson (Robert Pattinson), explores the building, which he inherited from his uncle. Months later, she and Jackson have a baby. Grace becomes a doting mother.
Film
Mental health
fromIrish Independent
2 months ago

'Men look after their livestock better than themselves' - how Movember connects with men from rural Ireland

Movember uses moustache-growing events and local outreach to raise funds, promote men's physical and mental health awareness, and counter rural isolation.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Groundwater by Thomas McMullan review a lesson in foreboding

Groundwater explores themes of moral unease and psychological conflict through the experiences of John and Liz in a rural setting.
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