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The Last Narc disappears · More Theranos charges

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The Last Narc disappears · More Theranos charges · Art-crime docu recs:

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copperbadge, I thought you might be interested in the art-crime documentary recs.

Neat! I’m a big fan of The Blotter Presents and intrigued by the CIA scandle over The Last Narc as well. I’ll have to check out The Painter And The Thief. 

So in the last day or two I’ve watched: 

The Art of the Steal, 2009 - as the article linked above says, it’s more about probate violation than art theft, but it’s interesting, and beautifully shot. I find myself torn now - I’d love to see the Barnes collection, but I don’t want to support the people who so thoroughly defied Barnes’ last wishes

Art and Craft, 2014 - I’m conflicted about this. Mark Landis is so very clearly unwell, and I can’t help but feel he’s being taken advantage of, both by the filmmakers and by the gallery that hosts his show at the end. But the story itself is fascinating. If anyone has book recs or articles about him that are worth checking out, please let me know! 

Exit Through the Gift Shop, 2010 - I’d missed this when it first came out, and though I know of Banksy, I had no idea what this film was actually about. It’s…bizarre, and fascinating, and in some ways, incredibly depressing. (that rather depends on your impression of Thierry Guetta as an artist). 

It’s been a nice change of pace from the other kinds of things I’ve been watching on lockdown - though fits in rather neatly with the Leverage rewatch I just finished…
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becausegoodheroesdeservekidneys:My sister told me today that her in-laws know someone English who...

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My sister told me today that her in-laws know someone English who decided to drive to Wales on the weekend during a pandemic to visit their elderly aunt, and we’re SHOCKED when they were stopped and turned back at the border. Meanwhile the Welsh news is full of confused English people who somehow dodged the border patrols to go hiking in the Brecon Beacons who promptly got stopped by police, fined on the spot and fucking deported.

I can’t tell what I’m enjoying more - the fact that the government has accidentally established a hard border between England and Wales, something that even Yes Cymru hasn’t dared to dream of, or the whining of the bewildered English people who not only didn’t realise that Wales has different rules but had never heard of devolution, and are now outraged on national telly that WELL THAT WASN’T IN THE NEWS! THE BBC SHOULD HAVE TOLD US! as though Welsh people haven’t been talking about our exclusion and invisibility for decades.
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