After he was imprisoned in Japan for 23 days, you might expect playwright, screenwriter, and actor Jeremy O. Harris to swear the country off forever. Instead, he writes of it with great love, even as he details the disconcerting way an unknown substance in his toiletries bag landed him in a cell. It's an inspiring complexity of vision, especially for a time in which grey areas seem in short supply.
One thing that might contribute to his nuanced worldview is his life as a voracious reader—a habit that he leaned into during his detention. Harris read a book a day from his cell, noting wryly that the retreat-like solitude allowed him a new level of productivity—and that if a wellness company recreated the Japanese jail experience stateside, it would be a hit. I don't think he's wrong.
"In America, a lawyer can swoop in, call in a favor with the DA she went to law school with, and you're saved. A wealthy parent or a friend can post bail. In Japan, a gaijin (foreigner) is on their own."
Caroline de Guitaut, curator of a long-awaited exhibition dedicated to the late royal's wardrobe, offered a curious—and telling—anecdote about Elizabeth's style habits.
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