The Russell Brand Verdict: Why I Celebrated, and Why It Matters
Standing by a convicted man, appearing with him in court throughout the trial, is a public performance of loyalty. It can read as sacrifice, with her cast as the long-suffering one, and that quietly moves sympathy away from the complainants.
Conference Talk
There is something profoundly strange about becoming the scholar of an archive created by your younger self. The girl wrote the diary. The criminal justice system read it as evidence. And now the woman reads it back.