Tag: loss and resilience
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Si King on Choosing Hope: Focusing on Friendship Over Loss After Dave’s Diagnosis
Turning a Hard Moment into a Tribute to Friendship When a close friend faces a serious diagnosis, the default can be to dwell on what’s lost—the future plans, the shared laughter, the everyday moments. Si King, best known for his work with Dave on The Hairy Bikers, offers a different perspective. Instead of fixating on…
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Benedict Cumberbatch Grief-Driven in The Thing with Feathers
Grief as a Craft: Cumberbatch’s Preparatory Shortcut In the realm of film where actors often seek immersive routes into their characters, Benedict Cumberbatch recently revealed a stark and personal shortcut to inhabiting a bereaved father in The Thing with Feathers. Adapted from Max Porter’s luminous 2015 novel, the project asks a difficult question: how does…