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.
Also of note: It’s Easter, which means members of the royal family made their annual public walk to church services at St. George's Chapel this morning. To prepare for the event, Vanity Fair Italy took a look at Kate Middleton’s Easter fits throughout the years. And though today is the day for revival, we’re sad to report that the Spice Girls will not rise again for their 30th anniversary. But as the artists said themselves, we should never give up on the good times.
