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On Bodies, Freedom and Change, with Olivia Laing

The Shakespeare and Company Interview

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The Stiff Upper Lip Is a Classic Illustration of Britishness

Rike says he felt awkward talking to another british person about the body. He thinks different cultures have different levels of what bodies are permitted or not permitted to do. The english culture is a, you know, has a high, natural level of bodily armour and we're wrestling our whole lives with trying to break down that veneer of britishness. But it's easier for frenglish people to talk about sex illness than British people.

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