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This chapter covers the arrest, imprisonment, and sporadic messages of Alexei Navalny, the long-suffering opposition leader in Russia. It also highlights his persistence and resilience in the face of adversity, including his disappearance and subsequent appearance in a video from a remote penal colony.

The ominous disappearance of Russia’s opposition leader led many to fear the worst. But he has turned up in an Arctic penal colony—his message of resistance unchanged. From Batman-themed restaurants to playing a (non-lethal) version of “Squid Game”, movie studios are trying anything to squeeze more from their intellectual property (9:47). And a new film examines what lies behind losing streaks (17:16).

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