We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as effects. --Herman Melville
On this day in 1930 BBC Radio announced in a 6.30pm news bulletin that there was no news for that day and instead played piano music for the duration of the programme.
“Good evening. Today is Good Friday. There is no news.” - BBC presenter
Working together, Keith Davies (Alfie Allen) and Darren Taylor (Arthur Darvill) could be the next big music sensation as the british indie rock duo The Black Heart. They have already taken the UK by storm with their debut album, but their agent feels it’s time to aim higher and ships them off to America, starting with a 4-week retreat in New York City to work on a b-side album alongside english expat Karen Evans (Michelle Dockery), a recently promoted executive for their record label who has made her personal mission to be in charge of the two young lads. All she has to do is help them settle and make sure they record at least 12 tracks and get ready for a US tour. How hard can it be to babysit two 20-something year olds from the old country, after all? Soon Karen will find that their talent comes with a cost, as it becomes clear their explosive personalities aren’t complementary at all and a heated discussion breaks the duo soon after they land in the new country. As up-for-anything party man Keith decides to take over Manhattan’s clubs with the label’s credit card and somewhat quieter Darren makes sure to explore all of Williamsburg’s bars looking for inspiration in the local bands, girls and pot, Karen realizes she might be in for a unique month of may.
He felt something close to pity for the woman in front of him. And while that disturbed Draco to no end, what really disgusted him most of all was the harrowing fact that someone or something had broken Hermione Granger’s spirit beyond recognition.