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Margaret Atwood’s ‘Alias Grace’

adapted as Netflix series

By ALICIA RANCILIO start to question his mo- that we all feel.”
Associated Press tives,” Gadon said in a re- To prepare for the role, Ga-
NEW YORK (AP) — Another cent interview. “Is he falling don spent time at Black
Margaret Atwood novel for Grace? Does he want Creek Pioneer Village, a
is getting the Hollywood to save her? Has he be- working village in Ontario,
treatment, this time on Net- come obsessed with her or Canada, that transports
flix. is she manipulating him?” visitors back to the late
In “Alias Grace,” a six- Gadon said the compel- 1700s to mid-1800s.
episode Netflix miniseries ling part of the story is the “I learned how to milk a
starring Sarah Gadon, an gray area of it all. She and cow, churn butter, start a
Irish immigrant working as director Mary Harron ana- fire and ... use a Victorian-
a maid in Canada in the lyzed different scenarios era kitchen,” she said.
1840s is accused of mur- that would make Grace Gadon also learned to sew In this Aug. 16, 2017 photo, actress Sarah Gadon poses for a
dering her boss and his mis- guilty or not. Gadon says because Grace sews a portrait to promote her series, “Alias Grace” in New York.
tress. Her case is covered they have their own beliefs quilt by hand as she is be- Associated Press
with breathless scrutiny, about what happened but ing interviewed by her doc-
making the young woman don’t want to influence tor. Gadon says she would
infamous. anyone watching the se- need a refresher on sew-
Based on Atwood’s his- ries. ing, but “could churn some
torical novel, Gadon plays “The series and the book butter. It’s pretty easy.
Grace, who recounts her are all about the ambigu- It’s a lot of work but I could
life story to a young psychi- ity and it’s all about the definitely churn some but-
atrist trying to help jog her journey,” Gadon said. “Did ter.”
memory. Grace do it? Did she not do Another Atwood novel,
“While he’s having these it? Do you want her to have “The Handmaid’s Tale,” is
interviews with Grace done it? It kind of plays with an Emmy-winning series on
throughout the show, you all those human emotions Hulu.q
Miguel ‘angered’ by immigrant

treatment at detention centers

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr.
Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — After
hearing numerous sto-
ries of immigrants being
deprived of meals and
relegated to harsh living
conditions inside some de-
tention centers across the
country, Grammy-winning
singer Miguel said he felt
angered.
That’s why he decided to
headline a free #School-
sNotPrisons concert in
California to bring more In this Feb. 15, 2016 file photo, Miguel performs at the 58th an-
awareness to the issue last nual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.
month. More than 1,000 at- Associated Press
tendees were at the show, or there are maggots in the thized with them, especial-
held across the street food. The treatment is cra- ly since his grandmother
from the Adelanto Deten- zy,” he added.Detention came to the U.S. from Mexi-
tion Center, the largest in centers are institutions that co to find work in the 1960s.
the state.“You think a de- usually hold people, partic- She eventually moved her
tention center is a place ularly immigrants, for short family to America.“It made
where people are being periods of time while they me even more angry for
fed and taken care of, await trial or a sentence. them,” said Miguel, who is
but these people are only But the R&B singer said he’s half black and Mexican.
getting one meal a day, heard firsthand stories from “It’s another example of
which is often like a sand- people who have been how innocent people are
wich,” Miguel, who was held for nearly a decade. being taken advantage
raised in Los Angeles, said Miguel believes those types of. It’s unjust on a human
in a recent interview with of institutions should be level. As someone from this
The Associated Press.“They shutdown. He said though country who understands
sleep on the floor. The chil- some of the inmates are that this is a place that’s
dren that are being held criminals, the majority of supposed to represent
there are sleeping under them are looking to better freedom and equality, we
one blanket. ...The food their lives and seek oppor- see a complete contrast of
they are serving isn’t edible tunities in the U.S. how these people are be-
because it’s been spoiled The singer said he empa- ing treated.” q