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Thursday 18 July 2019
Illegal or just immoral? Film explores texting suicide case

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER to decide for themselves
Associated Press whether her actions were
BOSTON (AP) — Michelle criminal.
Carter sent her suicidal The two-part film, debuting
boyfriend countless text July 9 on HBO, digs into the
messages encouraging legal case against Carter
him to follow through on his and explores a different
plan to take his own life un- side to the young Massa-
til he actually did. chusetts woman portrayed
Two years after Carter was by prosecutors as a cruel
convicted of involuntary manipulator who coaxed
manslaughter in a case Conrad Roy III into killing
that gripped the nation, himself for attention.
the director of a new doc- "There was this very simple
umentary wants viewers story put forth that Michelle

This Feb. 11, 2019, booking photo released by the Bristol County Sheriff's Office shows Michelle
Carter, convicted for sending a barrage of text messages urging boyfriend Conrad Roy III to kill
himself.
Associated Press

Carter was this good- be the narrative that was her attorneys are expected
looking ice queen that set set forth by the prosecu- to file their appeal with the
about to kill a young man tion." nation's highest court by
to become popular," said The documentary is com- July 8.
Erin Lee Carr, the director ing to TV screens as Carter's Carter opted for a bench
of "I Love You, Now Die: lawyers appeal her case trial, which means a judge
The Commonwealth V. Mi- to the U.S. Supreme Court. decided her fate. Carr says
chelle Carter." ''I knew that Carter, now 22, began she wants the film to act as
that wasn't going to be cor- serving her 15-month jail the jury trial Carter didn't
rect, but it would ultimately sentence in February, but get.q

The Flaming Lips' concept album will

blow your mind

is the Lips, after all.
"King's Mouth: Music and
Songs" is a beautifully craft-
ed psychedelic album that
may remind you of early
Genesis in its musicianship
and ambition. Some songs,
like the cinematic "Mother
Universe" are instrumental,
others have sound effects
and the album is narrated
by The Clash's Mick Jones.
It traces the life of a giant
king, from birth to grave,
growing in complexity and
abstraction through its 12
tracks, from baby to adult-
hood. The king dies hero-
ically, and the townsfolk
honor him by cutting off
his head, dipping it in steel
This image released by Warner Bros. Records shows "King’s
Mouth: Music and Songs" by The Flaming Lips. and celebrating his lega-
Associated Press cy by spending time in it.
Does that sound strange?
By MARK KENNEDY The ever-evolving, mind- Yes. See above. "Inside the
Associated Press blowing alt-rockers have king's mouth/They entered
The Flaming Lips, "King's somehow upped their into the hope of a future
Mouth: Music and Songs" game with a concept al- that has yet to be lived/
(Warner Bros.) bum and accompanying Raining down dream upon
The new album by The art project that takes us dream/With love from
Flaming Lips is a head trip into a giant head. Weird? above," go the lyrics to
— literally. Yes. Thrilling? Of course. This "Mouth of the King."q