Fear and loathing at Cosby trial gets worse by the hour
Bill Cosby’s deadlocked jurors are surely getting on each others’ nerves. But the tension outside the jury room might just be worse.
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Anne Kingston
Senior Writer and Columnist Anne Kingston covers contemporary culture—everything from medical politics to the politics of food. She is the author of ’The Meaning of Wife: A Provocative Look at Women and Marriage in the 21st Century’ and ’The Edible Man: Dave Nichol, President’s Choice and the Making of Popular Taste.’ Find her at anne.kingston@macleans.rogers.com.
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