Black Mirror (White Christmas)

“6am day after Christmas, I throw some clothes on in the dark / The smell of cold / Car seat is freezing / The world is sleeping / I am numb” –Ben Folds Five, “Brick”

The holidays, we tell ourselves, are a time to rekindle connections. We meet with loved ones we’ve not seen in some time, exchange pleasantries, perhaps even agree to meet up at some point in the near future. These are things we take for granted, blind or willfully ignorant of those for whom the holidays represent the toughest tests of the spirit. “White Christmas” gets it.

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