He had wondered who ever thought up that cliché, “take a cold shower,” had been ill-informed. It worked as long as you're in the shower, but, you certainly can't be in a cold shower twenty-four hours per day, he thought.

At a time when mobile phones and social media ensure we’re all familiar with what crime really looks like, our tolerance for embracing it as entertainment may be diminished. Likewise our indulgence of those who act as if they’re above the law. Donald Trump, Harvey Weinstein – both are a bit of a cold shower for those who like to celebrate devil-may-care chutzpah.

Fascinating stuff, and I wanted more – lots more – but this little travelling show just touches on the terror and magic of seeing the otherworld. We jump cut from the 1920s to now and get a chaotic selection of contemporary takes on spiritualist art. Hiller aside, it’s like being hit by a cold shower of irony, wrecking the spooky mood.

Ours is not a call to surrender – we aim to provide leaders with a realistic ‘cold shower’ of the state of the planet that is essential for planning to avoid a ghastly future.

President Trump turned up and took a cold shower of boos which his memory has not yet alchemized into thunderous applause and two models popped up behind home plate, pulled up their shirts and bared their breasts as Houston’s Gerrit Cole peered in at his catcher for a sign.

Cold shower

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