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‘Addiction is not only caused by weak will’: how a talking pigeon got Czechia to face up to its alcohol problem
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a culture & entertainment story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 22 Sept 2026, 06:00 UTC. The headline in use is “‘Addiction is not only caused by weak will’: how a talking pigeon got Czechia to face up to its alcohol problem”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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Director Pepa Lubojacki’s heartbreaking film chronicles the lives of her brother as he struggles with drink and homelessness – and her own shame in the face of societal prejudice Czech film-maker Pepa Lubojacki originally set out to make a film about pigeons. What fascinated the 39-year-old director was that the…
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