We Have To Talk About Loneliness

A new documentary called Cher And The Loneliest Elephant that premiered this week on the streaming service Paramount+ captures the best and the worst of humanity. The worst: cruelty and neglect of an elephant named Kavaan who lived alone, shackled, in a small space for over 20 years. The best: an enormous collaborative effort to free and transport this massive animal across the entire continent of Asia. And, of course, Cher. Cher…