Maeve Higgins: Will Smith's slap was nothing compared to the big bang of comment it spawned

Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Academy Awards has generated a ridiculous, energy-sapping cascade of hot takes 
Maeve Higgins: Will Smith's slap was nothing compared to the big bang of comment it spawned

Oscars presenter Chris Rock reacts after Will Smith slapped him on Sunday. Smith was about to announce the Academy Award for best documentary feature, ‘Summer of Soul’.  Picture: Chris Pizzello/AP

Years ago, I did a ten-day silent retreat. Since then, I haven’t stopped talking about it. 

Silence is incredible, it’s calming, and it’s healing. Of course, knowing that silence is good is one thing, and being silent is quite another. When things get chaotic, I close my eyes and focus on my breathing. Sometimes that works, and I can put myself back into the hall I sat in for hours each day, surrounded by quiet. Other times I  get caught up in the noise, and I join in, like a seagull screeching uselessly into the wind because all the other seagulls are screeching. 

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