"The Aviator" bites off only a slice of Hughes's story, choosing to avoid his unsavory sex life and crackpot politics, and ending before his move to Las Vegas, where he descended into the depths of solitary madness.

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Mr Wilty recounts his time in Singapore, where he had to produce a list of ten subjects to talk about (and was given a list of banned ones, including politics, sex and religion).

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In most workplaces, there are subjects that are generally not discussed: sex, race, politics and religion.

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