News of Pete Doherty’s recent “recovery” from drug addiction was taken with exaggerated rolls of the eyes the world over. It was more than a little disingenuous to expect people to buy news that Britain’s most willfully notorious junkie was suddenly all cleaned up. Doherty has forced cynicism upon his press with blatant and comical setbacks in his illustrious road to recovery, schlepping in and out of rehab, failing court-ordered drug tests, forcing cats to smoke crack. You know, the usual. So, now that we know he’s still riding the horse full steam ahead, the balance of the world seems steady again.