“We never heard the ‘Monster Mash’, just a song about the ‘Monster Mash’.” —Randomman16 on Reddit’s Showerthinks If “Frankenstein” has taught us anything, it’s that the nature of the monster must be misunderstood. As if to drive the point home, in the minds of most contemporary people, the term “monster” …
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Author Kathi Diamond TV personality Kathi Diamant, recognizable to PBS audiences while programming the Pledge Campaign, is excited about the recent release of “Heart of the Zoo,” a 314-page book she wrote about the five-decade career of Chuck Bieler, former executive director of the San Diego Zoo. “It’s a wonderful …
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“Susanne is easily tempted to gossip.” This comment was in my newsletter at the end of the first year, in the summer of 1972. That’s why what my parents now demanded of me was a really severe punishment: we were on a train and I had to be absolutely silent …
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Read More »The Bookseller – News – Shortlists unveiled for Sheikh Zayed Book Award after record 3,000 entries
Shortlists have been unveiled for the Sheikh Zayed Book Award, which received a record 3,000 entries from 55 countries, a 28% increase from last year. The prize is dedicated to Arab literature and culture, with a cash prize of 750,000 UAE dirhams (£155,000). The winners will be announced at the …
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Karl Marx is a household name in the history books, but he is no longer mentioned in a University of Florida study hall. Marx was one of more than a dozen historical individuals whose name was engraved on various study halls at the university. But after Campus reform reported on …
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As Russia’s brutal assault on Ukraine continues to devastate city after city, the pain and anger felt by the Ukrainian people is reaching a huge global audience. That’s partly thanks to a group of unassuming heroes: writers, poets and translators. Many of these individuals took up arms in the physical …
Read More »JLF 2022 Announces Seventh Mahakavi Kanhaiyalal Sethia Prize for Poetry
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I went out to buy a copy of Mikhail Bulgakov’s novel The White Guard. He was originally from Kiev, although he later moved to Moscow. He based the book on his experiences of several armies – German, Ukrainian Nationalist, Bolshevik, Polish – attacking Kiev at the end of World War …
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Cinema, literature and history have often been intertwined in the films of the Taviani brothers, as they are again in Leonora Addio, the first solo work by Paolo Taviani following the death in 2018 of his lifelong collaborator. The opening credits’ simple dedication, “To my brother, Vittorio,” echoes lovingly throughout …
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A promising cross-country skier and her family fled Belarus days for the Beijing Winter Olympics after being barred from competing over her family’s political views, Reuters reported Wednesday. Daria Dolidovich, 17, had her International Ski Federation (FIS) code deactivated by the Belarus Ski Union in December as part of the …
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My friend Michael Wilson, who died aged 79, was a linguist who used his skills to provide British ornithologists with access to works not available in English. Mike and I grew up in villages in Somerset separated by the Mendip Hills. Our common passion for birds absorbed our time and …
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Music lovers know what it’s like to walk into a record store and be lured by a album cover. It can be particularly beautiful, striking or even disturbing – an eye-catcher that entices people to buy that particular album, which they might otherwise have overlooked. It’s a known fact that …
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Audrey Magee has a confession to make. When I was in school I was a closet Comb reader. Let’s go,” she said, laughing. Stop the presses, I say. It’s the one you never hear. I meet the Wicklow novelist in the lounge of a Dublin hotel. We chat longer than …
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There is now a broad consensus that the United States has entered a period of strategic competition with China. Great power rivalry is back, after a supposed post-Cold War hiatus. But how does the competition of the great powers to finish? Some clues can be found in a rich literature …
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The other day I went to the movies and the experience moved me to tears. It was the most recent version of “Macbeth,” brought to the screen by the great Denzel Washington, appearing alongside veteran actors (like the sublime Frances McDormand as Lady Macbeth) and talented newcomers. That, coupled with …
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day is January 27. The following University of Victoria experts are available for media comment this week. These three experts are among many UVic scholars whose research aims to shed light on one of the darkest periods in human history and teach new generations about racism, anti-Semitism, …
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A father’s heartfelt and heartfelt letter about his son’s mental health and his illustrious career as a translator has become one of the most discussed topics in China, providing insight into the family’s ups and downs in over the decades. In a personal account of 6,000 words, Jin Xingyong described …
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On January 3, 1892, Mabel Tolkien gave birth to her first son, John Ronald Reuel, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Later known as JRR, he would create a literary universe that would become known around the world, making him one of the most famous writers of all time. Tolkien’s mother, however, …
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When Lyndon McLeod shot dead two men and three women in a rampage that included two tattoo parlors, a hotel and a private home in Denver last month, it didn’t come out of nowhere. In one of the novels in his self-published trilogy, he described the murder of people – …
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The very first second-hand bookstore in Luxembourg promotes sustainability, a circular economy and affordable access to education. Was your New Year’s resolution to find out more? Well you’re in luck, because the very first Luxembourg second-hand bookstore has launched online under the name The Green Library. The Green Library offers …
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Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) is widely regarded as the most important theoretician of German-speaking culture of the first half of the 20th century.1 During an intellectual career that crossed and combined Jewish mysticism and political Marxism, he maintained high productivity despite long-standing depressive tendencies, but ultimately committed suicide when his desperate …
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The New Year is the perfect time for a fresh start. If you’re unemployed or looking for a better opportunity, gather your resume, dress to impress, and head to the Bucks County New Years Career Fair on Wednesday January 12 at the Neshaminy Mall. I saw on Facebook that it …
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There is a huge craze for the English language throughout the valley. The people of Kashmir not only regard it as a language but rather flaunt it as precious jewels. They use it to impress each other and also to reprimand and express rage. When a Kashmir is set ablaze, …
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Earlier this month, Golden State Warriors superstar Steph Curry set a new NBA record for most 3-point hoops when he gutted No. 2,974 in a game against the Knicks from New York. On December 28, he reached number 3,000 in front of his audience at the Chase Center in San …
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The Protestant Reformation was a period of religious and political upheaval caused by corruption in the Roman Catholic Church. With the dissolution of medieval feudalism in the early 16th century, newly proletarianized workers and peasants experienced many of the same inequalities. In the German-speaking regions of central Europe, former serfs …
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Beyond Netflix’s hit “Squid Game” series, South Korea has a variety of successful cultural exports in recent years. New albums from K-pop groups like BTS or Blackpink are topping the charts around the world, while South Korea’s intense fandom culture is emerging as a global phenomenon. In 2019, Bong Joon-ho’s …
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THE BASICS: THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF FATHER NOL, a musical comedy with a book and lyrics by Bert Bernardi and music by Justin Rugg based on a children’s book “read aloud” by the creator of “Oz” L. Frank Baum, presented by O’Connell & Company, runs through December 19 with …
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Enlarge / Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium vets have come up with many unusual procedures to diagnose and treat the animals they care for, including trying to run MRI scans on electric eels. Right before Thanksgiving, we shared how the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago resolved the curious case of the missing chloroquine. …
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Raqqa Road, by Jordan Ritter Conn, won second prize this year in non-fiction. They are the Alkasems, two brother lawyers from a small Syrian town. One of them pursued his dreams by moving to California in 1990 and eventually opened a restaurant in Nashville. The other chose to stay in …
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The job description of the central banker demands a subtle sense of semantics: a misplaced word or a phrase misused can move markets and tip economies. This holiday season, it seems, Jerome Powell, Chairman of the US Federal Reserve, will be spending his days reflecting on the meaning of the …
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In what is considered a major boost for female translators in the country, three women recently won top honors at the prestigious Fu Lei Awards at Fu Lei Library in Zhoupu City in Shanghai’s Pudong New Area. The Fu Lei Prize, which was created by the French Embassy in China …
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American comics: a story By Jeremy Dauber Comics conquered America. From movies, where Marvel and DC movies reign supreme, to television, where comic book shows like The walking dead became some of the most popular in cable history, convention halls, bestseller lists, Pulitzer Prize-winning titles and MacArthur Scholarship recipients, comics …
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In the character posters for the weekend drama JTBC ‘Snowdrops‘, which was released on November 30, Jung Hae In and Jisoo express the tragedy of their love story. With broken glass, desperate expressions and simple but punchy lines, viewers remain extremely curious. The first episode is released on December 18 …
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The Trudeau government has always ignored Parliament, perhaps even a little afraid of it. This was true even when they were in the majority and became more visible in their first minority. They cut the number of sitting days to a ridiculous level this year – before this week, the …
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The Wild West is back and wilder than ever at the Broussard Family Library and the Learning Commons at Flathead Valley Community College, thanks to a significant donation of Western literature. On November 10, Whitefish resident Nick Chickering and his wife Karen donated 287 rare books to the college about …
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Britain’s top prize for writers of color is still under attack from part of the literary establishment, one of its founders has said. “It comes in waves,” Professor Sunny Singh told the Londoner. “It started from the moment we announced it,” Singh explained, and said the “sniping” had not stopped …
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Beyond legendary vampires and exquisite castles, Romania offers many and varied gifts to those interested. One is higher education. Yes, while like many European countries, its universities have been overshadowed by traditional choices. Nonetheless, there is so much potential to be tapped here. Gradually, international applicants showed interest in applying …
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The Mercedes-Benz S-Class is synonymous with the pinnacle of luxury and automotive exclusivity. At least that was before a few shady generations put the brakes on things. But many in the industry are heralding the W223 S-Class as a return to form for the moniker, and a new plug-in option …
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Through Pramod K Nayar The memory of wars and their disastrous effects varies from culture to culture. The making of memory, especially collective memory, is a political act. Some destruction is more important than others. Some victims are greater victims – this is, after all, the age of concurrent victimization …
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With all the sparkling turkey, buttery mashed potatoes, sausage stuffing, and cream pies, Thanksgiving isn’t exactly a vegan party. At least it wasn’t. Today there are plenty of restaurants, bakeries and catering businesses in North Jersey that can offer full feasts (or just a few sides) that will meet the …
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Japanese novelist Minae Mizumura, acclaimed for her daring experiments and skillful storytelling, and Eka Kurniawan, star of Indonesian literature who was shortlisted for the 2016 Man Booker Prize for her novel Lelaki Harimau (Tiger man), are two headliners at this year’s online edition of the George Town Literary Festival, which …
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THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW (1949) It comes back to life: Halloween is back! In the tradition of my favorite holiday, I would like to pay homage to one of the great demons of scary fiction … but which one? For those of us who live the Halloween lifestyle every …
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TEHRAN – Writer Hushang Moradi Kermani, whose works mainly feature child protagonists from poor and disadvantaged families, has been nominated for the 2022 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Prize (ALMA). Moradi Kermani, who has already been nominated for the prestigious Swedish honor more than five times, received the new nomination from the …
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A yellow fever vaccine and a few malaria tablets were standard precautions for tourists traveling to certain places. But in the smartphone age, avoiding taking selfies in death-defying places, no matter how spectacular, can now be added to the list. A study by the Spanish Foundation iO, which specializes in …
Read More »Emirates news agency – Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Center concludes 2021 Frankfurt Book Fair participation
ABU DHABI, October 28, 2021 (WAM) – The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Center, part of the Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism, has successfully concluded its first participation in the Frankfurt Book Fair , held October 20-24 in Frankfurt, Germany. Under the theme ‘Re: Connect’, the premier literary and …
Read More »Tsitsi Dangarembga becomes first black woman to win German Book Trade Peace Prize • EBONY
Zimbabwean author and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga received the 2021 German Book Trade Peace Prize, reports the Washington Post. Since the inception of the prestigious award in 1950, Dangarembga has become the first black woman to win the award. The award is accompanied by fees of $ 29,100. Dangarembga called for …
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CLARKSVILLE, TN – Employers in Tennessee need more applicants with foreign language skills, and the Department of Languages and Literatures at Austin Peay State University is working to provide qualified candidates for the more than 3,700 jobs bilingual open in the state. According to the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, …
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CISCE has announced the ICSE 2022 exam date for class 10 and 12 exams. Semester 1 exams will start from November 22, 2021 in offline mode. NEW DELHI: The Council for Indian Schools Certificate Exams (CISCE) has revised the exam dates for the ICSE and ISC Semester 1 exams. The …
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Former President Donald J. Trump said on Wednesday he had raised the investment money to start his own publicly traded media company, in an attempt to reinsert himself into the online public conversation of which he has largely been. absent since Twitter and Facebook banned it after the January 6 …
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At least one of Wisconsin’s two National Teacher of the Year Milwaukee Public Schools is currently in Washington, DC, where she has visited the White House with other Teacher of the Year from across the country and has met with President Joe Biden. A total of five teachers from Wisconsin …
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Bye. Goodbye. Adios. Sayonara. In recent times, workers have repeated such words to their bosses. Last week, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 4.3 million Americans, or 2.9% of the total workforce, left their jobs in August. It was a record month, building on previous record months. “The …
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As tonic as such revisionism may be, Barker’s rewriting of Homer had some crippling flaws. The characterization was disappointing and superficial; Homer’s depiction of men, in particular, exhibited few of the empathic nuances so admirable in previous books, as if narrative reversal alone was enough, in Barker’s eyes, to make …
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Three and out The two players who qualified for the Julius Baer Challengers Tour final certainly made a strong impression on Saturday. As Christopher Yoo beat Awonder Liang 3-0, Praggnanandhaa got the better of Vincent Keymer with a score of 2½-½ – moreover, the Indian prodigy agreed to draw in …
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Scores far above the state and country scores were achieved by students at four comprehensive high schools in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District in the prestigious Advanced Placement Program exams. And a record number of International Baccalaureate assessments with a pass rate of 99% have been achieved by students …
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The rear layout is made worse because, with the batteries in the floor, there is no room to put the feet under the front seats and the roof curls over the heads of taller passengers. Under the tailgate, the 470-liter trunk looks about big enough and if you fold the …
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On this 60th anniversary of the death of Louis Ferdinand Auguste Destouches (alias Céline), a debate on a newly found cache of his manuscripts raises the question of their anti-Semitic content. Can Celine be judged the same way as three other fanatic laureates? 1) Agatha Christie (1890-1976), a veritable library …
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Another year in which the Nobel Prize for Literature has been awarded to a writer whom I have never read – and I am beginning to despair. Does the Swedish Nobel Committee want to present me as a Philistine? I ask myself this question even as I declare that I …
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Photo provided Dr Basil Papadimitriou, who died aged 91 earlier this month, was the last doctor working on Wheeling Island when he retired at the end of 2019. The Greek immigrant opened Island Medical Service , Inc. in a scrappy Victorian in 1964, offering a multi-faceted practice from ear piercing …
Read More »Bertelsmann: The Blue Sofa returns live in Hall 3.1 for the Frankfurt Book Fair
Press release | Frankfurt am Main, 08/10/2021 The Blue Sofa returns live in Hall 3.1 for the Frankfurt Book Fair Famous Authors: Tsitsi Dangarembga, Peace Prize Laureate, Elke Heidenreich, Roland Kaiser, Carolin Kebekus, Sven Regener, Sasha Marianna Salzmann, Edgar Selge, Alvaro Soler, Sönke Wortmann and many more After the last …
Read More »Tanzanian Abdulrazak Gurnah receives the Nobel Prize for Literature
STOCKHOLM (AP) – UK-based Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah, whose experience of crossing continents and cultures has fed his novels on the impact of migration on individuals and societies, won on Thursday the Nobel Prize for Literature. The Swedish Academy said the award was in recognition of Gurnah’s “uncompromising and compassionate …
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image: Research on traffic accidents currently focuses mainly on carnivorous mammals, ungulates, marsupials and turtles. seen Following Credits: Pixabay In their meta-study, Spanish scientists reviewed more than a thousand studies on the effects of road networks on wildlife. They found that existing data is limited to high-income countries and only …
Read More »Swiss Holocaust survivor and member of the “Kasztner group” die
Gamaraal Foundation Ladislaus Löb, a Romanian-born Holocaust survivor who fled to Switzerland before pursuing a career as a teacher, author and translator, has died at the age of 88. This content was published on October 6, 2021 – 17:36 October 6, 2021 – 5:36 PM swissinfo.ch/dos Löb died on October …
Read More »Nobel Prize in Physics rewards work on climate change, other forces – KTSM 9 news
STOCKHOLM (AP) – Three scientists on Tuesday won the Nobel Prize in Physics for work that brought order to apparent disorder, helping to explain and predict complex forces in nature, including expanding our understanding of change climate. Syukuro Manabe from Japan and Klaus Hasselmann from Germany have been cited for …
Read More »Trio wins Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on understanding climate change
The 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to three scientists Their work has improved understanding of climate change World Meteorological Organization welcomes decision STOCKHOLM, Oct.5 (Reuters) – Japanese-American Syukuro Manabe, German Klaus Hasselmann and Italian Giorgio Parisi on Tuesday won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics for work that helps …
Read More »Two Americans win Nobel Prize in medicine for their work on heat and touch
Americans Julius and Patapoutian win Nobel Prize in medicine Discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch recognized Discoveries could pave the way for new pain relievers STOCKHOLM, Oct. 4 (Reuters) – US scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian on Monday won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery …
Read More »Shakespeare’s ‘Inspiration’ Works for Terrorists, Including 9/11 Conspirators and Gunpowder – Eurasia Review
Shakespeare’s works have inspired and angered some of history’s most infamous terrorists, including the conspirators behind 9/11 and the Gunpowder Plot, new research has revealed. New studies from Dr Islam Issa, professor of literature and history at Birmingham City University, examined how terrorists through the centuries reacted to Shakespeare’s writings …
Read More »AUKUS will eventually bring China and Russia closer together, but will divide Europe
The portents are that the United States has once again found a convenient scapegoat to blame for the Afghan debacle. Wow, the American generals swore. “We need to fully consider the role of the Pakistani shrine. They stressed “the need to probe how the Taliban resisted US military pressure for …
Read More »Don’t love me: Pitch | The Daily Star
The controversial Merepoor Pitch arrived the day before yesterday at the gates of the Intergalactic Cricket Council (IgCC) prison. Pitch waved to all the satellites, orbiting above his head, and then revealed the following over his good-length area: “Don’t like me – Pitch.” For all the latest news, follow the …
Read More »Nobel Prize in Medicine for COVID-19 Vaccine? It may be too early
Ampoules of a mRNA-like vaccine candidate for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are pictured at Chulalongkorn University during the development of an mRNA-like vaccine for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thailand, May 25, 2020. REUTERS / Athit Perawongmetha / File Photo Nobel Prize in Medicine to be announced on Monday COVID-19 vaccine …
Read More »October Arts Guide at U
Check out this comprehensive list of arts-related events happening this month on and off campus, which includes a roundup of exciting concerts, exhibits, interactive discussions, and even a live play. direct. The lights are back in the Department of Theater Arts at the University of Miami. After a hiatus of …
Read More »Creative Minds: Wiwid Kuntjoro, the accidental art director | Analysis
Name: Wiwid Kuntjoro Origin: Palembang, Indonesia Living / working places: Jakarta, Sydney, Munich Pronouns: she she CV: TCP-TBWA Indonesia, Jakarta: Creative Group Leader, Jakarta (2021 to present) Mullenlowe Group / Lowe Indonesia, Jakarta: Senior Artistic Director (2015 – 2021) Lowe Indonesia, Jakarta: Senior Artistic Director (2010 – 2015) J. Walter …
Read More »Remembering Rumi: How He Inspired East and West
“Listen to the reed how he tells a story, complaining about the separations– Saying, “Since I was separated from the reed bed, my lament has made both man and woman moan. I want a breast torn by rupture, in order to deploy the pain of love-desire. Anyone who is left …
Read More »Max Galvan | Death notice | reflector.com
Longtime educator Dr. Max Galván passed away peacefully with his family on September 21, 2021 in Winterville, North Carolina. Max was born in 1939 in Huanta, Peru, (son of the late Guillermo Galván and Benedicta Gonzales). Max immigrated from Peru to the United States in 1961 and soon joined the …
Read More »Bad Takes: Even As We Celebrate Forbidden Book Week, Texans Continue To Call For School Board Censorship
Click to enlarge Courtesy of Hulu “The Handmaid’s Tale,” which became a television series on Hulu, was taken out of class. Bad Takes is a periodical column of opinion and political analysis. “There she coveted her lovers, whose genitals were like donkeys and whose emission was like horses. – Ezekiel …
Read More »Courageous American led Nazi Germany’s largest resistance group
Rebecca Donner heard about her great-great-aunt Mildred Harnack when she was 16. Donner’s grandmother, Jane, Harnack’s niece, gave him a bundle of letters from Harnack and some of his books. Then she asked him to promise to one day tell the story of Harnack to the world. Donner, who grew …
Read More »National Book Awards 2021: Long list of translated books
When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. The National Book Awards’ long list of translated literature for 2021 was recently announced. The books were originally published in 7 different languages including Spanish, French and Chinese. Want more books? Check out the long lists …
Read More »Vietnamese author wins Dayton Literary Peace Prize
The book is set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War and tells an enveloping story of the Tran family seen through the eyes of matriarch Tran Dieu Lan and her granddaughter, Huong. As Huong grows up, Lan teaches him what it takes to survive and live with compassion. “The …
Read More »This country claims it has not had a single case of Covid-19. Activists say it’s a lie
(CNN) – For almost two years since the start of the pandemic, Turkmenistan has not seen a single case of Covid-19. Or at least that’s what the secret, authoritarian government of the Central Asian country claims. Turkmenistan, a former Soviet republic home to nearly 6 million people, is one of …
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