Books & the Arts / October 24, 2023 The Ironist and the Exhibitionist: On Osamu Dazai The Japanese novelist’s dark-hearted comedies are at once unhinged and brilliant. Paul Franz Ad Policy Osamu Dazai, 1924. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) Where to begin the story? It’s tempting to start at the end—on the morning of Osamu Dazai’s…
Politics / StudentNation / October 24, 2023 This City Council Election Will Decide the Future of Housing in Minneapolis With every city council seat up for grabs in 2023, progressives hope for a veto-proof majority to pass meaningful affordable housing policies. Theia Chatelle Ad Policy A high-rise apartment building under construction in Minneapolis, Minn. (Ben…
Environment / October 24, 2023 In Exxon’s Orwellian World, Lower Emissions Means More Oil Production In the corporation’s version of Newspeak, “carbon emissions” means whatever it wants—and any investment in renewables is just a facade. Brad Swanson Ad Policy Pioneer Natural Resources equipment near Midland, Tex., on Wednesday, October 11, 2203. ExxonMobil Corporation agreed to…
Society Today 5:30 am How Osage Nation Members Struck Back at Decades of Indigenous Misrepresentation in the Media How Osage Nation Members Struck Back at Decades of Indigenous Misrepresentation in the Media In the corporation’s version of Newspeak, “carbon emissions” means whatever it wants—and any investment in renewables is just a facade. Katrina vanden Heuvel…
More teams, more games – and more flights. Next season will see men’s European club football expand further, with an additional 177 fixtures across Uefa’s three major tournaments – and with that comes an increasing impact on the planet. BBC Sport research suggests the inflated fixture list could lead to teams and fans flying about…
The British Verity has reportedly sunk after it crashed into the Bahamian Polesie on Tuesday morning.
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2 hours ago About sharing Capt Sir Tom won the nation’s hearts with his fundraising walk, which took in 100 laps of his garden By Jon Ironmonger BBC Investigations, East of England A woman who helped launch the Captain Sir Tom Moore charity appeal said she was “cut out” by the family and told not…
2 hours ago About sharing Gary Cooper and Callie Lewis By Angus Crawford & Tony Smith BBC News British authorities failed to act on multiple official warnings about a website promoting suicide that has been connected to at least 50 UK deaths, the BBC has found. The online forum, which we are not naming, is…
19 minutes ago About sharing Juliana, who has waived her right to anonymity, was quoted thousands when she requested a transcript By Sima Kotecha UK Editor, BBC Newsnight Victims of violent and sexual crimes are calling for court transcript costs to be cut after they were quoted “unaffordable” sums for them. They told BBC Newsnight…