November 22, 2023 Poetry for Sinking Places and Sinking People Ange Mlinko’s Venice is a collection of poems about cities, ruin, and humanity’s capacity for self-destruction. Rhian Sasseen Ad Policy Locals and tourists walk on gangplanks through the flooded city center of Venice. (Photo by Alberto Pizzoli / Sygma / Sygma via Getty Images) Venice…
2 hours ago About sharing Players try to run for the line without being caught moving by the swivelling doll By Andre Rhoden-Paul BBC News Mysterious masked guards in pink boiler suits, a singing giant doll and a life-changing sum of money… it can only mean the return of Squid Game. The Netflix hit has…
9 hours ago About sharing Beijing has removed minarets and domes from some mosques, replacing them with Chinese-style elements By Kelly Ng BBC News China is closing, destroying and repurposing mosques, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has alleged in a new report. The crackdown is part of a “systematic effort” to curb the practice of Islam…
45 minutes ago About sharing May left Top Gear in 2015 after his co-host Jeremy Clarkson punched a producer By Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Former Top Gear presenter James May has said the show’s format “needs a rethink” following the BBC’s decision to rest the series. Production was paused after host Freddie Flintoff was badly…
43 minutes ago About sharing “Alice” was 11 when she was paired with a paedophile on Omegle By Joe Tidy Cyber correspondent Warning: this story contains disturbing adult themes “I feel personal pride that no more children will be added to Omegle’s body count,” says the woman who successfully forced the infamous chat site to…
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November 21, 2023 The Harvard Law Review Refused to Run This Piece About Genocide in Gaza The piece was nearing publication when the journal decided against publishing it. You can read the article here. Rabea Eghbariah Ad Policy Harvard students protest for Palestine during the Yale-Harvard football game at the Yale Bowl in New Haven,…
1 hour ago About sharing Climate anxiety is a term that describes distress at the impact of climate change on the planet and human existence By Lucy Gilder BBC 100 Women Online search queries related to “climate anxiety” have risen, according to data gathered by Google and shared exclusively with BBC 100 Women. Studies also…
1 hour ago About sharing Dilan Yesilgöz (in white) and the other three front-runners (R) took part in a final TV debate on Tuesday night By Paul Kirby BBC News, The Hague Four parties have emerged as front-runners as Dutch voters decide on Wednesday who will lead their country into a new political era. Voting…
36 minutes ago About sharing Jeremy Hunt will say his Autumn Statement “rejects” high spending and high tax By Chris Mason & Sam Francis Political editor and political reporter, BBC News The chancellor is expected to announce a cut in National Insurance for millions of workers in his Autumn Statement later on Wednesday. Jeremy Hunt’s…