Literati roundup: news from Yaşar Kemal, Ulrich Beck and Vladimir Nabokov
Turkey’s literary dean Yaşar Kemal in critical condition after hospitalization Doctors say the condition of the
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Literati roundup: R.I.P. Ulrich Beck…. “Smithsonian galleries release massive Asian art collection online for non-commercial use…
Ulrich Beck – an appreciation open Democracy News Analysis – by Robin Wilson openSecurity editor Robin Wilson
Taliban kills more than 100 children in Pakistan… Islamists will only talk about Islamophobia…#PeshawerAttack
Death toll in Pakistan school attack passes 100: officials A Taliban attack on an army-run school
In the end, Bush won’t be prosecuted… #TortureReport
What Dick Cheney knew about the torture program Buried in the pages of the 525-page
Such a shame for US. the CIA #TortureReport released…
Why Obama Won’t Prosecute Torturers Slate Articles by Eric Posner The release of the Senate Intelligence
Meanwhile in the US #ICantBreathe Grand Central Occupied
Why cameras alone won’t protect black mens’ lives …My heart’s in Accra I wasn’t expecting
#Ferguson roundup. White cop, black boy hug at Portland..
White cop, black boy hug at Portland rally for Ferguson: story behind striking photo Boing Boing by
#Ferguson Anthropologists [also] Speak Out
Ferguson: Anthropologists Speak Out Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology by Carole McGranahan Race and injustice
#Ferguson burning after Grand Jury decisions. A roundup…
It’s Incredibly Rare For A Grand Jury To Do What Ferguson’s Just Did FiveThirtyEight –
Literati roundup: Interstellar understanding sources… Machine-Learning Algorithm Ranks the World’s Most Notable Authors
Machine-Learning Algorithm Ranks the World’s Most Notable Authors MIT Technology Review Deciding which books to digitise
US-led strikes hit jihadists attacking Kobane on Turkish border as Kurdish peace process at breaking point due to Turkey’s possible aid to Jihadists…
US-led strikes hit jihadists attacking Syria Kurd town on Turkish border The US-led coalition hit Islamic
Literati roundup: “feminist moments in sci-fi history… “50 books that influenced Leo Tolstoy
Most feminist moments in sci-fi history Boing Boing by Mark Frauenfelder Read 14 Great Banned & Censored Novels
Literati roundup: A Wired discussion on Dystopian Sci-Fi……..
Stop Writing Dystopian Sci-Fi—It’s Making Us All Fear Technology Wired Top Stories No, Dystopian Sci-Fi Isn’t Bad
Police Brutality in #Ferguson, US #MikeBrown
Riot police the same from Ferguson to France AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Police,
A very nice piece: “The Art of Personalizing Propaganda – a case in Gaza crisis
Israel, Gaza, War & Data – The Art of Personalizing Propaganda Global Voices Online by Gilad