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Macron dismisses Russian demands as ‘coalition of the willing’ gathers in Paris for Ukraine talks – Europe live
Macron dismisses Russian demands as ‘coalition of the willing’ gathers in Paris for Ukraine talks – Europe live
French president rules out any lifting of sanctions and says European forces could be deployed to mark ‘clear support’
Among the European leaders expected in Paris, we are going to see the British prime minister, Keir Starmer, who said in a statement released overnight that “unlike President Zelenskyy, Putin has shown he’s not a serious player in these peace talks.”
He said:
“Playing games with the agreed naval ceasefire in the Black Sea despite good faith participation from all sides – all while continuing to inflict devastating attacks on the Ukrainian people. His promises are hollow.
The US is playing a leading role by convening the ceasefire talks, President Zelenskyy has demonstrated his commitment repeatedly, and Europe is stepping up to play its part to defend Ukraine’s future. Now Putin needs to show he’s willing to play ball.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 27, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Macron dismisses Russian demands as ‘coalition of the willing’ gathers in Paris for Ukraine talks – Europe live
Not on one strand are all life’s jewels strung.
William Morris
William Morris
March 24, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Not on one strand are all life’s jewels strung.
William Morris
William Morris
All art is about the future
March 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
All art is about the future
The world is rapidly changing. If we are to have a safe, fair, and prosperous society in the future and a healthy planet to live on, it requires the ability to visualize change, think innovatively, navigate uncertainty, and create consensus on future solutions
Copenhague Institute for Future Studies
Copenhague Institute for Future Studies
March 16, 2025 at 9:13 AM
The world is rapidly changing. If we are to have a safe, fair, and prosperous society in the future and a healthy planet to live on, it requires the ability to visualize change, think innovatively, navigate uncertainty, and create consensus on future solutions
Copenhague Institute for Future Studies
Copenhague Institute for Future Studies
Humans a Monstrous History
Sureka Davies
A history of how humans have created monsters out of one another.
How people have defined humans as everything from apes to zombies, and how they invented race, gender, and nations along the way.
University of California Press
Sureka Davies
A history of how humans have created monsters out of one another.
How people have defined humans as everything from apes to zombies, and how they invented race, gender, and nations along the way.
University of California Press
February 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Humans a Monstrous History
Sureka Davies
A history of how humans have created monsters out of one another.
How people have defined humans as everything from apes to zombies, and how they invented race, gender, and nations along the way.
University of California Press
Sureka Davies
A history of how humans have created monsters out of one another.
How people have defined humans as everything from apes to zombies, and how they invented race, gender, and nations along the way.
University of California Press
If you want to avoid disappointment, avoid expectations
February 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
If you want to avoid disappointment, avoid expectations
«People forget that we are just guests on this earth, that we come here naked and leave empty-handed.»
Esma Redžepova
Gypsy singer
Esma Redžepova
Gypsy singer
February 2, 2025 at 9:32 AM
«People forget that we are just guests on this earth, that we come here naked and leave empty-handed.»
Esma Redžepova
Gypsy singer
Esma Redžepova
Gypsy singer
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‘Trump is an early warning signal. He’s a phenomenon of transition, only half adjusted to emerging reality.’
T.J. Clark on Trump and the society of the spectacle: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
T.J. Clark on Trump and the society of the spectacle: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
T.J. Clark · A Brief Guide to Trump and the Spectacle
Trump has annihilated the idea of charisma. The new leader is not above us. He’s on the screen in our hands. We...
www.lrb.co.uk
January 29, 2025 at 12:10 PM
‘Trump is an early warning signal. He’s a phenomenon of transition, only half adjusted to emerging reality.’
T.J. Clark on Trump and the society of the spectacle: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
T.J. Clark on Trump and the society of the spectacle: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Jeden Morgen sitzt ein kleiner #Rabe hoch oben auf der Birke im Garten. 🌱🪶 #Artenkenntnis #Umweltbildung
January 27, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Jeden Morgen sitzt ein kleiner #Rabe hoch oben auf der Birke im Garten. 🌱🪶 #Artenkenntnis #Umweltbildung
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China’s top diplomat to visit UK in February for talks with David Lammy
China’s top diplomat to visit UK in February for talks with David Lammy
Source says purpose of Wang Yi’s visit is to hold first UK-China strategic dialogue since 2018
China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, is due to visit the UK next month for talks with the British foreign secretary, David Lammy, the Guardian has learned.
The…
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
China’s top diplomat to visit UK in February for talks with David Lammy
In adult life want and can are a single verb.
But not as a win of the will, as in young life, but an imposition of the possibility.
But not as a win of the will, as in young life, but an imposition of the possibility.
January 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
In adult life want and can are a single verb.
But not as a win of the will, as in young life, but an imposition of the possibility.
But not as a win of the will, as in young life, but an imposition of the possibility.
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‘The world Hoffmann gives us is one we recognise as real, because it is populated by tradesmen, lawyers, students and craftsmen, even as it is distorted by the intrusion of fantasy.’
Polly Dickson on the uncanny stories of E.T.A. Hoffmann: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Polly Dickson on the uncanny stories of E.T.A. Hoffmann: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Polly Dickson · Anthropomorphic Carrot: Tales from Hoffmann
E.T.A. Hoffmann’s stories are told in a fragmentary form. He has a proto-postmodern fondness, though one rooted in...
www.lrb.co.uk
January 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
‘The world Hoffmann gives us is one we recognise as real, because it is populated by tradesmen, lawyers, students and craftsmen, even as it is distorted by the intrusion of fantasy.’
Polly Dickson on the uncanny stories of E.T.A. Hoffmann: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Polly Dickson on the uncanny stories of E.T.A. Hoffmann: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
The anxiety of absence
Dubravka Ugresic
Dubravka Ugresic
January 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The anxiety of absence
Dubravka Ugresic
Dubravka Ugresic
It turns out that the neural connection between gratitude and giving is very deep, both literally and figuratively. A region deep in the frontal lobe of the brain called the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, is key to supporting both.
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
Giving thanks may make your brain more altruistic
Neuroscience is revealing a fascinating link between gratitude and generosity.
www.vox.com
January 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM
It turns out that the neural connection between gratitude and giving is very deep, both literally and figuratively. A region deep in the frontal lobe of the brain called the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, is key to supporting both.
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
14 ans!
Arrestation à Bruxelles d’un adolescent de 14 ans qui projetait un attentat contre une mosquée
Arrestation à Bruxelles d’un adolescent de 14 ans qui projetait un attentat contre une mosquée
Le jeune suspect serait un sympathisant de l’extrême droite, il comptait agir lors de la prière du vendredi.
www.lemonde.fr
January 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
14 ans!
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Many Instagram and Facebook users say they are confused about why they are following and seeing posts from President Trump and JD Vance in their feeds. Here’s why. nyti.ms/42jJCRQ
January 23, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Many Instagram and Facebook users say they are confused about why they are following and seeing posts from President Trump and JD Vance in their feeds. Here’s why. nyti.ms/42jJCRQ
Jon Tolansky marks the 50th anniversary of the death of legendary composer Shostakovich with an exploration of the composer’s motivations and political context, alongside reminiscences from his contemporaries.
www.classical-music.uk/features/art...
@shostakovich01.bsky.social
www.classical-music.uk/features/art...
@shostakovich01.bsky.social
Dmitri Shostakovich: An anniversary commemoration
Jon Tolansky marks the 50th anniversary of the death of legendary composer Shostakovich with an exploration of the composer’s motivations and political context, alongside reminiscences from his contem...
www.classical-music.uk
January 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Jon Tolansky marks the 50th anniversary of the death of legendary composer Shostakovich with an exploration of the composer’s motivations and political context, alongside reminiscences from his contemporaries.
www.classical-music.uk/features/art...
@shostakovich01.bsky.social
www.classical-music.uk/features/art...
@shostakovich01.bsky.social
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BBC Radio 3
Radio 3's European Roadtrip
Now Playing
Vincent d’Indy, Rumon Gamba & Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Symphony No 1 in A Major, 'Symphonie Italienne' (2nd mvt, 'Florence')
Radio 3's European Roadtrip
Now Playing
Vincent d’Indy, Rumon Gamba & Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Symphony No 1 in A Major, 'Symphonie Italienne' (2nd mvt, 'Florence')
January 5, 2025 at 10:40 AM
BBC Radio 3
Radio 3's European Roadtrip
Now Playing
Vincent d’Indy, Rumon Gamba & Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Symphony No 1 in A Major, 'Symphonie Italienne' (2nd mvt, 'Florence')
Radio 3's European Roadtrip
Now Playing
Vincent d’Indy, Rumon Gamba & Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Symphony No 1 in A Major, 'Symphonie Italienne' (2nd mvt, 'Florence')
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BBC Radio 3
Radio 3's European Roadtrip
Now Playing
Béla Bartók, Strings of the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & János Kovács
Divertimento for String Orchestra, III - Allegro assai
Radio 3's European Roadtrip
Now Playing
Béla Bartók, Strings of the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & János Kovács
Divertimento for String Orchestra, III - Allegro assai
January 3, 2025 at 9:53 AM
BBC Radio 3
Radio 3's European Roadtrip
Now Playing
Béla Bartók, Strings of the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & János Kovács
Divertimento for String Orchestra, III - Allegro assai
Radio 3's European Roadtrip
Now Playing
Béla Bartók, Strings of the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & János Kovács
Divertimento for String Orchestra, III - Allegro assai
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(from T. S. Eliot’s ‘Little Gidding’)
“Last season’s fruit is eaten
And the fullfed beast shall kick the empty pail.
For last year’s words belong to last year's language
And next year’s words await another voice.”
“Last season’s fruit is eaten
And the fullfed beast shall kick the empty pail.
For last year’s words belong to last year's language
And next year’s words await another voice.”
December 31, 2024 at 7:49 PM
(from T. S. Eliot’s ‘Little Gidding’)
“Last season’s fruit is eaten
And the fullfed beast shall kick the empty pail.
For last year’s words belong to last year's language
And next year’s words await another voice.”
“Last season’s fruit is eaten
And the fullfed beast shall kick the empty pail.
For last year’s words belong to last year's language
And next year’s words await another voice.”
Hope & Joyful
Welcome 2025
Welcome 2025
December 31, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Hope & Joyful
Welcome 2025
Welcome 2025
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La pollution aux microplastiques est massivement présente dans les sols français
La pollution aux microplastiques est massivement présente dans les sols français
Pour la première fois, l’Ademe a mesuré la concentration de microparticules de plastique dans la terre en France. Prairies, vignes, vergers ou grandes cultures, aucun type de sol n’est épargné.
www.lemonde.fr
December 26, 2024 at 5:11 AM
La pollution aux microplastiques est massivement présente dans les sols français
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Smoking in the yard two weeks before Christmas
out of the wind, under Orion,
inhaling anger, exhaling sorrow,
which is how anger metabolises,
the end product always a sorrow
of remorse or failure.
‘Orion’, a poem by Karen Solie:
out of the wind, under Orion,
inhaling anger, exhaling sorrow,
which is how anger metabolises,
the end product always a sorrow
of remorse or failure.
‘Orion’, a poem by Karen Solie:
Karen Solie · Poem: ‘Orion’
London Review of Books
www.lrb.co.uk
December 25, 2024 at 8:38 AM
Smoking in the yard two weeks before Christmas
out of the wind, under Orion,
inhaling anger, exhaling sorrow,
which is how anger metabolises,
the end product always a sorrow
of remorse or failure.
‘Orion’, a poem by Karen Solie:
out of the wind, under Orion,
inhaling anger, exhaling sorrow,
which is how anger metabolises,
the end product always a sorrow
of remorse or failure.
‘Orion’, a poem by Karen Solie: