On the lifealtering challenge…
Brilliant. Akhil Sood on the the life-altering challenge posed by Thomas Pynchon’s V – The Hindu
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Post-truth reality
” It has been obvious for some time that social media were moving us in the direction of a post-truth polity. The rise of Donald Trump (and Brexit) suggests that we have arrived at that particular destination. ” Russian hacking of the US election is the most extreme case of how the internet is changing …
Seth’s Blog: The post-reality paradox
“When Hillary Clinton lies, her standing decreases. But when Donald Trump lies, it actually helps his standing among his followers. That’s because he’s not selling reality, he’s selling something else.” Seth’s Blog: The post-reality paradox
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Hemingway, hounded by the feds
Hemingway, hounded by the feds
Yuval Noah Harari: the theatre of terror
Just a chapter from his book, it seems, but brilliant. Yuval Noah Harari: the theatre of terror
This, too, is genocide – Opinion Israel News | Haaretz
That an Israeli minister states that he intends to work to reduce the birthrate among a specific ethnic group, and does not find himself sent home that same day or under arrest until the end of legal proceedings, is a new low of degeneration and disgrace. via This, too, is genocide – Opinion Israel News …
Rare images document the centuries-long history of Africans in India
Fascinating story of Africans who arrived in India and sometimes became kings. Rare images document the centuries-long history of Africans in India.
Israeli binationalism is old news – Opinion Israel News | Haaretz
Israeli binationalism is old news – Opinion Israel News | Haaretz. Thoroughly agree. But this is for an Israeli audience. And though some Israelis are beginning to wake up to this reality, they do so at a time when Palestinians are finally having some success at getting European governments to accept “Palestine” as a state. So …
Entombed: Life in the USA’s cruel isolation chambers | Amnesty International
Entombed: Life in the USA’s cruel isolation chambers | Amnesty International. 80,000 kept in solitary at any one time.