The fiction in this week’s issue, “The Rescue Will Begin in Its Own Time,” is a series of very short pieces by Franz Kafka that will appear this fall in the New Directions book “The Lost Writings.” Can you tell us a bit about how they came into your hands? barbara epler: The story of... Continue Reading →
Αξίζεις μια αγάπη
Αξίζεις μια αγάπη που να σε αγαπά ξεχτένιστη, με τα πάντα -και τις αιτίες που σε σηκώνουν βιαστικά,με τα πάντα -και τα δαιμόνια που δε σε αφήνουν να κοιμηθείς.Αξίζεις μια αγάπη που να σε κάνει να νιώθεις σίγουρη,που να μπορεί να καταναλώσει όλο τον κόσμο αν περπατάει χέρι με χέρι με σένα,που να νιώθει πως... Continue Reading →
The History of Knowledge
An increasingly powerful state was made possible by the creation of archival networks. Archives and Information in the Early Modern World makes a valuable addition to the growing literature on this topic. Sixteen scholars have contributed to this volume, which concentrates on early modern Europe, but includes chapters on the Spanish Empire and ‘the East Asian... Continue Reading →
Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University and UNESCO sign a Partnership Agreement to develop Futures Literacy
The Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University (PMU) and UNESCO signed an innovative Futures Literacy Partnership Agreement, to develop Futures Literacy at PMU and in the Gulf region. This marks the launch of an ambitious joint effort to advance Futures Literacy (FL) at local, regional and global levels. Futures Literacy is a critical competency for the... Continue Reading →
France gives the Statue of Liberty to the United States
1884, July 04 In a ceremony held in Paris on July 4, 1884, the completed Statue of Liberty is formally presented to the U.S. ambassador as a commemoration of the friendship between France and the United States. The idea for the statue was born in 1865, when the French historian and abolitionist Édouard de Laboulaye proposed a... Continue Reading →
EU Presidency Trio Conference “Museums and Social Responsibility: Values Revisited.”
Within the framework of Germany's presidency of the Council of the European Union, NEMO and the German Museums Association are co-organising the online conference Museums and Social Responsibility - Values revisited from 17-18 September 2020. The conference will focus on what social responsibility means for museums. Through their daily work, museums make a significant contribution to social... Continue Reading →
Η Νίκη της Σαμοθράκης
Το Λούβρο έχει μία από τις πιο εντυπωσιακές συλλογές στον κόσμο. Ανάμεσά τους η Μόνα Λίζα, μια συλλογή του Μικελάντζελο, η Αφροδίτη της Μήλου και η Νίκη της Σαμοθράκης. Η εμβληματική Νίκη, ίσως στο ωραιότερο σημείο του μουσείου, αποτελεί πόλο έλξης για τους επισκέπτες. Το γλυπτό άγνωστου καλλιτέχνη της ελληνιστικής εποχής βρέθηκε στο Ιερό των... Continue Reading →
Το Βασίλειο του Ανθρώπου δεν είναι…
Το βασίλειο του ανθρώπου δεν είναι ο στενόχωρος και αγχωτικός χώρος του ίδιου του εγώ, ούτε η αφηρημένη κυριαρχία της συλλογικότητας, αλλά εκείνη η ενδιάμεση ζώνη στην οποία συνηθίζουν να λαμβάνουν χώρα ο έρωτας, η φιλία, η κατανόηση, η συμπόνια. Μόνο η παραδοχή αυτής της αρχής θα μας επιτρέψει να θεμελιώσουμε αυθεντικές κοινότητες, αντί για... Continue Reading →
Same-sex Marriage is Made Legal Nationwide With Obergefell v. Hodges Decision
June 26, 2015 marks a major milestone for civil rights in the United States, as the Supreme Court announces its decision in Obergefell v. Hodges. By one vote, the court rules that same-sex marriage cannot be banned in the United States and that all same-sex marriages must be recognized nationwide, finally granting same-sex couples equal rights to heterosexual... Continue Reading →
