The long read: When she was 30, Suzy Hansen left the US for Istanbul and began to realise that Americans will never understand their own country until they see it as the rest of the world does My mother recently found piles of my notebooks from when I was a small child that were filled […]
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Are music festivals doing enough to tackle sexual assault?
Reports of rape and other attacks are on the rise but, from grassroots groups to industry efforts, measures are being undertaken to keep attendees safe Festival season is a time of joy, sunburn and sloshing about in muddy fields. However, this booming industry which attracts millions of attendees each year and convicted of attacking two […]
Jane Austen teen author before her time
Far from being the epitome of genteel propriety, her earliest fiction reveals an anarchic spirit with a disdain for authority to match any modern adolescent Teenagers had not yet been invented in the late 1780s, when the young is available from the Guardian Bookshop for 7.64 Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/jul/18/jane-austen-teen-author-before-her-time
How economics became a religion | John Rapley
The long read: Its moral code promises salvation, its high priests uphold their orthodoxy. But perhaps too many of its doctrines are taken on faith Although Britain has an established church, few of us today pay it much mind. We follow an even more powerful religion, around which we have oriented our lives: economics. Think […]
Museum risks wrath of Inuit with display from tragic Arctic voyage
Exhibition may solve riddle of Franklins lost expedition After 165 years under icy seas, the lost secrets of Sir John Franklins doomed British Arctic expedition in search of the North-West Passage are to form the centrepiece of In 2014 the sunken wreck of the Erebus was found lying in a part of the Arctic Ocean […]
McConnell’s test: Can he do more than obstruct?
(CNN)Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is facing a major test this week. Since revealing the details of the Republican health care plan, McConnell has watched as a number of important senators in his own party announced their concerns or opposition. Some, such as Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson, have urged him to postpone the vote based […]
12-year-old girl comes out to her Mormon congregation
(CNN)Savannah, 12, made a decision this January; she was going to come out as lesbian at her Mormon Church. Nothing was going to stop her. She also wanted to garner more respect for gays in her church, something she feels is lacking. “We came to the conclusion it wasn’t our place; we couldn’t silence her,” […]
Amazon Books’ new IRL stores misses everything that makes a bookstore special
People enter the newly opened Amazon Books on May 25, 2017 in New York City.Image: Getty Images There is an open secret in the book world: Booksellers give the best book recommendations. I can trace my favorite New York City bookstores by the book recommendations I’ve been given at various bookstoresDelicate Edible Birds by Lauren […]
World’s most prolific Star Wars collector appeals to fans after ‘devastating’ theft
Steve Sansweet, owner of Rancho Obi-Wan in California, asks collectors and fans to help recover items allegedly stolen by his friend of 20 years The owner of the worlds largest Star Wars memorabilia collection has learned a hard lesson about trust. On Monday, he told his own saga in which $200,000 in collectibles were allegedly […]
The Pope doesn’t look happy to see Justin Trudeau, either
Image: FERRARI/EPA/REX/Shutterstock Pope Francis is not here for your Instagram likes. The Pope was recently photographed with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who was just born for the camera. But instead of smiling, the Pope decided he would put on his best “I’d rather be reading encyclicals” face. SEE ALSO: Pope Francis met President Trump and […]