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BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Tuesday, January 25, 2022 -- The
Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced Marleen Stikker as
its opening keynote speaker for LibrePlanet 2022. The annual
technology and social justice conference will be held virtually
on March 19 and 20, 2022, with the theme "Living Liberation."
Back when I was in advertising, one of my team’s clients was a well-known Irish Airline. They could only afford an 1/8th-page ad in the travel section of the paper. But my partners and I didn’t think creativity was dependent on budget. We were determined to deliver great ads for them—ads that would make a […]
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The fiftieth anniversary of Bloody Sunday reminds us that history and geography mean that now, as then, the fates of the two countries are entwined
Almost 50 years ago, in the early hours of 2 February 1972, the British embassy in Dublin was gutted by fire. This was not an accident. A huge crowd had gathered in protest outside the lovely Georgian terrace in Merrion Square all through the previous day. They cheered as young men climbed across the balconies and smashed a window. They threw in some petrol and lit it. A fusillade of petrol bombs was unleashed from the crowd. People chanted the slogan they had learned from the Watts riots in Los Angeles in 1965: burn, baby, burn. The police did nothing to stop the attack.
If the above doesn’t sound too dull or terrifying a prospect, you might be interested to know I’m doing an event with Fane on 3rd February. I’ll be reading some poems from ‘Alexa, what is there to know about love?’ and having a chat with the brilliant Ian McMillan. More details – including how to…
I’m delighted to receive some advance paperback copies of my book ‘Alexa, what is there to know about love?’. It publishes on 3rd Feb and is available to pre-order. I’ve taken a photo of it next to a plant because that’s what book bloggers sometimes do if a cup of cappuccino is unavailable. It’s available…
Younger generations have lower marriage rates, spend less time overall on housework and have more leisure time than earlier U.S. generations, a research article says.
Russia and the West’s differing views of international relations would seem to leave little scope for compromise regarding Ukraine and Belarus. But one way forward would be for Russia to renounce any territorial claims on these countries in exchange for a Western guarantee that they would not be allowed to join NATO.
by Lekha Chakraborty and Harikrishnan S. Omicron is a reminder that the COVID-19 pandemic is still not over. This ongoing health crisis should act as a trigger for greater investments in public health in India. Public spending on health by the union government is still below 1 percent of GDP, though the estimate has increased from […]
The outbreak of COVID-19 brought back to the forefront the crucial importance of structural change and productive development for economic resilience to economic shocks. Several recent contributions have already stressed the perverse relationship that may exist between productive backwardness and the intensity of the COVID-19 socioeconomic crisis.
A Job Guarantee is a straightforward concept. It is the government’s offer of a job to everyone who wants one, at the living wage, working for the public good.
The greatest test of the Queen’s 70th year on the throne will be the moment when she is forced to consume the successor to coronation chicken
Continue reading...A government can get the best credit card deal in the world. Here’s how it works and how they could use it.
'Only Murders in the Building' won 2 Golden Tomato Awards for Best-Reviewed New Series and Best-Reviewed Comedy Series!
Imagining the Internet: Explaining our Digital Transition was designed as a google doc, so that is the best way to view it. Imagining the Internet: Explaining our Digital Transition A digital wave is upon us, changing our lives, our occupations, … Continue reading
Last month, Inside Higher Ed was kind enough to post an interview that Joshua Kim, Dartmouth, and Eddie Maloney, Georgetown, did with me regarding our recent move to a remote officeThe Office of Digital Learning has gone remote. For good. And we are hiring. A lot.. I highly suggest that you read the interview in […]
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Let’s do a couple of impossible things with the UK monetary system. All without requiring a single change to the legislation
Coming March 2022 – The Dr Who Unofficial Annual 1988, the sixth release from Terraqueous Distributors.
As many fans will notice, the cover artwork is a homage to the 1969 Dr Who annual that was released in 1968 by World Distributors. The cover is beautifully illustrated by artist Daryl Joyce.