Table of contents from London Review of Books Vol. 46 No. 2 (Saturday 13 January 2024)
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Keats was deeply interested in suffering. He came by it naturally and also medically; sometimes it appeared as an impulse towards poetic tragedy. He wants what he has always wanted, to soothe pain. If he cannot soothe it, he wants to redeem it as creative power.
Gareth Roberts reflects ruefully on his own part in the wrongful conviction of an innocent sub-postmaster and looks at what should be done to exonerate each of them
I usually do animals but I thought this was pretty heartwarming for a cold January night: JV Last at the Bulwark featured this. It’s about a minor league hockey team, the Hershey Bears, which has a fundraising event in which locals bring stuffed animals for donation. When the team scores its first goal they throw them on to the ice. Last wrote: This year, Hershey fans donated almost 74,599 stuffies during the game and you have to see the video to believe it. The rain comes slowly at first and then it picks up. But then it just keeps going, a flood-tide of plush. Watch and bask in the warmth of people being good. It’s out there. We just have to look for it.
Edelman, the world’s largest PR firm, used its authoritative research on consumer trust to help fossil fuel companies fight climate action.
Ναι, το ΜέΡΑ25 είμαστε εδώ. Εκτός Βουλής, αλλά με την βούληση να κάνουμε ακόμα μεγαλύτερη διαφορά τώρα απ’ ότι όταν είμασταν στη Βουλή. Ναι, είμαστε εδώ. Με την εκλογική ήττα να μας έχει βελτιώσει. Είμαστε εδώ περήφανοι για το κοινοβουλευτικό μας έργο αλλά και προβληματισμένοι από το γεγονός ότι τόσες και τόσοι που μας εκτιμούν, […]
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Humanitarian relief activist Amed Khan describes the worsening crisis on the ground in Gaza.
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- by Tyler Thier
Σοβαρά ιδιωτικά πανεπιστήμια είναι αδύνατον να δημιουργηθούν στην Ευρώπη. Αυτό το ξέρουν όσες και όσοι γνωρίζουν τα ελάχιστα περί πανεπιστημίων. Τότε, γιατί η ελληνική άρχουσα τάξη (αντίθετα, π.χ., με την βρετανική ή την γαλλική) θέλει διακαώς ιδιωτικά πανεπιστήμια (στα οποία ποτέ δεν θα στείλει τα παιδιά της); Πέραν της εξυπηρέτησης των συμφερόντων των κολλεγιαρχών, ο […]
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It was early September in 1971. My mother had taken me in a taxi to a boutique hotel in a leafy northern Athenian suburb to visit my favourite uncle, her beloved brother. Before we got out the car, she put her arm around me and whispered words of courage in my ear. You see, Hotel […]
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In her monthly column, Penny Pepper explores her love-hate relationship with artificial intelligence
Labor has backed the savage attack on at least 60 targets in 16 locations around Yemen by the US and Britain.
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POne of my first thoughts after hearing about the death of the Queen in September 2022 was: ‘Fuck, they’re going to cancel the match’. I am a Liverpool fan, and we were due to play Chelsea at Stamford Bridge that weekend. I knew that at least that one game would be cancelled (as it was, […]
Chris’s post on declining population has prompted me to get started on what I plan, in the end, to be a lengthy critique of the pro-natalist position that dominates public debate at the moment. My initial motivation to do this reflected long-standing concerns about human impacts on the environment but I don’t have any particular […]
THREE talented artists with three very different creative styles have forged a fruitful friendship that sees the trio exhibiting together. Noella Chelman, Beth Kelly and Robyn Lawrence’s upcoming show, entitled ‘Same But Different’ can be seen at the Nexus Community Gallery in the Old Butter Factory, Bellingen, opening on Sunday 14 January and running until...
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SEX Crimes Squad detectives have charged 29-year-old Hayden Carl Skinner following an investigation into an alleged sexual assault at an aged care home in Coffs Harbour. About 2.30am on Monday 1 January 2024, emergency services were called to an aged-care home in Coffs Harbour following reports a 76-year-old woman had been sexually assaulted. Advertise with...
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THE North Coast Botanic Garden in Coffs Harbour is looking wonderful following recent rain, the perfect place to wander and relax. The gardens are also the place to view the Gypsy Art Group Summer Exhibition, chat to artists and participate in free hands-on workshops. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for...
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THE conflict in Gaza has generated a range of opinions about what has happened, is happening and should happen since the October attack on Israel by Hamas and Israel’s actions thereafter. Across the planet, including in Israel, people are calling for a ceasefire to halt the increasing civilian death toll. Advertise with News of The...
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The attacks against the Iran-backed Houthis stoked fears of U.S. involvement in a regional conflagration.
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Amid Israel’s ongoing three-month war in Gaza, more than 23,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, have been killed. South Africa accused Israel of “genocidal intent” over its war on the besieged Gaza Strip on Thursday, and pleaded with judges at the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) to issue an interim order demanding Israel halt its offensive in the embattled territory. South Continue reading »