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Mexico's Missing 130,000
Thousands of people have held protests across Mexico to highlight the country's many enforced disappearances
Relatives and friends of missing people, as well as human rights activists, marched through the streets of Mexico, Guadalajara, Córdoba and other cities calling for justice and urged the government of President Claudia Sheinbaum to help find their missing loved ones. In many cases, those disappeared have been forcibly recruited into the drug cartels – or murdered for resisting.
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Israeli Strike Kills Houthi PM
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Russia Attacks Ukraine, as Kyiv Hits Oil Refineries
BBC (War)
The latest barrage comes amid ongoing international efforts to secure a peace deal between the two warring nations - and days after the Ukrainian capital Kyiv faced the second largest aerial attack of the war so far, with at least 25 killed. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia launched nearly 540 drones and 45 missiles, urging tough new sanctions on Moscow. Following the attack, Russia's defence ministry said all "targets of the strike have been achieved" and "designated objects have been hit" - a claim that has not been independently verified. |
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Merge the Climate and Immigration Movements?
Heated Environments
On Hurricane Katrina's 20th anniversary, a Louisiana native makes the case for solidarity. Hurricane Katrina is widely remembered as the most expensive hurricane in U.S. history. But it was also the country’s largest-ever climate migration.
More than 1.5 million people were forced from their homes after Katrina pummeled the Gulf Coast
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The Transfromation of EpcotNational Geographic Visual Art |
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Learn about the work of the Walt Disney World Resort teams to transform the historical theme park and reimagine EPCOT® for new generations. |
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Quote of The Week
When I look out on the world I view it as a young man. That is why I don’t have any mirrors in my house.
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Top Stories from our favourite publications to stimulate your curious mind, |
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The Cracks in China’s Rise
China has a lot of strengths. From the hardworking ethos of its citizens to the high modernist attitudes which allow it to pursue ambitious goals, this ancient civilization has a lot going for it. Anybody who is tempted to dismiss the country as a sclerotic mess should reconsider their priors (preferably by reading my recent piece on China’s strengths.) |
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Right’s Hatred of the Smithsonian
THE NEW REPUBLIC (Cultural Education)
Did you hear the one about the Smithsonian hiding the bones of Bible giants in the basement? No? Well, Missouri Republican Representative Eric Burlinson did, and he recently said he wants to develop a “strategy” to use Congress’s investigative power to get to the bottom of the mystery.
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Rewilding the Human Spirit
THE MARGINALIAN (Philosophy/Literature)
If the twentieth century was the age of dictatorships — I grew up in one — reducing human beings to a herd, the twenty-first century, with its self-appointed moral despots, is the age of the tyranny of the herd itself. Having invented a merciless weapon of individual destruction — the pitchfork of the cancel mob — we are now doing to human nature what we have already done to nature, turning a biodiverse wilderness into a monoculture of a single crop deemed correct, forgetting there are infinitely many valid ways of being alive... |
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How Art Lost Its Way
Croce, who died last month at 90, was the dean of American dance critics during the heyday of American dance. I started my writing career as a dance critic, too, and for many years that’s all I ever dreamed of being as a writer. My first sixty-plus published articles were dance reviews, and their intended audience consisted, in its entirety, of Arlene Croce. |
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Major Literary Author Changes Style
WOMAN OF LETTERS (Literature)
These reviews have been occasioned by the recent publication of his second book, Emperor of Gladness, but they mostly are not about the new book—instead they attempt to settle scores with his successful first novel, On Earth We Are Briefly Gorgeous. The strange thing about Vuong’s first novel is that these metaphors are only maybe twenty-five percent of the content: the rest is full of extremely precise, well-written scenes and dialogue. When Vuong wasn’t trying to be good, he was actually quite good. |
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Reclaiming Conversation in the Age of AI
AFTER BABEL (Communication)
Showing us how new technologies—from the printing press through television and the early internet—brought about changes to so many life domains, and to consciousness itself. I often wish that Postman was here with us today as the pace of change and concerns about harms increase rapidly. |
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James King Blog offers valuable resources for students of Arts and Humanities. Particularly those interested in Environments, Literature, Performing Arts, Visual Art, Philosophy, Travel, and Human Rights. The articles provide insights into complex interactions between humans and their environments, and the ethical and moral dimensions of environmental issues. The Blog is relevant to students of all ages and those who are just fascinated by the Arts and Humanities. |
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 The Components of Water – Essential Elements for Life and Science
The components of water are two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen. It has the chemical formula H2O, making it the most common chemical compound found on Earth. The transparent, tasteless, odourless, and almost colourless chemical substance is a vital element for all known forms of life. |
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ALFIE GOES TO THAILAND - SERIES
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THE KENRIGHT CHRONICLES - SERIES
The Kenright Chronicles is a psychological thriller series. Jack Kenright, a young investment banker gets involved in an international art swindle. which cripples his business and threatens his life and his family. He ends up a recluse, working for the FBI undercover and exposes massive corruption in the gambling world. |
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The Secret Life of Jodi Arias By Jane Velez-Mitchell
"Velez-Mitchell cracks the Jodi Arias code—peeling away the lies to reveal the disturbing truth behind this horrific crime of betrayal, deceit, and revenge." —Jim Moret, chief correspondent, Inside Edition On June 9, 2008, the butchered body of Travis Alexander was found in his Mesa, Arizona home. The grisly nature of his death made instant headlines: with twenty-nine knife wounds, his throat slit, and a gunshot to the head, Travis was left to die. The prime suspect in the case was Alexander's ex-girlfriend, the attractive and soft-spoken Jodi Arias.
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The ListenerBy Robert McCammon
The New York Times–bestselling author "masterfully combines historical thriller and supernatural horror . . . [for] fans of occult thrillers like those by Dean Koontz" (Booklist, starred review). Economic collapse. Crushing unemployment and breadlines crowding city streets as crime spirals out of control. The Great Depression has enough misery for all, and some to spare. But for angel-faced grifter John Partlow, the American South in 1934 is a land of opportunity. The small-time confidence man stumbles into the big leagues when he partners up with beautiful hustler Ginger LaFrance. Seduced into her high stakes plot to kidnap the young children of a New Orleans shipping magnate, John realizes he's in over his head when Ginger's fierce desire to see her scheme succeed could mean a gruesome end for their innocent victims.
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