08 The American lawyer seeking human rights for chimpanzees

The American lawyer seeking human rights for chimpanzees Steven M Wise is campaigning for chimps’ right to seek freedom from unlawful detention on the grounds that they are essentially people. Are apes’ rights just a matter of time? Where will legal moves to give rights to chimpanzees end up? Photograph: Getty Images Tommy, 26, lives …

08 The more inept you are the smarter you think you are

Neurohacks| 25 November 2013 The more inept you are the smarter you think you are Tom Stafford (Thinkstock) Psychologists have shown humans are poor judges of their own abilities, from sense of humour to grammar. Those worst at it are the worst judges of all.   You’re pretty smart right? Clever, and funny too. Of …

08 The joys and mysteries of Shakespeare.

The Theatre The Mirror Has Two Faces The joys and mysteries of Shakespeare. by Hilton Als November 25, 2013   Paul Chahidi, Mark Rylance, and Liam Brennan in the cross-dressing, gender-bending comedy “Twelfth Night.” Illustration by Riccardo Vecchio. From Zadie Smith’s 2013 essay “Joy”: “If you asked me if I wanted more joyful experiences in …

08 On Doris Lessing and Not Saying Thank You

November 20, 2013 On Doris Lessing and Not Saying Thank You Posted by Alexandra Schwartz The woman has trouble stepping out of the taxi. She is old, and the taxi sits higher off the ground than she might like. As she stoops to protect her head, the long red scarf that hangs from her neck …

08 Writers and critics on the best books of 2013

Writers and critics on the best books of 2013 Hilary Mantel, Jonathan Franzen, Mohsin Hamid, Ruth Rendell, Tom Stoppard, Malcolm Gladwell, Eleanor Catton and many more recommend the books that impressed them this year The Guardian, Saturday 23 November 2013 Jump to comments (3)   Illustration by Rachel Gannon at eyecandy.co.uk Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Five …

08 The religious symbolism behind the Chronicles of Narnia

21 November 2013 Last updated at 10:01 The religious symbolism behind the Chronicles of Narnia   By Alister McGrath Profesor of Theology, King’s College London Aslan is a literary Christ figure who plays a pivotal role in the story of Narnia, Professor McGrath says Continue reading the main story Related Stories Profile: C.S. Lewis In …

08 Muere la escritora Doris Lessing

Muere la escritora Doris Lessing La ganadora del Premio Nobel en 2007 fallece a los 94 años Entrevista en 2007: “La guerra y la memoria no acaban nunca”, por J. CRUZ La mirada radical, por CARLES GELI y JOSÉ ANDRÉS ROJO FOTOGALERÍA Retratos de una vida dedicada a los libros Winston Manrique Sabogal Madrid 17 …

08 Los ‘erasmus’ se movilizan en solidaridad con su remplazo

Los ‘erasmus’ se movilizan en solidaridad con su remplazo Una veintena de ciudades europeas acogen las protestas de los becarios ante el posible recorte de ayudas el próximo curso Elisa Silió Madrid 16 NOV 2013 – 17:40 CET53 Protesta de ‘erasmus’ españoles en Bruselas. / A. L. Calbacho (EFE) Los erasmus españoles han conseguido con sus …

08 Nadezhda Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot’s prison letters to Slavoj Žižek

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot’s prison letters to Slavoj Žižek Pussy Riot’s Nadezhda Tolokonnikova is currently in a prison hospital in Siberia; here she and Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek meet in an extraordinary exchange of letters • Pussy Riot: composer Cecilie Ore’s choral tribute to the punk band Slavoj Žižek, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova The Guardian, Friday 15 …

08 The trouble with democracy

The trouble with democracy Government shutdowns, petty policy squabbles, voter disaffection – democracy doesn’t seem to work very well. But what’s the alternative? And can we rely on muddling through? David Runciman The Guardian, Friday 8 November 2013 15.00 GMT Jump to comments (528) Illustration: Simon Pemberton It has been a bad few months for …

08 RawJoy “Plasma” Hardy MariAnico Honorable?, ni Molt ni Poc, ni puc, ni Buick. salut vicente

Rajoy y Fabra en el diván: silencio y sumisión http://cort.as/6h50   RawJoy “Plasma” Hardy MariAnico. No es de Cuenca, ni Teruel, ni Galego, ni Catalán, ni ninguna de las demás autonomías. Que Europa es lo que no quiere ser Rajoy. Fabra, faber, fable …inefable Honorable, ni Molt ni Poc, ni puc, ni Buick. salut vicente …

08 Wert rectifica: Los estudiantes mantendrán la beca Erasmus este año

Wert rectifica: Los estudiantes mantendrán la beca Erasmus este año EL HUFFINGTON POST / AGENCIAS  |  Publicado: 05/11/2013 15:47 CET  |  Actualizado: 05/11/2013 17:36 CET Wert rectifica y el Ministerio de Educación dará la misma ayuda a las becas Erasmus de este año que se concedieron el año pasado. El ministro de Educación ha reconocido que se …

08 Party pressure forces Wert to go back on Erasmus decision – © a.r.e.a.

Asociación  Regional  y  Europea De Análisis – (A.R.E.A.) – Association for Regional and European Analysis   EDUCATION CUTS Party pressure forces Wert to go back on Erasmus decision Education minister says all exchange students will keep grants for this year as controversial cutback plan is ditched State Erasmus grants to be slashed for most students …

08 Seamus Heaney’s last poem published

Seamus Heaney’s last poem published Guardian publishes In a Field ahead of its appearance in anthology marking centenary of outbreak of first world war • The War Poets Revisited – interactive anthology Mark Brown, arts correspondent The Guardian, Friday 25 October 2013 19.35 BST Jump to comments (22) Seamus Heaney’s last poem was described by …

08 Spain’s communist model village

Spain’s communist model village Marinaleda, in impoverished Andalusia, used to suffer terrible hardships. Led by a charismatic mayor, the village declared itself a communist utopia and took farmland to provide for everyone. Could it be the answer to modern capitalism’s failings? Dan Hancox The Observer, Sunday 20 October 2013 Jump to comments (137) Workers in …

08 Eleanor Catton becomes youngest Booker prize winner

Culture Books Man Booker prize 2013 Eleanor Catton becomes youngest Booker prize winner Judges praise 832 ‘extraordinary’ pages of The Luminaries that New Zealander began writing when she was 25 Mark Brown, arts correspondent The Guardian, Tuesday 15 October 2013 08.44 BST Jump to comments (168) Eleanor Catton, centre, receives the Booker prize, with the …

08 Alice Munro, una extraña en el país de los Nobel

Alice Munro, una extraña en el país de los Nobel Análisis Perfil Premiada Reaciones Solo trece mujeres han sido reconocidas en más de un siglo de premios El perfil de los literatos premiados sigue siendo eurocéntrico y masculino Munro incluye a Canadá en el selecto club de los países con Nobel Francia es el país …

08 The 100 best novels, No 3 – Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift (1726)

  Series: The 100 best novels Previous | Index The 100 best novels, No 3 – Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift (1726) Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels comes third in our list of the best novels written in English. Robert McCrum discusses a satirical masterpiece that’s never been out of print   Robert McCrum The Observer, …