08 Wales prepares to resurrect the reputation of Dylan Thomas

Wales prepares to resurrect the reputation of Dylan Thomas Wales plans to use the centenary of his birth to fight for Dylan Thomas’s proper place in the pantheon of poets Tracy McVeigh The Observer, Saturday 5 October 2013 16.56 BST Jump to comments (44) The poet, an ‘unlikely icon’, relaxes outdoors in 1946. Photograph: Francis Reiss/Getty …

08 Docomo unveils instant translator glasses in Japan

  Docomo unveils instant translator glasses in Japan Summary: In an answer to Google Glass, the telco is developing augmented reality glasses enabled with character recognition technology to translate signs and menus, expected to be ready in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. By Ryan Huang | October 1, 2013 — 10:20 GMT (03:20 PDT) …

08 The 100 best novels: an introduction

Next Previous Blog home Posted by Robert McCrum Sunday 22 September 2013 08.00 BST The Observer Jump to comments (63) The 100 best novels: an introduction Robert McCrum introduces our definitive list of the greatest novels written in English, a 100-week project that begins with John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress ‘A classic is a book …

08 La cultura de la trampa

EL ACENTO La cultura de la trampa Las universidades españolas adoptan medidas que penalizan conductas deshonestas como copiar en un examen o plagiar El País 20 SEP 2013 – 00:00 CET SOLEDAD CALÉS La búsqueda de la excelencia en la enseñanza está reñida con el trapicheo y la trampa; por eso muchas universidades están adoptando …

08 Defendernos del control digital

Defendernos del control digital Hace falta una nueva ética para esta era. Necesitamos Snowdens y Mannings en China, en Rusia, en todas partes, para combatir la disminución gradual de lo que Kant llamó “el uso público de la razón” Slavoj Zizek 19 SEP 2013 – 00:00 CET RAQUEL MARIN Todos recordamos el rostro sonriente y …

08 Did Shakespeare sell women short?

Did Shakespeare sell women short? The RSC is turning to Jacobean drama in search of better roles for women. So does the Shakespearean tradition hold actresses back? Vanessa Thorpe The Observer, Saturday 14 September 2013 13.15 BST Jump to comments (23) Olivia Vinall as Desdemona with Adrian Lester as Othello. Photograph: Robbie Jack for the …

08 Open thread: have you ever lied about reading a book?

Open thread: have you ever lied about reading a book? A new survey reveals the top 10 books people claim to have read but haven’t. Be it War and Peace or Infinite Jest, share your uncracked spines here. theguardian.com, Monday 9 September 2013 13.38 BST Jump to comments (1248) Big Brother knows you gave up …

08 Poet Seamus Heaney dies aged 74

30 August 2013 Last updated at 20:47 GMT Share this page Poet Seamus Heaney dies aged 74 Nick Higham looks back at the life of Seamus Heaney Continue reading the main story Related Stories Obituary: Seamus Heaney Seamus Heaney death: Irish reaction Tributes to Seamus Heaney Seamus Heaney, acclaimed by many as the best Irish …

07 Seamus Heaney’s books were events in our lives by Colm Tóibín

http://www.todostuslibros.com/libros/campo-abierto-opened-country_978-84-7522-566-1 Aquí encontrarás la traducción de Jenaro Talens y mía como homenaje al gran poeta irlandés.   Seamus Heaney’s books were events in our lives In a time of burnings and bombings Heaney used poetry to offer an alternative world; he gave example by his seriousness, his honesty, his thoughtfulness, his generosity Colm Tóibín The …

07 Seamus Heaney obituary by Neil Corcoran

Culture Books Seamus Heaney Seamus Heaney obituary Irish poet and Nobel laureate whose lines of love and loss took inspiration from his childhood in Derry Neil Corcoran The Guardian, Friday 30 August 2013 15.16 BST   Seamus Heaney at home in Dublin in 2007. Photograph: Eamonn McCabe for the Guardian In 2009, as part of …

07 Seamus Heaney’s death ‘leaves breach in language itself’

Seamus Heaney’s death ‘leaves breach in language itself’ Tributes flow in from fellow writers after poet who won Nobel prize for literature dies in Dublin aged 74 Charlotte Higgins and Henry McDonald in Dublin The Guardian, Friday 30 August 2013 19.30 BST Jump to comments (52) Seamus Heaney was ‘the poet we all measured ourselves …

07 Muere el poeta y premio Nobel irlandés Seamus Heaney

http://www.todostuslibros.com/libros/campo-abierto-opened-country_978-84-7522-566-1 Aquí encontrarás la traducción de Jenaro Talens y mía como homenaje al gran poeta irlandés. adiós al poeta de lo lírico y lo cívico Muere el poeta y premio Nobel irlandés Seamus Heaney a los 74 años El Premio Nobel de Literatura ha sido aclamado como el poeta irlandés más destacado desde William Yeats …

07 El riesgo para la libertad by Ulrich Beck

LA CUARTA PÁGINA El riesgo para la libertad Cuando el Estado democrático, con la colaboración de las grandes corporaciones digitales, espía de forma global para optimizar su seguridad ante cualquier amenaza, ¿quién defenderá los derechos individuales? Ulrich Beck 30 AGO 2013 – 00:01 CET EULOGIA MERLE El escándalo de la red de escuchas Prisma ha …

07 So the innocent have nothing to fear?

Comment is free So the innocent have nothing to fear? After David Miranda we now know where this leads The destructive power of state snooping is on display for all to see. The press must not yield to this intimidation Simon Jenkins The Guardian, Tuesday 20 August 2013 20.30 BST Jump to comments (1806) ‘But it …

07 David Cameron met Stephen Fry to discuss Russian gay rights row

David Cameron met Stephen Fry to discuss Russian gay rights row Meeting of prime minister and comedian at East End pub was brokered by Evgeny Lebedev Rowena Mason, political correspondent theguardian.com, Sunday 18 August 2013 17.06 BST Jump to comments (174) Stephen Fry at a protest in London over gay rights in Russia. Photograph: Anthony …

07 La tragedia española… ¿De Shakespeare?

La tragedia española… ¿De Shakespeare? Un experto afirma que el Bardo modificó una obra ambientada en Castilla de Thomas Kyd. Dos eruditos españoles responsables de una edición crítica del texto matizan este hallazgo. Ángel Luis Sucasas Madrid 15 AGO 2013 – 00:42 CET2 William Shakespeare en el único retrato fiable que se conserva. Una ese …

07 Salman Rushdie: living in hiding felt like comedy routine at times

Salman Rushdie: living in hiding felt like comedy routine at times Speaking at Edinburgh international book festival, author gives insight into years he was forced to live under police protection Charlotte Higgins, chief arts writer The Guardian, Sunday 11 August 2013 13.13 BST Jump to comments (54) Sir Salman Rushdie at the Edinburgh international book …

07 An Open Letter to David Cameron and the IOC

An Open Letter to David Cameron and the IOC By Stephen Fry August 7th, 2013 Dear Prime Minister, M Rogge, Lord Coe and Members of the International Olympic Committee, I write in the earnest hope that all those with a love of sport and the Olympic spirit will consider the stain on the Five Rings …

07 Dostoievski y los ‘lobos solitarios’

TRIBUNA Dostoievski y los ‘lobos solitarios’ Los fundamentalistas criados en Occidente comparten rasgos de la sociedad zarista Juan Goytisolo 4 AGO 2013 – 00:01 CET La guerra contra el terror desencadenada por Bush a raíz del brutal atentado de Al Qaeda contra las Torres Gemelas no ha resuelto el problema de seguridad en las sociedades …

07 Can We Trust Monsanto with Our Food?

Permanent Address: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=can-we-trust-monsanto-with-our-food Can We Trust Monsanto with Our Food? The real truth about GMOs By Nina Fedoroff  | Thursday, July 25, 2013 | 155 About 200 people joined the “March Against Monsanto” in Boulder, Colorado, one of 450 marches in 55 countries on 5/25/13. The worldwide actions were to protest Monsanto’s production and use of …