“The main editor’s boss wanted me to find out what Cornel West thought about the matter. A quick Google search revealed no published commentary on the subject by Cornel West. Turns out, the editor’s boss had once met West at a cocktail party … “
Category: issues
Plagiarism Scandal Rocks The Crossword World
Timothy Parker, USA Today Crossword editor, has been copying elements from New York Times crosswords but also republishing old crosswords he created years earlier … under fake author names.
Can A Democratic Government (Israel) Require Loyalty Oaths Of Artists?
“In her short time as minister, the former army brigadier-general responsible for the military’s media relations has been criticised for her attacks on artists’ freedom of speech, the latest being her proposal to give government funding only to art loyal to Israel.”
One Of The Asian-American Kids At The Oscars Tells What It’s Like To Be The Butt Of The Joke
“By the time they made it back to the dressing room, Estie’s older sister had already texted them a screenshot of the flurry of angry Twitter reactions that were starting to pop up. She was so upset on behalf of her little sister that she was shaking.”
Scenes Of Life In Ancient Egypt, Deciphered Via Crowdsourcing
“Tales of tragedy written on papyrus that lay hidden for centuries in an Ancient Egyptian rubbish dump have been revealed after being pieced together with the help of a small army of citizen scientists. The stories range from a doctor’s report on the drowning of a 12-year-old slave girl to a rendition of the Book of Exodus in the style of a Greek tragedy.”
International Criminal Court Opens First Trial For Cultural Destruction
“In the first case of its kind, the alleged Malian jihadi leader Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi … is charged by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague with razing nine mausoleums and the 15th-century Sidi Yahia mosque in Timbuktu in northern Mali.”
Illegal Trade In Antiquities From Syria Is Not Only ISIS’s Fault
“The black market for smuggled antiquities has been around far longer than ISIS and is not restricted to them now, [one investigative journalist] said. Every armed group in Syria is involved. ‘We focus on ISIS so much because they want us to and also because the US government wants us to as well, because we’re at war; it’s propaganda from both sides.'”
‘An iPhone Isn’t A Safe, It’s An Extension Of The Mind’ – The Apple Vs. FBI Battle Is Missing The Point
“The issue at the heart of this debate, then, is not merely whether the state, in attempting to prevent terrorism, might overstep traditional protections of privacy or accidentally make our credit card information more accessible to Russian hackers. … How much of ourselves should we give over to the state?”
How To Discourage People Of Color From Going Into The Arts
“What happens when people of color are discouraged—both implicitly as well as explicitly—from going into the arts and humanities? Here, I’m not just talking about the lack of mentors or opportunities in these fields. I’m also talking about pressures from politicians, from college administrators, even from one’s own family.”
The Great Abyss Of Missing Stories About Women
“We are always looking to tell something from a fresh perspective and with a fresh insight and it just so happens that, because of the way history is told, a lot of the untold stories are female. We are drawn to it from a storytelling point of view rather than specifically because it is based around women.”