Upside Down and Inside Out

UPSIDE DOWN AND INSIDE OUT: From The Province Of The Cat by George Gunn “The more I see, the less I know for sure.” So says the character Ulrich, from Robert Musil’s innovative novel “The Man Without Qualities” (Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften), a vast thousand page, three volume epic about the last days of the […] Source

‘The beautiful thing about the truth is that it’s easy’ …

Palestinian voices are being suppressed. Here the brothers Saree Makdisi, Ussama Makdisi, and Karim Makdisi discuss the issue of writing, media and representation with Ta-Nehisi Coates for a wide-ranging discussion drawing on his new book, The Message (2024). “The beautiful thing about the truth is that it’s easy” w/ Ta-Nehisi Coates from @MakdisiStreet   Source

This Is Palestine

‘This Is Palestine’ is a podcast that highlights people, issues, and events around Palestine. This is a two part podcast. In this two-episode special, host Diana Buttu speaks with award-winning Palestinian-American writers Fady Joudah and Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, who are both finalists for the 2024 National Book Awards. Dr. Joudah and Ms. Tuffaha comprise two […] Source

Sarwar’s U turn is not what it seems

When is a promise not a promise? When it’s a promise made by the Labour party in Scotland. Then it’s not a promise, it’s a lie. Right now on BBC Scotland there’s a programme about exposing scammers who call people making fake promises and end up ripping them off. It would…

Land and Protest in Parody Britain

The mood in Baku is not great. Many leaders of major economies failed to turn up. The US, under Trump, is about to withdraw completely from international climate cooperation. It would be wrong to blame Trump for not meeting our climate targets, we were already far off (The World’s Best Hope to Beat Climate Change […] Source