In That Book is Dangerous! author Adam Szetela argues we exist in a ‘Sensitivity Era’ and publishing is paying the price. Is he right?
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Shame is a feeling we struggle to know what to do with, precisely because we always seem to have too much or too little.
There is no definitive answer in Chameleon, only the conflicts and inconsistencies in which Dessaix invites us to revel.
El cuarto de Giovanni es una de las grandes novelas del siglo XX, una historia de amor gay entre un expatriado americano blanco que vive en París y un vago camarero italiano.
A story of gay love between a white American expat living in Paris – petrified by his attraction to men – and a louche Italian bartender, Giovanni’s Room is one of the great 20th century novels.
In Question 7, Richard Flanagan writes of the contingencies of history, and troubles the distinction between truth and fabrication.
To read broadly and deeply is a marvellous thing that can make us alert to the wide-ranging varieties of being. But no book will condemn or redeem us.
Les élèves ont pu se familiariser avec la pensée critique, l'écriture et le rôle plus large des outils d'intelligence artificielle tels que les chatbots.
Students could learn about critical thinking, writing and the broader role of artificial intelligence tools like chatbots.
Plagiarism can feel like a personal deception, but there is something tragic about it too.
There’s one reason the US Democratic presidential field is so crowded – a belief Trump can be beaten. Here’s a closer look at the five leading candidates.
The Democrats are favoured to win control of the US House, but it may be closer than expected.
Voters judge political parties as best we can. But the way political narratives are presented – with their heroes and villains, twists and triumphs – rewards archetypes rather than nuanced reality.
Sean Penn’s interview with El Chapo hinges on a moral exploration of a man who lives in the public imagination as a super-villain. The story unravels because its voice does not enable moral insight.
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