On Nobelist László Krasznahorkai, the apocalypse, and the art of literary translation
URochester alumnus Declan Spring and Open Letter director Chad Post reflect on the vision and voice of László Krasznahorkai.| News Center
Mr. Trump has articulated no limiting principle that would preclude assassinating political opponents, active or retired, including Members of Congress.|
URochester alumnus Declan Spring and Open Letter director Chad Post reflect on the vision and voice of László Krasznahorkai.| News Center
In an Open Letter, Dr Richard Unsworth and 35 other leading scientists from across the UK, respond to UK Government licensing proposals.| Project Seagrass
Dr Jonathan Engler revisits an open letter he wrote in 2021 to the leaders of the four nations. Looking back from 4 years later, there is much to add. But though many of the orignial signatories will share his increasing scepticism, the recipients of all our letters are still as entrenched as ever! The post Revisiting my August 2021 letter to Government about the “Handling of The Covid Pandemic” appeared first on HART.| HART
The Australian Doctors Federation urges health professional bodies to reconsider the “gender affirmative treatment” model for youth, citing evidence from reviews like the UK Cass Review…| Clinical Advisory Network on Sex and Gender
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Following Ursula von der Leyen’s recent endorsement of offshore detention centres, and other EU leaders announcing various rollbacks on asylum and refugee rights, migrant-led organisations write to EU institutions to demand alternatives to the EU’s deadly border regime.| International Women* Space
Over 300 Georgetown University community members signed an open letter criticizing the university’s change in staff benefits policies that will leave administrative employees with limited paid time off (PTO). The changes, which the university announced May 7, will transition staff PTO from an accrual model, which allowed staff to retain accumulated time off from prior...| The Hoya
CAN-SG has urged UK medical schools to reassess support for the GLADD charter, which endorses six commitments against LGBTQ+ conversion practices. Concerns focus on the potential criminalization of…| Clinical Advisory Network on Sex and Gender
Embracing science will allow all of us to lead happier and more productive lives, writes Vance Opperman.| Twin Cities Business
The Guardian is seeking perspectives on moving across social media.| stefanbohacek.com
An open letter signed by the creative fediverse community.| stefanbohacek.com
How can it be that women, who enjoy an increasing voting majority, cannot become the commander in chief of the United States?| Twin Cities Business
Over 600 writers and poets [3/10/2024 Update: this number now stands at over 1300]—including Roxane Gay, Alissa Nutting, Marie-Helene Bertino, Kiese Laymon, Saeed Jones, Fady Joudah, Carmen Maria M…| Literary Hub
The academic health task force's recommendations are a road map for improving the delivery of medical care by the University of Minnesota.| Twin Cities Business
Efforts at dictating ideology or religion to other people have grown in frequency. But book bans are absurd in the age of the internet.| Twin Cities Business
So the “Future of Life Institute” just published an open letter arguing for the “AI labs to immediately pause for at least 6 months the training of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4“. That letter has (at the point of me writing this) 1123 signatures, some of them by very respected and knowledgable people. Which […]| Smashing Frames
