Christiane Eck

FYI: AI in education, ai teachers, ai degrees.. all of it is for the poor. The rich won’t be sending their children to schools full of screens and chatbot teachers. And they will be doing philosophy, business, international relations degrees. Not “ai”. It will be a sign of wealth to not use ai.

A-level English, voluntary work, delayed citizenship: it’s Labour’s Orwellian Two Minutes Hate for immigrants | Nesrine Malik It’s easier for politicians to blame others than to face the truth: Britain has been stripped of the spaces and opportunities that allow for true social integration, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Ma...

“… How integrated do you feel on a regular basis? Do you have an extended society of neighbours and drop-in centres and free spaces that haven’t been sold off for development where you can spend time with other people? I doubt it. …”

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Join @annierutherford.bsky.social for 'Reviewing Translations: Making the Translator Visible' ONLINE on Wednesday 22 October 📚 ✨

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The cover of On the Greenwich Line by Shady Lewis. Translated by Katharine Halls. Peirene Press.

A quick read full of wit and wisdom, gloriously translated

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Ronboy

The cover of the audio book of Good Girl by Aria Aber

A good read 8/10

Glastonbury festival: our fans from the suburbs must rock against racism Love Music Hate Racism invited us here and we had to say yes. It's pretty shocking how few bands are politically aware

Listening to Stars of CCTV for the first time in ages, searching the Guardian website to find a recent article on Hard-Fi, came across this, thought I’d share:

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I love a) this cover and b) how Suede now look like the cast of a gritty ITV crime procedural.
(l-r)
Mat - Beleaguered boss
Richard - Life-hardened sidekick
Brett - Detective who plays by his own rules.
Neil - Undercover drugs operative
Simon - Forensic pathologist

1/2

The Gaza discourse has been Vylanised – but that diversionary strategy just doesn’t work any more | Archie Bland Those appalled by Israel’s actions in Gaza, and the kind of media frenzy prompted by Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury appearance, are finding their voice, says Archie Bland, editor of the Guardian’s First Edition newsletter

The Gaza discourse has been Vylanised – but that diversionary strategy just doesn’t work any more | Archie Bland

These are good times for finding your moral compass.

Gotta love Lewis Capaldi.

A red banner with black cut out letters reading 'The future is another place. Allow yourself to believe a better life is possible. Say it loud, defiantly to everyone'

A grassroots movement like Arts Emergency rarely lasts or grows as we have.Our work changes lives, but we rely on monthly donations.Those donations are down £50k since 2021. We've cut all we can, now we're appealing to you for £2/month to plug the gap & go on www.arts-emergency.org/donate%F0%9F...

71,000 children in Gaza will need urgent treatment for acute malnutrition, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification report.

With supplies running out, it's imperative that aid be allowed in for children’s health and survival.

Events | Goethe-Institut UK – A Life Between East and West

Wed 28 May - Wed 11 June 2025, Goethe-Institut London & Online
THOMAS BRASCH: A LIFE BETWEEN EAST AND WEST
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Disability benefit cuts impossible to support, 42 Labour MPs tell Starmer Exclusive: backbenchers sign letter calling for change in direction on plans expected to be put to vote next month * UK politics live – latest updates More than 40 Labour MPs have warned the prime minister that planned disability cuts are “impossible to support” and have called for a pause and change in direction. The letter from parliamentarians spanning the new intake and veterans, and from the left and right of the party, sets Keir Starmer up for the biggest rebellion of his premiership when the House of Commons votes on the measures next month. Continue reading...

Disability benefit cuts impossible to support, 42 Labour MPs tell Starmer

Book cover of Woman Running in the Mountains by Yuko Tsushima

Best book I’ve read in a while, really enjoyed the atmosphere.

It was an absolute pleasure and privilege to host a preview screening of #RiefenstahlFilm with such wonderful guests at @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social. The documentary is an absolute must-watch, coming to UK cinemas next week.

I was so sorry to hear of the passing of Walthamstow artist Anna Alcock. Before she died she set up this Go Fund account to raise money for her children. Share and donate if you can. t.co/99TQ0p4x4g

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A tree in bloom at the top of the eastbound District line platform at South Kensington station on a sunny day.

South Kensington station, April 2025

Oh Clem 😔 #OldGreyWhistleTest #Blondie #BBCFour

The kid and I at Union Chapel, London, waiting patiently for Ronboy and Matt Berninger. Special thanks to the lady in the row behind us for the pic.

The kid and I went to see Matt Berninger at Union Chapel last weekend. Would recommend.

It is with profound sadness that we relay news of the passing of our beloved friend and bandmate Clem Burke following a private battle with cancer. (1/7)

Is it weird to have a favourite trans-European route? Essen > Cologne > Brussels > Paris 👌

Watch Les Rendez-vous d'Anna - BFI Player A quasi self-portrait that was unfairly neglected on its release, this road movie is a profound musing on loneliness, displacement and the long shadow of the war.

A very good road movie.

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Recreate an indie club night with 3 floors in your house by putting on BBC Four (classic #TOTP), Sky Arts (Guy Garvey from the vaults) and 6 Music (indie forever) simultaneously.

‘I can’t sleep, I’m so scared’: disabled people face benefit cuts domino effect Three people tell how knock-on impact of losing Pip on carer’s allowance and other benefits will affect their families

“If the government goes ahead with these cuts, new care homes will to have to be available.”

I spoke to carers about the catastrophic impact of upcoming PIP cuts: when a disabled person loses their benefit, their loved one will lose Carer’s Allowance too. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

We asked you to #ShoutOutForGerman, and you delivered! Thank you to everyone who took part - especially to all the German teachers and pupils across the UK!

It was wonderful seeing such an outpouring of joy and enthusiasm for the German language.

DANKE! 🖤❤️💛

News from Home (1976) Chantal Akerman’s epistolary film, shot in the grime of 70s New York, bridges the distance from Brussels through dictated letters from her mother.

10/10

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