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Dans son dernier récit, l’historienne Vanessa de Senarclens enquête sur une bibliothèque du XVIIIᵉ siècle, dont les 16 000 ouvrages dispersés à travers l’Europe révèlent une page d’histoire oubliée.
➡️ https://l.franceculture.fr/dew

L’école n’est pas neutre. Pour certains adolescents, elle représente un stress constant, où l’incertitude de l’avenir se mêle à la pression quotidienne.
➡️ https://l.franceculture.fr/shg

Şahin Alpay’la söyleşi: “Liberal demokratlıkta ısrarcıyım.” – K24 İŞTAR GÖZAYDIN – “Kemalist bir ailede büyüdüğüm için önce ben de Kemalisttim tabii. Sonra komünistliğe terfi ettim, oradan liberalliğe… Liberal demokratlığı koruyorum, o konuda şüphem yok. Fakat yılla...

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László Krasznahorkai's English-language reputation has been built through the work of his key translators, George Szirtes and Ottilie Mulzet and John Batki.

So let's praise them too!

L’écrivain hongrois László Krasznahorkai a reçu le Prix Nobel de littérature 2025, une récompense qui, selon le Comité Nobel, "réaffirme le pouvoir de l’art".
Il était notre invité en 2018, à l'occasion de la sortie de son roman "Séiobo est descendue sur terre".
➡️ https://l.franceculture.fr/Tnb

Bir yalnızlık, bir duvar Tanıştığımızda bana “İntihar etmeyi düşünüyor musun?” diye sormuştu. 23 yaşındaydı. Zafer Ekin Karabay gideli tam 23 yıl olmuş.

23 yıl olmuş...
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Celebration of Dr. Philip Benesch’s Legacy - Lebanon Valley College Please join us to celebrate the extraordinary life and mentorship of Dr. Philip Benesch, who died on June 1, 2025.

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Elles lisaient en cachette, entre deux corvées, dans l’ombre d’un frère ou à la lueur d’une bougie. Dans une France corsetée par le Code civil, la lecture devenait pour elles un espace de liberté, pour exister, penser, et parfois même, résister.
➡️ https://l.franceculture.fr/r8Z

🎙️ "L'amour guérit. Guérit et libère" écrivait Maya Angelou dans l'avant-propos de "Maman & moi & maman", septième opus d'un cycle autobiographique, mais aussi dernier livre qu'elle écrivit avant sa disparition en 2014. ➡️ https://l.franceculture.fr/CaS

Scientists find a planet from the Avatar movies in real life One of the brightest stars in the night sky seems to be orbited by a planet like Jupiter. The news is sure to cheer fans of the Avatar series, which centers on a moon that orbits a fictional gas giant planet in this particular star system.

One of the brightest stars in the night sky seems to be orbited by a planet like Jupiter. The news is sure to cheer fans of the Avatar series, which centers on a moon that orbits a fictional gas giant planet in this particular star system.

A page illustrating a short essay on Clarice Lispector in OtDergi’s August 2025 issue

“Clarice Lispector’a göre, hayat insana indirgenemez, evren de insanın esenliği için kurulmuş bir mekanizma değildir. İnsan ürünü bütün o ilişkiler, kurumlar, ahlak ve düşünce sistemleriyle bozulmamış bir algıya öykünür, tabiatla bir olmak ister.”

@otdergi.bsky.social Ağustos sayısındaki yazıdan…

Quand vous regardez le ciel, ne vous fiez pas à votre intuition 🔭⁠
➡️ https://l.franceculture.fr/0VK

Head and shoulders photograph of W.B. Yeats with glasses and slightly disheveled hair

🚨Digitization Alert!🚨

We’re excited to announce that we have digitized poetry, notebooks, and unpublished manuscripts by W.B. Yeats. These materials live in the Boston College Collection of Yeats Family Papers and we are delighted to make them more accessible!

poor mobile photo of a painting of St. Ignatius of Loyola looking up into a starry night sky

St. Ignatius of Loyola weeps as he contemplates the beauty of the cosmos. (painting at the Jesuit house at the @vaticanobservatory.bsky.social )

Continental Drying - the world is losing freshwater at dangerous rates Climate change is driving profound changes across the whole Earth system including the water cycle which is now changing at unprecedented rates with impacts on society, ecology and sea level rise.

A new satellite study has identified an alarming loss of global freshwater with implications for society, ecology and sea level rise. Four mega-drying regions are identified, all in the northern hemisphere.
drtomharris.substack.com/p/continenta...
#climatechange #drying #drought #sealevelrise

"Coração sem medo": novo livro de Itamar Vieira Junior chega em outubro

"Coração sem medo": novo livro de Itamar Vieira Junior chega em outubro

Hoopoe woodblock print in black on washi paper

This little hoopoe is based on an old piece, from a series that predates Bsky, so this is an opportunity to post the whole thing here.

The Conference of the Birds is a 12th-c mystic poem by Attār of Nishapur. Its tale of birds seeking their King is an allegory of the seeker’s journey to Truth. 🧵

🏛️ Birdhouses in the Ottoman Empire

"In the Ottoman Empire, birdhouses were built from stone, marble, or brick on the sunny and wind-sheltered upper façade walls of mosques, libraries, madrasas, shrines, dervish lodges, inns, bathhouses, caravanserais, fountains, palaces, and pavilions." #birds

As Iran Deports a Million Afghans, ‘Where Do We Even Go?’ Afghans being forced out of Iran are grappling with an uncertain future in Afghanistan, where widespread poverty and severe restrictions on women and girls await.

"Where do we even go?" Afghans being forced out of Iran are grappling with an uncertain future in Afghanistan, where widespread poverty and severe restrictions on women and girls await.

À 5h29, une sphère de feu s’est levée dans le désert. Son nom : Trinity. Son héritage : l’ère atomique.
➡️ https://l.franceculture.fr/J05

AI won’t replace us human literary translators just yet Yes, it can turn French words into English ones, but true translation is so much more than that

observer.co.uk/news/opinion...

🔴 bianet Diyarbakır'da

🗣 Barış sürecini değerlendiren bir vatandaş: "Bütünüyle bir barış olsun istiyorum. Türk, Kürt, Alevi, Zaza, Çerkes... Barış bütün insanların birbirinden razı olmasıdır. Bir kesimi dışardabırakarak barış olmaz."

📹 Video Haber: @aysegulbasar_

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Vast Numbers of Lonely Kids Are Using AI as Substitute Friends Children are replacing real friendship with AI, and experts are worried about how easily chatbots integrate themselves into their lives.

Seems bad.

Sunday Inspiration: Care of the Soul I have come to think that care of the soul requires a high degree of resistance to the culture around us, simply because that culture is dedicated to values that have no concern for the soul.—Thoma…

Sunday Inspiration: Care of the Soul

Le changement climatique n’est plus à venir. Il est déjà là.
Et il transforme en profondeur nos nuits, nos étés, nos paysages, notre santé.
Mais l’adaptation ne suit pas. Les politiques publiques avancent trop lentement, face à un dérèglement qui accélère. ➡️ https://l.franceculture.fr/6yA

At an Icelandic literary festival, Sam Rutter interviews Abdulrazak Gurnah about cosmopolitanism, colonialism, representation, and ordinary characters for LARB Quarterly, no. 45: Submission. https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/life-takes-over/

Stand in solidarity with human translators - The Society of Authors The TA calls for industry solidarity

societyofauthors.org/2025/06/23/s...

Time and Eternity The Yale historian recommends some of the books of the past millennia that deal with the complicated concept of time and eternity.

"St Augustine of Hippo was one of the first thinkers to struggle with the concepts of time, memory and eternity. "
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Kıymetli Haluk Savaş Hocamızın eşi Dr. Esen Savaş Hocayı kaybettik. KHK zulmüne uğrayan bir değerli bilim insanı daha acılar içinde hayata veda etti. İlk önce eşini kanserden kaybeden sonra kendisi aynı akıbeti yaşayan hocamıza Allah'tan rahmet yakınlarına sabır ve baş sağlığı diliyorum.