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Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon, dies aged 84 A fixture in Democratic politics who ran for 1988 presidential nomination, Jackson was once close to Martin Luther King Jr The Rev Jesse Jackson, the civil rights campaigner who was prominent for more than 50 years and who ran strongly for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1988, has died. He was 84. “Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the Jackson family said in a statement. “We shared him with the world, and in return, the world became part of our extended family. His unwavering belief in justice, equality, and love uplifted millions, and we ask you to honor his memory by continuing the fight for the values he lived by.” Continue reading...

Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon, dies aged 84

Dans la Rome antique, il existait un usage social et affectif des larmes. Leur exubérance s'est perdue... Aujourd'hui, elles sont suspectes, et leur puissance émotive se doit d'être maîtrisée.
➡️ https://l.franceculture.fr/jkE

It feels like humanity has died in Sudan Millions of people have fled slaughter and rape. In camps dominated by women and girls in Chad, their nightmare continues

In conflicts with indefinable battlefields, women's bodies are sites of militarization.

Adult colouring books are bestsellers again. It makes sense in our anxious age The new wave of adult colouring book bestsellers are ‘cosy’ and simple. In our uncertain cultural moment, they emphasise comfort, relaxation and rest.

"Colouring sits comfortably alongside reading in sustaining focus and creating meaning in everyday life."

theconversation.com/adult-colour...

"Many Voices: A Life in Translation" by Suzanne Jill Levine - Words Without Borders Suzanne Jill Levine reflects upon her lifetime experience of translation, detailing experiences from childhood to present.

"Translation, like the modernist novel, is by necessity a self-conscious act, an attempt to bring fragments together in a whole that can never be completed."

wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...

I have books* where Picasso was quoted as saying Africa has no art and no culture, even though he and others built their careers and entire art movements using African art as "inspiration".

*Exhibit showing many African objects that he owned right next to artworks they "inspired" has quote too 😞

So many incredible journalists got laid off today. Heroes, mentors, friends. Just an absolutely devastating day. Starting a thread here with some of their incredible work, and how to follow and support them.

My heart breaks at the end of the Books section at the Post. So many brilliant people there, especially @roncharles.bsky.social, the most beloved book critic I know. I feel like I should write more about this, but I’m on deadline and trying to finish a freelance piece myself.

Scientists discover molecule in space that hints at origin of life - United Kingdom Scientists have discovered the largest organic molecule containing sulfur — a key ingredient for life — ever identified in interstellar space. The researchers

Scientists discover molecule in space that hints at origin of life

https://www.europesays.com/uk/731384/

Scientists have discovered the largest organic molecule containing sulfur — a key ingredient for life — ever identified…

The Film Students Who Can No Longer Sit Through Films The attention-span crisis goes to the movies.

“The modern attention-span crisis is not limited to the written word,” Rose Horowitch reports. “Now professors are finding that they can’t even get students—film students—to sit through movies”:

councilforeuropeanstudies.org/announcement...

Bir çocuk, arkasında duran bir yetişkinle birlikte küçük bir traktörün direksiyonunda oturuyor. Çizim tarzındaki görselde, yetişkin çocuğu arkadan sararak yönlendiriyor; etrafta çitler ve yeşil bir alan görülüyor. Görsel, koruma, rehberlik ve birlikte hareket etme fikrini çağrıştırıyor.

#biamag | Korumanın paradoksu: Rekabetçi düzen çocukları nasıl köleleştiriyor?

✍️ Metin V. Bayrak, korumacı ebeveynlik pratiklerinin rekabetçi düzen içinde çocukları güçlendirmek yerine nasıl bağımlılaştırdığını anlattı.

bianet.org/yazi/koruman...

Wikipédia a aujourd'hui 25 ans. À l’heure des réseaux sociaux et des plateformes géantes, certains continuent de croire à un internet fait de coopération plutôt que de concurrence.
➡️ https://l.franceculture.fr/UCW

Quand il fait très froid, tout semble se figer. Le mouvement ralentit, le bruit s’étouffe. Depuis toujours, cette sensation nourrit l’idée que le froid serait le contraire même de la vie.
➡️ https://l.franceculture.fr/4hI

Yasemin Çongar: Pizarnik’in şiirinin sırrı dürüstlüktür bence - “Bir şiir çevirisinin “son hali” olabileceğine inanmıyorum. Her şiir (ve çevirisi), sayısız ihtimal arasında, o an itibarıyla üzerinde karar kılınan ihtimaldir. Bir başka çevirmen, Pizarnik’in şiirler...

librekultur.com/yasemin-cong...

A chain of white bell shaped flowers hangs between big oval green foliage

Today’s flower 🌱 #1289
Lily of the valley

“The core value of the newsroom becomes interpretation, clarity, and emotional intelligence — not volume.”

www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/succ...

Jaw-Dropping ‘Cosmic Butterfly’ Captured In Deep Space The aptly named Butterfly Nebula is 2,500 to 3,800 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius.

Snapped last month by the Gemini South telescope, the aptly named Butterfly Nebula is 2,500 to 3,800 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius.
www.huffpost.com/entry/cosmic...

An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.

The Forever Parenting Project How can you support your adult with disabilities as you age?

The awesome Dr. Sarah Wayland, is writing another much-needed book and you can help. "The Forever Parenting Project
How can you support your adult with disabilities as you age?" Join a focus group to share your experiences and concerns.
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
#parenting #disability #aging

Cumartesi İnsanları’ndan İshak Tepe yaşamını yitirdi

Kürt siyasetinin ve kültürel mücadelesinin öncü isimlerinden İshak Tepe, 32 yıl boyunca faili meçhul bir cinayette kaybettiği oğlu Ferhat Tepe için adalet aradı.

bianet.org/haber/cumart...

How A.I. and Social Media Contribute to ‘Brain Rot’

"But the growing wariness in academia of the impact of A.I. on learning (on top of older concerns about the distracting nature of social media apps) is troubling news for a country whose performance in reading comprehension is already in steep decline."

Friends in Common How might we reassess friendship as a transformative, even revolutionary, political resource?

What if friendship were understood not just on an individual, personal level, but as something political – a radical practice capable of upending hierarchies and producing revolutionary social change?

Laura C. Forster and Joel White reflect on radical friendship and everyday solidarities.

The Age of Anti-Social Media Is Here The social-media era is over. What’s coming will be much worse.

Tech companies have long promised to deliver a golden age of human connection—but with AI companions, what’s actually unfolding is a digital age “more actively anti-social than the last,” @damonberes.com argues:

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...

www.k24kitap.org/sahin-alpayl...

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