In taking the microphone away from Asna, USC doubled down on the familiar canard of “student safety.” ... By revoking her invitation to speak at commencement — and then by canceling commencement — USC has abandoned the very values they instilled in Asna as a student.
Catégorie : rivers & lakes
fast fashion
A short article in La Libre suddenly reveals to me the mechanism behind the system of fast fashion. (I most certainly could have realised that before, but I never gave it very much thought.) The idea behind the big chains such as Zara, Massimo Dutti, Uniqlo, Primark, H&M, etc. is that consumers should always be… Lire la suite fast fashion
1, 2, 3 genocides
(...) But doesn't it also remind you of something that is happening today, right in front of your helpless eyes? For German officials and the mass media, 'Wir haben es nicht gewusst' is now just a very ironic dictum. Not one, not two, but three genocides.
nagori
Finally, a touch of winter has arrived here in Belgium. It’s freezing (but mildly), there’s patches of snow on the lawns around the frozen pond (but discreetly), it’s blowing a cold wind (but still rather gently), … in short, a pleasant winter day – that is, if you got shelter and some heating. And although… Lire la suite nagori
palestinian yiddish
Over the past hundred years, three '-isms' have tried to destroy the Yiddish language: Nazism, communism and Zionism. Yet today Yiddish is a global language, all over the world there are people who speak or write it on a daily basis, from Montreal to Cape Town, from Argentina to Japan. And it is also enjoying… Lire la suite palestinian yiddish
wankpanzer
I always used to like the Latin-American word mafioneta to describe the armoured cars and blinded fake jeeps that are sold under the term Sports Utility Vehicle, and that are used all over the world in inner cities to bring the kids to school or just claim supremacy in the streets. But now The Tyre… Lire la suite wankpanzer
rivieren & meren 