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Reading ‘Kairos’: Literary snapshot of life during socialist East Germany’s final days
May 23, 2024Jenny Erpenbeck’s novel about a young woman living through the end of the GDR has just won the International Booker Prize.
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North Carolina Republicans’ mask ban is aimed at silencing Gaza dissent
May 22, 2024They claim they’re simply going back to pre-pandemic norms, but the bill has an obvious political purpose.
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‘Mix-Mix: The Filipino Adventures of a German Jewish Boy’ in world premiere
May 22, 2024“Mix-Mix” is an English translation of “Halo-Halo,” a dessert that’s a mixture of jellies, tapioca pearls, fruit, beans, corn, shaved ice, condensed milk and ice cream—an appropriate metaphor for the mixed cultures that came together as...
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Israel punishes Palestinians after Norway, Spain, Ireland recognize State of Palestine
May 22, 2024West Bank colonial governor Bezalel Smotrich vows a new Israeli settlement for every country that recognizes Palestine.
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House Republicans launch attack on D.C. voting rights laws
May 22, 2024The attack on voting rights follows their attack on the right to demonstrate against the war on Gaza.
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