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The flip side of New York's skyline: Crumbling public housing
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (537+ words) EL PA'S English Although the New York skyline seems to consist only of luxury skyscrapers " pencil towers so exclusive that there is just one apartment to each floor " social housing is also part of the equation and is currently torn…...
Reyna Grande, author: "Trying to find the joy is an act of resistance
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (256+ words) In "Migrant Heart, her latest book published this week, the writer debuts in the essay genre and reflects on the psychological wounds resulting from her family relationships and her experience as an undocumented migrant At once a continuation of her…...
How Cubans perceive Trump: From "deporter-in-chief" to "savior of the island"
2+ hour, 33+ min ago (522+ words) While some in Cuba see an American intervention as being the only hope for change, others claim to be living their "worst nightmare" under the Republican president"s administration In recent weeks, however, the talk in the neighborhood has taken…...
Takeshi Yoro, anatomist: "In Japan, we don't see a robot as a threat: it's simply another form of presence in the world'
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (429+ words) The 88-year-old Japanese physician swapped autopsies for popular science writing. In his best-seller, he argues that we have vast amounts of information but fail to understand one another because of an "invisible wall" made up of prejudice, bias, self-assurance, and…...
Sodomized" gargoyles beside Spain"s world-famous Santiago Cathedral: The aberration" only the public noticed
10+ hour, 26+ min ago (411+ words) The controversial restoration of the Hostal dos Reis Cat'licos, considered the oldest hotel in Spain, slipped through every administrative filter The public fury was instant. On Gargopedia " the online platform created by art historian Dolores Herrero, Spain's leading specialist in…...
Carissa V'liz, philosopher: "AI presents predictions as facts, and that has profound ethical implications
13+ hour, 26+ min ago (482+ words) In her new book "Prophecy," the scholar explores how probabilistic thinking "the basic tool of artificial intelligence " has become a mechanism for exercising power Question. What makes prophecies so appealing? Answer. In recent years, I"ve noticed that a culture…...
Why Eurovision may become irrelevant again
15+ hour, 38+ min ago (250+ words) The contest faces its most critical edition after the withdrawal of several countries and mounting suspicions over televoting manipulation Russia's presence became increasingly untenable: t. A. T. u. brought visibility to the LGBTQ+ community in 2003 despite discomfort in Moscow, while in 2009, Georgia withdrew after…...
Trump's unintentional gift: how the Fed's erosion opens Latin America's doors to the euro | Economy and Business
20+ hour, 52+ min ago (915+ words) Trump's unintentional gift: how the Fed's erosion opens Latin America's doors to the euro EL PA'S English Latin America is reducing its dependence on the dollar, and it is doing so (at least in part) as a reaction to the…...
Keir Starmer, stripped bare: neither charisma nor political acumen
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (751+ words) British voters already knew that the Labour leader couldn't command the stage; now they've realized he can't run the party machinery either The argument for Keir Starmer was never romantic. It was pragmatic. No one ever claimed that he was…...
Trump's attack on the International Criminal Court tests nations' support for humanitarian justice
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (230+ words) Under threat by the US government, the legal institution in The Hague is pressing ahead to try former Philippine President Duterte for crimes against humanity Currently, the tribunal is also investigating international crimes in Georgia, Bangladesh, Myanmar, the Philippines, Venezuela,…...