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Should writers be encouraged to write across race?
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (97+ words) Comment - Should writers be encouraged to write across race? The Bookseller At the heart of the book trade since 1858 Should writers be encouraged to write across race? Read this article for free! Join thousands of book industry professionals who rely…...
'The Lord of the Rings' Director Peter Jackson May Finally Get the Rights to Tolkien’s Most Untouchable Book
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (625+ words) Middle-earth has given Peter Jackson nearly everything a filmmaker could ask for, from box office records to a permanent place in cinema history alongside ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and ‘The Hobbit’ trilogies. Yet for all that success, one corner…...
This Woman's A+++ Monopoly Analogy Is Going Viral For Explaining Systemic Racism
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (21+ words) Yahoo Life UK Your privacy is important to us...
My IBC: F??lix Poulin, director global collaborations, Innovation Hub, CBC/Radio Canada
1+ week, 2+ day ago (155+ words) Felix explains why IBC Show is a pivotal event in the calendar, enabling the industry to directly address strategic questions, while actively stimulating collaboration on innovation initiatives I have been going to IBC for the last 16 years, minus a couple,…...
On the time J.R.R. Tolkien refused to work with Nazi-leaning publishers.
1+ week, 2+ day ago (309+ words) In 1938, Tolkien was in negotiations with Berlin publisher Rütten & Loening about creating a German-language edition of The Hobbit; that is, until they asked for proof of Tolkien’s “Aryan descent,” due to Goebbels’ regulations on Jews’ participation n German cultural activities....
University of Sunderland accused of muzzling an academic over his views on assisted dying
1+ week, 4+ day ago (362+ words) Max Thompson, Campaigns Officer Assisted dying has been at the forefront of social and public debate for several years now, as MPs debate whether to legalise the practice. Views on both sides are strong and impassioned — many of them deeply…...
University warns professor after he speaks out against assisted suicide
1+ week, 4+ day ago (250+ words) A British university has issued a warning to an emeritus professor after he publicly criticized assisted suicide, raising concerns about academic freedom as Parliament prepares for another debate over legalizing the practice. Dr. Kevin Yuill, an emeritus history professor at…...
The death of Jason Arday must prompt deep reflection
1+ week, 4+ day ago (92+ words) Universities and media organizations need to scrutinize their roles in the events that led to this tragedy....
Second life: What happened to Jason Arday was a soviet-style tragedy
1+ week, 5+ day ago (218+ words) What happened recently to the former University of Cambridge professor Jason Arday strikes me as a distinctly “Soviet-style” tragedy straight out of my first, Soviet, life. Let me explain why. There’s nothing more dangerous and oppressive than collective emotion—be…...
‘We Need To Make A Conscious Effort’: Michaela Tan Calls For Greater Cultural Diversity In Media
1+ week, 6+ day ago (665+ words) The Social Media award winner at B&T’s Women in Media Awards, presented by Are Media, has called on the industry to make a more “conscious effort” to ensure Australia’s cultural diversity is better reflected across media and advertising. Michaela…...