Director, NYU Prague. Honorary professor, UCL-SSEES. Czech, German and Comparative Literature. Verbal and visual modernisms. Kafka. Mushrooms. Cats (or, at least, one particular cat). Opinions here are my own (re-post ≠ necessarily endorsement).
Peter Zusi
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Unbelievable. ‘Enlightened’ institutions:
FFS
The deal to pave the way for further talks to ultimately end the war that is not a war and achieve the ceasefire that was achieved weeks ago is now complete!
Well, I suppose that’s good news, at least till lunchtime.
Russia strikes leave historic Kyiv cathedral in flames
🇺🇦💔 Zelensky: As of now, 28 people are injured and four have died in the capital. Due to the Russian strike on Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, the Assumption Cathedral burned down - a church whose history began in the 11th century.
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A Russian drone hit the roof of Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra's Dormition Cathedral overnight. Fire damaged a large number of objects. Monks evacuated ancient icons and relics.
"A crime against humanity, history, and Christianity," Metropolitan said.
Russia launched 70 missiles and 611 drones.
📷 DSNS
'Last week, thousands of readers gathered for a literary festival in Kyiv, risking air raids to hear from writers. Four brutal years of war have not destroyed the appetite for writing, but fuelled it.'
I’m just a guest in a German budget hotel, standing in front of my water cup, being told to draw my path
Coverage in The Guardian v. New York Times:
The people of Albania have been protesting the Trump family for 11 days straight because Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner want to build a $2 billion luxury resort on an environmentally sensitive coast site.
Solidarity with the people of Albania standing up to billionaire greed. 🇦🇱
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The Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery, a UNESCO world heritage site, was set on fire as Russia struck multiple cities in Ukraine overnight. Meanwhile, Moscow reported three deaths from a Ukrainian drone attack.
www.dw.com
Editorial: Writers do not only document the horror of conflict; they speak to a future that must exist beyond it
'Mirroring tactics seen during...2023, the universities of Edinburgh and Nottingham – as well as Goldsmiths, University of London – have told staff that they will have 100 per cent of their pay deducted for any involvement in the action, even if academics continue to carry out other duties.' 1/3
Margot Finn
Edinburgh extends pay deductions to those who refuse to cover for colleagues taking part in industrial action
