New College of the Humanities, London: Professor A C Grayling’s letter to all 650 MPs urging Parliament not to support a motion to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, 1 July 2016.
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Monthly Archives: July 2016
A career of 6 decades
New York Times: Could This Be the End of Paul Simon’s Rhymin’?
“Paul Simon says he is ready to give up making and playing music, 61 years after he started as a 13-year-old. “You’re coming towards the end,“ he said in an interview this week, discussing the mysterious epiphanies that delivered some of his greatest songs, the toxic qualities of fame, and his yearning to explore questions of spirituality and neuroscience.”
The Power of Podcasts
Baltimore Sun: Conviction vacated, new trial granted for Adnan Syed of “Serial”.
“Baltimore judge has vacated the murder conviction of Adnan Syed, the subject of the popular “Serial” podcast that explored his case, and granted his request for a new trial.
The order from retired Judge Martin Welch was handed down Thursday afternoon. Syed has been serving a life sentence since being convicted in 2000 of killing ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee, a Woodlawn High School classmate, and burying her body in Leakin Park.”
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Previously: 2016/06/23, 2016/02/05, 2015/11/16, 2015/11/07, 2014/11/26, 2014/11/03.