Thorsten Brinkmann is a passionate collector of everything that is bulky, ageing, and somewhat musty. A book now offers the first overview of the Hamburg artist?s work....
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The New York Review of Books is fascinated by bloggers. The Independent celebrates the free market of ideas on the web. In ADN cultura we witness the birth of a literary canon. In Nepszabadsag Csaba Gombar ruminates on dog-whistle politics. In Outlook India Arundhati Roy mentally accompanies Harant Dink's coffin through the streets of Istanbul. In Odra, Ludwik Tomialojc shivers at the thought of a nuclear power plant in Poland. In Espresso Umberto Eco has the function of political opposition explained to him. And The Economist watches Rupert Murdoch fail in China.
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In the Chronicle of Higher Education, Laurie Fendrich talks about introducing students to Rousseau's views on women and the theatre. In Nouvel Obs, Abdelwahab Meddeb is hopeful about Iran. The New Republic is up in arms about the anti-Semitic views of Irene Nemirovsky, who was killed in Auschwitz. In the London Review of Books, Eric Hobsbawm gets very excited about the Weimar Republic. Il Foglio describes the close links between pop and drug cartels in Mexico. And Przekroj discovers Polish expats in Ukraine.
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In the Nouvel Obs, Algerian writer Boualem Sansal sees only a fine line between Islamism and Nazism. Nueva Sociedad embarks on an odyssey through Mexico City. In Elet es Irodalom, theologian Tamas Majsai wants to see the Church taking a stand against the Hungarian Guard. As long as skirts are being worn short in Indonesia, The Economist reassures us, there's no need to fear Islamism. Philosopher Frederic Worms recommends Henri Bergson as "an antidote to depression" in Le Point. In the New York Times, Steven Pinker dwells on morality and lifestyle.
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In Outlook India, Taslima Nasrin feels like the living dead. The New York Review of Books introduces an Iraq blog. In Le Nouvel Obs, Catherine Millet remembers the cold, intellectual eroticism of Simone de Beauvoir. Plus-Minus takes its hat off to Sweden's treatment of foreign cultural treasures. The Guardian shines a torch into the world of bibliotherapy. In Die Weltwoche, General Petraeus puts us in the loop about al-Qaeda's anti-smoking strategy. And Folio uncovers plans to create a second Jewish land.
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Il Foglio tells a Catholic tale of heroism from Siberia. Prospect describes the spin-offs of new Irish wealth. Literaturen asks writers about living from the pen. ADN cultura introduces the blogging writers from Brazil. Elet es Irodalom shines a light into the darkest corners of the Hungarian debate. ResetDoc debates Islam and the western left. And the London Review of Books kindly demystifies the credit crunch.
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Elet es Irodalom and HVG would like to see more civil courage in the face of the anti-Roma demonstrations of the Hungarian Guard. In The American Interest, Mario Vargas Llosa celebrates Latin American mestizaje. In Itogie, Boris Akunin finds the peaceful life in France. The Economist has observed Sarkozy's verbaholic tendencies. Przekroj patrols the EU's new eastern border. Plus - Minus speculates about dead French kings in aeroplanes. And in the New Statesman, Richard Dawkins wishes us all a "Happy Newton Day!"
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In Outlook India, Priyamvada Gopal asks the left: why are you silent at the persecution of Taslima Nasreen? In The New York Times, Ayaan Hirsi Ali asks moderate Muslims: why are you silent when a 20-year-old rape victim is sentenced to lashing? In L'Espresso, Umberto Eco tells the Pope: religion is the cocaine of the people. In The New Republic, James Wolcott demands thunder and illumination from literary criticism. In Nepszabadsag, Imre Kertesz explains what he means by atonal prose. Gazeta Wyborcza comments on the decline of Stalinism in North Korea. And The Spectator sips Indian wine.
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Outlook India depairs for its country as the Taslima Nasreen narrative continues. The New Yorker marvels at the vanity of diary writers. Garry Kasparov explains his guerilla tactics against the Kremlin in the Nouvel Obs. Europa warns of the dangerous beast called Russian nationalism. Merkur defends the free society. Nepszabadsag wants to root out the evil in Hungarian politics. Portfolio describes how free Internet downloads are giving the porn industry a run for its money. The Economist tries to sip at the firehose of Internet data, and gets blown away by useless information. And Il Foglio celebrates Poesia magazine, an Italian miracle.
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In the Boston Review, Abbas Milani gives the ultimate lowdown on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Outlook India scrutinises the new men's movement against ex-wives. In Literaturen Daniel Kehlmann celebrates the elastic grammar of Heinrich von Kleist. Nepszabadsag and Elet es Irodalom ruminate intensively on the crisis in Hungary. Al Ahram is amazed by Islamic life in New York. In the Nouvel Obs, Anthony Giddens declares the European social model kaput. And the New York Times searches for suicide bombers in the Moroccan city of Tetuan.
In the Gazeta Wyborcza, philosopher Michael Sandel comes down hard on affected neutrality. John Banville investigates pulp fiction in Bookforum. In L'Express, Garry Kasparov updates the old list of Russian oligarchs. Il Foglio notes an increase in dowry murders among Indian IT experts. Outlook India explains why so many women throw themselves in front of trains in London‘s Southall district. In Elet es Irodalm, Philosopher Miklos Tamas Gaspar reflects on the posthumous workings of Romania's Securitate. And The New York Times scrutinises the Sleep-Industrial Complex.
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George Bush has plunged America into the worst slump since the Great Depression, writes Vanity Fair. In Nepszabadsag, sociologist Elemer Hankiss would like to see a bit more grit from Hungarian journalists. Il Foglio presents Al Jazeera's new competitor. Commentary remembers a gifted music critic who couldn't read a note. Literary scholar Eva Cs. Gyimesi introduces a Transylvanian magazine for Europe. And Le Point calls Marcel Gauchet the new Plato.
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In the New York Review of Books, Sergei Kovalev paints a grim picture of Putin's Byzantine system. In Asharq al-Awsat, French-Syrian sociologist Burhan Ghalioun declares the conspiracy theory to be the enemy of the Arab world. In Gazeta Wyborcza, philosopher Bronislaw Lagowski explains the left's weak footing among the Polish people. In Le Point, Philip Roth resists all attempts to reduce erections to trifles. The TLS criticises solipsistic anti-democratic coffee consumption. And Folio indulges in a spot of sole searching.
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The New Yorker recapitulates the history of the universal library and discovers some predecessors of websites like ours. Outlook India portrays the first Indian American governor in US history. Merkur explains who pays the price for the CFA franc. In Nepszabadsag, poet Akos Szilagyi reflects on asymmetrical wars. The Economist unravels the term "armed social work." In Le Point, Peter Sloterdijk holds up his geiger counter to French lunacy. And in The New Statesman, dramatist Kwame Kwei-Armah asks why black British actors have to leave for the States if they want a career, and not just a job.
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The New York Review of Books doubts that Islam really is such a peaceful religion. Przekroj fears that Kosovo could divide the EU. In the Spectator, Norman Stone won't tolerate politics interfering with the work of historians. In Letras Libres, writer Gabriel Zaid lists the most common misunderstandings about culture. In Le Point philosopher Rene Girard says the end is nigh. And in Die Weltwoche Roger Schawinski singles out Die Weltwoche in a sea of mediocrity.
The New Yorker introduces the well tempered Web. In Magyar Narancs author Richard Fekete uses the Internet to reach an audience the magazines avoid. The Economist casts a glance at grassroots organisations of middle-aged suburbanites. The Spectator surveys a Chinese prison from the inside. ResetDoc debates mosque construction in Italy. Il Foglio giggles over a big fat one. In Die Weltwoche, agricultural scientist Norman Borlaug tells the rich and spoilt: there is no such thing as no-risk. And Hollywood's ten most powerful women convene in Salon.com.
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