Issue 24 Fraternite – Sublime

Miral

laurasan — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:10:08 +0000

Spanning the period from the birth of the State of Israel in 1948 to the talks of the Oslo Peace Agreement in 1994, the story begins when the narrator asserts, ‘I was born in 1973, but my story really begins in 1947.’ Confusingly, Miral (Freida Pinto of Slumdog Millionaire) doesn’t actually appear until a third...

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The Wisdom of Bees

laurasan — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 11:43:23 +0000

The result is a fairly likeable anecdotal book split into 25 chapters, or ‘lessons’, with a sprinkling of fascinating information. (Did you know that bees have an inbuilt version of an intranet in their comb, through which they transmit signals of between 230 and 270 Hertz; or that they can visit up to 10,000 flowers...

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The Atlas of Human Migration

laurasan — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 11:37:16 +0000

The Atlas of Human Migration, a collaborative effort by five authors at the University of Sussex, is a very useful fact-based exploration of the same theme. Using extensive full-colour atlas maps, the authors trace the story of migration from its historical roots through economic and political perspectives to the current context of a global movement. ...

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Beautiful Darkness

Laura Santamaria — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000

After turning 16, Lena has to choose between the light and the dark forces that operate through her. The terrifying consequences of her choice are a blight to her mortal friends and foes, particularly at the high school, where a sarcastic comment or withering look can lead to a sudden spontaneous fire, or worse …...

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The Skin You’re In

Frances Corner — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:00:00 +0000

A recent trip to New York was revealing, not because of the shopping or the food, although these were as varied and wonderful as ever. This time, I was struck by the number of tattoos proudly worn by people from across the social strata. These tattoos were extensive, and showed a permanent commitment to ritual and adornment that clothes cannot and do not involve.

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Brother To Brother

laurasan — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:00:00 +0000

From their studio in Belleville, Paris, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec are building an extraordinary reputation as Europe’s most original design team. It is a collaboration based not only on their relationship as brothers, but also on their distinct personalities. In Objectified, Gary Hustwit’s acclaimed 2009 documentary on design, the duo described themselves as a fox...

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Last Days Of The Arctic

laurasan — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:00:00 +0000

Eschewing digital and working in black and white, chronicling some of the harshest environments on the planet, Ragnar ‘RAX’ Axelsson has long walked a singular path in the photographic world. 2004’s Faces of the North brought us to the unforgiving North Atlantic and exposed us to a diminishing way of life, a journey punctuated with...

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On The Right Track

laurasan — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:00:00 +0000

For some time now, social scientists have been concerned about the increasing fragmentation of our world. The trend towards individualisation and the loosening of those ties which traditionally bound social groups, classes and communities – through such institutions as the family, the church, neighbourhoods, associations, trade unions and marriage – have meant that we no...

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Shaken Together

John Grant — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:00:00 +0000

Exactly 255 years ago as I write, on All Saints Day in 1755 at 9.30 in the morning, an earthquake struck the city of Lisbon. It was the biggest ever recorded in Europe, measuring nine on the Richter Scale. A devout Catholic population was gathered in churches. Fourteen out of fifteen of these were destroyed.

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