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Why is death bad? The AeonApril, 2016 Even without a hereafter, dying gets a bad rap. But why exactly is it no good – because of what happens, or what doesn’t? by Eric Olson Charlie' Bird' Parker, centre, New York City, 1949. Collection F. Driggs/Magnum Eric Olson is a professor of philosophy at the University of Sheffield in the UK. His latest book is What Are We? A S..

Refugees and the ‘Globalization of Indifference’Pope Francis says people are becoming more apathetic to the suffering of others. Is he right? A poster depicting Syrian children, including three-year-old Alan Kurdi, who drowned on their way to Europe Osman Orsal / Reuters Atlantic Monthly Uri Friedman Apr 16, 2016 Cain, where is your brother? The answer, in the Bible, is tha..

Why Revolutionaries Love Spicy Food How the chili pepper got to China. Andrew Leonard By Andrew Leonard Illustrations by Jackie Ferrentino April 14, 2016 In 1932, the Soviet Union sent one of its best agents to China, a former schoolteacher and counter-espionage expert from Germany named…By Andrew Leonard In 1932, the Soviet Union sent one of its best agents to China, a forme..

'북한의 솔제니친' 반디의 '고발'-세계가 주목하기 시작했다. 영국 가디언의 격찬: 재미 교포들, 노벨문학상 추천 운동. ‘北에서 온 소설 《고발》 감상문 현상 공모’ 수상작 모음조갑제닷컴 고발의 영국 출판권을 얻은 서펀트즈 테일 회사의 한나 웨스트랜드 씨는 이렇게 평하였다. '고..

NewStateman 23 February 2016 Head in the cloud As we download ever more of our lives on to electronic devices, are we destroying our own internal memory? By Sophie McBain I do not remember my husband’s tele­phone number, or my best friend’s address. I have forgotten my cousin’s birthday, my seven times table, the date my grandfather died. When I write, I keep at leas..

January 15, 2016 The Extravagant Plot to Make Grace Kelly a Princess (클릭)

‘빨갱이 핏줄’ 48년 굴레 벗었는데, 왜 이리 허무할까요 J 트렌드 순위중앙일보 기사 중 조회수·추천·공유가 제일 활발한 30개의 기사를 표시합니다 [중앙일보] 입력 2016.01.14 02:35 수정 2016.01.14 14:32 | 기자장혁진 기자 사건:텔링 태어난 지 6개월 때 터진 ‘그 사건’ 케임브리지대 교수..

The Triumph of EmailWhy does one of the world’s most reviled technologies keep winning? Adrienne LaFrance Atlantic Monthly Jan 6, 2016Email, ughhhh. There is too much of it, and the wrong kind of it, from the wrong people. When people aren’t hating their inboxes out loud, they are quietly emailing to say that they’re sorry for replying so late, and for all the typos, and ..

Falling Idols Think Piece Frieze, 10, 2015 Public monuments, Islamic State and contesting the story of the past by Marina Warner Detail of the defaced statue of British colonialist Cecil Rhodes at the University of Cape Town shortly before its removal, 2015. Courtesy Getty Images The statue of a hero is vulnerable to time’s vicissitudes for reasons that have very little to d..

The Age of Identity WarsThe dominant conflicts of the 20th century were ideological. In the 21st, they're identity-driven.By Michael LindThe Smart Set 12/16/2015 Moving away from the melting pot? Maybe. We live in an era of identity wars. On both sides of the Atlantic, old partisan loyalties are being reshuffled as a new national populist right battles over immigration with an ..