ââŚHighsmithâs novels constitute a genre of their own. Rather than engaging the reader with the solution to a crime or the thrill of a chase, they invite us to observe life as a cunningly devised trap from which there is, as events accumulate, no escape.â www.newyorker.com/magazine/199...
A new adaptation of âThe Talented Mr. Ripleyâ revives the chilliest crime writer of them all.
Worst Academic Interviews I'm going to start this thread and add to it. Please feel free to add your interview experiences. I don't think I have a particularly bad or untypical experience, but if it helps someone cope with the weirdness of the historian job market then my work is done #Skystorians
Renewable energy developers insist momentum is building in the clean energy build-out with several billions of dollars worth of projects due to close in the next few years, representing a turnaround from the near 80 per cent plunge in activity last year. www.afr.com/companies/en...
Clean energy project developers point to billions of dollars worth of projects heading to financial close in the next few years, marking a recovery from 2023.
And Cranbrook et al in Australia.
On the manufacturing of English elites⌠a must read. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
The brother of Diana, princess of Wales, talks about his difficult decision to write about being physically and sexually abused and the resistance he faced from members of his own class
On the manufacturing of English elites⌠a must read. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
The brother of Diana, princess of Wales, talks about his difficult decision to write about being physically and sexually abused and the resistance he faced from members of his own class
It's pretty remarkable to see a slew of outdoor events being cancelled in Aus due to a record breaking heatwave and close to none of the articles linking that to fossil fuels and climate (not even in outlets that normally at least mention it??)
Economist Mariana Mazzucato, who tours Australia this month, has been acclaimed by leaders from the UK to the Vatican for her vision of a mission-based approach to the worldâs most serious challenges. www.thesaturdaypaper...#MarianaMazzucato#Economics#Capitalism
Economist Mariana Mazzucato, who tours Australia this month, has been acclaimed by leaders from the UK to the Vatican for her vision of a mission-based approach to the worldâs most serious challenges.
Wrong Chris Wallace, StellaâŚ