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France Arrests a Comedian For His Facebook Comments, Showing the Sham of the West’s “Free Speech” Celebration – The Intercept

Glen Greenwald10 years ago10 years ago013 mins

Forty-eight hours after hosting a massive march under the banner of free expression, France opened a criminal investigation of a controversial French comedian for a Facebook post he wrote about the Charlie Hebdo attack, and then this morning, arrested him for that post on charges of “defending terrorism.” The comedian, Dieudonné (above), previously sought elective office in…

The daring art of Marlene Dumas: duct-tape, pot bellies and Bin Laden | Art and design | The Guardian

Rachel Cooke10 years ago10 years ago032 mins

Marlene Dumas in her Amsterdam studio: ‘When I begin work on a painting it’s always total kitsch!’ Photograph: Jackie Nickerson Seven years ago, Marlene Dumas briefly became the world’s most expensive living female artist, a dizzying upward move that was reported, somewhat breathlessly, in newspapers from New York to Tokyo (her 1995 painting The Visitor…

Charlie Hebdo: the danger of polarised debate | Gary Younge | Comment is free | The Guardian

Gary Younge10 years ago10 years ago013 mins

‘Far from being ‘sacred’, as some have claimed, freedom of speech is always contingent.’ Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP In times of crisis, those who would like us to keep just one idea in our heads at any one time are quick to the megaphones. By framing events in Manichean terms – dark versus light; good versus…

Charlie Hebdo and why it’s always been an Anti-Racist Newspaper

Flavien Vidal10 years ago10 years ago015 mins

Today, in the wake of the Paris’ tragedy, some journalists, here and there, also on Gawker, try to understand what this very “different” newspaper, Charlie Hebdo, actually is. And yes, I say “is” because the newspaper itself is not dead and will be published normally next Wednesday and the weeks after that, despite the slaughter…

Cosby Makes Rape Joke: You Have to be Careful Drinking Around Me

Rebecca Rose10 years ago10 years ago05 mins

During his show in Canada on Thursday night, Bill Cosby reportedly told a woman in the crowd to “be careful about drinking around me.” According to tweets from Richard Warnica, Cosby’s performance at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario took a pretty fucked up turn when a woman got up to get a drink and Cosby…

The plight of the bitter nerd: Why so many awkward, shy guys end up hating feminism – Salon.com

Arthur Chu10 years ago10 years ago020 mins

I feel your pain, bitter, lonely, nerdy guys. I really do. It sounds corny to say it like that, but I don’t know how to say it and be believed. I know that because, having experienced this emotion from the inside for most of my life, I sure as hell resisted believing it when I…

Joe Sacco: On Satire – a response to the Charlie Hebdo attacks | World news | The Guardian

Joe Sacco10 years ago10 years ago01 mins

The acclaimed graphic artist and journalist Joe Sacco on the limits of satire – and what it means if Muslims don’t find it funny Joe Sacco: On Satire – a response to the Charlie Hebdo attacks | World news | The Guardian.

The Frightening Reality For the Jews of France – Tablet Magazine

Stephanie Butnick10 years ago10 years ago010 mins

Police mobilize during a hostage situation at a kosher supermarket on January 9, 2015 in Paris, France. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) Two days after heavily-armed gunmen killed 12 people at the Paris offices of satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, two gunmen took hostages at a kosher supermarket in a Paris, killing at least four people. Police killed…

Two — but only two — cheers for blasphemy – Vox

Matthew Yglesias10 years ago10 years ago012 mins

Murder is wrong, and the murder of journalists cuts especially close to the bone for anyone in the industry. So I certainly sympathize with Jonathan Chait’s impulse to offer a full-throated defense of publishing blasphemous anti-Muslim cartoons as a positive good. “The right to blaspheme religion is one of the most elemental exercises of political…

“Ur head will be cut”: The story of the porn star who is getting death threats for performing in hijab – Salon.com

Tracy Clark-Flory10 years ago10 years ago07 mins

After only a couple of months in the adult industry, 21-year-old Lebanese-American Mia Khalifa took the crown for most-searched-for star on PornHub from the legendary Lisa Ann of “Nailin’ Paylin” fame. It was a surprise win for the newcomer, who took to Instagram to humbly celebrate with a blushing emoji and caption reading, “nothing but…

The Anxiety of Influencers

Andrew Tate, charged with rape and trafficking in Romania, returns to the U.S.

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France Arrests a Comedian For His Facebook Comments, Showing the Sham of the West’s “Free Speech” Celebration – The Intercept

The daring art of Marlene Dumas: duct-tape, pot bellies and Bin Laden | Art and design | The Guardian

Charlie Hebdo: the danger of polarised debate | Gary Younge | Comment is free | The Guardian

Charlie Hebdo and why it’s always been an Anti-Racist Newspaper

Cosby Makes Rape Joke: You Have to be Careful Drinking Around Me

The plight of the bitter nerd: Why so many awkward, shy guys end up hating feminism – Salon.com

Joe Sacco: On Satire – a response to the Charlie Hebdo attacks | World news | The Guardian

The Frightening Reality For the Jews of France – Tablet Magazine

Two — but only two — cheers for blasphemy – Vox

“Ur head will be cut”: The story of the porn star who is getting death threats for performing in hijab – Salon.com