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Still in recovery from cancer, the artist has moved home with plans to open an art school, launch a catering college, and even spruce up the streets. She talks about her new sense of freedom – and the pain that infused her latest devastating nudes

Ha. He had to borrow my guitar for Siouxie's set at the Roxy April 23,1977.

From The Times 4-5-22 : Nayib Bukele styles himself as “The Saviour”, which is also the name in English of the country he runs, El Salvador. His supporters, who number in the millions, are still prepared to put their faith in the youthful, maverick president who has pledged to transform his troubled country into an ultra-modern state, complete with bitcoin as a national currency, but not everyone is a believer. Fears that the 40-year-old leader, who wears a baseball cap backwards and has joked that he is “the coolest dictator in the world”, is lurching towards full-blown authoritarianism have been heightened by events over the past month. In a country of 6.5 million people, 20,000 have been arrested over a period of 33 days, the government said.

Wat voor zin heeft wegkijken? Wat voor zin heeft ontkennen? De propagandamachine van Poetin laat ook in Nederland zijn sporen na.

A therapist is part detective, part archaeologist, scratching at the surface, then digging a little deeper

What a remorseful January 6 insurrectionist taught me about why we believe.

VPRO Radio , De Avonden, 10 April 2006

The full text of Sontag's classic essay from 1978.

Unrequited love might be bitter and painful, but it is also the ultimate expression of your humanity.

The singer-songwriter has written an extraordinary narrative poem that glories in the landscape and dialect of her home county

While the drugs are widely used, a new study sheds light on how little is known about their long-term benefits.

Leuk stuk in de NRC van Karin Amatmoekrim over iemand die helemaal niet leuk is ... applaus!