BooksObituaryRadwa Ashour obituaryCourageous Egyptian writer, academic and translator known for her Granada trilogyRadwa Ashour was a powerful voice among Egyptian writers of the postwar generation and a writer of exceptional integrity and courage. Her work consistently engages with her country’s history and reflects passionately upon it. “I am an Arab woman and a citizen of the third world,” she declared, in an essay for the anthology The View from Within (1994), “and my heritage in both cases is stifled . Read More...
The ObserverArt This article is more than 1 year oldTycoon Dimitris Daskalopoulos gives away huge haul of modern artThis article is more than 1 year oldCollector tells why he is donating 350 major pieces to international galleries
In his airy office in north Athens, Dimitris Daskalopoulos likes to point out his Ego piece that can easily go unnoticed on a back wall.
Seen from afar, the three letters integral to the painting are faintly discernible, but what the art collector takes particular delight in is how they disappear when seen at no distance at all. Read More...
Joan and Richard Cocks in bedroom of their daughter Bridie, who took her life in October last year. Photograph: Christopher Hopkins/The GuardianJoan and Richard Cocks in bedroom of their daughter Bridie, who took her life in October last year. Photograph: Christopher Hopkins/The GuardianThe rural network, VictoriaAustralia newsBridie Cocks took her own life in Ballarat in 2022, shortly after her boyfriend also died by suicide
Sign up for the Rural Network email newsletter Join the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the community The living room has morphed into a memorial place for a lost daughter. Read More...
