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Ab sofort zu erwerben; Der neue Augustin - mit einer Ankündigung des in Strasshof veranstalteten Christbaum Weitwerfen 2026, inklusive der Nennung des Filmklassikers, der dort als erster im Arbeiterheim gezeigt wurde! https://augustin.or.at/zeitung/aktuelle-ausgabe/augustin-634/

Augustin 634 - Augustin - Die erste österreichische Boulevardzeitung
Mehr Sport treiben zählt zu den Klassikern unter den Neujahrsvorsätzen. Mit dem aktuellen Cover-Dossier möchten wir jenen Leser:innen, die sich mehr Bewegung vorgenommen haben, ein bisschen Unterstützung anbieten. Weniger mit in der gemütlich warmen Schreibstube klugscheißerisch formulierten Empfehlungen, vielmehr mit niederschwelligen Tipps, die a posteriori weitergegeben werden. Magdalena Pichler hat...

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Border Studies - Notes from Samantha Culp | Substack
Border Studies is an occasional newsletter from writer/filmmaker Samantha Culp (now including: updates on the book I am writing about the history and present-day landscape of "futures thinking" in its many forms). Click to read Border Studies - Notes from Samantha Culp, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.

Just finished "Far Sector" written by N. K. Jemisin and illustrated by Jamal Campbell. I don't normally go for Marvel/DC comics stuff and this was a good reminder why. Jemisin's authorship was the draw for me here, as well as some curiosity about what I might be missing out on by avoiding the classic comics lineage. I won't go into too much detail about particulars, but suffice to say it ends up feeling to me line a very neoliberal story dressed up in a veneer of radicalism, which is not what I'd expected of Jemisin. Particularly in light of current events, the "good cops" aspects of the storyline ring truly hollow. There's still a lot of neat parts, but I guess I also wound up disappointed by the sci-fi aspects in a lot off ways. I truly think Jemisin is capable of better than this, based on her other (excellent) work.
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“How did it feel for the man who built a home, only to watch it turn to the rubble? How does a farmer stand before the land he tended year after year, now lying barren—no scent of soil, no whisper of harvest? How does a father tell his son the school he loved is gone, that the garden where he played is now only a rumor in the rubble? How does a mother walk through the ghost of a playground, finding a small shoe, a torn notebook, a toy she once mended? How do neighbors look at one another, wo…

Help Sehwel family with their medical treatment
I'm Joe in the UK, I've been in touch with Aseel from the Sehwel family for over a year now and have been following their difficult struggle to afford medication, shelter and food in Gaza. I'm creating this Chuffed campaign for the family to help afford these things and hopefully help them get out of Gaza when the opportunity arises. Here's Aseel's writing:

Writing Prompt - True Names have power. But your name is only your True Name if you were ritually given your name in a ceremony - e.g. in a church christening. Filling in registry office forms doesn't count. A steadily growing chunk of the world doesn't have a True Name and cannot be controlled...

Marriage annulled in the Netherlands because the wedding vows, allegedly written by ChatGPT, did not contain the phrasing required by Dutch law.
Here's the court's decision:
https://uitspraken.rechtspraak.nl/deta

Amid US public media funding cuts, a look at how the model of private donations can lead to an audience that's older, whiter, and richer than average Americans (Sarah Scire/Nieman Lab)
https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/funding-c…

Funding cuts may make public radio more reliant on old, rich, white donors
After years of interviews, research, and writing, Laura Garbes submitted the final draft of her book on public radio in December 2024. By the time Listeners Like Who? Exclusion and Resistance in the Public Radio Industry published last month, a lot had changed. Following Trump’s election and fede…

Squirrels at War: Hopeless Situation
#writingcommunity #sciencefiction #visualinspiration Earlier installments can be read from this page. *** I sent the followi…