I received this today which may be of interest to some readers. The European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) and the Anna Lindh Foundation (ALF) have the pleasure to announce the launch of the Third Edition of the Sea of Words Literary Competition. We encourage the production of short stories that portray the different realities of the Euro-Mediterranean region from the point of view of the young people who live there, through the organisation of a Euro-Med short story...
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. Must say didnt expect that! Press Release Any way on to Literature The Nobel Prize...
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2006 The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2006 is awarded to the Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk “who in the quest for the melancholic soul of his native city has discovered new symbols for the clash and interlacing of cultures”. The Swedish Academy The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2006The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has today decided to award The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 2006 jointly to Andrew Z. Fire...
Dumbledore is gay
Okay so now Damien’s twitter makes sense But while reading that article, I realise how much I hate Peter Tatchell! he actually said this Gay human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell said: “It’s good that children’s literature includes the reality of gay people, since we exist in every society. “But I am disappointed that she did not make Dumbledore’s sexuality explicit in the Harry Potter book. “Making it obvious would have sent a much more powerful message of understanding and...
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