Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman visited Somalia this week to underline the UN’s support for general elections in the country later this year. The UN political chief arrived in Mogadishu on 3 February and held talks with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Speaker of the Federal Parliament Mohamed Sheikh Osman Jawari. Mr Feltman was… Continue reading An Electoral System that Meets the Aspirations of the Somali People
Month: February 2016
Let’s talk about sex education
The only time she talked about sex with her parents was when it came flying through her mother’s bedroom window. On a sweltering Saturday afternoon, an anonymous senior opened all the windows of her apartment. But she lived in an apartment complex of tightly packed houses and plenty of neighbors, and debris floated in and… Continue reading Let’s talk about sex education
My Last JDate
Read Part I and Part II here. XIV. April 10-13, 2013 On Wednesday evening, after they’d taken away Dean’s untouched dinner tray, I brought up two grilled cheese and tomato sandwiches from the cafeteria. When I offered one, Dean happily took it and munched away. On the huge screen above the bed the Nets were… Continue reading My Last JDate
My Last JDate
Read Part I here. IV. February 2014 I’m walking along the Berlin Wall Memorial, a half-mile of rusted iron poles running along Bernauer Strasse, dividing what was once East and West Berlin. The air is damp and heavy, snowmelt has turned the ground to mud. I’ve seen it before, the photo of the East German… Continue reading My Last JDate
Georg Friedrich Haas
Georg Friedrich Haas – Das Interview Text · Fotos SUBSTANTIA JONES · Datum 3.2.2016 Von 2011–2013 habe ich in Basel bei Georg Friedrich Haas studiert, bevor er nach New York gezogen ist, wo er an der Columbia University Komposition lehrt. Bei meinem Abschlusskonzert kam ein Musiker zu spät, außerdem ging ein Instrument, das ich selbstgebaut… Continue reading Georg Friedrich Haas
Schuberts Erlkönig – Spur einer Vergewaltigung
Für Text · TITELILLUSTRATION MORITZ VON SCHWIND (PD) · Datum 3.2.2016 Goethes Erlkönig ist einer der schrecklichsten Texte der Weltliteratur. Ein grausiges Ereignis – der Tod eines Kindes – wird in einer Sprache dargestellt, die das Leiden des sterbenden Knaben völlig ausspart. Den breitesten Raum erhalten die Emotionen des Erlkönigs – jener Gestalt, die den… Continue reading Schuberts Erlkönig – Spur einer Vergewaltigung
Up to Speed
Introduction Guantánamo Bay may be only a few hundred miles from the U.S. mainland, but its isolation, dated infrastructure, and exclusive military control make it a uniquely cumbersome place to conduct a trial—let alone some of the most complex, politically sensitive cases in our country’s history. The proceedings at the GTMO naval base, in the… Continue reading Up to Speed