Eurozine

10/08/2026

Women who build their own computers dream of a freer internet. By personalizing their tech, they bring fun back into the equation, and, beyond initial aesthetic choices, are taking back control over how their technology functions.

Women who build their own computers dream of a freer internet. By personalizing their tech, they bring fun back into the equation, and, beyond initial aesthetic choices, are taking back control over how their technology functions.

06/08/2026

An interview with Tomas Grunskis, a philosopher of architecture; the renaissance of Lithuanian film; Warhol and Beuys; body intelligence. Review of Žurnalas „Nemunas“ 6/2026 (link in comments)

06/08/2026

On the rituals of prisoner exchange; a village priest who became an adoptive father of six; a wedding costume to be worn into the grave; the field hospital as a place between life and death. Review of Reporters 15 (2026) The Ukrainians (link in comments)

05/08/2026

Bernard Charbonneau (1910–1996) was a pioneer of the ecology movement and a fierce critic of the tourism industry, which he argued came from an authentic desire to escape the city, but which brought with it exactly what tourists were trying to escape. By Patrick Chastenet via R***e Esprit Cairn.info (link in comments)

03/08/2026

Even in the fifth year of Russia’s full-scale war on Ukraine, a deep-rooted moral paralysis prevents the Russian opposition from demanding justice for the crimes committed by the state both during Soviet rule and since. By Sergei Lebedev via Zeitschrift Osteuropa Deutsche Gesellschaft für Osteuropakunde

03/08/2026

Travel bans are increasingly being weaponised to silence journalists, activists and dissidents.

Our new report with the University of Essex reveals how governments are using travel bans to ensure dissidents are stopped from entering or leaving their countries ⬇️
https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/07/how-governments-are-weaponising-travel-bans-to-silence-dissent/

29/07/2026

Profiles without selves, or boycott Facebook now; Sartre, Heidegger and Whatsapp; a biography of Orhan Veli, one of Turkey’s great 20th-century poets. Review of Varlık Yayınları ve Dergisi 7/2026

29/07/2026

Against the backdrop of the ‘special operation’ in Ukraine and a historically low birth rate, the authorities in Russia are waging an unprecedented campaign against the right to choose to be a mother. By Olga Borisova via Index on Censorship

28/07/2026

Biljana Plavšić’s universe of concealment; why it’s the middle classes the Left needs to watch; how to know with uncertainty; who decides who deserves welfare? Review of de Nederlandse Boekengids Summer 2026

23/07/2026

How do you write the history of a displaced society when sites of memory have been destroyed, libraries looted, and archives made inaccessible? Tracing the evolution of Palestinian historiography is to analyse responses to this enduring challenge. By Jihane Sfeir via R***e Esprit Cairn.info