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  • Luiz Bonfá (com Norma Suely) – A Voz E O Violão (1960, Álbum)

    Álbum lançado pela Odeon. Incluídas as 4 faixas (13-16) do compacto “Passeio No Rio”, lançado no mesmo ano pela mesma gravadora – no entanto esse não tem a participação vocal de Norma Suely. Um dos trabalhos mais singulares do início… more ›

  • Is Liberalism Dead? Fukuyama vs Gray

    Is liberalism obsolete? Two great political philosophers debated this question on 22 March 2022. Professor Francis Fukuyama was joined in conversation by John Gray, the British political philosopher, who rejects the idea of universal liberal values and human progress. Despite… more ›

  • China is the new science power: How will Europe respond?

    China is taking the lead in international science: A new study shows how China overtakes the US in key areas of research and increasingly dominates the agenda. What does this mean for Europe? https://www.dw.com/en/china-is-the-new-science-power-how-will-europe-respond/a-74618481?maca=en-newsletter_en_bulletin-2097-xml-newsletter&at_medium=Newsletter&at_campaign=EN more ›

  • Harold Bloom – “Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human”

    Monday 11/02/1998 Literary critic Harold Bloom presents his new book, “Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human.” All rights belong to © Charlie Rose LLC — more ›

  • Sinica Podcast: Lizzi Lee on Involution, Overcapacity, and China’s Economic Model

    Listen: https://ift.tt/7PpMDgq This week on Sinica, I chat with Lizzi Lee, a fellow on the Chinese economy at the Asia Society Policy Institute and one of the sharpest China analysts working today. We dig into the 4th Plenary Session of… more ›

  • The new power buyers: How women are rewriting the rules of art collecting

    Women collectors are outspending men — and taking bigger, smarter risks. The latest Art Basel & UBS Survey of Global Collecting reveals a generation (…) http://bit.ly/4oQu28j more ›

  • John Gray: Thoughts after liberalism

    📰 Subscribe to UnHerd today at: http://unherd.com/join In our disrupted age, as Russia and China continue to rise, the West faces the return of destabilising dynamics in geopolitical power. Philosopher, and author of The New Leviathans, John Gray seeks to… more ›

  • a16z Podcast: ElevenLabs CEO: Why Voice is the Next AI Interface

    Listen: https://ift.tt/afmKiJz ElevenLabs CEO and co‑founder Mati Staniszewski joins Jennifer Li to explain how the team ships research‑grade AI at lightning speed—from text‑to‑speech and fully licensed AI music to real‑time voice agents—and why voice is the next interface for human‑computer… more ›

  • Past Present Future: Politics on Trial: The Moscow Show Trials

    Listen: https://ift.tt/KW5YgwE Today’s episode is the first of two exploring the origins, conduct and legacy of the Moscow Show Trials that Stalin staged from 1936-38. David talks to historian of Russia Edward Acton about what motivated these grotesque spectacles, how… more ›

  • Where Architecture Flows with Nature | Casa Jacona

    #architecture #housedesign #homeandgarden #courtyard #mexico Where Architecture Flows with Nature | Casa Jacona Casa Jacona, designed by TAAB, is a 600-square-meter residence located beside the Celio River in Jacona, Michoacán, Mexico. Shaped by the curves of its triangular site, the… more ›