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Ottessa Moshfegh interview: Eileen started out as a joke, also I’m broke, also I want to be famous
The books interview: the Man Booker-shortlisted author talks about writing a thriller to get noticed, exorcising her childhood and sexist critics. So here we are. My name was Eileen Dunlop. Now you know me This is the story of how I disappeared. Ottessa Moshfeghs novel, Eileen, shortlisted this week for the Man Booker prize, centres […]
Toxic chemicals are hiding in your house dust
(CNN)When was the last time you dusted your house? Your answer could reveal a lot about your home habits, but the findings of a new study might have everyone upping their game — and potentially keeping wet wipes and hand sanitizer nearby at all times. Researchers at George Washington University say 45 toxic chemicals are […]
Libya’s future looks dark with fate of government close to being sealed
Situation has deteriorated since David Cameron’s upbeat visit after Gaddafi fell, with latest administration on the brink. On 15 September 2011 David Cameron flew into a newly liberated Tripoli with the then president of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, to be mobbed by rebels grateful for Nato airstrikes that had helped them secure victory over Muammar Gaddafi. […]
Sugar lobby paid scientists to blur sugar’s role in heart disease report
New report highlights battle by the industry to counter sugars negative health effects, and the cushy relationship between food companies and researchers Influential research that downplayed the role of sugar in heart disease in the 1960s was paid for by the sugar industry, according to a report released on Monday. With backing from a sugar […]
US afflicted with ‘third world’ police says author Marlon James
Speaking in Paris, the Jamaica-born Man Booker prize-winner compared US police to Argentina state-sanctioned death squads The United States is afflicted with third World police which has led to almost state-sanctioned killings of people from minority groups, one of the countrys leading black writers said on Sunday. Marlon James, who won the Man Booker prize […]