Page 15 - Chapter Eight News Today

Welcome back to Reading the Weird, in which we get girl cooties all over weird fiction, cosmic horror, and Lovecraftiana—from its historical roots through its most recent branches. This week, we continue with Chapter 8 of Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House, first published in 1959. Spoilers ahead. “What do people really want with each other, as Nell asked me once; what use are other people?” It’s breakfast-time on the morning after Hill House didn’t actually shake itself ...

Mohammad Abu Maizar Born in the city of Hebron in 1936, growing up in Jerusalem, Abu Maizar (“Abu Hatim”) pursued university studies in Cairo. He joined the Arab Socialist Baath Party in 1951, then the Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah) in 1962. Subsequently he moved between Libya, Algeria (where he met Khalil al-Wazir “Abu Jihad” and Ernesto “Che” Guevara), France, Damascus, Lebanon, and Jordan. In Paris he o...

Increasing Canadian imports could therefore significantly impact European farmers, particularly already beleaguered Irish beef farmers. Sovereignty and democracy: Article 30.9 of Ceta states. “In the event that this Agreement is terminated, the provisions of Chapter Eight (Investment) shall continue to be effective for a period of 20 years after the date of termination of this Agreement in respect of investments made before that date.” Our planet can’t wait 20 years and our children won�...