After Paris, empty symbolism
The instant online symbol of global support for Paris after last week’s attacks was a roughly rendered peace symbol with an Eiffel Tower in the middle of it. The French designer Jean Jullien sketched...
View ArticleParis doesn’t need your hashtag ‘heroics’
The instant online symbol of global support for Paris after last week’s attacks was a roughly rendered peace symbol with an Eiffel Tower in the middle of it. The French designer Jean Jullien sketched...
View ArticleSelf-Congratulatory Symbols and Slogans Won’t Stop Violent Terrorism
The instant online symbol of global support for Paris after last week’s attacks was a roughly rendered peace symbol with an Eiffel Tower in the middle of it. The French designer Jean Jullien sketched...
View Article#HappyBirthday! Hashtag turns 10
The hashtag, the symbol attached to keywords to tag topics online, on Wednesday celebrates 10 years making social media just a bit more navigable. The sign has preceded the keywords that mark out all...
View ArticleThe Latest: Germany ramps up border checks after attacks
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 6:45 p.m. Germany's top security official says the country has ramped up border controls with France after...
View ArticleThe Latest: Albanian minister threatened by extremists
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 9:40 p.m. Albania says its interior minister has been threatened by those allegedly supporting the Islamic...
View ArticleThe Latest: US Muslim leaders condemn Paris attacks
PARIS (AP) The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 9:10 p.m. Muslim leaders in the United States are condemning the attacks In Paris and offering condolences...
View ArticleThe Latest: Minute of silence at soccer match for Paris
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 9:25 p.m. A minute of silence for the victims of the Paris attacks was held ahead of the European...
View ArticleThe Latest: Greece sends fingerprints to Paris to seek match
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 8:40 p.m. An employee at Greece's Ministry of Citizen Protection says Greek police have sent the...
View ArticleThe Latest: Refugees fear Paris attacks will shut off Europe
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 8:25 p.m. Asylum-seekers fleeing war and poverty in Syria and other war-ravaged countries are condemning the...
View ArticleThe Latest: US woman undergoes surgery after Paris attacks
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 8:10 p.m. An American woman was undergoing surgery late Saturday at a Paris hospital after being wounded in...
View ArticleThe Latest: Paris attackers mentioned Iraq, Syria
PARIS (AP) The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 7:25 p.m. Paris prosecutor Francois Molins says three teams of attackers seem to have coordinated attacks in...
View ArticleThe Latest: 3 arrests in Belgium linked to Paris attacks
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 7:40 p.m. Belgium's federal prosecutor's office says authorities have so far made three arrests linked to...
View ArticleThe Latest: 129 dead, 352 injured in Paris terror attacks
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 7:15 p.m. Paris prosecutor Francois Molins says 129 people were killed in the Paris terror attacks and 352...
View ArticleLatest on Paris: Empire state goes dark for Paris
PARIS – The latest on shootings and explosions in Paris. (all times local): 2:31 a.m. The Empire State Building is dark in sympathy for the people of Paris after more than 120 people were killed in...
View ArticleThe Latest: Empire state goes dark for Paris
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 2:31 a.m. The Empire State Building is dark in sympathy for the people of Paris after more than 120 people...
View ArticleThe Latest: Australian victim expected to recover
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 2:05 p.m. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says the only Australian casualty has undergone surgery...
View ArticleThe Latest: Chile says 3 citizens killed in Paris attacks
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 1:33 p.m. Chile's Foreign Ministry says three Chilean citizens were killed in the terrorist attacks that...
View ArticleThe Latest: US college student killed in Paris attacks
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 12:42 p.m. A Southern California college student killed in the Paris terror attacks was in a restaurant with...
View ArticleThe Latest: Crowd gathers outside White House for vigil
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): --- 12:11 p.m. A crowd have gathered outside the White House for a vigil near a statue of the Marquis de...
View ArticleThe Latest: Police arrest members of attacker's family
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 11:50 p.m. The spokeswoman for the Paris prosecutor's office says members of one of the attackers' family -...
View ArticleThe Latest: Mexico says 2 of its citizens among Paris dead
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 11:40 p.m. Mexico's government says two of its citizens were among the people killed in Paris. The Foreign...
View ArticleThe Latest: Candlelight vigil in Paris to honor victims
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 11 p.m. A crowd of up to 250 people have gathered for an impromptu candlelight vigil at the Place de La...
View ArticleThe Latest: French PM: We will 'destroy' those who hurt us
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 10:25 p.m. French Prime Minister Manuel Valls is vowing to "destroy" those behind the rampage across Paris...
View ArticleThe Latest: Flowers and wine left at French embassy in WDC
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 10:10 p.m. Outside the gate to the French Embassy in Washington, people left dozens of bouquets, signs of...
View ArticleThe Latest: French terror-themed movie is postponed
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 10 p.m. A terrorism-themed movie called "Made in France" that was to hit screens in France on Nov. 18 has...
View ArticleThe Latest: European Union calls for minute of silence
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 6:05 p.m. The leaders of the European Union nations are calling for a minute of silence across the 28-nation...
View ArticleThe Latest: Searches, reported arrest in Belgian capital
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 5:35 p.m. Belgian media are reporting police searches and at least one arrest connected to the Paris attacks...
View ArticleThe Latest: London reviews plans to thwart firearms attacks
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 5:30 p.m. London's Police chief says authorities will review their approach to a firearms attack following...
View ArticleThe Latest: Foo Fighters cancel European concert dates
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 5:10 p.m. The Foo Fighters are canceling the rest of their European tour following the deadly attacks in...
View ArticleThe Latest: Social media overflowing with sympathy for Paris
PARIS (AP) The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 4:40 p.m. Social media is awash with public buildings lit up in the French colors of red, white as people...
View ArticleThe Latest: Air France flight evacuated in Amsterdam
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 5 p.m. An Air France flight from Amsterdam to Paris has been evacuated at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport after...
View ArticleIt's ISIS vs. the World, Not Islam vs. the World
PARIS -- La Ville Lumi�re -- The City of Light -- and its magnificent icon, the Eiffel Tower, stood draped in eerie darkness. Parts of Paris were under curfew. Street cafes bore a haunted look....
View ArticleAn Aging United Nations in 2015. But How About a New United Nations in 2020?
The new report from the Commission on Global Security, Justice, and Governance, co-chaired by former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, suggests that the 75th anniversary year in 2020 might be...
View ArticlePresident Trump: Irish writers have their say
While we were sleeping, first we voted into office the ones who watch you drown while very articulately expressing concern; then we tried voting for the ones who kind of like to see you drown. – from...
View ArticleL.A. Weekly’s New Owners Fired its Staff in Favor of Unpaid Contributors, So...
Things have been going pretty badly at L.A. Weekly ! In October, Voice Media Group sold the paper to a shadowy corporation known as the Semanal Media Group , whose ownership was kept secret. Then, the...
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