Review: “The Palette and the Sword,” by Milo Manara pred 6 urami in 14 minutami A new graphic biography of Caravaggio draws a provocative line from the old masters to the outsider artists of today.(New York Times)
Essex police arrest two after asylum hotel protests turn violent pred 6 urami in 35 minutami Police say eight officers were assaulted when crowds surrounded a small counter-demonstrationTwo people have been arrested after a protest outside a hotel housing asylum seekers during which eight officers were assaulted, Essex police said.Riot police wore helmets and took up position while crowds of men, some masked, surrounded a small counter-demonstration by anti-racism activists on Thursday evening. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Christian leaders make rare visit to shelled church in Gaza pred 6 urami in 44 minutami Israel grants access after ‘stray’ tank round kills three people and wounds Catholic priestIsrael has granted two senior Christian leaders rare access to Gaza after an Israeli strike on the Palestinian territory’s only Roman Catholic church killed three people.Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Catholic Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, and his Greek Orthodox counterpart, Theophilos III, led a delegation on Friday to the Holy Family Church, whose shelling the day before triggered international condemnation. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
