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Vatican Secret: Internal Conflicts and Pope Francis's Reforms
Loup Besmond de Senneville's "Vatican Secret" offers an insider's account of the Vatican's inner workings, highlighting Pope Francis's struggles with internal resistance, financial scandals, and the power dynamics within the institution, during his four years as a correspondent for La Croix.
Vatican Secret: Internal Conflicts and Pope Francis's Reforms
Loup Besmond de Senneville's "Vatican Secret" offers an insider's account of the Vatican's inner workings, highlighting Pope Francis's struggles with internal resistance, financial scandals, and the power dynamics within the institution, during his four years as a correspondent for La Croix.
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44% Bias Score
Tandenjager": A Gothic Novel Exploring Exploitation and Power
Auke Hulst's "Tandenjager" is a historical gothic novel following Vos Jacobs, a man who robs teeth from fallen soldiers to create false teeth for wealthy clients; its graphic descriptions are disturbing but compelling.
Tandenjager": A Gothic Novel Exploring Exploitation and Power
Auke Hulst's "Tandenjager" is a historical gothic novel following Vos Jacobs, a man who robs teeth from fallen soldiers to create false teeth for wealthy clients; its graphic descriptions are disturbing but compelling.
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44% Bias Score
Héctor Abad Faciolince's "Ahora y en la hora": A Memoir of War and Near-Death in Ukraine
Héctor Abad Faciolince's "Ahora y en la hora" chronicles his June 2023 trip to Ukraine to support the "Aguanta Ucrania" campaign, where he narrowly escaped a missile strike that killed fellow writer Victoria Amelina, prompting profound reflections on life, death, and war.
Héctor Abad Faciolince's "Ahora y en la hora": A Memoir of War and Near-Death in Ukraine
Héctor Abad Faciolince's "Ahora y en la hora" chronicles his June 2023 trip to Ukraine to support the "Aguanta Ucrania" campaign, where he narrowly escaped a missile strike that killed fellow writer Victoria Amelina, prompting profound reflections on life, death, and war.
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40% Bias Score
Czechoslovakia's Communist Legacy: Trauma and Justice in "Près du mur nord
Près du mur nord" by Petra Klabouchova recounts the stories of victims of the communist regime in Czechoslovakia (1948-1965), highlighting the horrors of Pankrac prison and Dablice cemetery, where hundreds were imprisoned, tortured, or executed, emphasizing the lasting trauma on survivors and their ...
Czechoslovakia's Communist Legacy: Trauma and Justice in "Près du mur nord
Près du mur nord" by Petra Klabouchova recounts the stories of victims of the communist regime in Czechoslovakia (1948-1965), highlighting the horrors of Pankrac prison and Dablice cemetery, where hundreds were imprisoned, tortured, or executed, emphasizing the lasting trauma on survivors and their ...
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56% Bias Score
The AI Con": Critiquing AI's Hype and its Societal Impacts
Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna's "The AI Con" criticizes the current AI boom, citing large language models' plagiarism, the replacement of human workers by AI (like the National Eating Disorders Association replacing hotline operators with a chatbot), and the potential for AI-generated content to de...
The AI Con": Critiquing AI's Hype and its Societal Impacts
Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna's "The AI Con" criticizes the current AI boom, citing large language models' plagiarism, the replacement of human workers by AI (like the National Eating Disorders Association replacing hotline operators with a chatbot), and the potential for AI-generated content to de...
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52% Bias Score
Knausgård's "Het derde rijk": Supernatural Events and Ordinary Lives
In Karl Ove Knausgård's "Het derde rijk," the third book in the "Morgenster" series, strange events following a new star's appearance in Norway continue, including impossible revivals and ritualistic murders, while ordinary life proceeds alongside these supernatural occurrences.
Knausgård's "Het derde rijk": Supernatural Events and Ordinary Lives
In Karl Ove Knausgård's "Het derde rijk," the third book in the "Morgenster" series, strange events following a new star's appearance in Norway continue, including impossible revivals and ritualistic murders, while ordinary life proceeds alongside these supernatural occurrences.
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64% Bias Score
Vaillant: Climate Change Through Human Stories
Following the recent California wildfires, John Vaillant, author of the Pulitzer-finalist "The Age of Fire", discussed his approach to writing about climate change, contrasting it with the despair-inducing narratives of other authors while highlighting the unavoidable impact of fossil fuels.
Vaillant: Climate Change Through Human Stories
Following the recent California wildfires, John Vaillant, author of the Pulitzer-finalist "The Age of Fire", discussed his approach to writing about climate change, contrasting it with the despair-inducing narratives of other authors while highlighting the unavoidable impact of fossil fuels.
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36% Bias Score
Minibibliothek near Jan Terlouw's home becomes impromptu mailbox
A minibibliothek placed near the home of deceased author Jan Terlouw in Twello, Netherlands, is being used as a mailbox, containing books including a collection of children's stories by Ton van Reen, whose themes of transformation and co-existence resonate with the public response to Terlouw's death...
Minibibliothek near Jan Terlouw's home becomes impromptu mailbox
A minibibliothek placed near the home of deceased author Jan Terlouw in Twello, Netherlands, is being used as a mailbox, containing books including a collection of children's stories by Ton van Reen, whose themes of transformation and co-existence resonate with the public response to Terlouw's death...
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32% Bias Score
Republication of Claude Aveline's Classic French Detective Novel
Tusitala has republished Claude Aveline's 1947 detective novel, "L'Abonné de la ligne U," featuring Inspector Frédéric Belot investigating a murder on a Paris bus line in 1932, notable for its complex plot and cinematic writing style.
Republication of Claude Aveline's Classic French Detective Novel
Tusitala has republished Claude Aveline's 1947 detective novel, "L'Abonné de la ligne U," featuring Inspector Frédéric Belot investigating a murder on a Paris bus line in 1932, notable for its complex plot and cinematic writing style.
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24% Bias Score
Death of an Aristocrat Exposes Family's Dark Secrets
The death of Philip Brooke, a controversial aristocrat, reunites his family at their ancestral home, prompting a confrontation with their past and the legacy of wealth and privilege as revealed by his illegitimate daughter, Clara.
Death of an Aristocrat Exposes Family's Dark Secrets
The death of Philip Brooke, a controversial aristocrat, reunites his family at their ancestral home, prompting a confrontation with their past and the legacy of wealth and privilege as revealed by his illegitimate daughter, Clara.
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40% Bias Score
Bordas's "Les Parrhésiens": A Baroque Exploration of Parisian Eccentricity
Philippe Bordas's "Les Parrhésiens" follows a narrator who discovers a unique gym in Paris's 14th arrondissement, populated by eccentric characters reminiscent of a lost Paris, showcasing a baroque writing style influenced by Rabelais and Céline.
Bordas's "Les Parrhésiens": A Baroque Exploration of Parisian Eccentricity
Philippe Bordas's "Les Parrhésiens" follows a narrator who discovers a unique gym in Paris's 14th arrondissement, populated by eccentric characters reminiscent of a lost Paris, showcasing a baroque writing style influenced by Rabelais and Céline.
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48% Bias Score
Intellectual Dishonesty: Groupthink and the Suppression of Truth
Samuel Fitoussi's "Pourquoi les intellectuels se trompent" analyzes why brilliant minds support harmful ideologies, citing examples like the French press's denial of the Cambodian genocide and the high number of doctorate holders at the Wannsee Conference.
Intellectual Dishonesty: Groupthink and the Suppression of Truth
Samuel Fitoussi's "Pourquoi les intellectuels se trompent" analyzes why brilliant minds support harmful ideologies, citing examples like the French press's denial of the Cambodian genocide and the high number of doctorate holders at the Wannsee Conference.
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52% Bias Score
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