Most of the Arab peninsula was inhabited by nomadic tribes that continuously moved with their cattle and tents, with the exception of a few scattered cities that thrived on trade and light agriculture (dates).

Why do you feel offended by the fact that another instance wants to ensure a safe space for its users?

TIL that containing a zionist infestation is a petty war.

Currently reading it, I’m so excited for the plotline.

Question, how do you find time to read so many books in one month? Do you rely on audiobooks? It’s impressive either way.

Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism by V.I. Lenin, and

An Introduction To Marxist Economic Theory by Ernest Mandel.

Although I’ve read lots of excerpts and essays in ML literature, it happens that I never touched some of the most basic and influential works, especially in economics and political economy. I find Ernest Mandel’s introduction to be quite accessible and comprehensible. My goal is to take on Das Kapital eventually.

I’ve read Mason & Dixon in the past, and I am currently in the midst of reading Gravity’s Rainbow. The most consistent theme in GR has been paranoia and schizoid tendency, present with many characters. There’s also a lot of mention of Theys and Thems.

I am reading Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon. Progress isn’t as smooth as with M&D but there is enough time for me to get used to the style and prose.

That’s a .world issue I feel.

Oh no! No downloads, just recommendations.

It was working right before I linked it!!

It’s a host issue, we gotta wait until it’s resolved. But I do recommend visiting it, it’s better than anything AI can offer. Anyways, enjoy your read.

Edit: it should be working now.

Now that you mention it, I don’t recall reading any horror books by Arab authors. Perhaps it is not as preponderant as a genre there (or maybe I just don’t read enough modern works). I notice that the most common genre is historical fiction (incidentally my favourite). Have you checked goodreads listopias?

Edit: I remembered about this site someone linked to on lemmy before, called kotobli. Maybe this helps.

I just began Homo Juridicus by Alain Supiot. I’m still trying to grasp it, but I think it describes how the ‘legal man’ (homo juridicus) grasps the universe of signs through a specific set of legal (occidental) conceptions. It also references the philosophy of language.

My experience with him is unusual since the only thing I read of his works was his treatise on writing, a sort of memoir in which he recounts his experience with writing and work ethic.

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis by Giorgio Bassani. Although initially I couldn’t grasp much of what was happening in the prologue, as I progress it grows on me more and more.

And most chapters are basically one-page, easily digestible passages, so it isn’t a hard read.

Soccer in Sun and Shadow by Uruguayan journalist Eduardo Galeano. The passion in which he recounts the sport’s history from its modest inception up to its consumerist rebranding, and the vividness in which he describes its beautiful moments and dismal tragedies, is simply breathtaking. Galeano’s words on paper capture the art of the sport better than any camera and TV screen.

I will be writing and posting a review of the book once I am done reading it.

“evil corporation” is quite the tautology.

Give Vimusic a try!

I’m still researching what OS will be ideal for me when in the close future and it seems until now it’s ubuntu (or kubuntu), but I will make sure removing snap is the first thing to do.