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Mar 19, 2025

How “The Godfather” altered our perception of the Mafia

Growing up in Sicily, I was inevitably made aware that my beloved land, even though beautiful, was haunted by an unspoken shadow: “Cosa Nostra”. “Cosa Nostra” literally means “Our Thing”, and refers to the orga...

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Mar 16, 2025

Sunday summary 16/03: “Make America Worse” 

Negotiations on the War in Ukraine: Make “peace,” not war?   During his campaign, Donald Trump promised to end the war in Ukraine “within 24 hours”. However, 8 weeks passed, and the war was still raging, Putin being extremely threatening, and the Europeans on their own. Still, negotiations are ongoing between the United States, Ukraine, and Russia… in Saudi Arabia. The result  of these talks was that Ukraine accepted a 30-day ceasefire, proposed by the United States. However, Russia disagrees with this text and keeps on fighting in Ukraine. The American administration is in negotiation with Russian diplomats, and Trump even had a phone call with Vladimir Putin. Even if this call was presented as “ productive ” by Donald Trump, the Europeans accuse Putin of lengthening the talks to gain territories in Eastern Ukraine. Thus, these talks on ...

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Mar 18, 2025

CC - The Fate of Zelda Fitzgerald: the Plagiarised Muse

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Mar 15, 2025

The Struggle for Free Speech: Social Media and the EU Digital Services Act

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Mar 15, 2025

Inside Zionist activist Rawan Osman’s lecture amid a pro-Palestine coordinated protest

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