SPIEGEL Interview with Umberto Eco, Susanne Beyer and Lothar Gorris, Spiegel Online Nov 12, 2009
SPIEGEL Interview with Umberto Eco: 'We Like Lists Because We Don't Want to Die' - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International ... SPIEGEL Interview with Umberto Eco ... Italian polymath Umberto Eco: "I like lists for the same reason other people like football or pedophilia.". (Harper's Magazine)
Digital cloud plan for city skies Nov 11, 2009
However, the team, which also includes the writer Umberto Eco and engineers from Arup, has decided to push ahead and publish details of its design. The structure draws on work by artist Tomas Saraceno, a German-based designer who has previously shown off huge inflatable sculptures. (BBC News -- Technology)
Umberto Eco: lost art of handwriting Sep 24, 2009
Umberto Eco: The lost art of handwriting ... Yes, says Umberto Eco ... Umberto Eco: The lost art of handwriting. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Guilty pleasures Sep 20, 2009
Sure, Gene Wolfe may challenge your intellect, Ursula K. LeGuin may move your soul, Philip K. Dick may blow your mind and Umberto Eco may make you feel stupid, but theres nothing like Edgar Rice Burroughs tales of John Carters adventures in Barsoom (and visions of Dejah Thoris, the princess of Mars. for pure escapism. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Wanted: Somebody With An African Sensibility Steeped In Controversy Aug 16, 2009
Yet, the Economics professor, who is listed among the 100 public intellectuals in the world, a group that includes Umberto Eco, Noam Chomsky, Richard Dawkins etc, says he doesnt take kindly to the controversy label. He is not afraid to be called controversial, but he worries why being truthful could be misconstrued as being controversial. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Publishing deal with the Devil Jul 4, 2009
While this vast repository is clearly an echo of Umberto Eco s medieval library in The Name of the Rose, the cemetery also reminds us of something else: the difficulties facing any writer. What s been forgotten outweighs what we remember. (Missoulian, MT)
Leading Chinese dissident charged with 'inciting subversion' Jun 25, 2009
When Liu, a literary critic and essayist, was taken from his home last December, leading authors from around the world, including Salman Rushdie, Umberto Eco, and Nadine Gordimer called for his release. Liu's arraignment puts an end to more than six months of detention at an unknown location, in contravention of Chinese law. (Christian Science Monitor)
Leading dissident accused of subversion Jun 25, 2009
Novelists such as Salman Rushdie and Umberto Eco, as well as Nobel laureates in literature including Irish poet Seamus Heaney, have also campaigned for Mr Liu's release. Agence France-Presse. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Authors urge Liu Xiaobo release Jun 24, 2009
Wole Soyinka, Salman Rushdie, JM Coetzee and Umberto Eco are among those demanding his immediate release. Mr Liu was arrested last month after he and hundreds of other Chinese intellectuals issued a wide-ranging call for political reform. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
China arrests dissident Jun 24, 2009
Novelists such as Britain's Salman Rushdie and Italy's Umberto Eco, as well as Nobel laureates in literature including Irish poet Seamus Heaney, have also campaigned for Liu's release. AFP Digg. (iAfrica.com)
Hollywood image behind Berlusconi's staying power: author Mar 9, 2009
Berlusconi, who will mark 15 years in Italian politics at the end of March, has modelled himself on the US actor-turned-president Ronald Reagan, said Belpoliti, who studied semiotics with philosopher Umberto Eco. The goal, of course, is to project a glamorous image of eternal youth, to charm the electorate with the promise of a "happy ending," Belpoliti told AFP.. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Unlocking the secret of beautiful design with mathematics Feb 22, 2009
But over the past decade, beauty has come back on the agenda - both in contemporary art and philosophy - with a vengeance, thanks to writers and academics like Dave Hickey, Peter Schjeldahl, Elaine Scarry, John Armstrong, James Hillman, and Umberto Eco. It is not an exaggeration to say that, after decades of repression, beauty has become the burning issue in contemporary art and architecture, not only in the commentary but in the practice, too: More and more artists are making work that aspires,... (Boston Globe)
Comatose Italian woman dies; political furor continues Feb 10, 2009
"Life does not belong to the government and does not belong to the church," declared a group of well-known leftists, including author and academic Umberto Eco, in a statement Monday. They accused Berlusconi of wanting to subject citizens' rights to "the totalitarian will of the state and the church.". (Los Angeles Times)
