| Submit your comments on this article | ||
| -Short Attention Span Theater- | ||
| Red on red: Swedish Academy that awards the Nobel Prize for literature accused of sexual assault | ||
| 2018-07-18 | ||
| [TheGuardian] In the eyes of its members, there is no more important cultural institution in the world than the Swedish Academy. The members, who call themselves The Eighteen (always in capitals), are elected for life by their peers, and meet for a ritual dinner every Thursday evening at a restaurant they own in the heart of the old town in Stockholm. And once a year, at a ceremony brilliant with jewels and formality, the permanent secretary of the academy hands out the Nobel prize in literature and all the world applauds. So much elites congratulating other elites it makes me want to vomit. But this year there will be no prize and no ceremony. In November 2017, it was revealed in the Swedish press that the husband of one of the academy members had been accused of serial sexual abuse, in assaults alleged to have taken place over more than 20 years. Jean-Claude Arnault, a French photographer and cultural entrepreneur, is married to the poet and academician Katarina Frostenson. In addition to assault accusations against him, the pair are accused of misusing academy funding. Arnault has denied all accusations, and Frostenson has refused to comment. So, so satisfying to see these pricks taken down a notch. The academy is paralysed by the scandal, which was followed by a slew of resignations and expulsions. Six of The Eighteen have withdrawn from any part in its deliberations; another two were compelled to do so. The statutes say that 12 members must be present to elect any new ones, so with only 10, no important decisions can be taken and no new members elected. The vacuum has been filled with invective.
| ||
| Posted by: Herb McCoy |
| #6 The Swedish Academy fell To laughter from Alfred in Hell As Trump advertised His eponymous prize, "Donald's Fabulous Liberty Bell." |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2018-07-18 23:30 |
| #5 Final sentence: "The feminists have driven Sweden to lunacy." |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2018-07-18 22:53 |
| #4 "It was revealed in the Swedish press " by who? |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2018-07-18 16:41 |
| #3 ADA dictates that color must have texture for rainbow challenged vision impaired users. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2018-07-18 15:25 |
| #2 They switched the coloring for parties in the 60s because the Legacy Infotainment Enterprises feared Americans would make the connection of communist with the Democratic Party. Of course, now that they've actually declared themselves communists, they can always switch it back. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-07-18 08:03 |
| #1 I want to know who is in charge of colors. Red used to mean Commies; now it means republicans...except when it doesn't. Blue used to be republicans but now it means democrats...except when it's war games when it means the good guys. I'm so confused. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2018-07-18 07:56 |