RisingshadowFracture (Galaxy's Edge #25) by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole
Release Date May 26, 2026
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John Griogair BellBillion-Dollar Brain
Billion-Dollar Brain - The Hermetic Library Blog
Hermetic Library Fellow T Polyphilus reviews Billion-Dollar Brain [Amazon] by Len Deighton, part of the Harry Palmer series. (n.b. There is apparently a new paperback edition [Amazon, Bookshop, Local Library] due March 2025.) “A good agent should have a fast brain and a slow mouth.” (189) Deighton’s protagonist in his fourth spy story isn’t very […]
FAIRShielding US Public From Israeli Reports of Friendly Fire on October 7
While Hamas-led attackers were responsible for many civilian deaths, Israeli reports indicate the IDF killed civilians in multiple cases.
https://fair.org/home/shielding-us-public-from-israeli-reports-of-friendly-fire-on-october-7/
NYT Engages in Front-Page IDF ‘Womenwashing’
The framing of IDF women in the New York Times bolsters suspicions that the outlet acts in accord with Israeli government propaganda.
https://fair.org/home/nyt-engages-in-front-page-idf-womenwashing/
Gregory Shupak on Gaza and Genocide
How does the New York Times’ assertion that “what Israel is fighting to defend is a society that values human life” stand up now?
Funeral in Berlin
Funeral in Berlin - The Hermetic Library Blog
Hermetic Library Fellow T Polyphilus reviews Funeral in Berlin [Amazon, Bookshop, Publisher, Local Library] by Len Deighton, book 3 of the Harry Palmer series. Where Horse Under Water (the immediately prior “Secret File” by Deighton) had a crossword conceit, Funeral in Berlin is instead ornamented with chess tactics. I read it as a chaser to […]
Media’s In-House Critics to Reporters: Quit Quoting Palestinians About Civilian Deaths
Articles that chided media for being credulous toward Gazan authorities themselves failed to critically examine the claims they relied on.
In Hours of Israel/Gaza Crisis Coverage, a Word You’ll Seldom Hear: ‘Ceasefire’
As casualties in Gaza mount, most TV news outlets have paid scant attention to the growing calls for a ceasefire.
https://fair.org/home/in-hours-of-israel-gaza-crisis-coverage-a-word-youll-seldom-hear-ceasefire/
Israeli Attacks on Journalists Stifle Reporting on Gaza Horrors
The ability of reporters to cover Gaza is jeopardized by the alarming number of newspeople Israel has killed since the crisis began.
https://fair.org/home/israeli-attacks-on-journalists-stifle-reporting-on-gaza-horrors/
In Gaza, ‘We Have to Do the Hard Work of Looking at Context’
"We have to understand...why these things happen. Otherwise, we have no basis to figure out a strategy to stop the violence on all sides."
https://fair.org/home/in-gaza-we-have-to-do-the-hard-work-of-looking-at-context/
