Quebec's student protests continue to roll on past the 100 day mark, with things getting more antagonistic between protesters and the police, who arrested some 500 students yesterday. Students and their supporters are even begging that police arrest them on one website. In the latest act of defiance, we're seeing multiple reports today (most notably from Reddit) that this was the route given to police officers when they asked protesters for a map of an upcoming march: Continue reading →

From the Department of Wonderful Things Unearthed on Twitter, one of the better pieces of fan mail anyone's ever received. Typically, journalists don’t get much fan mail so much as letters from The Concerned Public, weighing in on their take with whatever the matter of the day is. It makes sense: Reporters at daily newspapers—especially those who quietly, diligently, and often thanklessly hack away on metro beats—are usually tasked with the gathering of facts first and foremost, and then, the clear-eyed relaying of those facts (usually in a well-established format, like the inverted pyramid). Where there’s room for creativity, it’s in the subtle details, and they usually don’t end up the recipients of epic pieces of fan mail from world-renowned authors. Until they do. Earlier ... Continue reading →

Amelia Gentleman Social affairs writer, The Guardian Amelia Gentleman writes on social affairs for The Guardian. Previously she was New Delhi correspondent for the International Herald Tribune. Formerly Paris and Moscow correspondent for The Guardian.Taken from The Guardian Submitted articles Benefit fraud: spies in the welfare war ‘The medical was an absolute joke’ Someone to lean on Behind the scenes at a school for troubled youngsters Life in a young offenders’ institution England riots: the personal cost Other links Amelia Gentleman on TwitterAmelia Gentleman on Journalisted Continue reading →