In theory these would still fit Left outside the European Central Bank in the dead of night, the horse has now been moved into the ECB’s central lobby where it is proudly on display. A gift tag attached to the horse, which is surprisingly light for its size and has small holes along the length of its body, suggested that it should be placed in the bank’s vaults overnight to avoid it being targeted by thieves. Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, said: “How nice of the Greeks to acknowledge the trouble we’ve been put to on their behalf with this wonderful horse, handmade and so large it could hold a dozen double-decker buses. “The card with it, which had a teddy bear dressed as ... Continue reading →
A few years ago, Antonin Scalia, one of the nine justices on the US supreme court, made a bold statement. There has not been, he said, "a single case – not one – in which it is clear that a person was executed for a crime he did not commit. If such an event had occurred … the innocent's name would be shouted from the rooftops."Scalia may have to eat his words. It is now clear that a person was executed for a crime he did not commit, and his name – Carlos DeLuna – is being shouted from the rooftops of the Columbia Human Rights Law Review. The august journal has cleared its entire spring edition, doubling its normal size to 436 pages, to ... Continue reading →
Starting today, you can discover the best of Twitter in a weekly email digest delivered to your inbox. This summary features the most relevant Tweets and stories shared by the people you’re connected to on Twitter. Stories feature a design similar to the recently updated Discover tab, emphasizing who shared each story beneath summaries to help you decide which ones matter most to you. Click any headline to finish reading the story, add your take by tweeting directly from the email, and see related Tweets from the people you follow. This new email digest also features the most engaging Tweets seen by the people you follow, even if you don’t follow those who wrote them. You can see who from your network retweeted or favorited ... Continue reading →
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The Long Good read in newspaper format. Photo: Dan Catt/Flickr We publish a lot of stories here on guardian.co.uk. On an average day, around 400 stories are launched by our editorial team and sometimes you might miss some of the best ones if you don't check the site regularly.So, for the last year, we've been running an experiment using data from Guardian Zeitgeist to find the long stories which our users are spending the most time reading - and then using the Guardian Open Platform to republish these stories on a site called thelonggoodread.com. We have even experimented with turning these stories into a newspaper.Two new stories are added to The Long Good Read each day which have recently been published and then enjoyed on ... Continue reading →
