More than 500 leading authors have condemned governmental surveillance efforts and are calling for a new international charter to end the abuse.
Berlin Introduces “Literary Surveillance Cameras”
By Siobhan O’Leary Commuters at a certain subway station in Berlin might be feeling a bit paranoid this week thanks to a project dreamt up by Argentinian artist Mariano Pensotti. Pensotti arranged four Berlin writers — including Tilman Rammstedt, winner of the Bachmann Prize — at different points on the subway platform at the Hallesches Tor station, armed with their …