Published by DPASabine Schormann, general director of documenta fifteen and the Museum Fridericianum, speaks during an interview. Swen Pförtner/dpaAn … [Read more...] about New director appointed for documenta art show after anti-Semitism row
World War II
Former concentration camp guard, aged 101, appeals sentence
Published by DPAThe defendant is brought to the Neuruppin Regional Court for sentencing. A 101-year-old man has appealed the five-year jail sentence … [Read more...] about Former concentration camp guard, aged 101, appeals sentence
Former Nazi concentration camp guard, now 101, given 5 years in jail
Published by DPAThe defendant (C) is brought to the Neuruppin Regional Court for sentencing. The 101-year-old man has been sentenced to five years in … [Read more...] about Former Nazi concentration camp guard, now 101, given 5 years in jail
Gay WW2 Hero Alan Turing Memorialized on New British £50 Note; ‘A Celebration of His Remarkable Life’
New £50 notes memorializing groundbreaking British computer scientist and World War II hero Alan Turing went into circulation on Wednesday, the date … [Read more...] about Gay WW2 Hero Alan Turing Memorialized on New British £50 Note; ‘A Celebration of His Remarkable Life’
‘Very Irresponsible’: Trump Hosts World War II Vets After Valet Tests Positive for COVID-19
One day after CNN reported that a West Wing military aide tested positive for COVID-19, President Donald Trump plans to welcome eight World War II … [Read more...] about ‘Very Irresponsible’: Trump Hosts World War II Vets After Valet Tests Positive for COVID-19
Gay WWII Codebreaker Alan Turing to Be New Face of UK £50 Note
World War II codebreaker Alan Turing is the new face of the UK £50 banknote, the Bank of England announced on Monday. His life and work was depicted … [Read more...] about Gay WWII Codebreaker Alan Turing to Be New Face of UK £50 Note
Sex Jokes, Suggestions Her Uncle Was Gay Found in Newly Revealed Pages of Anne Frank’s Diary
Sex jokes and suggestions that her Uncle Walter was gay have been found in previously covered up pages of Anne Frank's diary, according to … [Read more...] about Sex Jokes, Suggestions Her Uncle Was Gay Found in Newly Revealed Pages of Anne Frank’s Diary
UK Unveils ‘Alan Turing Law’ to Pardon 49,000+ Gay Men Convicted For Gross Indecency
UK lawmakers have finally unveiled a new law which will posthumously pardon thousands of gay and bisexual men convicted under gross indecency … [Read more...] about UK Unveils ‘Alan Turing Law’ to Pardon 49,000+ Gay Men Convicted For Gross Indecency
New Alan Turing Letters Reveal Turmoil Over Sexuality, ‘Gay Cure’ Hormone Therapy
A new set of letters written by genius mathematician and codebreaker Alan Turing in the '50s after his conviction for gross indecency and sentence of … [Read more...] about New Alan Turing Letters Reveal Turmoil Over Sexuality, ‘Gay Cure’ Hormone Therapy
Pilots Navigate Romance in Ensan Case’s Classic Gay World War II Novel ‘Wingmen’: LISTEN
Today’s TowleREAD comes from Ensan Case’s Wingmen, an outstanding classic war novel about men in love which now is back in print. Wingmen is the … [Read more...] about Pilots Navigate Romance in Ensan Case’s Classic Gay World War II Novel ‘Wingmen’: LISTEN