There s No Such Thing as an Easy Job, Kikuko Tsumura s first novel translated into English
12 Mar, 2021 08:00 PM
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By: Kiran Dass With multiple lockdowns and the shift to many people working from home and workplaces becoming more flexible and adaptable over the past year, many people s attitudes to what pop philosopher Alain de Botton refers to as the pleasures and sorrows of work has shifted dramatically. Work is a four-lettered word, and workers are becoming increasingly aware of burnout and the quest for more meaningful work.
This is the first novel translated into English (by Polly Barton) from the Japanese by Osaka-based writer Kikuko Tsumura. It s been compared to acclaimed books My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh and Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata – and, like those novels, it will chime with anyone suffering late-capitalism fatigue, workplace burnout and employment precarity anxiety.
US pilot spots UFO during flight, American Airlines refers queries to FBI
26 Feb, 2021 02:34 AM
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The report from the pilot to ground control has been verified by the airline. Photo / Getty Images
The report from the pilot to ground control has been verified by the airline. Photo / Getty Images
NZ Herald
American Airlines is reportedly forwarding any UFO related queries to the FBI after reports arose that one of the airline s pilots had come across a mysterious flying object on Sunday.
The pilot reportedly saw the UFO in the skies above New Mexico during a flight on Sunday afternoon.
SC refers Justice Isa’s review plea to CJP for bench reconstitution
National
February 23, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) Monday referred to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) identical petitions seeking reconstitution of a bench for hearing the review petitions, challenging its order of June 19, 2020 to the extent of direction given to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) after the Full Court squashed the presidential reference, filed against Justice Qazi Faez Isa.
A six-member larger bench, headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial, and comprising Justice Manzoor Ahmed Malik, Justice Mazhar Alam Miankhel, Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Qazi Muhammad Amin announced the verdict, reserved last year on December 10.