Vintage Paperback - Beyond Time And Space by August Derleth

Berkley (c.1950)

Starmaker written by Olaf Stapleton. Cover art by David Pelham via CoolSciFiCovers

Heya.

I’d like to state that I would certainly be a disappointment as a guru or spiritual practitioner. If you are Christian and wish to be more open Baha’i people learn from all world religions and are Christian similar to druidic practice. If I was Christian that would be where I would be if even just for the please toss my body in a hole at my house and be done with it... strange and legal funeral, only and specifically for Bahai I think. A Klingon rite haha. She, a Baha’i, was my best friend at 17 when I left the nest; spent 1-2 years smoking and drinking coffee all night at the Denny’s, she formed more of my current beliefs than did the first 14 years of my life as LDS and she has also influenced me later in life. Helped me become slightly less naive. She has a mosquito tattoo maybe because the existence of a entity as thoroughly irritating parasitic and useless says something about god and reality, it’s seems maybe anti-Daoism, she would ask as if you really feel kinship to Trump who has absolutely no human value and yet supposedly is just another us in a different washing machine at another time. Fierce human being and honestly a harder hitter than me spiritually. Has a deaf child which has given me a curiosity towards sense disabled people I've never been able to entertain. She is a writer/teacher hardcore punk. My wife in some other life where I didn’t leave rural Oregon. (Maybe, but definitely first soulmate)

Religion/spiritual studies follow definitely skip-able just leaving access if anyone wants to know.

I have an affinity to Shinto because it’s warm bubbly paganism without any specific carnal or violence worship. Modern Shinto is for me hayao miyasaki on the positives and mushishi on the destructive, it’s acceptable stories for children to learn how to coexist in a ecosystem and the scientist bits of me approve and there’s no doctrine which is why I am openly recommending it as it is entirely non hostile and about coexistence. Shinto does believe one obvious principle that Kami pervades all things like us in that radishes are essential of the same stuff. This feels like what I learned from shaman type journeys.

I fibbed before when I said I blame objects I did that specifically to elicit a response in opposition as I want you to be on the side of your stuff as you should want to protect sacred things and have that state of mind. That rare use of false manipulation was slightly premeditated, but it is a unusual thing for me and it was done intuitively. I like to believe stuff can have magic in it. I think the guru/teacher archetype is hard wired in all of us but my relationship to that part of me is not one trained to nor would recommend to others but for fun and enjoyment of being aliveness.

The original Kino’s Journey is a really interesting combination of Buddhism and what it is to go through living and dying and how to act ethically. Little bit like Starmaker(Olaf Stapleton) or maybe Star Trek but old school. The remake is decent additionally but i stan the original. I dislike the stodgyness of Buddhism and it seems like they washed their historical humanitarian abuse from what they claim is their origin, they also believe that abortion should not be allowed which if you believe that you can be warmer there than I feel about that. I do think they are a good thing for the world in a cognitive and modern compassionate sense. Similar to why I didn’t find to much interest it Aboriginal cultures I’ve gotten to know it’s often a old dude being traditional in a lot of cases. Every tribe is different though right.

I have weird feelings saying it, but I’m much into liberation of bonds and freedom of choice where your choices are within proper ethical standards of harm and kindness and I didn’t really realize it till my 30s how U.S. of an ideal this is. About Buddhism if you didn’t know rebirth doesn’t work the way most external parties believe of Buddhist reincarnation. Death means heaven or hell realms and what is reborn is the continuation of the causation that was your imprint or dharma and following your death that thread is continued by another entity and that is prev/next life connection. A different person. I don’t believe in heaven or hell but just the hum of matter becoming energy becoming matter again but I disbelieve more of my superstitions than I believe. I may discuss random superstitions later who knows but a lot of them are obviously caused by anecdotal patterns. (Synchronicity aka pattern match which the brain excels at)

It seemed necessary to write this, if you want faith or devotional sources I don’t currently practice those intentionally and don’t see it happening. I was into Krishna for a while, but I like worship through what is in my presence in a complete form. I like not knowing; that can be uncomfortable if you are used to faith. I think it’s mystifying and amazing that there are so many mysteries that seem to be agnostic as the only rational principle of access. I just know I’m ruled by magic of emotions and heart and the brain forges through in disregard. Curiosity and convincing yourself to try on belief is something I hope is of wider utility to the human experience. I do not believe doubt is bad for you and I feel no need to apologize if I have created it in you. Repeating the intro I’m not an answer guru nor plan to be I’m just another curious cat.

Safe Journeys

Okay but what the forbidden book titles? can't talk about books without letting us know what they are so we can yeet money at them

well over the last couple of weeks I’ve read:

“The Fox and the Hound” by Daniel P. Mannix. An enormously different story from the DIsney movie. This book is by far the least anthropomorphic of the three books I’m listing here, and reads like a nature documentary put into prose. Definitely recommend it. It really sells the perspectives of both the fox and hound protagonists, especially how they rely upon scent over sight to survive.

“Sirius” by Olaf Stapleton. A speculative sci-fi story starring a german shepherd dog called Sirius who, through artificial hormonal intervention during his mother’s pregnancy, was born with the intellect of a human being. The story revolves around Sirius’ attempts to find his purpose in the world in spite of the fact that he can never truly belong. Humans have created a world that suits themselves, while he (lacking hands and the ability to speak clear english) cannot fully participate. And dogs are so beneath him, intellectually speaking, that he cannot form bonds with them either. Another one i recommend. Really brings up some interesting ethical questions.

“Tomorrow” by Damian Dibbon. A story about an immortal dog in search of his master. It’s easily the most anthropogenic of the three books (the protagonist is essentially a human in a dogs body), but it’s still sweet and provides a nice, easy read. It’s basically a novel version of Homeward Bound with more historical drama and fantasy elements included.

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Last movie I saw: Last of the Mohicans

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What I’m wearing: Olaf pyjama bottoms and a white sweater.

Dream job: Video game creator.

Favourite food: Cheedeburger.

Dream trip: Disneyland, Universal Studios, Italy.

Play any instrument: Ummm… YouTube?

Random fact: I am a self-taught artist.

Describe yourself as aesthetic things: Porch view of cabin with rain falling, wood patterns, deer in a field.

Tagging @wild-for-kats, and whoever else wants to do this.

Hello babes, nessa segunda trago pra vocês algumas dicas de séries (porque eu sou a louca das séries): 

Blindpost

Data de Lançamento: 2015 Direção: Martin Gero Elenco: Jaimie Alexander (Jane Doe), Sulivan Stapleton (Kurt Weller), Rob Brown (Edgar Reade), Audrey Esparza (Tasha Zapata), Ashley Johnson (Patterson), Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Bethany Mayfair), Ukweli Roach (Dr Borden) e Luke Mitchell (Roman) Gêneros: Drama, Suspense e Ação Nacionalidade: EUA Sinopse: Blindspot conta a história de um agente do FBI que, misteriosamente, se vê em meio a uma conspiração. A história começa quando Jane Doe (Jaimie Alexander), completamente sem memória, é encontrada nua no meio da Times Square, em Nova York, com o corpo coberto de tatuagens recentes. E uma dessas tatuagens é o nome do agente do FBI Kurt Weller (Sullivan Stapleton). Agora, ele terá que desvendar os mistérios: Quem é esta mulher e o que significam suas tatuagens?

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Data de Lançamento: 2017 Direção: Daniel Handler, Barry Sonnenfeld Elenco: Neil Patrick Harris (Count Olaf / Shirley / Stefano / Captain Sham), Patrick Warburton (Lemony Snicket), Malina Weissman (Violet Baudelaire), Louis Hynes (Klaus Baudelaire),  Presley Smith (Sunny Baudelaire) e Allison Williams.  Gêneros: Aventura, Drama e Fantasia Nacionalidade: EUA Sinopse: Os órfãos Baudelaire são três irmãos muito inteligentes; Violet é a mais velha, Klaus é o irmão do meio e Sunny é a mais nova, com três anos. Quando seus pais morrem, eles passam a morar com diferentes tutores, e o primeiro é Conde Olaf, que irá tentar roubar a enorme herança deixada pelos pais.

The Royals

Data de Lançamento: 2015 Direção: Mark Schwahn Elenco: Elizabeth Hurley (Queen Helena), William Moseley (Prince Liam), Merritt Patterson (Ophelia), Alexandra Park (Princess Eleanor), Jake Maskall (Cyrus), Tom Austen (Jasper), Oliver Milburn (Ted) e Vincent Regan (King Simon). Gêneros: Drama Nacionalidade: EUA Sinopse: Uma família da realeza britânica vivendo na Londres moderna. A série foca no estilo de vida extravagante, tradições e relações públicas.

The Resident

Data de Lançamento: 2018 Direção: Amy Holden Jones Elenco: Matt Czuchry (Dr Conrad Hawkins), Emily VanCamp (Nicolette "Nic") Manish Dayal (Dr Devon Pravesh Nevin) e Bruce Greenwood (Dr Randolph Bell)    Gêneros: Drama, Médico Nacionalidade: EUA Sinopse: Um jovem médico começa seu primeiro dia de trabalho sob a supervisão de um brilhante e frio residente, mas o dia-a-dia no hospital pode ser mais difícil do que ele imagina. Entre salvamentos e perdas, o novato percebe que suas expectativas sempre são frustradas.

*BÔNUS*

Como eu sou muito desorganizada e algumas coisas, e como eu assisto muita série, pra não me perder nelas, eu uso um aplicativo chamado TV Show Time (clique para ver), ele é ótimo pra organizar as séries. (Não da pra assistir episódios por esse aplicativo, é apenas para organizar)

Building Dyson Spheres : an article by: GF Willmetts

Building Dyson Spheres : an article by: GF Willmetts

Freeman Dyson, based off Olaf Stapleton’s ‘Starmaker’ 1937 novel, proposed that an advanced civilisation needing more energy would build a shell around their star and beyond their homeplanet to take in all its energy. For the sake of names or labelling, we’ll keep to the recognised name here or ‘sphere’ or ‘shell’ as required to remind you of its shape. It isn’t just the star but also the planets…

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2020 / Cine desde la pandemia: Last and First Men

El fin de la humanidad ha sido imaginado, narrado y representado de una y mil maneras, pero la forma en que consigue hacerlo el malogrado Jóhann Jóhannsson en su primer y único largometraje, es -por ponerle un calificativo- opresivamente deslumbrante.

Basada en el libro de Olaf Stapleton de los años 30, la cinta del artista islandés fallecido en 2018 irradia un aliento ominoso, aciago, quizá no sólo por el hecho de que nos infunda la certeza de que la humanidad tiene fecha de extinción, aún así sea dentro de dos mil millones de años, sino por el prodigio de estar escuchando el futuro infausto aquí y ahora, en ese mensaje que la monocorde voz de Tilda Swinton nos recita desde el distante mañana.

Swinton nos habla -en nombre de los últimos hombres- sobre las transformaciones que la especie humana ha vivido en ese dilatado período de tiempo. De hecho ya no se trata de la misma especie que conocemos hoy día, sino de una "evolucionada", que ha perfeccionado sus habilidades físicas que incluyen una especie de visor astronómico como un apéndice en la cabeza, embarazos que duran 20 años, infancias que transcurren al cabo de un siglo, en una existencia que ha alcanzado la inmortalidad, y donde la mente es una mezcla de todas las mentes que se comunican sólo por medio de la telepatía.

"Last and First Men" tiene la singularidad de que no aparece persona o personaje alguno en escena, y todo este discurso claridoso y transigente de Tilda Swinton se ve ilustrado con descomunales imágenes de estructuras de concreto (los monumentos arquitectónicos de la Yugoslavia en la era de Tito, del estilo conocido como "Brutalismo") en un blanco y negro texturizado y granuloso que más que evocar un pasado arquetípico, evocan, efectivamente, un utópico futuro.

Les acompaña un score musical imponente, creado por el propio Jóhannsson y por Yair Elazar Glotman que va de lo turbador a lo hipnótico, con base en instrumentaciones sinfónicas mezcladas con electrónica.

Ya decía al principio que la idea que Jóhannsson lleva a la pantalla sobre la desaparición de la humanidad no es nueva, pero esa especie de advertencia diáfana y hasta cierto punto humilde que nos hace llegar desde el lejano futuro en voz de Tilda Swinton para describir la catástrofe venidera tiene la lírica belleza fantasmal y sobrecogedora de una legítima obra de arte.

Science Fiction Books Released Pre-WWII

This is a list of classic science fiction books released before Steve Rogers went into the ice (1945). They are books that Steve and Bucky potentially read before waking up in the 21st century. Books released after 1942 would likely not have been read by Steve or Bucky, as from 1943 they were in the USO or in active service, and in 1942 these would have been new-releases, and the boys were in basic training for much of the year, so there is a low likelihood that they would have read them. The purpose of the list is to highlight books and their cultural references that Steve (and Bucky) would already be familiar with in the 21st century.

Also, see the Science Fiction Books Released Post-WWII list — as well as the Classic Book Release lists from Pre-WWII and Post-WWII.

While not exhausted by any stretch, the list includes many best sellers, as well as books which contain popular cultural references or those with notable social commentary. Some stories included are those that appeared in pulp magazines before the war, but which were not published as books until later. If they read Astounding Stories magazine then that may have read these titles. Feel free to suggest other titles you think Steve or Bucky might have read — please include an explanation for the choice.

1800s - 1942

Frankenstein - Mary Shelley | 1818

A Journey to the Centre of the Earth - Jules Verne | 1864

From the Earth to the Moon - Jules Verne | 1865

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea - Jules Verne | 1870

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court - Mark Twain | 1889

The Time Machine - H.G. Wells | 1895

The Invisible Man - H.G. Wells | 1897

The War of the Worlds - H.G. Wells | 1898

With the Night Mail - Rudyard Kipling | 1908

The Machine Stops - E.M. Forster | 1909

The Hampdenshire Wonder - J.D. Beresford | 1911

Locus Solus - Raymond Roussel | 1914

Herland - Charlotte Perkins Gilman | 1915

A Princess of Mars - Edgar Rice Burroughs | 1917

The Moon Pool - A. Merritt | 1919

When The World Shook - H. Rider Haggard | 1919

The Amphibians - S. Fowler Wright | 1925

Heart of a Dog - Mikhail Bulgakov | 1925

Metropolis - Thea von Harbou | 1926 (1927 in English)

The Moon Maid - Edgar Rice Burroughs | 1926

The Color Out of Space - H.P. Lovecraft | 1927

The Skylark of Space - E.E."Doc” Smith | 1928

Gladiator - Philip Gordon Wylie | 1930

The Last and First Men - Olaf Stapledon | 1930

Brave New World - Aldous Huxley | 1932

When Worlds Collide - Edwin Balmer and Philip Wylie | 1933

The Legion of Space - Jack Williamson | Serialised in Astounding Stories in 1934

Tiriplanetary - E.E. “Doc” Smith | Serialised in Amazing Stories in 1934

Odd John - Olaf Stapledon | 1935

At the Mountains of Madness - H.P. Lovecraft | In Astounding Stories in 1936

The Shadow Over Innsmouth - H.P. Lovecraft | 1936

War with the Newts - Karel Čapek’ | 1936

Star Maker - Olaf Stapleton | 1937

Out of the Silent Planet - C.S. Lewis | 1938

i, Robot - Isaac Asimov | Serialised between 1940-1950

Stan - A.E. van Vogt | Serialised in Astounding Stories in 1940

The Encyclopedists (1942); Bridle and Saddle (1942): Original stories that later became the beginning of the Foundation Series - Isaac Asimov | Serialised in Astounding Stories between 1942-1950

Also in this set: Book Released Post-WWII, Book Released Pre-WWII, Science Fiction Books Released Post-WWII

Images

Frankenstein, 1931 | Source At the Mountain of Madness, 1936 | Source Brave New World, 1932 | Source Metropolis, 1926 | Source

References

Des concerts à Paris et autour

Mai 29. RA + The Love Coffin – La Mécanique ondulatoire 29. Ruins + Akaten + Zubi Zuva X + Acid Mother Temple SWR + Acid Mother Kirisute Gomen + Psyche Bugyo + Makoto Kawabata + Zoffy + Atsushi Tsuyama + Emiko Ota (Japanese New Music) – Gaîté lyrique 29. MSHR + Max Eilbacher & Duncan Moore + Acqua Dentata – Espace des arts sans frontières 29. Psychic TV 3 + Aikula – Petit Bain 30. Broken Social Scene – L'Alhambra 30. Winter Family + La terre tremble ! (Villette sonique) – La Station 30. Puff Pieces + Computerstaat + Stratocastors – La Comedia (Montreuil) 31. The Make Up + The Blind Shake (Villette sonique) – Cabaret sauvage 31. Kim Gordon + Rodney Graham – Salo

Juin 01. Dentelle + Olaf Hund + Bad News from Cosmos + Fatak b2b Diana + Ramcé – La Station 01. Kim Myrh & Lasse Marhaug + EKT (EriKm, Harald Kimmig & Olaf Tzschoppe) – Instants chavirés (Montreuil) 01. Society of Silence + Charles Fenckler + Kobosil – Nuits fauves 02. Anne-James Chaton & Andy Moor jouent "Heretics" –  Le Carreau du Temple 02. Zone libre & Marc Nammour : "Debout dans les cordages" – Espace Niemeyer 02. Ansome + Myler + Ossian + Ayarcana + 138 – La Machine 02. Maelstrom + Turnbalism + AZF + Sebastopol + Roman Poncet – Badaboum 02. Marc Houle + Extrawelt + Edouard! + Moon – Nuits fauves 02. Oscar Mulero + Shlømo + Tripeo + Combe Brothers – Concrete 02/03. KTL : musique pour "Niagara Reverb" de Fujiko Nakaya (ManiFeste) – piazza du Centre Pompidou (gratuit) 03. Gérard Grisey : "Prologue" + Morton Feldman : "Rothko Chapel" (ManiFeste) – Centre Pompidou 03. Sister Iodine + Les Hôpitaux + Warsawwasraw – La Station 03. Nots + Mary Bell – Point FMR 03. Total Victory + The Courtneys + Bungalow Ninjas – La Mécanique ondulatoire 03. Os Noctambulos + The Norvins – L'Armony (Montreuil) 04. Karima Walker + Mikko Savela + Méryll Ampe + Jean Ray – Le Bastillon 04. Anetha + Kas:st + Octave One + Paranoid London + Rodhad... – Vélodrome (Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines) 06. John Russell + Michel Doneda & Lê Quan Ninh – Instants chavirés (Montreuil) 07. Fantazio : “Seul avec Bashung” – Galerie Hus 07. The Space Lady + Richard Pinhas + Moon Gogo – Petit Bain 07. Didier Wampas + Thomas de Pourquery + Ignatus + Joseph Racaille + Trotski nautique + Gontard ! chantent Jean-Luc Ténia – théâtre de verre Co-Arter 08. Primal Scream – Gaîté lyrique 08. Deux boules vanille + Tout est beau + Partout Partout – La Java 08. Soror Dolorosa + Schonwald – Bus Palladium 08. Sida + Cellular Chaos – Instants chavirés (Montreuil) 08. Phase fatale + Rendered + Sarin + Schwefelgelb – Nuits fauves 09. Blurt – Espace b 09. Le Ton mité + Yama Warashi – Le Zorba 09. 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Winter Family + Chris Imler + Maulwürfe + Infecticide + dj El Xuxulero (Cheveu)... – Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers (gratuit) 17. Miossec (fest. TaParole) – La Parole errante (Montreuil) 17. Kode9 + Mad Rey + Mezigue + Neue Grafik – Concrete 20. Stranded Horse + Halo Maud + Buvette + Rubin Steiner + Yeti Lane + Petit Prince (36 H Saint-Eustache) – église Saint-Eustache (gratuit) 20. DJ Shadow – Elysée Montmartre 21. Palatine + JP Nataf & friends (36 H Saint-Eustache) – église Saint-Eustache (gratuit) 21. Bitpart + Trotski nautique – Le Super coin (gratuit) 21. A lot of V + Andcl + Scenes from Salad + Auxland – Lazer Quest|Carbone 17 (Aubervilliers) 22. Joëlle Léandre & Mike Ladd – Galerie Hus (sur résa) 22. MCMLXXXV + Volcan + Zaltan + Andy Bradin + Leopolda – La Station 22. Pfirter + Lewis Fautzi + Pearl + Krÿst – Nuits fauves 22. Miley Serious b2b Qoso – La Java 23. Damien Dubrovnik + Internazionale + Ligovskoï + Dasein – Gaîté lyrique 23. Murcof & Vanessa Wagner – La Marbrerie (Montreuil) 23. Ludwig von 88 + Stylnox + Julie Colère (festival CNT) – La Parole errante (Montreuil) 24. No Balls – La Mécanique ondulatoire 24. Burning Heads + René Binamé + Mr Bidon + El Comunero (festival CNT) – La Parole errante (Montreuil) 24. Alessandro Adriani + Jasss + December + Maoupa Mazzocchetti – Batofar 24. Louisahhh + Dusty Kid + Arnaud Rebotini – La Clairière 24. Miss Kitttin + Raven + Pussylicious + Dechargeurs + Reno + Crame – À la folie 25. Matt Elliott (fest. BD6Né) – médiathèque Marguerite Duras 26. Street Eaters + Bitpart + Belmont Witch + Stalled Minds – La Comedia  (Montreuil) 26>28. Zëro : concert littéraire "Pasolini" avec Virginie Despentes & Béatrice Dalle – Maison de la poésie 28. Blondie – Olympia 29. Sam Fleisch + Percolator – Olympic café 29. Sathönay + :such: + Casio judiciaire – Instants chavirés (Montreuil) 29 > 02.07. Belmont Witch + Mariachi + Ella a. Thaun + Nana Benamer + Sleep Loan Sharks + Big Meufs  + Miaux + Méryll Ampe + Félon + Las Kellies... (fest. Comme nous brûlons) – La Station 30. Tropical Horses + Marietta – Petit Bain (gratuit) 30. Geneviève Pasquier + Position parallèle + Black Light Ascension – Le Zèbre de Belleville 30. Objekt + Rrose + Paula Temple (Macki music fest.) – La Machine 30. Jean-Luc Guionnet & Eric La Casa : "Home" – Théâtre studio|La Muse en circuit (Alfortville) 30>10.07. Air + Metronomy + Jarvis Cocker & Chilly Gonzales + Savages + Devendra Banhart + Michael Kiwanuka + Tindesticks présentent "Minute Bodies" + James Vincent McMorrow + Lady Sir (Rachida Brakni & Gaëtan Roussel) + Kate Tempest + Calypso Valois + The Color Bars Experience joue Nick Drake (fest. Days Off) – Philharmonie

Juillet 01. Ke/Hil + Kommando + Tunnels of Āh + AntiVallium – Le Zèbre de Belleville 01/02. Soichi Terada + Antal b2b Hunee + San Proper + Margie + Renart + Mézigue + Rendez-vous... (Macki Music fest.) – parc de la mairie (Carrières/Seine) 02. The Color Bars Experience joue Nick Drake (Days Off) – Salle de répétition|Philharmonie 02. Tindersticks : cineconcert sur "Minute Bodies" de Suart Staples (Days Off) – Cité de la musique 03. Plattenbau + Badbad – La Pointe Lafayette 03. Metronomy + Denai Moore (Days Off) – Salle Boulez|Philharmonie 04. Savages + Kate Tempest (Days Off) – Cité de la musique 05. Group Doueh & Cheveu – Institut des Cultures d'Islam 06. Devandra Banhart + Lisa Hannigan (Days Off) – Salle Boulez|Philharmonie 06. Mikky Blanco + Rebekka Warrior + Moor Mother + Easter + Smerz (Loud & Proud) – Gaîté lyrique 06>09. Asia Argento + The Penelopes + The Charlatans + The Legendary Tigerman + Andy Votel + Nathan Fake + Yolk + Kid Chocolat + Lydia Lunch... – Salo 07. Duchess Says + Mountain Bike – La Station 07. The Queer Icons + Deena Abdelwahed (Loud & Proud) – Gaîté lyrique 07. Ancient Methods + Marie Davidson + Voiski + Varg + Exal + BLNDR + Carl Craig + Marcel Dettmann + Nina Kraviz + The Martinez Brothers + Jackmaster + Levon Vincent + Konstantin + Peggy Gou + Hugo LX + Codex Empire (Peacock Society) – Parc floral (Vincennes) 07/08. Daikiri + Gloria + Tomaga + Le Villejuif Underground + The Limiñanas + Hey Colossus + Fai Baba + Stratocastors + Cocaine Piss + Mendelson + Tritha Electric + Guili Guili Goulag + Delacave + En attendant Ana + Snapped Ankles + Housewives + Pogo Car Crash Control + Nova Materia + Do the Dirt (La Ferme électrique) – La Ferme du Plateau (Tournan-en-Brie) 08. Sourdure + Piu Piu (dj) + N.M.O. + Danny L. Harle (dj) (Siestes électroniques) – musée du Quai Branly (gratuit sur résa) 08. Yves Tumor + Chino Amobi + Tami T + Big Dipper + Kiddy Smile + Jennifer Cardini + Honey Sound System + Venus Xgg (Loud & Proud) – Gaîté lyrique 08. Air (Days Off) – Salle Boulez|Philharmonie 08. Dixon + Kaytranada + Apollonia + The Black Madonna + Moodymann + DVS1 + Midland + Romare + Tommy Genesis + Avalon Emerson + Jlin + AZF + Raheem Experience + Fils de Vénus +  Bamao Yende + TGAF (Peacock Society) – Parc floral (Vincennes) 09. Carl Stone (dj) + Manu le Malin (dj) (Siestes électroniques) – musée du Quai Branly (gratuit sur résa) 09. Jarvis Cocker & Chilly Gonzales (Days Off) – Cité de la musique 10. RY X + C Duncan (Days Off) – Cité de la musique 10. Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly & James McAlister (Days Off) – Salle Boulez|Philharmonie 15. Blawan – Rex Club 19. Molecule – Safari Boat 21. Hocico + Shaârghot – Petit Bain 21. Couteau latex + PUFF + Stratocastors – La Mécanique ondulatoire 22. Kumisolo + Karaocake – Point FMR

Août 25. Converge + Havok + Gorguts + Revocation – Trabendo 25>27. PJ Harvey + The XX + At the Drive In + Franz Ferdinand + Cypress Hill + Ty Segall + Rone + The Kills... (Rock en Seine) – Parc de Saint-Cloud 29. The Psychedelic Furs – Elysée Montmartre

Septembre 21. Ennio Morricone – Bercy Arena 22. She Past Away + Qual – Petit Bain 27. Sigur Ros – Grand Rex ||COMPLET|| 28/29. Sigur Ros – Grand Rex

Octobre 03. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Zénith ||COMPLET|| 04. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Zénith 14. Wardruna – La Cigale 19. Nosfell – Café de la danse 20. Gary Numan – Trabendo 23. Mogwai – Grand Rex 24. The Dream Syndicate – Centre Barbara FGO 28. Peter Hook & The Light – Le Trianon

Novembre 02>04. The National + Run The Jewels + Ride + Talaboman + Badbadnotgood + The Blaze + Polo & Pan... (Pitchfork fest.) – Grande Halle de La Villette 07. Godspeed you! Black Emperor – Elysée Montmartre 15. Igorrr – La Maroquinerie 17. Trisomie 21 – La Machine 21. Sun Kil Moon – Gaîté lyrique 21>24. Pierre-Yves Macé & Joris Lacoste (festival d'Automne) – Espace Pierre-Cardin 27. Marilyn Manson – Bercy|Arena

2018

Janvier 30/31. Pierre-Yves Macé & Joris Lacoste (festival d'Automne) – L'Apostrophe (Cergy-Pontoise)

en gras : les derniers ajouts / in bold: the last news

Reading 2017

8-January-2017: Herlihy, James Leo, Midnight Cowboy (1965, USA)

19-January-2017: Zola, Emile, The Conquest of Plassans (1874, France)

22-January-2017: Brooke, Jocelyn, The Scapegoat (1949, England)

24-January-2017: Wharton, Edith, Tales of Men and Ghosts (1910, USA)

10-February-2017: Ainsworth, William Harrison, Old Saint Paul’s (1841, England)

11-February-2017: Vidal, Gore, A Thirsty Evil (1956, USA)

14-February-2017: Perec, Georges, La Boutique Obscure: 124 Dreams (1973, France)

15-February-2017: Modiano, Patrick, Young Once (1981, France)

21-February-2017: De la Roche, Mazo, A Boy in the House (1952, Canada)

27-February-2017: Stapleton, Olaf, Sirius: A Fantasy of Love and Discord (1944, England)

1-March-2017: Modiano, Patrick, La Place De L'Étoile (1968, France)

3-March-2017: Golding, William, Darkness Visible (1979, England)

5-March-2017: Whitman, Walt, The Life and Adventures of Jack Engle (1852, USA)

17-March-2017: Clébert, Jean-Paul, Paris Vagabond (1952, France)

26-March-2017: Gaiman, Neil, The Ocean at the End of the World (2013, England)

1-April-2017: Crowley, John, Beasts (1976, USA)

5-April-2017: Reeves, James A., The Road to Somewhere: An American Memoir (2011, USA)

16-April-2017: Stacton, David, The People of the Book (1965, USA)

26-April-2017: Jünger, Ernst, Storm of Steel (1920, Germany)

20-May-2017: Schumacher, Michael, Dharma Lion: A Biography of Allen Ginsberg (1992, USA)

25-May-2017: Modiano, Patrick, So You Don’t Get Lost in the Neighborhood (2014, France)

29-May-2017: Powers, Richard, Gain (1998, USA)

9-June-2017: Lawrence, D.H., St Mawr (1925, England)

11-June-2017: Kinney, Alison, Hood (Object Lessons) (2016, USA)

15-June-2017: Vidal, Gore, The City and the Pillar (1948, USA)

18-June-2017: Saunders, George, Lincoln in the Bardo (2017, USA)

27-June-2017: Carrington, Leonora, Down Below (1944, England)

2-July-2017: Coover, Robert, The Public Burning (1977, USA)

4-July-2017: Traver, Robert, Anatomy of a Murder (1958, USA)

13-July-2017: Al, Stefan, The Strip: Las Vegas and the Architecture of the American Dream (2017, USA)

16-July-2017: Aramaki, Yoshio, The Sacred Era (1978, Japan)

18-July-2017: Lawrence, D.H., The Man Who Died (1929, England)

23-July-2017: Wharton, Edith, The Mother’s Recompense (1925, USA)

23-July-2017: Wharton, Edith, Madame De Treymes (1907, USA)

27-July-2017: Kipnis, Laura: Unwanted Advances: Sexual Paranoia Comes to Campus (2017, USA)

27-July-2017: Louis, Édouard, The End of Eddy (2014, France)

29-July-2017: Didion, Joan, South and West: From a Notebook (2017, USA)

7-August-2017: Kerouac, Jack, The Sea is My Brother (1943, USA)

12-August-2017: Bishop, John Peale, Act of Darkness (1936, USA)

21-August-2017: Burgess, Anthony, Nothing Like the Sun (1964, England)

28-August-2017: Alexie, Sherman, You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me (2017, USA)

26-September-2017: James, Henry, The Princess Casamassima (1886, USA)

29-September-2017: Kapuściński, Ryszard, The Emperor (1978, Poland)

5-October-2017: Beachy, Stephen, The Whistling Song (1991, USA)

7-October-2017: Grann, David, Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI (2017, USA)

21-October-2017: Hardy, Thomas, The Woodlanders (1887, England)

24-October-2017: Simenon, Georges, The Hatter’s Phantoms (1948, France)

25-October-2017: Brainard, Joe, I Remember and Self Portrait (1970-1979, USA)

25-October-2017: Duvert, Tony, Atlantic Island (1979, France)

28-October-2017: Modiano, Patrick, Paris Nocturne (2003, France)

1-November-2017: Germano, William, Eye Chart (Object Lessons) (2017, USA)

7-November-2017: Tanizaki, Junichiro, Devils in Daylight (1918, Japan)

13-November-2017: Pullman, Philip, The Book of Dust (Volume One: La Belle Sauvage) (2017, England)

19-November-2017: Sundstøl, Vidar, The Devil’s Wedding Ring (2015, Norway)

26-November-2017: Ainsworth, William Harrison, Guy Fawkes (1841, England)

12-December-2017: Cohen, Jeffrey Jerome and Linda Elkins-Tanton, Earth (Object Lessons) (2017, USA)

18-December-2017: Dickens, Charles, Great Expectations (1861, England)

21-December-2017: Carrington, Leonora, The Complete Stories (2017, England)

24-December-2017: Babel, Isaac, The Red Cavalry (1926, Russia)

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U.S. auto import probe fans tariff fears, riles Asia, Europe

(Reuters) – A U.S. threat that it may introduce tariffs on foreign auto imports drew strong criticism on Thursday from the country’s main business lobbying group, which warned of a “staggering” blow to the industry and the prospect of a global trade war.

Automobiles are on a truck for delivery to a car lot in Queens, New York, U.S., May 24, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

President Donald Trump’s administration opened a trade investigation on Wednesday into whether vehicle imports had damaged the American auto industry. That could lead to tariffs of up to 25 percent on the same “national security” grounds used to impose U.S. steel and aluminum duties in March.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Thursday the investigation was still in its early stages but that other countries’ high, artificial barriers, such as tariffs and other interventions, have skewed the marketplace.

“Now it’s very difficult to get back to a reciprocal arrangement,” Ross said in an interview on CNBC, a day after announcing the probe, which could lead to new U.S. tariffs on imported vehicles.

The probe, launched under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, will look at whether vehicle and parts imports are threatening the industry’s health and ability to research and develop advanced technologies, Ross said on Wednesday.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said it strongly opposes the move.

“If this proposal is carried out, it would deal a staggering blow to the very industry it purports to protect and would threaten to ignite a global trade war,” chamber President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas Donohue said in a statement. He urged the government to reverse course.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the U.S. move was based on flimsy logic and clearly linked to talks to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). NAFTA partner Canada is the largest exporter of auto products to the United States.

Germany’s DIHK Chambers of Industries and Commerce dismissed as farfetched the national security justification for a probe. “We almost have to take this as a provocation,” DIHK President Eric Schweitzer said.

Together German carmakers BMW (BMWG.DE), Daimler AG (DAIGn.DE) and Volkswagen AG control more than 90 percent of the North American premium auto market.

Tariffs would hit Germany particularly hard and shave 0.16 percent off the economic output of Europe’s largest economy, the influential Ifo think tank said. “No other country has higher absolute losses to fear than Germany,” said Gabriel Felbermayr, foreign trade expert at Ifo.

German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said the European Union should be united in its response to the threat of U.S. tariffs.

The probe comes ahead of midterm elections in the United States in November that will determine whether Republican President Donald Trump’s party retains control of Congress. It is seen as part of Trump’s “America First” promise to win back manufacturing jobs lost to overseas competitors.

United Auto Workers President Dennis Williams said he supports Trump’s trade policies and his efforts to protect American workers from competition from low-wage countries.

Slideshow (7 Images)

But that did not mean the UAW was ready to support Republicans running for Congress in the midterms. “The Republican Congress and Senate, they have totally ignored the needs of working men and women in this country,” Williams said.

U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch said possible auto tariffs are “deeply misguided,” and urged the administration “to remain focused on addressing China’s trade practices.”

Pointing to a mixed bag of effects on U.S. producers after the metals tariffs, analysts were cautious about predicting major gains for U.S. companies and workers from the process.

“Measures like this are ultimately about protecting American manufacturing jobs in states that voted for Trump rather than national security,” Morningstar analyst David Whiston said in a note.

“We don’t see these tariffs (if proposed) lasting forever and we think (they) will ultimately cost American jobs.”

Shares of General Motors Co (GM.N) rose 1.5 percent and Ford Motor Co (F.N) was up 1.7 percent in early afternoon trading.

In Europe, BMW (BMWG.DE) and Daimler (DAIGn.DE) shares dropped as much as 3.5 percent during the session, while Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) closed down 2.5 percent. Together the three automakers control more than 90 percent of the North American premium auto market.

Renault SA (RENA.PA), exposed to the U.S. market via its 43.4 percent stake in Nissan, fell as much as 2.1 percent. Europe’s auto sector index .SXAP lost 2 percent and was on track for its worst day in 10 months.

Higher tariffs could be particularly painful for Asian automakers, including Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T), Nissan Motor Co (7201.T), Honda Motor Co (7267.T) and Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS), which count the United States as a key market. The probe sparked a broad sell-off in automakers’ shares across the region. [MKTS/GLOB]

Toyota dropped 3 percent and Honda slid 3.4 percent.

Toyota, which has 10 U.S. plants and 1,500 U.S. dealers, said in a statement that any tariffs “could hurt American jobs” and raise costs for consumers.

The governments of Japan, China and South Korea said they will monitor the situation, while Beijing, which is increasingly eyeing the United States as a potential market for its cars, added that it would defend its interests.

In addition to tariffs, Commerce Secretary Ross cited other non-tariff barriers such as standards, licensing and “all kinds of other games.”

“The stupidity is that we let ourselves get into this box of extremely low rates,” he told CNBC.

The United States imported 8.3 million vehicles in 2017 worth $192 billion, including 2.4 million from Mexico, 1.8 million from Canada, 1.7 million from Japan, 930,000 from South Korea and 500,000 from Germany, according to U.S. government statistics.

At the same time, the United States exported nearly 2 million vehicles worldwide worth $57 billion.

(This refiled version restores dropped word “of” in first paragraph)

Reporting by David Shepardson, Jeff Mason and Susan Heavey in Washington, Rachit Vats in Bengaluru, Edward Taylor in Frankfurt and Laurence Frost in Paris, Esha Vaish in Stockholm, Phil Blenkinsop in Brussels and Michelle Martin in Berlin; writing by Susan Thomas; editing by Jeffrey Benkoe and Jonathan Oatis

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U.S. auto import probe fans tariff fears, riles Asia, Europe

(Reuters) – A U.S. threat that it may introduce tariffs on foreign auto imports drew strong criticism on Thursday from the country’s main business lobbying group, which warned of a “staggering” blow to the industry and the prospect of a global trade war.

Automobiles are on a truck for delivery to a car lot in Queens, New York, U.S., May 24, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

President Donald Trump’s administration opened a trade investigation on Wednesday into whether vehicle imports had damaged the American auto industry. That could lead to tariffs of up to 25 percent on the same “national security” grounds used to impose U.S. steel and aluminum duties in March.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Thursday the investigation was still in its early stages but that other countries’ high, artificial barriers, such as tariffs and other interventions, have skewed the marketplace.

“Now it’s very difficult to get back to a reciprocal arrangement,” Ross said in an interview on CNBC, a day after announcing the probe, which could lead to new U.S. tariffs on imported vehicles.

The probe, launched under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, will look at whether vehicle and parts imports are threatening the industry’s health and ability to research and develop advanced technologies, Ross said on Wednesday.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said it strongly opposes the move.

“If this proposal is carried out, it would deal a staggering blow to the very industry it purports to protect and would threaten to ignite a global trade war,” chamber President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas Donohue said in a statement. He urged the government to reverse course.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the U.S. move was based on flimsy logic and clearly linked to talks to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). NAFTA partner Canada is the largest exporter of auto products to the United States.

Germany’s DIHK Chambers of Industries and Commerce dismissed as farfetched the national security justification for a probe. “We almost have to take this as a provocation,” DIHK President Eric Schweitzer said.

Together German carmakers BMW (BMWG.DE), Daimler AG (DAIGn.DE) and Volkswagen AG control more than 90 percent of the North American premium auto market.

Tariffs would hit Germany particularly hard and shave 0.16 percent off the economic output of Europe’s largest economy, the influential Ifo think tank said. “No other country has higher absolute losses to fear than Germany,” said Gabriel Felbermayr, foreign trade expert at Ifo.

German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said the European Union should be united in its response to the threat of U.S. tariffs.

The probe comes ahead of midterm elections in the United States in November that will determine whether Republican President Donald Trump’s party retains control of Congress. It is seen as part of Trump’s “America First” promise to win back manufacturing jobs lost to overseas competitors.

United Auto Workers President Dennis Williams said he supports Trump’s trade policies and his efforts to protect American workers from competition from low-wage countries.

Slideshow (7 Images)

But that did not mean the UAW was ready to support Republicans running for Congress in the midterms. “The Republican Congress and Senate, they have totally ignored the needs of working men and women in this country,” Williams said.

U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch said possible auto tariffs are “deeply misguided,” and urged the administration “to remain focused on addressing China’s trade practices.”

Pointing to a mixed bag of effects on U.S. producers after the metals tariffs, analysts were cautious about predicting major gains for U.S. companies and workers from the process.

“Measures like this are ultimately about protecting American manufacturing jobs in states that voted for Trump rather than national security,” Morningstar analyst David Whiston said in a note.

“We don’t see these tariffs (if proposed) lasting forever and we think (they) will ultimately cost American jobs.”

Shares of General Motors Co (GM.N) rose 1.5 percent and Ford Motor Co (F.N) was up 1.7 percent in early afternoon trading.

In Europe, BMW (BMWG.DE) and Daimler (DAIGn.DE) shares dropped as much as 3.5 percent during the session, while Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) closed down 2.5 percent. Together the three automakers control more than 90 percent of the North American premium auto market.

Renault SA (RENA.PA), exposed to the U.S. market via its 43.4 percent stake in Nissan, fell as much as 2.1 percent. Europe’s auto sector index .SXAP lost 2 percent and was on track for its worst day in 10 months.

Higher tariffs could be particularly painful for Asian automakers, including Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T), Nissan Motor Co (7201.T), Honda Motor Co (7267.T) and Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS), which count the United States as a key market. The probe sparked a broad sell-off in automakers’ shares across the region. [MKTS/GLOB]

Toyota dropped 3 percent and Honda slid 3.4 percent.

Toyota, which has 10 U.S. plants and 1,500 U.S. dealers, said in a statement that any tariffs “could hurt American jobs” and raise costs for consumers.

The governments of Japan, China and South Korea said they will monitor the situation, while Beijing, which is increasingly eyeing the United States as a potential market for its cars, added that it would defend its interests.

In addition to tariffs, Commerce Secretary Ross cited other non-tariff barriers such as standards, licensing and “all kinds of other games.”

“The stupidity is that we let ourselves get into this box of extremely low rates,” he told CNBC.

The United States imported 8.3 million vehicles in 2017 worth $192 billion, including 2.4 million from Mexico, 1.8 million from Canada, 1.7 million from Japan, 930,000 from South Korea and 500,000 from Germany, according to U.S. government statistics.

At the same time, the United States exported nearly 2 million vehicles worldwide worth $57 billion.

(This refiled version restores dropped word “of” in first paragraph)

Reporting by David Shepardson, Jeff Mason and Susan Heavey in Washington, Rachit Vats in Bengaluru, Edward Taylor in Frankfurt and Laurence Frost in Paris, Esha Vaish in Stockholm, Phil Blenkinsop in Brussels and Michelle Martin in Berlin; writing by Susan Thomas; editing by Jeffrey Benkoe and Jonathan Oatis

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U.S. auto import probe fans tariff fears, riles Asia, Europe

(Reuters) – A U.S. threat that it may introduce tariffs on foreign auto imports drew strong criticism on Thursday from the country’s main business lobbying group, which warned of a “staggering” blow to the industry and the prospect of a global trade war.

Automobiles are on a truck for delivery to a car lot in Queens, New York, U.S., May 24, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

President Donald Trump’s administration opened a trade investigation on Wednesday into whether vehicle imports had damaged the American auto industry. That could lead to tariffs of up to 25 percent on the same “national security” grounds used to impose U.S. steel and aluminum duties in March.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Thursday the investigation was still in its early stages but that other countries’ high, artificial barriers, such as tariffs and other interventions, have skewed the marketplace.

“Now it’s very difficult to get back to a reciprocal arrangement,” Ross said in an interview on CNBC, a day after announcing the probe, which could lead to new U.S. tariffs on imported vehicles.

The probe, launched under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, will look at whether vehicle and parts imports are threatening the industry’s health and ability to research and develop advanced technologies, Ross said on Wednesday.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said it strongly opposes the move.

“If this proposal is carried out, it would deal a staggering blow to the very industry it purports to protect and would threaten to ignite a global trade war,” chamber President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas Donohue said in a statement. He urged the government to reverse course.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the U.S. move was based on flimsy logic and clearly linked to talks to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). NAFTA partner Canada is the largest exporter of auto products to the United States.

Germany’s DIHK Chambers of Industries and Commerce dismissed as farfetched the national security justification for a probe. “We almost have to take this as a provocation,” DIHK President Eric Schweitzer said.

Together German carmakers BMW (BMWG.DE), Daimler AG (DAIGn.DE) and Volkswagen AG control more than 90 percent of the North American premium auto market.

Tariffs would hit Germany particularly hard and shave 0.16 percent off the economic output of Europe’s largest economy, the influential Ifo think tank said. “No other country has higher absolute losses to fear than Germany,” said Gabriel Felbermayr, foreign trade expert at Ifo.

German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said the European Union should be united in its response to the threat of U.S. tariffs.

The probe comes ahead of midterm elections in the United States in November that will determine whether Republican President Donald Trump’s party retains control of Congress. It is seen as part of Trump’s “America First” promise to win back manufacturing jobs lost to overseas competitors.

United Auto Workers President Dennis Williams said he supports Trump’s trade policies and his efforts to protect American workers from competition from low-wage countries.

Slideshow (7 Images)

But that did not mean the UAW was ready to support Republicans running for Congress in the midterms. “The Republican Congress and Senate, they have totally ignored the needs of working men and women in this country,” Williams said.

U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch said possible auto tariffs are “deeply misguided,” and urged the administration “to remain focused on addressing China’s trade practices.”

Pointing to a mixed bag of effects on U.S. producers after the metals tariffs, analysts were cautious about predicting major gains for U.S. companies and workers from the process.

“Measures like this are ultimately about protecting American manufacturing jobs in states that voted for Trump rather than national security,” Morningstar analyst David Whiston said in a note.

“We don’t see these tariffs (if proposed) lasting forever and we think (they) will ultimately cost American jobs.”

Shares of General Motors Co (GM.N) rose 1.5 percent and Ford Motor Co (F.N) was up 1.7 percent in early afternoon trading.

In Europe, BMW (BMWG.DE) and Daimler (DAIGn.DE) shares dropped as much as 3.5 percent during the session, while Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) closed down 2.5 percent. Together the three automakers control more than 90 percent of the North American premium auto market.

Renault SA (RENA.PA), exposed to the U.S. market via its 43.4 percent stake in Nissan, fell as much as 2.1 percent. Europe’s auto sector index .SXAP lost 2 percent and was on track for its worst day in 10 months.

Higher tariffs could be particularly painful for Asian automakers, including Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T), Nissan Motor Co (7201.T), Honda Motor Co (7267.T) and Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS), which count the United States as a key market. The probe sparked a broad sell-off in automakers’ shares across the region. [MKTS/GLOB]

Toyota dropped 3 percent and Honda slid 3.4 percent.

Toyota, which has 10 U.S. plants and 1,500 U.S. dealers, said in a statement that any tariffs “could hurt American jobs” and raise costs for consumers.

The governments of Japan, China and South Korea said they will monitor the situation, while Beijing, which is increasingly eyeing the United States as a potential market for its cars, added that it would defend its interests.

In addition to tariffs, Commerce Secretary Ross cited other non-tariff barriers such as standards, licensing and “all kinds of other games.”

“The stupidity is that we let ourselves get into this box of extremely low rates,” he told CNBC.

The United States imported 8.3 million vehicles in 2017 worth $192 billion, including 2.4 million from Mexico, 1.8 million from Canada, 1.7 million from Japan, 930,000 from South Korea and 500,000 from Germany, according to U.S. government statistics.

At the same time, the United States exported nearly 2 million vehicles worldwide worth $57 billion.

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Reporting by David Shepardson, Jeff Mason and Susan Heavey in Washington, Rachit Vats in Bengaluru, Edward Taylor in Frankfurt and Laurence Frost in Paris, Esha Vaish in Stockholm, Phil Blenkinsop in Brussels and Michelle Martin in Berlin; writing by Susan Thomas; editing by Jeffrey Benkoe and Jonathan Oatis

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