May orders large consignment of Dalmatians
LOL
(tags: funny ukpolitics )

Was a “soft” Brexit ever possible for the UK government?
@JackOfKent: May's conference speech was crucial.
(tags: eu ukpolitics brexit )

The Permanent Mission Of Yugoslavia in New York
Amazing building - been there a few times!
(tags: architecture )

Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds
Beware your own mindset!
(tags: psychology )

GOP congressman worries about terrorists using bales of marijuana to smuggle nukes into the U.S.
Wow.
(tags: uspolitics )

Oxford distances itself from Trump favourite Malloch
@FT putting the boot in!
(tags: uspolitics )

Profile in Courage: Iceland’s President Denounces ( Read more... )

EU citizens in Britain post Brexit vote: ‘I feel betrayed, not at home, sad’ | UK news | The Guardian
Brexiters - pleased with your achievement?
(tags: ukpolitics brexit race eu )

Brutalist architecture in Skopje: why you should have visited Skopje before yesterday
Harsh but fair.
(tags: macedonia architecture )

The Duke of Richmond's bill for ( Read more... )

Notes from Holland
The architecture of Amsterdam. (I'm going this weekend.)
(tags: architecture netherlands )

• The aviation and shipping industries, and the climate deal
  A tricky equation.
  (tags: climatechange )
• Why we stay up too late (in Dutch)
  By @LieseExelmans (thx @JuliaNienaber).
  (tags: psychology sleep )
• A History of Semi-Popular Philosophy of Mind
  Interesting question with interesting answers.
  (tags: philosophy psychology historyofscience )
• Belfast's ( Read more... )

• An open letter to 47 Republican senators from Iran’s hard-liners: We have so much in common.
  Ha!
  (tags: uspolitics iran )
• Among the stacks: Belgium’s 6 most beautiful libraries
  I've been to half of these.
  (tags: belgium architecture )
• Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon -> Three Degrees of Eric Roberts
  Triumph of the Master (from the 1996 TV movie).
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• The Civics of Alfred Brumwell Thomas
  An alternate history of Belfast architecture.
  (tags: northernireland architecture )
• A New Ambition for Europe: A Memo to the European Union Foreign Policy Chief
  Carnegie recommendations.
  (tags: eu )
• Fawlty Towers and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
  ...and their relevance to Doctor Who.
  (tags: doctorwho sf )
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• Spain has let Catalonia down, now it must let it go
  Catalonia demands a vote on self-determination.
  (tags: catalonia )
• Was Doctor Who’s Season Two Supposed to Be Like That?
  My copy of the book is on its way.
  (tags: doctor who )
• A Referendum for Catalonia
  The president explains.
  (tags: catalonia )
• Boulevard Charlemagne 1
  My office building.
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• Grubby Osborne's crude opportunism is capitalising on fear (Sarah Teather)
  "If your empathetic instincts have been too dulled to feel a common humanity with those at the bottom of the hierarchy of public approval, remember this: the abuse that is hurled on to those on the bottom eventually infects us all. "
  (tags: ukpolitics )
• Boston in 1860 vs ( Read more... )

• What was the Leaning Tower of Pisa for?
  We all know the answer, but worth reading for the joke at the end.
  (tags: Architecture )
• Giant camel fossil found in Arctic
  Just one of those classic headlines.
  (tags: Science )
• Why US foreign policy keeps failing
  Summary of what sounds like an interesting lecture by Stephen Walt.
  (tags: uspolitics war )