A month or so ago, I was intrigued to see an early morning tweet from Alexander Stubb, former prime minister of Finland.

My world famous #bananapancakes are back: 2-3 eggs, a mashed banana and 1/2 cup of oats. Today’s toppings: Turkish yougurth, cashews, blueberries and honey. Beat that. pic.twitter.com/eK9yWtQOk0
- Alexander Stubb (@alexstubb) July ( Read more... )

Ukip is more likely to stand candidates against Remainers
No surprise.
(tags: ukpolitics )

How Breakfast Became a Thing
A marketing success.
(tags: Marketing food )

How Did Russiagate Start?
Matt Tabibi has some sceptical questions.
(tags: uspolitics )

Dutch king reveals double life as an airline pilot
Putting the K into KLM.
(tags: netherlands )

Raw Data from the Meat Atlas
Are we what we eat?
(tags: food )

The Most Expensive Weapon Ever Built
More on the F-35, though less on the problems we keep hearing about.
(tags: war )

Monica Lewinksy on Cyber-Bullying and Harassment
She knows what she's talking about.
(tags: psychology internet )

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... )

DWP 'punishing' low-paid full-time workers under new benefits rule Fighting poverty by making the poor poorer...
(tags: ukpolitics ) Baiting the bear Russia struggles with the consequences of its illegal seizure of Yukos a decade ago.
(tags: russia ) Luck Is a Bigger Contributor to Success Than People Give It Credit For Food for thought.
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The Opening Number of "Hamilton" In case you are wondering what the fuss is about.
(tags: music ) The Subversive Women Who Self-Publish Novels Amid Jihadist War Kano market literature.
(tags: nigeria sexandgenderandsexuality writing ) Profile of culinary historian Michael Twitty The African roots of American cooking.
(tags: food race ) Here’s how ( Read more... )

• 2015 is the year the old internet finally died
  How the online world is changing.
  (tags: internet )
• The Blue Zones Solution
  How to live long through diet (no kale salad).
  (tags: food health )
• Jacques-François-Xavier de Whyte - Assassin's Creed Wiki
  A distant historical relative appears in a recent videogame.
  (tags: history genealogy games )

• Women Rejecting Men in Fine Art
  With captions.
  (tags: art )
• Weasel Rides A Woodpecker
  The truth behind that photograph - surprising!
  (tags: photos )
• Is Georgian cuisine the next big thing?
  Some of us got there years ago!
  (tags: georgia food )

• Britain cannot afford to be the friendless pariah of Europe
  Excellent piece from @telegraph: Britain "hiding under a duvet of doubt and debt".
  (tags: ukpolitics eu li )
• Meat Atlas - Facts and figures about the animals we eat
  *gulp* @boell_stiftung
  (tags: food )
• Steamship Routes of the World, 1914
  Cool.
  (tags: maps )
• The World's Most Dangerous Trail ( Read more... )