The Curious History of the Clothespeg
The Economist investigates.
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Is There Any Precedent For A Trump Comeback?
Er, not really.
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How brothers became buddies and bros
Changing words.
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English man spends 11 hours trying to make cup of tea with Wi-Fi kettle
The future is here! But it doesn't work yet.
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Should You Tinder While You Travel? Dating apps in London, Berlin, Sweden and Brooklyn.
(tags: travel internet sexandgenderandsexuality ) All Those New Dinosaurs May Not Be New - Or Dinosaurs Insider nomenclature baseball of paleontology.
(tags: fossils ) Crossing the border My Cypriot friend @esraaygin explores the Franco-German frontier.
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Jo Swinson: Why I now back all women shortlists Exactly.
(tags: libdems ukpolitics sexandgenderandsexuality ) NMBS to launch wi-fi pilot project on Ostend-Eupen line | Flanders Today At long last! (And on my line!)
(tags: Belgium rail technology ) Razzie Awards 2016 “Winners” Announced The worst of 2015 cinema.
(tags: films ) The 12 cognitive ( Read more... )

Six Lies Told By Nigel Farage About The EU Only six?
(tags: eu ukpolitics ) This can’t be left to the Tory party - it’s everyone’s country at stake Andrew Rawnsley nails it.
(tags: eu ukpolitics ) How the Euro Crisis was successfully resolved Important to counter the narrative that the Euro as such "failed".
(tags: eu euro greece ) Peak paper Also ( Read more... )

• So what does Europe really think about the Brexit debate?
  Mostly accurate!
  (tags: eu ukpolitics )
• 1 Island, 2 Days and 3 Themes to Remember
  My colleague @steve_salvador looks at the future of storytelling.
  (tags: internet technology )

• Johan Wets: ‘De toekomst brengt meer migratie of nog meer migratie. Of een politiestaat.'
  My friend Johan speaks out. (In Dutch.)
  (tags: eu migration dutch )
• BBC Two announces The City And The City, an adaptation of China Miéville's novel
  Hooray!
  (tags: sf )
• A 21st-Century Migrant’s Essentials: Food, Shelter, Smartphone
  New solutions for a very old ( Read more... )

• Ways to think about cars
  The future of motoring.
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• I looked at the best evidence for banning prostitution. It's absolutely terrible.
  Interesting!
  (tags: sexandgenderandsexuality )
• Greek elections: a new opportunity to refresh the political body
  A view from Athens.
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• Worldcon: Winning and Losing
  GRRM comments in advance: watch for the Campbell result!
  (tags: sf sadpuppies )
• In 1975, this Kodak employee invented the digital camera. His bosses made him hide it.
  Progress.
  (tags: photos technology )
• Why Western Sahara matters, by Jeremy Corbyn
  I deeply respect JC as the most engaged UK politician on this issue.
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• Ukip to lose funding worth £1m as Farage’s European group collapses
  ohdearwhatapitynevermind.
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• How to mark the 20th anniversary of the Netscape Navigator?
  When did you last hear static? Does 7-year-old know what it means?
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