Torontoist reposted a Jamie Bradburn Historicist feature from 2013 describing how Toronto contributed to the fight against South African apartheid, culminating in Mandela's triumphant 1990 visit to the city.

At first glance, the space above Asteria Souvlaki Place at 292A Danforth Ave. drew little attention to itself. Until February 11, 1990, its ( Read more... )

• Bad Astronomy notes the discovery of water vapour clouds in the atmosphere of nearby brown dwarf WISE 0855.
• blogTO notes the imminent arrival of winter weather.
• Centauri Dreams reports on a new theory of the Moon's origins suggesting the impact collision which create it was much more violent than we thought.
• The Dragon's Gaze notes how snowlines ( Read more... )

• The Big Picture shares photos of motorbike racing in South Africa.
• Centauri Dreams considers the stellar weather that planets of red dwarf stars might encounter.
• Dead Things looks at two genetic studies which complicate the narrative of humanity's spread.
• Dangerous Minds shares the infamous anti-disco night of 1979 that spelled the end of the genre in ( Read more... )

I've been listening to "Banana Brain", Die Antwoord's latest single and the first off their new album Mount Ninji and Da Nice Time Kid.

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I have to say that Die Antwoord's video for "Banana Brain" makes me like this rave-infused song more ( Read more... )

• Bloomberg notes Amazon's development of a portal in Japan for Chinese tourists visiting that country, reports on an unexpected decline in Russian manufacturing, and looks at Poland's conflicts with the European Commission on legal and democratic issues.
• Bloomberg View notes Trump's social security plan depends on immigrants, and looks at the ( Read more... )

• Bloomberg notes Ireland's huge unexpected recent reported growth, looks at the deindustrialization of Israel, observes Deutsche Bank's need to search for wealth abroad, looks at the demographic imperatives that may keep healthy Japanese working until they are 80, notes the slipping ANC grip on Pretoria and looks at the rise of anti-Muslim Pauline ( Read more... )

• Bloomberg notes that the first Brexit poll since the murder of Jo Cox shows Remain in the lead, and notes the possibility that the ANC might lose control of Pretoria.
• CBC notes that the last Tragically Hip concert will be televised.
• The Inter Press Service notes that most vulnerable refugees will not be resettled.
• The National Post notes the ( Read more... )

• Bloomberg looks at Argentina's push for renewable energy, reports on Rosatom's interest in developing South Africa as an entry into the African nuclear market, writes about China's opposition to anything remotely like separatism in Hong Kong, and looks at Poland's demand for an apology for Bill Clinton critical of the new government.
• Bloomberg View ( Read more... )

• The Atlantic notes Thailand's "fake children", life-sized dolls that are charms.
• Bloomberg View considers the costs to the United Kingdom of Brexit and the costs and benefits of said to the European Union.
• Discover looks at the increasingly appreciated place of South Africa in hominid origins.
• The Inter Press Service examines the closure of Bedouin ( Read more... )

• Asahi notes the problems of Uniqlo.
• Atlas Obscura looks at the effort to restore the Old Spanish Trail, an early American interstate highway.
• Bloomberg notes the travails of the coal industry in the Czech Republic.
• Bloomberg View notes South Africa's serious economic problems and looks at how the Panama Papers make centrism more difficult.
• CBC notes ( Read more... )