A New Map for America @paragkhanna redraws the lower 48.
(tags: usa maps ) Ozymandias, illustrated by Justin Oaksford This is brilliant.
(tags: comics poetry ) Monica Lewinsky: ‘The shame sticks to you like tar’ Fascinating.
(tags: sexandgenderandsexuality internet uspolitics )

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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Protesters ransack Macedonia president’s office as crisis deepens Crumbs.
(tags: macedonia ) Blake's 7 star Gareth Thomas dies at age 71 Sad news.
(tags: sf deaths ) America Hasn’t Gone Crazy. It’s Just More Like Europe Ivan Krastev's take.
(tags: uspolitics ) Man accidentally 'deletes his entire company' with one line of bad code The code was ( Read more... )

Hanna and Barbera: the last portraits Lovely!
(tags: photos ) The Dutch Referendum on the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement: Legal options for navigating a tricky and awkward situation Indeed.
(tags: Netherlands eu ukraine ) Who Can Forget the Inheritance Tax Riots of 1990? "I feel morally certain that these riots were incited by 'the most hated ( Read more... )

How hot-desking offices can wreck productivity Obvious, really.
(tags: work ) This Will Be the Biggest Dam-Removal Project in History Impressive.
(tags: geography ) Internet mapping turned a remote farm into a digital hell Location, location...
(tags: maps internet ) How the Average Triumphed Over the Median Fascinating!
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Oh, So Now I’m Bangladeshi? On hyphenation and nationality.
(tags: race ) How Europe Can Pay For The Solution Of The Refugee Crisis George Soros's recommendation.
(tags: eu migration ) UK scores worst on electoral integrity in Western Europe. Here's why. Yup.
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Lunch with the FT: Nigel Farage A very entertaining read.
(tags: ukpolitics ) Obama can appoint Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court if the Senate does nothing Interesting thought!
(tags: uspolitics ) Sowing History: A Gardener's Tale @UrsulaV goes outside.
(tags: writing ) Phil Collins Reshot All His Original Album Covers for the 2016 Reissues ( Read more... )

The Day I Failed on Stage at TEDx That drying up moment...
(tags: publicrelations ) Gaps and holes: How the Swiss cheese was made Tax avoidance and secrecy.
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Bafflin' Islands: How Many Big Ones Can You Name? A matter of size.
(tags: maps ) Royal Mint starts new £1 coin production It's gonna be a dodecagon!
(tags: uk money ) Solve the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Before It Explodes @Tom_deWaal calls for action.
(tags: armenia azerbaijan nagornokarabakh ) Pentagon Report: The F-35 Is Still a Mess More on ( Read more... )

Mummy genomes reveal just how catastrophic European contact was for New World Horrifying.
(tags: biology archaeology ) Why do people believe myths about the Confederacy? Because our textbooks and monuments are wrong. Indeed.
(tags: uspolitics history ) Europe’s Last Dictator Comes in From the Cold Lukashenko's geopolitical success.
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