Analysis: Boris Johnson's Brexit choices are making Britain's fuel and food shortages worse

Rising energy bills, higher prices and a critical shortage of workers leading to food and fuel supply constraints are threatening to stall Britain's recovery from the pandemic.
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Mexico Canta : Rancheras, Corridos y Canciones de la Revolución

Felices 200 años de independencia, México !! :-)
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DNA offers a new look at how Polynesia was settled

Modern genetic evidence suggests that statue builders on islands such as Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, had a shared ancestry.
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Beijing finally releases two Michaels, but a hard lesson can’t be forgotten

Wave a relieved goodbye to Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou, but let’s not forget her
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China’s Leaders Are Having Fun With Us. Who Can Blame Them?

We need a better strategy to counter China than submarines. Biden should get back into the TPP trade deal.
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A giant space rock demolished an ancient Middle Eastern city and everyone in it – possibly inspiring the Biblical story of Sodom

New research suggests that fire from the sky in the form of a small asteroid annihilated a city near the Dead Sea 3,600 years ago.
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China’s ugliest buildings: contest to celebrate unsightly architecture begins

This year’s contenders include a violin-shaped church and a ‘welcome to hell’ glass bridge joining two mountains
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Taliban’s nightmare: Fearless women

Every repressive regime, however mighty and powerful, has its nightmares. For the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, the worst nightmare has proven to be the country’s women who are articulate, aware of their rights, dream of building careers or women who have displayed unmatched resilience and have marched boldly on the streets to reclaim their right to freedom, despite knowing that they are fighting a regime that is regressive, patriarchal and anti-democratic in orientation. 
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Russian Cyberpunk Farm

Man have cow, man have help from robots. Da.
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Dismembering government

New public management and why the Commonwealth government can’t do anything anymore
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How one woman took on Wikipedia's Nazi fancruft

Ksenia Coffman’s fellow editors have called her a vandal and a McCarthyist. She just wants them to stop glorifying fascists—and start citing better sources.
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21 Of The Most WTF Moments From "Round The Twist"

Remember when a children's show featured nudity, a propellor penis, AND casual incest?
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Globe editorial: By calling the shortest possible federal election, Justin Trudeau may have guaranteed low voter turnout

The Liberal Leader decreed a 36-day campaign – the shortest option. Two extra weeks would have been invaluable to Elections Canada’s effort to organize a safe vote, and ensure the highest possible level of voter turnout.
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A Mysterious Black Spot Offers Clues to a Doomed Explorer's Last Moments

Jørgen Brønlund's diary contained information that wasn't written on the page.
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Scientists have found a duck that can imitate speech but it can only say 'you bloody fool'

Scientists say that the recordings are evidence that musk ducks are like parrots in that they are vocal language learners.
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Looking back at 20 years of Canada Reads, the great Canadian book debate | CBC Books

Listen to this celebration of CBC's battle of the books on Labour Day, Monday, Sept. 6 at 4 p.m. on CBC Radio, CBC Listen or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Supreme Court trashed its own authority in a rush to gut Roe v Wade

The 5-4 ultra-partisan, conservative majority has eviscerated the rule of law it is supposed to stand for.
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Beyond Van Gogh

These images are from the Ottawa iteration of the Beyond Van Gogh immersive experience. It brought the work of one of history's greatest oil painters to life with 21st century computer animation and light technology. Even the floor was a living, moving work of impressionism à la Van Gogh.
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California's massive wildfires are doing something no wildfire has ever done before

Raging California wildfires jumped across the oft-snowy Sierra for the first time in recorded history
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Air pollution linked to more severe mental illness – study

Exclusive: research finds small rise in exposure to air pollution leads to higher risk of needing treatment
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