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A ballet of birds

Serendipity on the Internet: ease into the weekend with “Bird Ballet,” a gift of sound and movement by Neels Castillon, a young filmmaker in France who filmed this murmeration of starlings near Marseille. A bird ballet from Neels CASTILLON on Vimeo.

F&O’s WEEK IN REVIEW

New work on Facts and Opinions – and selected reading and viewing from elsewhere in the week past: Natural Security columnist Chris Wood asks a shocking question in his new column today: Will trade deals let energy companies shake us down for $55 trillion? The important column is publicly available at no charge for the next week. Oil and gas companies plan to spend $700 billion searching for fossil energy next year—even when four-fifths of the reserves they already own may end up ‘stranded’ to stabilize the climate. Why? Because, writes Wood in his Natural Security column, free this week

Analysis: power struggles in Beijing and Pyongyang

In the capitals of China and North Korea ‘tis the season to be merry, but only over the bodies – real and figurative –  of purged enemies and rivals. Jonathan Manthorpe’s latest international affairs column focuses on the power struggles in the corridors of power in Beijing and Pyongyang. Log in to F&O first to read the column here.* *Please note, F&O commentary is available to monthly or annual subscribers, or with a $1 site day pass.  

Nelson Mandela, R.I.P.

F&O has updated our listing of our original writing, and selected videos and readings, following Nelson Mandela’s death on December 5. Behind Houghton Walls, a poem reflecting on Mandela’s last days by Iain T. Benson, a professor in South Africa, is published in Commentary. Facts and Opinions is pleased to publish Learning from Mandela, an essay about Mandela’s role as “a truly global icon,” by professor and author Heribert Adam. International affairs columnist Jonathan Manthorpe analyzes Nelson Mandela’s impact on South Africa. READ AND WATCH ELSEWHERE: Mandela’s own words, Barack Obama’s eulogy, Nadine Gordimer on the loss of her friend,

Analysis: South Africa’s nightmare

By Jonathan Manthorpe Nelson Mandela has been praised to the rafters for promoting peace and reconciliation in post-apartheid South Africa, but there is precious little evidence on the ground that his message was heard or understood. Read the column, The Nightmare of Mandela’s Dream in South Africa, here.* Please note: log in first to read F&O columns, available to monthly subscribers or with a $1 day pass to Facts and Opinions.  

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