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Franklin Expedition: “Heart and soul” of HMS Erebus revived By F&O staff Canada’s government has released images of the bell from HMS Erebus, the doomed ship from Britain’s legendary Franklin Expedition, found in Nunavut territory in September. Erebus was named after the Greek god of darkness, whose sire is Chaos. (You might have thought the name would give them pause.)  Climate change: food shortages, mass extinctions, flooding. By Deborah Jones Climate change caused by humans will result in food shortages, mass extinctions and flooding, warns the world body of climate experts in its most comprehensive report yet, signed in Bonn on November 2,

In the wake of the Berlin Wall — what if Francis Fukuyama was right?

A quarter century ago the Berlin Wall came crashing down, taking the post-WW II world order with it. Beneath all the headlines, the predictions and recapitulations, recriminations and geopolitical events of the last 25 years can be found signals of profound change. Francis Fukuyama’s bold prediction that history had ended may have been overly optimistic, writes International Affairs columnist Jonathan Manthorpe. But here’s the thing: the game is not yet over yet. An excerpt of Manthorpe’s new column, History still waits for the Fat Lady to sing: The world would be a different place if Francis Fukuyama had been right in the essay he

Brian Brennan on Shari Lewis, a woman of many talents

    Shari Lewis made her mark as a talented ventriloquist with a sock puppet named Lamb Chop. But as  Arts columnist Brian Brennan  discovered when he interviewed her, Lewis had much more going for her talentwise than ventriloquism. An excerpt of Brennan’s latest Brief Encounters column, A Playmate Who Loved Good Music: Shari Lewis (paywall): Before I met Shari Lewis, I was under the impression – probably like a lot of people – that she was just a popular children’s entertainer; a ventriloquist with a cute sock puppet named Lamb Chop. To my surprise, I discovered she was much more:

The bell of the HMS Erebus resurfaces

  Canada’s government released photos today of the bell from HMS Erebus, the doomed ship from the British Franklin Expedition that was discovered in September in Nunavut, Canada. View photos and read our brief here: “Heart and soul” of HMS Erebus revived  (free story.)*   *You’ll find lots of great free stories inside our site, but much of our original work is behind a paywall — we do not sell advertising, and reader payments are essential for us to continue our work. Journalism to has value, and we need and appreciate your support (a day pass is $1 and a monthly subscription

Obama: The American people sent a message

The United States, which from afar seems to be in a frenzied, polarized and non-stop election battle, saw the Republican party prevail Tuesday over the Democrats in mid-term elections. The Republicans will now control both houses. For the country that often claims to lead the democratic world, voter turnout was shockingly low: slightly more than 25 percent of citizens bothered to show up at polls in Los Angeles County; only a few places roused more than 40 per cent. Nearly 60 per cent  of Americans cast ballots in the 2012 presidential election. However, as a historic chart from the Center

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