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When I hear a CEO going on about “becoming an interplanetary species,” I consider that it’s 2021 and the entire continent of Antarctica still has a permanent population of zero,

One of this historical moments when citizens step in to limit the violent excesses of their rulers By declaring social media a de facto broadcaster, Trump has made it follow

I wrote a cars-not-bikes column. Please pray for my mentions at this difficult time.(Actually a transit-not-cars-or-bikes column written by a cyclist, but I won't be saved by that nuance)https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-t

I’ve seen too many pics of parks etc that use lenses this way. These two pics show the same people at the same moment.https://twitter.com/baekdal/status/1254460167812415489 eg here’s our park today with

Meeting between Merkel and the state premiers today. Feds want to maintain distancing rules until May 3, then gradual easing. However, shops up to 400 sq m in size may

How should governments regulate parks, hiking trails etc during this pandemic?By ensuring that everyone gets out of the house and spends their days using them, as much as possible, if

Friedrichstraße right now (the Yonge St/Regent St/Broadway of Berlin). Not a car in several minutes Our weekend entertainment now consists mainly of long walks, which is fine because we have

The park behind our apartment is absolutely jammed with people, every surface covered. The police just came in, got on their megaphone, and loudly read everyone the riot act re

I ran into a guy I know on my street yesterday and instinctively stuck out my hand. We started shaking... at the same instant we realized, and our eyes met

First intl train ride: Paris - LuxembourgLast intl train ride: Copenhagen - Malmo (20 minutes!)Longest train ride: Belgrade-Sofia in 2003 (14 hours!)Favourites: Bern-Lyon; London-Inverness sleeper; Paris-Rome sleeperFave station: Antwerphttps://twitt