Serious Business
Benin City, the medieval capital now lost without trace. 100 African cities destroyed by Europeans.
In the capital of Europe. Written before the bombings of last week, which once again reminded me in the worst possible fashion that I’ve visited too many sites of subsequent terrorism. New York, Paris, London... Brussels.
Three-quarters of UK children spend less time outdoors than prison inmates.
Teachers sent packing because they earn too little.
Netflix generates more traffic than the entire Internet.
Global warming’s terrifying new chemistry. Current temperatures are shocking even to climate scientists. Longest coral bleaching event on record. West Antarctic ice sheet could melt rapidly. Carbon emissions haven’t been this high since the dinosaurs.