"It is perhaps because of this history that many people in the U.K. are so awfully uninformed about the EU. Its political and journalistic classes are simply unused to having to consider the opinions of others."
Brexit Britain: Small, boring and stupid -- Politico
The pleasures of post-rush hour breakfast in Chiang Mai
Ten years after the financial crisis, business journalism awaits its reckoning - Columbia Journalism Review
https://www.cjr.org/business_of_news/ten-years-financial-crisis-business-journalism.php
<p>Ten years ago, Lehman Brothers, the venerable Wall Street firm, shut down after a failed rescue effort by the US Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve. Panic spread, along with rumors that other Wall Street banks were next. Stock markets plummeted as regulators and central bankers scrambled to save one big financial institution after another. […]</p>
Amusing Finalists From This Year’s ‘Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards’ -- Colossal
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2018/09/2018-comedy-wildlife-photography-awards/
The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards (previously) just closed submissions for their fourth annual competition which collects the most entertaining images from wildlife photographers across the globe. Last year the Overall Winner was an adorable owl caught as it nearly toppled off a branch, and the Under the Sea Winner featured a sassy sea turtle slap. This year submissions range from a disappointed rabbit, to a rhino sporting some uncharacteristic peacock plumage. More