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Was the Renaissance Real? We celebrate the period as a golden age of cultural rebirth. But two new books argue that the Renaissance, as we imagine it, is little more than myth.

"The true originality of the Renaissance: for the first—and perhaps the only—time, the arts, especially painting, eclipsed science and philosophy as the main site of intellectual energy and advancement."
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

YouTube video by Crosscut Films The Tubes - Sushi Girl (RESTORED VIDEO)

I have to rewatch this periodically to reassure myself that I didn't just imagine it. youtu.be/LsjMRVwipjs?...

JD Vance’s team had water level of Ohio river raised for family’s boating trip Exclusive: Incident raises questions of exploitation of public services, but Secret Service says it was requested for ‘safe navigation’

Cnut couldn't command the waters, but Vance can. Progress? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Not sure how efficient it is for aircraft weight and balance systems to be centralized...leaves one rather vulnerable to single-point failures.

Folks who think capitalism will protect us from authoritarianism don't understand capitalism - or history.

I read something this year (probably on here, for my sins) that, contemporaneously, no one knew the Roman Empire was falling forever, just that one day an important bridge collapsed and no one ever came to fix it. I think about this all the time.

Worth keeping in mind that he won the 2018 election, and was re-elected in 2022. There are a lot of folks who support his actions, and at least some of them need to be convinced.

“The Covid pandemic showed us what’s possible when science moves fast,” he added. “Dismantling that momentum now is like disbanding the fire department because the fire’s out.”

Don't give them any ideas.

But the real problem is online porn. /sarcasm

City planning assuming, as usual, that cars are the default method of transportation for everyone, so folks who can't use the AT trails can drive. (Nevermind that, in the long run, we'd improve the climate and reduce the risk by not driving).

Wonder how drivers would react if they were not allowed to use some roads? Oh, right...as Spring Garden Road showed, drivers would ignore the restriction.

"Duffy did not say how many of the 39,345 traffic fatalities in 2024 were due to rainbow crosswalks."

Of the list of many road hazards I routinely face, as a pedestrian, cyclist, and driver, being endangered by a rainbow (or other artistic) crosswalk is low on the list.

Who are these people that have leftover potato skins?

Plenty of folks who claim any survey, study, or fact that doesn't match their beliefs, hopes, or 'common sense' is invalid, as it cannot possibly be correct.

Oh brave new world that has such toasters in it.

In a perfect country, or even a vaguely decent one, top government and state officials would not meet to discuss strategy for a case involving sex offenders. The police would arrest them, the state would hold a trial, and the guilty would be held accountable.

JK Rowling suggests Nigel Farage is woke No surprise it's over trans women

You know you have lost all sense of reality when you call Farage woke.

www.thelondoneconomic.com/lifestyle/jk...

The city and province are coming up with a strategy for emegency shelters for people in the woods. Cool. Have we tried just housing 'em so they don't have to live outside at all, even when there's no fire restrictions? No? okay cool. Good.

'Santé Québec is headed by Geneviève Biron, who until 2021 had run the lucrative Biron Medical Group, with its chain of blood labs and clinics across the province.... Dubé said he wanted to recruit “top guns” from the private sector to improve the efficiency.'
www.montrealgazette.com/news/health/...

A simple fix for long plane evacs - ban carry-on luggage.

Didn’t Take Long To Reveal The UK’s Online Safety Act Is Exactly The Privacy-Crushing Failure Everyone Warned About Well, well, well. The “age assurance” part of the UK’s Online Safety Act has finally gone into effect, with its age checking requirements kicking in a week and a half ago. And what do you kno…

As a comment notes, children are more likely to be abused by parents or relatives than anyone else. Laws like this perpetuate 'stranger danger', making it harder to get help, and violate children's rights to information.

www.techdirt.com/2025/08/04/d...

At the top, a green button reads: “Take Action.” Below it: Canada is on the verge of adopting a national standard for universal respirator use in healthcare. Subtext: For the first time, N95s would be expected for all healthcare workers, patients, and visitors — unless equally protective substitute measures are in place. Final paragraph: To our knowledge, this is the first national standard of its kind — anywhere in the world. In the background is a faint image of a CAN95 respirator. The WHN logo and a row of six colored dots appear at the top.

Headline in bold: If this CSA standard is finalized, it sets a critical precedent for other countries to follow. Followed by: It can shape global policy for decades on: • Clean air in healthcare • Pandemic preparedness • Protection of the most vulnerable Final sentence: This is about making healthcare safer — for everyone. Background includes a faded image of an N95-style respirator. The WHN logo and six colorful dots are at the top.

Bold headline: Every single person can help. Subtext: The CSA is accepting public comments until August 19. You can help make this a reality — by submitting your comment. A dark green button reads: “See caption for details.” Faint background shows a close-up of a CAN95 mask. Top shows the WHN logo and colored dots.

Canada is on the verge of adopting a national standard requiring N95s in healthcare—and your voice can help make it happen.

It's always people who can't ride bikes - never people who can't drive.

Just once, I'd like someone to point to proof that making a street one way increases congestion. Logically, making a street one way decreases congestion, by sorting traffic.

Facilities Fail A few months ago, I drove between Halifax and Ottawa, and stopped both ways to check out the new rest stops near the Cobequid Pass toll booths. Rest centre at Cobequid Pass. The dull but functional…

Nova Scotia can build beautiful public washrooms if it wants, but apparently not for beaches. covell.ca/2025/08/05/f...

None of the recent articles about fire danger and water conservation in NS have mentioned climate change - just that this is an unusually dry summer. As if it's completely unexpected, and there's nothing that could have be done or could be done in the future to reduce chances of this.

Circus is the appropriate description for this council.