Great article via Aeon on link between increased oranges demand and organised crime: “Sicily’s mafia sprang from the growing global market for lemons – a tale with sour parallels for consumers today” Read more here.
Fun read at Brainpickings: The Untold Story of Cryptography Pioneer Elizebeth Friedman
Via @1843magazine: the old supersonic Concord plane that could fly from Paris to New York in about 3.5 hours as a symbol for the Jet Set lifestyle and indifference to the environment. Read about it here.
Fifty year ago today the Prague Spring dream was crushed.