Still more random links
- To Stay Thin, Eat Like the Cultural Elite
- "A scale that measures interest in ideas, art, and knowledge—by surveying the amount of time spent reading, attending cultural events, going to movies, and using the Internet—is associated as strongly as exercise with a lower body-mass index."
- British Prime Minister Cameron leaves daughter, 8, in pub
- Oops. "It's every parent's nightmare: To get home from an event and realize that a child is missing. But it can turn out to be a political minefield as well if you happen to be the prime minister."
- Did these ex-slaves catch your lunch?
- Slavery in the Thai fishing fleet... "The majority of Thailand’s two largest seafood exports to the US — tuna and shrimp — are sourced differently." Other things like fish sauce may be more vulnerable to this - the article argues that "many Thai factory bosses have no idea who caught the seafood they process for foreign consumers." How prevalent this is in practice I'm not sure.
- Italy Aims to Tax Catholic Church Property
- "Under Italian law, most buildings owned by the Catholic Church are tax-exempt, even if used for commercial purposes." Don't see why changing this one should be a particularly big deal.
- The Patent Wars: The Convoluted Battle of Tech IP
- A infographic of who's been suing who recently.