A 25th-century historian finds two books by foreign travellers who visited a place in Ayodhya, India. One describes a mosque there but the other has a photo of an exquisite Hindu temple at exactly the same spot. The confused historian then discovers another book that solves the mystery. Its author quotes local residents who saw…
Read moreGerman GP boss supportive of ‘grid kids’ initiative
Hockenheim’s marketing boss says the idea of replacing girls with kids on Formula 1’s starting grids in the future could help the sport appeal to a younger audience. Liberty Media has taken the controversial decision to take F1’s glamour girls off the grid, believing the long standing tradition no longer resonates with the sport’s brand…
Read moreHaas F1 Team’s 2018 charger breaks cover!
The Haas F1 Team put itself ahead of the F1 field with a surprise release of images of its 2018 halo-equipped VF-18 car. In addition to the halo, the Ferrari-powered charger ‘s main change with its 2017 predecessor is the absence of last year’s ubiquitous shark fin which has been banned for 2018. Haas team…
Read moreMagnussen praises ‘more forgiving, more predictable’ Haas
Kevin Magnussen says that the consistency of this year’s Haas VF-18 chassis is proving to be the secret of the team’s early season success. Magnussen has finished in the top ten twice so far in 2018. He was running toward the front of the field in Melbourne before a pit stop problem forced him to…
Read moreRicciardo: ‘We have a good car, but track conditions are an unknown’
Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo believes he has a good racing car on his hands for tomorrow’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, but Baku’s track conditions could throw a spanner in the works. The Aussie qualified fourth in Saturday’s session, just edging out team mate Max Verstappen after progressing through the first two segments without any major drama…
Read moreA Nation Torn: Greece Grapples With 'Humiliating' Austerity Deal
Update (5 pm EDT): “The scene in Athens is explosive,” King’s College London professor and Syriza central committee member Stathis Kouvelakis wrote for Jacobin Wednesday afternoon. Both in and outside of Greek Parliament, tensions are running high. A largely peaceful anti-austerity rally was disrupted at one point by an hour-long clash between anti-austerity protesters and…
Read moreYemen's Bloodletting Continues
The failure of a recent UN-brokered cease fire in Yemen is just the latest proof that unless the United States and the countries in the coalition get serious about how to deal with the situation in that country there will be no end to the hostilities ravaging it. Recent indiscriminate air attacks by Saudi Arabia…
Read moreHamilton hopes Verstappen will ‘learn’ from immature mistakes
Lewis Hamilton was left unimpressed by Max Verstappen’s ill-fated attempt to force the issue against him in Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix. Verstappen rocketed off the grid with the bit between his teeth following his low qualifying position. A blistering first lap brought the Dutchman right on the heels of Hamilton, but in an attempt to…
Read moreLowe backs stewards over ‘consistent, robust’ penalties
Williams F1 technical chief Paddy Lowe has come out in support of the Australian Grand Prix race stewards over their decision to hand home favourite Daniel Ricciardo a costly grid penalty. Ricciardo had to start from eighth place on the grid for last week’s race, after race stewards demoted him three spots. He had been…
Read moreNatural Systems and an Agricultural Philosophy in Punjab
The nine films featured in the ‘9×9 Film Festival’—created by The Source Project and presented here on Common Dreams in partnership with /The Rules project—have been made for one reason: to help people understand the reality of what’s really happening to the world’s food and farming systems, and why. As the likes of the World…
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