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18 juin 1858. Un jeune inconnu, Alfred Wallace expose la théorie de l’évolution avant Charles Darwin.
Le célèbre naturaliste découvre qu’il s’est fait devancer ! Du coup, il accélère la rédaction de son propre ouvrage.

18 juin 1858. Un jeune inconnu, Alfred Wallace expose la théorie de l’évolution avant Charles Darwin.
Le célèbre naturaliste découvre qu’il s’est fait devancer ! Du coup, il accélère la rédaction de son propre ouvrage.

By Drake Bennett and Michael Riley Business Week It’s safe to say that most Americans, if they’d heard of Booz Allen at all, had no idea how huge a role it plays in the U.S. intelligence infrastructure. They do now.On June 9, a 29-year-old Booz Allen computer technician, Edward Snowden, revealed himself to be the source of news stories showing…
Dans Standpoint Magazine In an age of blockbuster superhero movies making billions, comic sales are low and dropping. (…) today’s comic-book superheroes are weak men wrestling with toxic masculinity. Ineffectual, hapless and emotionally incontinent, they are wretched role models. On the other hand, the women are bad-ass warriors and super scientists who don’t need men—quite…
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National Post To some, the Confederate flag is a symbol of Southern heritage and pride, adorning everything from bars to T-shirts to licence plates. To others, it’s a token of racism and segregation, waving in the face of a divided nation. In the wake of the Charleston shooting and images of 21-year-old killer Dylann Roof…
Une caricature savoureuse de Serge Chapleau. La Presse.
What’s a Dog For? The Surprising History, Science, Philosophy, and Politics of Man’s Best Friend by John Homans Penguin, 258 pp., $25.95 The Puppy Diaries: Raising a Dog Named Scout by Jill Abramson St. Martin’s Griffin, 242 pp., $14.99 (paper) Critique du New-York Review of Books