Each week, BIV staff will share with you some of the interesting stories we have found from around the web.
Kirk LaPointe, editor-in-chief:
As we approach Labour Day, we are reminded of work’s rewards, consequences and contributions to identity in this essay that reviews new books on toil. - Times Literary Supplement
https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/public/work-employment-moran/
There is a science behind completing a task, whether it’s a project, a manuscript or a school essay. Olga Khazan procrastinates, then settles in to gather expert advice on how to cross the finish line without losing it. - The Atlantic
Tom Cruise is fascinating as a movie star, in part because he insists on doing his stunt work. His latest movie, Mission Impossible: Fallout, is replete with derring-do. His director identifies his top five Cruise stunts of recent films and how they were pulled off. - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/30/movies/mission-impossible-fallout-stunts-tom-cruise.html
Timothy Renshaw, managing editor:
UK parliamentary report pushes for redefinition of social media and recommends a new category of tech company to regulate the conduit of fake news and other tripe. - FIPP
https://www.fipp.com/news/features/neither-platform-nor-publisher-uk-parliamentary-report
Artificial intelligence to the rescue of China’s foreign policy. Are robot politicians far behind? Or are they already here? - South China Morning Post
Newsflash: most Singapore-listed companies now have a woman on their boards. - The Business Times
Emma Crawford Hampel, online editor:
Taxes on sugary items and tobacco may not be as efficient as originally expected, but they do decrease consumption. - The Economist
Glen Korstrom, reporter:
With B.C. Day on the horizon, here’s some interesting writing of the time B.C. became a Crown colony 160 years ago, and some of the politics that went on before B.C. was officially a Canadian province. - MacLeans
Carrie Schmidt, editorial researcher:
The class system is alive and well inside the monster company that is taking over the world, or, Inside Google’s Shadow Workforce: about half of Google’s workers are contractors who don’t receive the same benefits as direct employees. - Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-25/inside-google-s-shadow-workforce
Grammar Purity is One Big Ponzi Scheme. - Literary Hub
