'Humanity is inextricably bound up with the seas and oceans, which were used for communication and trade but also for war and the determined exploitation of peoples and resources.'

@margarettelinc1 on a global history of the seas and oceans.

http://ow.ly/CL8850xqzLH

'There is a chilling moment as he describes a gun hovering over him as its holder tries to make up his mind as to whether Lançon is dead or alive.'

Andrew Hussey reviews Philippe Lançon's extraordinary first-hand account of the Charlie Hebdo massacre.

http://ow.ly/3M8E50xqqrE