[BLOG] Some Monday links

[rfmcdonald]

Human prehistory, photography in Vancouver, the excesses of butter, immigration and more!

• 80 Beats notes the recent discovery that farmers were less healthy than hunter-gatherers.


• Bag News Notes' Michael Shaw takes a look at the famous Vancouver kiss photo, noting that it looks more like an injury than anything else.


• GNXP's Razib Khan notes the importance of Neanderthal and Denisovan genes in helping neo-Africans adapt.


• Diane Duane's Out of Ambit describes a West German commercial that is ridiculously pro-butter.
  
• Eric Loomis at Lawyers, Guns and Money notes American dominance in Haiti and points out that globalization can be reversed.


• Otto Pohl describes the weakness of Communism in Africa.


• At The Search, Douglas Todd notes that Vancouver has shifted from a European city to a Eurasian one via immigration.


• Slap Upside the Head notes that a Ontario Catholic school board has banned rainbows but notes on the plus side that reporting of hate crimes has improved.


• Towleroad notes that Hong Kong is now employing a therapist who believes in reparative therapy.