Glass Wings Blog: June 2026

Why $1bn in Balkans energy contracts are going to an obscure company connected to Donald Trump

Mon, 1 Jun 2026 23:40:28 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/30/why-1bn-in-balkans-energy-contracts-are-going-to-an-obscure-company-connected-to-donald-trump>

"On a graffitied Sarajevo backstreet, a path leads past an overgrown patch of
garden to a white door. Beyond is the registered office of a company that is on
the brink of winning contracts worth more than $1bn.

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The English restaurant turning hospitality on its head

Mon, 1 Jun 2026 23:41:36 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
https://www.positive.news/society/come-dine-with-us/

"On a cool late winter evening in the heart of the English Cotswolds, I get my
first glimpse of an old industrial building that I have heard so much about.
The crumbling white brick walls and ivy that snake into the broken windows make

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The household battery revolution that could change energy bills … and the world

Mon, 1 Jun 2026 23:42:43 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2026/may/31/cheaper-energy-bills-battery-revolution-climate-crisis>

"The timing was rich with symbolism. As intense heatwaves pummelled Europe and
Asia, and oil markets around the world leapt and sputtered, the two big
chimneys of one of Australia’s largest power stations were being demolished.

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The world’s largest museum of illustration is about to open its doors

Mon, 1 Jun 2026 23:43:40 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/arts/landmark-illustration-museum-launches-in-the-capital/>

"The world’s largest museum devoted solely to illustration will open in
Clerkenwell, London, next week, marking the culmination of a project more than
20 years in the making.

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My unsung hero of science: William Adams, the Bombay bureaucrat whose vision of a solar future was dashed by colonial conservatism

Mon, 1 Jun 2026 23:45:05 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/my-unsung-hero-of-science-william-adams-the-bombay-bureaucrat-whose-vision-of-a-solar-future-was-dashed-by-colonial-conservatism-283799>

"William Adams was entranced by energy. As a young man, his interest was nursed
by working as a clerk in a London patent office in the 1860s. This gave him an
early look at some of the first British designs for exploiting solar energy

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Why Melbourne’s obsession with black clothing actually makes sense

Mon, 1 Jun 2026 23:46:03 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/why-melbournes-obsession-with-black-clothing-actually-makes-sense-281334>

"Anna Wintour, former editor in chief of Vogue, once said she would “never
ever wear head-to-toe black”. It’s not a sentiment shared by most Melburnians
who, while still generally considering themselves fashionable, will opt to wear

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