Jul 17, 2015 15:23
- blogTO suggests that the Pan Am Games are not turning out to be a disaster.
- Centauri Dreams looks at innovative designs for fast small space probes.
- City of Brass celebrates the end of Ramadan.
- The Dragon's Gaze notes the discovery of Jupiter analogue HIP 11915, and links to a paper arguing that hot Jupiters could evolve into hot Neptunes.
- The Dragon's Tales notes that there are no more large impact craters expected to be found on Earth.
- A Fistful of Euros notes the latest on surveillance in Germany.
- Lawyers, Guns and Money notes the gay hints in late 1970s Wonder Woman.
- Marginal Revolution notes that the Yemeni capital of Sanaa is running out of water, looks at the hard time of immigrants on the Canadian job market, and notes Singapore's public campaigns for manners.
- Russell Darnely of Maximos62 makes the case for a return of the Elgin Marbles to the Parthenon.
- Progressive Download's John Farrell notes a new book on the historical Adam.
- Torontoist reviews the Stratford Festival.
- Towleroad notes how Scott Walker tried, pathetically, to backtrack from his anti-gay comments on Scouts.
- Window on Eurasia notes Dagestani discontent with pollution allegedly produced by the Russian navy in the Caspian, looks at the awkward approach of the Russian Orthodox Church to Orthodox churches in South Ossetia, and argues Kazakhstan is a role model for Russia.
- Yorkshire Ranter Alex Harrowell looks at the political economy of the BBC.
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