Sep 22, 2015 15:24
- blogTO notes that Toronto has been ranked the 12th most expensive city in the world.
- Centauri Dreams is impressed by Pluto's diverse landscapes.
- The Dragon's Gaze notes that the debris disk of AU Microscopii hints at planetary formation.
- The Dragon's Tales observes Russia's fear of American hypersonic weapons.
- Joe. My. God. notes a GoFundMe campaign for a man who was harassing a lesbian colleague.
- Language Hat notes the adaptation of the Cherokee language to the modern world.
- Language Log examines the complexity of the language used by Republican candidates in a CNN debate.
- Marginal Revolution notes a major difference between national and international markets is the latter's lack of regulation.
- Lawyers, Guns and Money looks at how migrant labourers in California can be cheated out of their pay.
- Registan notes the likely sustained unpleasantness in the Donbas.
- Peter Rukavina quite likes the new Island musical Evangeline.
- The Russian Demographics Blog shares photos of Lithuanian castles in Ukraine.
- Spacing notes the cycling infrastructure of Toronto.
- Towleroad observes that the new constitution of Nepal explicitly protects LGBT people.
- Window on Eurasia wonders if Syrian Circassians will go to Russia as refugees and examines the complexities of Karabakh.
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