Jan 22, 2016 18:45
- blogTO lists ten signs someone grew up in pre-amalgamation Toronto.
- Centauri Dreams and D-Brief both react to Planet Nine.
- The Dragon's Tales notes the new Russian manned capsule will be called Federation.
- Joe. My. God. notes an Italian parliamentarian hijacked a civil union bill by adding a new bill that would imprison gay couples who used surrogate mothers.
- Language Log suggests again that the complexity of the Chinese writing system hinders the acceptance of Chinese as a global language.
- Lawyers, Guns and Money notes precedents suggesting black Americans could not get away with the Malheur occupation.
- The Map Room Blog shares an evocative map of Boston as a collection of insular--literally insular--neighbourhoods.
- Towleroad notes gay porn star Colby Kelly is now a Vivienne Westwood model.
- Window on Eurasia notes Chechnya's Kadyrov is sounding increasingly unhinged and warns Belarus is now coming under attack in Russia.
- The Financial Times's The World notes the implications of Moldovan instability for the European Union.
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