Nov 05, 2016 13:13
- Apostrophen's 'Nathan Smith talks about his upcoming session at the Naked Heart literary festival here in Toronto.
- blogTO notes that Metrolinx is set to kill Bombardier's LRT contract.
- Centauri Dreams talks about the discovery of planets in the system of HD 87646, one not unlike Alpha Centauri.
- Dangerous Minds talks about a documentary on skinheads.
- The Dragon's Gaze links to two papers about the discovery of planetary debris in orbit of white dwarfs.
- The Dragon's Tales links to a paper speculating if the primordial atmosphere of Titan was ammonia.
- The Everyday Sociology Blog talks about the vote and immigrants.
- The LRB Blog notes the worrying state of Brexit rhetoric.
- The Map Room Blog links to a digital atlas of Mi'kmaq names in Nova Scotia.
- Marginal Revolution looks at the economic meltdown in Zimbabwe.
- The Planetary Society Blog looks at China's powerful new Long March 5 rocket.
- Towleroad notes Kim Davis' large legal bill.
- The Volokh Conspiracy's Orin Kerr supports Hillary, another noting how Utah can save the US from Trump.
- Window on Eurasia argues Putin's Russia is more dangerous than the Soviet Union and suggests that the official definition of the Russian nation is brittle.
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