Jan 28, 2017 15:24
- blogTO notes the Distillery District's Toronto Light Festival.
- Border Thinking Laura Agustín looks at migrants and refugees in James Ellroy's The Black Dahlia.
- Centauri Dreams suggests that Perry's expedition to Japan could be taken as a metaphor for first contact.
- The Dragon's Gaze links to a report about how brown dwarf EPIC 219388192 b.
- The LRB Blog notes the use of torture as a technique of intimidation.
- Marginal Revolution looks at China's very heavy investment in Laos.
- The NYRB Daily examines violence and the surprising lack thereof in El Salvador.
- Personal Reflections' Jim Belshaw touches on the controversies surrounding Australia Day.
- Transit Toronto reports the sentencing of some people who attacked TTC officers.
- Window on Eurasia argues that a Putin running out of resources needs to make a deal.
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