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[BLOG] Some Sunday links
- Antipope shares a guest essay by an author pointing out how duelling was a social plague.
- 'Nathan Smith's Apostrophen shares an essay noting that being a Donald Trump supporter who reads gay romance is a contradiction.
- Beyond the Beyond notes new European Union interest in defense integration.
- blogTO reports that a Torontonian designed the new ( Read more... )
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[BLOG] Some Friday links
- Astrobeat U>notes the vulnerability of Florida's Space Coast to Hurricane Matthews.
- D-Brief notes that the Voyager probes are the most distant US government-owned computers still in service.
- Dangerous Minds shares high-heeled tentacle shoes.
- Lawyers, Guns and Money notes that a President Trump would enable anything the Congressional Republicans wanted ( Read more... )
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[BLOG] Some Saturday links
- blogTO notes that Green Day will be headlining a festival in the Distillery District.
- Centauri Dreams looks at research into an interstellar solar sail.
- The Dragon's Gaze notes a study of brown dwarf populations.
- The Dragon's Tales looks at ancient Martian rivers and flood plains.
- The Everyday Sociology Blog looks at the protest of Colin Kaepernick.
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[NEWS] Some Monday links
- ABC reports on the Sudanese-Australian basketball players who are transforming the game in Australia.
- Bloomberg reports on the potentially transformative scope of China's New Silk Road project.
- Bloomberg View likes the new Star Trek movie's shift beyond speciesism.
- CBC reports on the strength of pro-Trump support among non-voting Amish in Pennsylvania ( Read more... )
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[BLOG] Some Tuesday links
- blogTO looks at 1970s representations of Toronto on television and in film.
- Centauri Dreams looks at the genesis of antimatter propulsion.
- The Dragon's Gaze links to a paper asking if we might be one of the first intelligent civilizations to arise.
- Joe. My. God. notes the questioned future of Orlando's Pulse nightclub.
- Language Log reports on a ( Read more... )
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[NEWS] Some Sunday links
- Bloomberg notes that the first Brexit poll since the murder of Jo Cox shows Remain in the lead, and notes the possibility that the ANC might lose control of Pretoria.
- CBC notes that the last Tragically Hip concert will be televised.
- The Inter Press Service notes that most vulnerable refugees will not be resettled.
- The National Post notes the ( Read more... )
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[BLOG] Some Sunday links
- Beyond the Beyond references Vincent Cerf's concern about the fragility of new media.
- Crooked Timber considers the politics inherent in monetary unions.
- The Dragon's Gaze notes a paper suggesting Alpha Centauri A is quite evolved.
- Discover's Dead Things wonders if Georgia is the birthplace of wine.
- Joe. My. God. notes the claim of a Florida public ( Read more... )
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[NEWS] Some Saturday links
- Bloomberg notes Venezuela's hopes for an oil price at $US 50, looks at Labour keeping the current London mayor's seat, observes the vulnerability of Afghan refugees in Pakistan, and warns of a possible drought in the US Corn Belt.
- Bloomberg View notes the continuing fragmentation of the Orthodox Church, and suggests Putin might accept a partial ban ( Read more... )
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[NEWS] Some Monday links
- Bloomberg notes UEFA's opening of a disciplinary case against Russia for fans' violence, and looks how an anti-corruption drive has not been hurting China's Hainan.
- Bloomberg View notes the flaws in Gawker's shock approach.
- CBC looks at tributes to the dead of Orlando, and reports on Microsoft's purchase of LinkedIn.
- The Calgary Herald describes the ( Read more... )
